Three Sides Live

In December 1981, Genesis wrapped their four-month tour of Europe and North America to support the release of their eleventh studio album, Abacab (1981). The band then entered an eight-month break in activity, during which they each pursued solo projects and selected recordings from their previous tours for inclusion on a new live album. All editions of Three Sides Live contain recordings from their 1980 and 1981 tours across the first three sides. == Release ==

Three Sides Live reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 10 in the US. It was certified silver and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 14 June 1982, the latter for 100,000 copies sold. In the United States, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 4 October 1982 for 500,000 copies sold. Reception Rolling Stone gave the album a rave review, particularly praising Genesis's advancement to more refined and concise material: "Unlike Seconds Out, where the concert versions of Genesis' songs were shrouded in virtuosic bluster, this album offers incisive, sharply focused performances uncluttered by theatrics or instrumental tedium." Reissues In 1994, Three Sides Live was remastered and reissued with the UK edition worldwide. Four of the five additional studio selections from that out of print release were issued in 2000 on the Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 box set (all but "Me And Virgil"), and all five songs have since been included on the bonus disc of the Genesis 1976–1982 box set. == Track listing ==

Track listing is adapted from the album's 1982 liner notes. == Personnel ==

Credits are adapted from the album's 1982 liner notes. Genesis • Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals • Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals • Mike Rutherford – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals • Steve Hackett – guitar on "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" Additional musicians • Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass • Chester Thompson – drums, percussion • Bill Bruford – drums on "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" Production • Genesis – production • David Hentschel – engineering on "Follow You Follow Me", "One for the Vine", "The Fountain of Salmacis", and "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" • Geoff Callingham – technical engineer on everything else • Craig Schertz – sound engineer • Bill Smith – cover • Martyn Goddard – photography ==Charts==

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