GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASGenesis: Artist Essentials
Move from concise pop hooks into the longer arrangements and changing textures of the group's earlier albums.
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When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.
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First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original 1986 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The compact vocal hooks and bright keyboard rhythm make this an inviting starting point.
Annual appearances: 1986
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original 1986 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1986 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Invisible Touch - original album year and program
Official original 1986 album and program includes Invisible Touch, Land of Confusion and In Too Deep. Year precision avoids imposing a territory-specific album day on pre-album or later singles. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original album: Genesis
Original 1983 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the recurring keyboard pattern and the way the vocal shifts against it.
Annual appearances: 1984
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original 1983 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1983 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Genesis
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original 1986 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clipped guitar and keyboard figures give the long vocal phrases a firm rhythmic frame.
Annual appearances: 1987
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original 1986 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1986 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Invisible Touch - original album year and program
Official original 1986 album and program includes Invisible Touch, Land of Confusion and In Too Deep. Year precision avoids imposing a territory-specific album day on pre-album or later singles. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original album: ...And Then There Were Three...
Original 1978 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A gently circulating instrumental figure keeps the refrain moving without crowding the voice.
Annual appearances: 1978
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original 1978 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1978 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: ...And Then There Were Three...
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: Duke
Original 1980 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The persistent pulse feels straightforward until the repeated phrase turns back on itself.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1980 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Duke
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Duke - original album year and selected recordings
The official album history explicitly gives 1980 and includes Duchess, Misunderstanding and Turn It On Again in the original program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original album: Genesis
Original 1983 full studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The exposed opening voice and spare rhythmic backing make the later expansion especially forceful.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original 1983 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1983 full studio album recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Genesis
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original 1991 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The dry, economical arrangement leaves each guitar accent and vocal pause clearly audible.
Annual appearances: 1992
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original 1991 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1991 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original 1991 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The spacious opening narrows into a tightly driven verse before the refrain opens out.
Annual appearances: 1991 | 1992
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original 1991 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1991 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1974 (year verified)
Original album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Original 1974 studio recording, not The Carpet Crawlers 1999
MusicAtlas editorial note: The gently repeating accompaniment supports a melody that gains intensity through successive returns.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1974 (year verified)
The original recording appeared on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in 1974, before its later single release. The separately labeled 1999 re-recording is not selected.
Recording: Original 1974 studio recording, not The Carpet Crawlers 1999
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - R-Kive original recording associations
The label gives original album/year associations for the 1974 Lamb title track and Carpet Crawlers, and distinguishes group recordings from member solo work. The 2014 compilation year is not used as the recording release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original 1973 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The relaxed groove and conversational vocal offer a concise entry into the early group sound.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1973 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Selling England by the Pound - original album year and program
Official original 1973 album and tracklist including I Know What I Like, Firth of Fifth and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, before later single or concert editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original album: Nursery Cryme
Original 1971 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Follow the changes from delicate passages to the full ensemble's increasingly emphatic responses.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original 1971 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1971 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Nursery Cryme
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Nursery Cryme - original album year and tracklist
The official store identifies the original album as 1971 and includes The Musical Box. Only year precision is adopted; the store day field is not treated as an independently established earliest day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original album: Foxtrot
Original 1972 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sustained opening texture gives way to a sharply patterned rhythm under the voice.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1972 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1972 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Foxtrot
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Foxtrot - original album year and tracklist
The official store identifies Foxtrot in 1972 and its original Watcher of the Skies and Supper's Ready recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original album: Foxtrot
Original 1972 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen across the successive sections for ideas that return in a different scale or setting.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1972 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1972 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Foxtrot
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Foxtrot - original album year and tracklist
The official store identifies Foxtrot in 1972 and its original Watcher of the Skies and Supper's Ready recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original 1973 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The opening piano theme and later instrumental lines reward attention to the arrangement's shape.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1973 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Selling England by the Pound - original album year and program
Official original 1973 album and tracklist including I Know What I Like, Firth of Fifth and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, before later single or concert editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original 1973 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: An exposed vocal opening leads into a performance full of changing textures and rhythmic turns.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1973 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Selling England by the Pound
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Selling England by the Pound - original album year and program
Official original 1973 album and tracklist including I Know What I Like, Firth of Fifth and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, before later single or concert editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1974 (year verified)
Original album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Original 1974 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The rolling keyboard figure drives the narrative while the backing voices widen the refrain.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1974 (year verified)
Original 1974 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1974 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - R-Kive original recording associations
The label gives original album/year associations for the 1974 Lamb title track and Carpet Crawlers, and distinguishes group recordings from member solo work. The 2014 compilation year is not used as the recording release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original album: A Trick of the Tail
Original 1976 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The lyrical vocal sections give way to a long instrumental passage with a gradually changing weight.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original 1976 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1976 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: A Trick of the Tail
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original album: A Trick of the Tail
Original 1976 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The opening accents establish a restless rhythmic pattern that keeps changing its emphasis.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original 1976 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1976 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: A Trick of the Tail
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: Duke
Original 1980 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeating keyboard rhythm supports a concise melody and a clear, memorable refrain.
Annual appearances: 1980
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1980 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Duke
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Duke - original album year and selected recordings
The official album history explicitly gives 1980 and includes Duchess, Misunderstanding and Turn It On Again in the original program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderGenesis
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: Duke
Original 1980 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A spacious rhythmic opening gradually gathers the layers that carry the main vocal.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1980 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Duke
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Duke - original album year and selected recordings
The official album history explicitly gives 1980 and includes Duchess, Misunderstanding and Turn It On Again in the original program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original album: Abacab
Original 1981 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The direct opening riff eventually makes room for a more extended instrumental conversation.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original 1981 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1981 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Abacab
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Abacab - original studio program
Official program includes Abacab, Keep It Dark and Man on the Corner. The CD product date is a later edition; the separate label history establishes the original 1981 album year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original album: Abacab
Original 1981 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeating electronic pulse leaves the vocal unusually exposed in the quieter passages.
Annual appearances: 1982
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1981 (year verified)
The original recording was released on Abacab in 1981, before the 1982 single/annual cycle retained in the old catalog.
Recording: Original 1981 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Abacab
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Abacab - original studio program
Official program includes Abacab, Keep It Dark and Man on the Corner. The CD product date is a later edition; the separate label history establishes the original 1981 album year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original album: Abacab
Original 1981 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The taut repeating figure provides a steady point of reference through the changes in vocal intensity.
Annual appearances: 1983
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1981 (year verified)
The label's original album history establishes 1981. The old 1983 annual entry and supplied release annotation remain untouched and are not reused as the original release year.
Recording: Original 1981 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Abacab
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Abacab - original studio program
Official program includes Abacab, Keep It Dark and Man on the Corner. The CD product date is a later edition; the separate label history establishes the original 1981 album year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original 1986 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The restrained rhythm and softly layered accompaniment focus attention on the melodic phrasing.
Annual appearances: 1987
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1986 (year verified)
The original studio recording was on Invisible Touch in 1986, before its retained 1987 annual-list appearance.
Recording: Original 1986 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Invisible Touch
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Invisible Touch - original album year and program
Official original 1986 album and program includes Invisible Touch, Land of Confusion and In Too Deep. Year precision avoids imposing a territory-specific album day on pre-album or later singles. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original 1991 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The brisk rhythmic figures and tightly projected vocal keep the performance sharply animated.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original 1991 studio recording. Year precision retains the original release cycle without substituting a later single, live performance, remaster or compilation date.
Recording: Original 1991 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: We Can't Dance
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Turn It On Again - recording associations and later editions
The label associates selected hits with their original album years, but explicitly labels The Carpet Crawlers 1999 and lists a shorter Mama program. Those versions do not establish the first release of the original album recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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