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“Paperlate” by Genesis
From the EP 3×3 (1982)
“Paperlate” by Genesis appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1982 on the EP 3×3. Its best result is #454 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,635 classic rock song of all time.
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Genesis put "Paperlate" out in 1982 on 3×3, their second EP, named for its three tracks and the three men in the band. The song came out of the Abacab sessions by way of a soundcheck, where a line from their 1973 song "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" handed them both the title and the spark.
Phil Collins sings and drums, Tony Banks plays keyboards and Mike Rutherford guitar and bass, and the band produced it themselves. The kicker is the brass: the Phenix Horns, Earth, Wind & Fire's section, on one of only two Genesis songs they ever played, the other being "No Reply at All". The EP reached 10 in the UK and put Genesis on Top of the Pops, and that 27 May 1982 appearance became the video; America and the rest of Europe got it as a plain single.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 454 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
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