Genesis- Duke 45th Anniversary- Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins 3-31

Fun fact: progressive rock veterans Genesis, through nine (!) albums which preceded the release of Duke in late March 1980, had never made a million-selling album. And prior to Duke, Genesis never had a #1-seller in their native UK, nor reached as high as #11 on the US Billboard Album Sales chart, either.

The reasons behind Duke‘s success were many, and the results clearly career-altering, so on the album’s forty-fifth anniversary the week of March 31 we have assembled Genesis lifers Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins In the Studio to share the saga, which resulted in “Turn It On Again”,”Duchess”, and “Misunderstanding”. –Redbeard