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''Spot the Pigeon'' is a 7-inch EP by the British progressive rock band Genesis, released in 1977. Its three songs were holdovers from the ''Wind & Wuthering'' sessions, which the band felt did not fit the overall feel of the album. Upon its release, the EP managed to reach No. 14 in the UK singles charts. Although the EP market never took off in North America, their overseas distributor, Atlantic Records, released ''Spot The Pigeon'' in Canada as a 12-inch, on a limited edition blue vinyl. This was Genesis' final studio release before lead guitarist Steve Hackett's departure later in 1977. His discontent was that he was not able to get more of his songs onto ''Wind & Wuthering'' and was further aggravated when "Inside and Out," which he felt was worthy of inclusion on the album, was relegated to this EP. Although ''Spot the Pigeon'' saw a CD release, it has since been deleted. Two of its three tracks, "Pigeons" and "Inside and Out" appeared on the band's 2000 box set ''Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992'': "Match of the Day" was not included due to the band's dislike of the song. It was eventually made available on CD with the 2007 release of ''Genesis 1976-1982'', thus making the entire EP available for the first time on CD in the U.S. "Pigeons" and "Inside and Out" have been also released on ''Turn It On Again: The Hits – The Tour Edition''. A music video for "Match of the Day" was made, with Phil Collins singing on the terraces of Queens Park Rangers F.C. The EP was reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day 2012 by Audio Fidelity again on blue vinyl playing at 33 1/3 rpm on Side A and 45 rpm on Side B.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Record Store Day 2012 releases )〕 ==Title== The title is a variation on the football-themed spot the ball (the cover resembles a spot the ball competition photo), replacing the word "ball" with "pigeon" so that the title links the themes of the first two songs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spot the Pigeon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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