Genesis Concert Footage From 1977

Looks like, once upon a time in 1977, someone hoped to make a concert film out of a Genesis concert that, apparently was filmed here in Dallas. Now someone's taken the liberty of posting the unreleased footage of the film, apparently called Seconds Out, onto YouTube. And we, in turn,...

By Pete Freedman

February 28, 2008

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Looks like, once upon a time in 1977, someone hoped to make a concert film out of a Genesis concert that, apparently was filmed here in Dallas. Now someone's taken the liberty of posting the unreleased footage of the film, apparently called Seconds Out, onto YouTube. And we, in turn, are posting it here. Below are all four parts of this 1977 Genesis performance...

Part One:

Part Two:

Part Three:

Part Four:

Anyone was recognize the venue from this grainy footage? Were any of our readers actually there? -- Pete Freedman

Update: The venue: Moody Coliseum. The date: March 19, 1977. The backstory: Genesis was touring the country in promotion of its live double-album, Seconds Out, which was the band's first after Peter Gabriel's departure.

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