Genesis - Seconds Out

Seconds Out is the second live album by British progressive rock band Genesis, originally released in October 1977 via Charisma Records.

Seconds Out was originally released as a double album and is formed of recordings from their four dates at the Palais des Sports in Paris in June 1977 on their Wind & Wuthering Tour.

Seconds Out reached #4 on the UK and #47 on the US Billboard 200 albums charts.

Its release coincided with the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett who left the group during the album's mixing stages, thus reducing Genesis to the core trio of keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Mike Rutherford, and drummer and singer Phil Collins.

The album received mixed reviews upon release but in more recent times is now regarded more favourably as a live album of excellent musicianship and live recording quality that showcases Collins vocal chops on the newer material and the drumming, shared between Collins and Chester Thompson. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has described Seconds Out as "one of my drum bibles" and "one of my favourite-sounding drum records too”.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2019 reissue on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and featuring half speed remastered audio from Abbey Road Studios, pressed in Europe via Virgin Records.