Prior to recording the first of their two 1976 albums, A Trick Of The Tale, Genesis decided that their drummer, Phil Collins, was the ideal candidate to take over for Peter Gabriel as lead singer — something that must have surprised Collins as much as it did the rock press and Genesis fans. Drummers do what they do behind racks of tom-toms and stands of cymbals; bringing the bearded, rather nondescript Collins out front to lead the band must have seemed initially, as the British put it, daft. Crazy. Nuts.

Collins, of course, wound up being just fine, showing versatility and range through A Trick Of The Tale and the gorgeous Wind And Wuthering later that year. The tours behind those records were high-quality affairs, if 1977's live album Seconds Out is any indication. The album shows Collins wholly graduated into his new role, and the remainder of the band — guitarist Steve Hackett, keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford — perfectly acclimated to the change.

By the time Seconds Out was released, Steve Hackett had left Genesis, leaving the Banks/Collins/Rutherford trio that would constitute the band for nearly two decades, until Collins' departure in 1996 ( he subsequently returned for a reunion tour in 2006 ). Seconds Out is the last expression of early Genesis, and the first indication of the success that would follow.

The second live album from Genesis, Seconds Out was released in 1977. The album contains recordings from four performances at the Palais des Sports in Paris in June 1977 during their Wind & Wuthering Tour. The live collection also includes recordings from The Cinema Show recorded in 1976 at the Pavillion de Paris during their A Trick of The Tail Tour.

Features:

- 180 gram Vinyl
- Double LP
- Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
- First time on vinyl in North America since 1977
- Gatefold Jacket
- Manufactured in E.U.
- Printed in Canada

Tracks

Side 1

1. Squonk
2. The Carpet Crawl
3. Robbery, Assault & Battery
4. Afterglow

Side 2

1. Firth Of Fifth
2. I Know What I Like
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
4. The Musical Box (Closing Section)
 

Side 3

1. Supper's Ready
 

Side 4

1. The Cinema Show
2. Dance On A Volcano
3. Los Endos