A Trick of the Tail

A Trick of the Tail

A Trick of the Tail

CD (definitive edition remaster)

A Trick of the Tail

Album by Genesis

Released February 1976

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Tracklist

1
Dance on a Volcano
5:55
4.5 ★
2
Entangled
6:26
4.0 ★
3
Squonk
6:29
4.2 ★
4
Mad Man Moon
7:35
3.6 ★
5
Robbery, Assault and Battery
6:16
4.0 ★
6
Ripples…
8:06
3.5 ★
7
A Trick of the Tail
4:35
4.2 ★
8
Los Endos
5:46
4.0 ★

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Release credits

David Hentschel
engineer, producer, engineer, producer
Genesis
arranger, producer, arranger, producer
Mike Rutherford
acoustic guitar, bass, bass pedals, 12 string guitar [2, 6], acoustic guitar [8], bass, bass pedals [1, 3-8]
Nick Bradford
engineer, engineer
Phil Collins
background vocals, lead vocals, membranophone, percussion, background vocals, drums (drum set) [1, 3-8], lead vocals [1-7], percussion [3-5, 7-8], tambourine [6-7]
Steve Hackett
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar [2, 6], electric guitar [1, 3-8]
Tony Banks
acoustic guitar, background vocals, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, 12 string guitar [2, 6], background vocals [4, 7], mellotron [1-5, 7-8], organ [1, 3, 5, 7-8], piano [2, 4, 6-8], synthesizer [1-5, 7-8]

Issues

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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
February 1976
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A Trick of the Tail
Cassette
February 1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl (Fuse Music Ltd)
1976
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1978
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
August 1981
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1981
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (manufactured in Holland)
1984
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CD
1984
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CD (pale blue disc label)
1984
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CD (pale blue disc label; made in W. Germany)
1984
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CD (Nimbus)
1986
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
1986
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
July 1987
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (made in Japan)
1987
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CD
1987
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
29 April 1988
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CD (definitive edition remaster)
1994
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (definitive edition remaster)
1994
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (definitive edition remaster)
1994
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (definitive edition remaster)
1994
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (club edition)
1997
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
31 March 1999
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A Trick of the Tail
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
2 April 2007
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A Trick of the Tail
DVD-Video, Hybrid SACD
2 April 2007
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
15 May 2007
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A Trick of the Tail
DVD-Video, Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
25 July 2007
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A Trick of the Tail
Digital Media
2007
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (2007 digital remaster and stereo mix)
2007
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A Trick of the Tail
CD, DVD
2007
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (2007 digital remaster and stereo mix)
7 April 2008
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A Trick of the Tail
Digital Media
2008
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A Trick of the Tail
Digital Media
17 September 2010
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl
2016
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A Trick of the Tail
12" Vinyl (Atlantic 75 reissue series)
2 December 2024
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A Trick of the Tail
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
28 July 2025
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A Trick of the Tail
CD (manufactured in Holland)
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
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A Trick of the Tail
CD
22 October 1986