Three Sides Live is the third live album by British band Genesis, released in 1982. It is also the title of its video equivalent.
The title for this album comes from the original world release which contained three sides of live material from the band's 1981 tour in support of their album Abacab, and a fourth side of studio tracks, three of which formed the British 3 X 3 EP and two B-sides from the sessions for their album Duke. Only the UK relea...
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Three Sides Live is the third live album by British band Genesis, released in 1982. It is also the title of its video equivalent.
The title for this album comes from the original world release which contained three sides of live material from the band's 1981 tour in support of their album Abacab, and a fourth side of studio tracks, three of which formed the British 3 X 3 EP and two B-sides from the sessions for their album Duke. Only the UK release featured a fourth live side of obscure performances recorded during previous tours. "Paperlate", itself from the 3 X 3 EP, became a Top 10 UK hit and a smaller US success.
Upon its mid-1982 release, Three Sides Live reached #2 in the UK and #10 in the US.
Like Seconds Out, the live album which preceded it, Three Sides Live documents the end of another major period in the evolution of the band. Focusing mostly on material from Duke and Abacab, including large sections from Duke's thematic song cycles, the third side contains what had become...
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