Three Sides Live
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| Live album by Genesis | ||||
| Released | 1 June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 8 July 1976–23 December 1981 in various locations | |||
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| Length | 92:42 | |||
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| Producer | Genesis | |||
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Three Sides Live is the third live album by the English rock band Genesis, released as a double album in June 1982 on Charisma Records in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the United States. The album is compiled of recordings from their 1980 and 1981 tours in promotion of Duke (1980) and Abacab (1981), with side four of the UK edition containing live tracks from their 1976, 1978 and 1980 tours, and studio tracks from the Duke sessions and their 3×3 (1982) EP on the North American edition.
Three Sides Live received a mostly positive critical reception and was a commercial success, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard 200. Its release coincided with the Three Sides Live concert film home video.
The title comes from the original vinyl release which contained three sides of live tracks from the band's 1980 and 1981 tours, and a fourth side of studio tracks: three from the group's second extended play, 3X3 (1982) ("Paperlate", "You Might Recall" and "Me and Virgil") and two B-sides that were recorded but not included on Duke (1980) ("Open Door" and "Evidence of Autumn"). The side of studio tracks is no longer issued; only the UK release, that featured the live tracks, was subsequently made available. Four of the five non-live tracks were re-released on Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992, and a modern remixed version of "Me and Virgil" was released on the bonus CD of Genesis 1976-1982.
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