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| Here you will find the most comprehensive Phil Collins pre-FM Live Radio Show Transcriptions and pre-FM Radio Interview Guide available. This is similar to and inspired by David Dunnington's Complete Guide to Live Genesis Radio Shows, which can be found HERE. Having been a massive fan of both Phil Collins and Genesis since I was a teenager, and having been a collector of live concert bootlegs from those artists (and others) since about 2006, I have found Dave's Radio Guide to be most helpful. The only problem is that Dave's work centered specifically on Genesis radio shows and not the supporting bandmates. I have searched for and never found a similar guide for Phil Collins shows, so I decided to create one of my own. The shows listed on this page are all pre-FM sourced shows, either on vinyl LPs or compact discs, as I've always had a fondness for those old King Biscuit Flower Hour and Westwood One radio shows. What makes these shows so unique is that they were sent to radio stations across the United States with the express instructions that they were to be destroyed or returned after one airplay. Many were not returned or destroyed, but most were. Those that were not have found their way into private collections over the years. Thus there exists a limited supply of these pre-FM shows, especially on vinyl. (Dave's Guide has much more information about these type of shows, so please check out his page. In addition, for the most extensive list of live Genesis related material ever compiled, please visit Simon Funnel's fantastic Genesis Movement website, where you will find everything you ever wanted to know about the band and its members, along with links to Torrents of most - if not all - of the shows listed here.) With that in mind, it was my ultimate goal to make THIS PAGE as complete as possible to include all of the known pre-FM recordings of Phil Collins solo radio concerts and interview shows. After several years of collecting, I can attest that that goal has now been achieved. I have also listed all of the known Genesis radio interview specials as well, as these are not included on Dave's list, at the bottom of the page. I am choosing to leave out the FM broadcasts and simulcasts (with the exception of two notable concerts, one from 1985's NO JACKET REQUIRED TOUR and one from 1990's BUT SERIOUSLY TOUR) because those shows are catalogued in extensive detail over on Simon's site, and to list them here would simply be redundant. All live shows are organized within each Tour and then listed in the order of their ORGINAL AIRDATE, not their recording date. In fact, in the case of most of the interview specials, the recording date is unknown. I have listed every show that I have knowledge of, and have copies of almost all of them in my personal collection, however, if you have any information on any pre-FM Phil Collins live concert radio broadcasts or interview specials not already listed here, please email me at toprotectandserveall@gmail.com so that I may add them to this Guide. Where applicable, you can view scans of the radio show Cue Sheets by clicking the  icon as well as scans of the actual LPs or compact discs by clicking the  icon. And finally, you can view pics and/or scans of the LP or CD covers by clicking the  icon.Lastly, a word of thanks to Simon Funnell for his wonderfully extensive Genesis Movement website and for his tireless work over at the Genesis Movement Torrent website. Enjoy! CONTENTS:
ABC Rock Radio Networks Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 16 April 1983 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Set They say you never forget your first, and this show captured Phil live in all his glory on his first solo outing. This is the earliest known radio show from Phil's first solo tour, and while that is the case, this set was one of the last that I picked up for my collection. The performance was recorded at the same venue in conjunction with video that was captured and edited down for release on VHS and Laserdisc, however, no DVD or Blu-ray release has ever materialized. (Scans of the VHS cover, Laserdisc cover and Laserdisc label from my personal collection appear below.) Contains original DJ introductions by Pat St. John, original commercial blocks, and a version of Phil's lengthy band introductions which - except for the below listed Warner Theater show Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F - does not appear on future recordings from this tour. Blistering versions of I Don't Care Anymore, The West Side, Hand In Hand and In The Air Tonight highlight this show in addition to the rarely played Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away. Nice rare set to have, one which captures a show that was ultimately far less reproduced than the following show from The Warner Theatre later in this same tour. As was usually the case, this recording does not contain the complete performance from that night. For the remainder of this page, any recording which did not capture the complete performance for a given night will be listed with "Incomplete capture" in the narrative. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.            
RKO Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 27 June 1983 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Set Yellow Label / Cue Sheet Version Recorded on the final night of the tour, this vinyl set is the earliest incarnation of this particular radio show available on LP. It is an extremely rare and hard to find set, the value of which keeps increasing. The crowd sound on this one is a bit "muffled" compared to other versions of this concert, which I list below, but it is still an amazing set to own. Contains original DJ introductions by Perry Stone, however, there are no commercial blocks on this set which is unlike future pre-FM vinyl releases. Interestingly, this show also contains a recording of Phil's lengthy band introductions, which doesn't ever appear on any future recordings of the show. In addition this set's running order is far closer to the actual setlist than any future releases of this show. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.        
ABC Rock Radio Networks Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 24 July 1983 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Set Much like the below listed King Biscuit #02-20 show, this recording CLAIMS to be from The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (which occurred on 10 December 1982) and even includes Phil saying "Good evening, Philadelphia!" in the first segment. Phil further mentions this being the evening show from that venue, however, the audio from most of the actual songs is clearly from the Perkins Palace show. We know that the Biscuit recorded both the early and late shows at The Tower Theatre on this tour as evidenced by their existence over at the Wolfgang's Concert Vault website, (head HERE and search "Phil Collins" to hear those shows) however, this show is not from that venue. The song order on this one is bit jumbled, with I Missed Again being the first live track on Side A, and I Don't Care Anymore starting off Side B. No Cue Sheets came with this set when I purchased it from eBay. Contains original commercial blocks and intros by King Biscuit regular contributor Bill Minkin. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
ABC Rock Radio Networks Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 and The Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada - Unknown Date Original Airdate - Week of 4 December 1983 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Set This recording also CLAIMS to be from The Tower Theatre, however, the audio from most of the actual songs during Phil's set is from the Perkins Palace show. This is a trimmed down "best of" show, so not all songs are presented here. Chris de Burgh's set was recorded at the Montreal Forum on an unknown/unlisted date. Phil's portion of the show takes up Sides A & B, with de Burgh's portion relegated (as it should be) to Side C. Side D is blank on this set. Contains original commercial blocks and intros by King Biscuit regular contributor Bill Minkin. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
TBS Syndications Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1983 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP This show was released to T�l�m�dia-owned Canadian radio stations in 1983 for broadcast following Phil's first solo tour. The records falsely claim to have been recorded in Central Park, New York, however, Phil did not play any concerts at this location during the tour in question. A quick listen reveales the show to have been recorded at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, California. There are at least two versions of this show, Hour No. 4 and Hour No. 14. (See below for scans and links regarding Hour No. 14.) Contains DJ introductions by Pat St. John, but no commercial blocks. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing for Hour No. 4 HERE.  
TBS Syndications Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1983 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP The second such release, similar to the above listing. (See above for scans and links regarding Hour No. 4.) Contains DJ introductions by Pat St. John, but no commercial blocks. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing for Hour No. 14 HERE.  
RKO Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 14 May 1984 pre-FM Quadruple Vinyl LP Set Blue Label / Cue Sheet Version This set contains some of the same material as listed in the Captured Live! show above, reproduced and repackaged for airing in May of 1984. This show DOES NOT contain the following songs, which ARE featured in the other Captured Live! incarnation of this show, CL 783 A-D: This Must Be Love, Thru These Walls, You Know What I Mean, The Roof Is Leaking and The West Side, consequently, the total running time on this version is 51:31, whereas the running time for CL 783 A-D is 81:45. Therefore, this is a reduced performance from an already incomplete capture. The interesting thing about this set is that it comes on four vinyl LPs. The first two LPs contain the show with host Jim Ladd, and the second set comes "unhosted", allowing local radio DJ's to produce their own version of the show. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.             
Westwood One Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 28 July 1984 pre-FM Translucent Triple Vinyl LP Set This show was completely unknown to me until it recently popped up on eBay. Prior to that, I was only aware of the three Warner Theatre captures which are listed below. This concert, again from the final night of Phil's first solo tour, was recorded and produced on pre-FM vinyl LPs at least four times between 1984 and 1985 under the Superstars Concert Series banner, utilizing show numbers #SS84-15 (this show), #SS84-25, #SS85-10 and #SS85-26. This set, like the following three, contains the same tracks as the aforementioned Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F show, (with the exception of the Band Introductions, which appears on Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F but not on this set) but in a slightly different running order. Also, not quite as rare as Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F, but still much harder to find than #SS85-26. (Again, until just recently, I had never seen this particular version of this show available anywhere, and therefore did not know of its existence.) The performance is one of Phil's best from this tour, and it definitely leaves the listener wanting more. In particular, the versions of Hand In Hand and And So To F... (which is misidentified as "In Soto F" on all four of the #SS Cue Sheets) are blazing hot. Both tracks highlight Phil's thunderous drum skills along with Mo Foster's thumping, popping, badass bass lines. This is the one show that makes me wish I had a time machine so that I could go back and see it for myself! (I've actually seen Mark Knopfler and his band twice at this same venue, and both times I imagined what it must have been like to be there for THIS show.) The sound on all four of the Superstar Concert Series shows is much "brighter" than the Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F version of this show, with the ambient audience noise much more present and loud. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Phil Henry. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.          
Westwood One Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 15 December 1984 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Set The second of at least four versions of this show under the Superstars Concert Series banner, this is a repackaged version of #SS84-15, with the exact same musical content, set for airing in December of 1984 instead of July of that same year. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Phil Henry. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.       
Westwood One Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 22 June 1985 pre-FM Translucent Triple Vinyl LP Set Exact same show as #SS84-15, #SS84-25 and #SS85-26, but repackaged for airing in June of 1985. The third of at least four versions of this show under the Superstars Concert Series banner, this version is very hard to find, but contains the same tracks as listed above and below. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Charlie Kendall. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.       
Westwood One Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 Original Airdate - Week of 28 December 1985 pre-FM Translucent Triple Vinyl LP Set Exact same show as #SS84-15, #SS84-25 and #SS85-10, but repackaged for airing in December of 1985. The fourth of at least four versions of this show under the Superstars Concert Series banner. For some reason, this seems to be the more popular (or at least more readily available) version of the show as it frequently pops up on eBay. That said, I prefer the earlier incarnation of Captured Live! #CL-783 A-F and #SS84-15 for this date and venue as they are the more rare versions available. (For me, the "rareness" of the LPs makes them more appealing for some reason!) Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Charlie Kendall. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.       
ABC Rock Radio Networks Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 23 May 1986 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Set Like the above listed King Biscuit pre-FM Vinyl Transfer from 1983, this recording also CLAIMS to be from The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (which occurred on 10 December 1982) , however, the audio of the actual songs is clearly from the Perkins Palace show. There is even the customary fade-in during And So To F... Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by King Biscuit regular contributor Bill Minkin. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.        
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at The Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. - 20 February 1983 and Unknown Venue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada - Unknown Date Original Airdate - Week of 26 October 1992 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Like the above listed King Biscuit pre-FM Vinyl Transfer from 1983, this recording also CLAIMS to be from The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (which occurred on 10 December 1982) and even includes Phil saying "Good evening, Philadelphia!" after I Don't Care Anymore, however, the audio of the actual songs is clearly from the Perkins Palace show. (There are currently at least five different KBFH pre-FM CDs available with varying tracklists, featuring most of the show between them.) Two songs by Tom Cochrane (former lead singer of the band Red Rider) are included at the end of the show under the "Future Classic Artist" moniker, however, the venue is not mentioned, only that it was recorded in Red Deer. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by King Biscuit regular contributor Bill Minkin. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE. Cue Sheet scans provided by Rance B.  
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 1-7 January 1996 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Identitcal to the above listed Collins / Cochrane show, including the part where the show claims to have been recorded in Philadelphia, but this show is hosted by Dan Neer. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
King Biscuit Radio Corporation / Media America Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 10-16 February 1997 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Another version of the Perkins Palace show, this time under the Media America label. This show is most likely hosted by Dan Neer given its airdate. Incomplete capture. I do not have this item in my collection; information obtained from an eBay listing. 
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 9-15 November 1998 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Another version of the Perkins Palace show, this time under the King Biscuit label. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Ed Sciaky. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 13 April 2002 pre-FM Single Compact Disc This is a nearly identical set list as the above listed King Biscuit show featuring tracks from Tom Cochrane, except this recording does not contains the final song of This Must Be Love, nor does it inclued any tracks from Cochrane. Note that the Cue Sheet indicates that the show aired in May of 2002 while the actual discs states April of that year. Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by Marc Coppolla. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.   
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - Week of 20 September 2004 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Exact same show as #02-20 listed above. The show number for this disc is unknown as this information was obtained from an eBay listing and the Seller does not possess the Cue Sheet.
Jourdisc Europe Recorded live at Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland - 11 November 1982 Double Vinyl LP Set There are also two unofficial audience bootleg recordings which captured shows from Phil's first solo tour. While these are NOT pre-FM radio shows, I am including them here because they are the only known PC boots on vinyl. Phil started his first solo tour with two performances (an early show and a late show) on 11 November 1982 at the Congresgebouw in Holland. The second show from that day was captured and released as this double vinyl LP set. The sound is muffled, the speed is slightly sped up and the packaging is... shall we say... unique. That said, this is only one of two known PC bootlegs on vinyl, so it deserves a place in this list. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
King Toot Records Recorded live at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, California - 19 December 1982 Original Airdate - March 1984 Double Vinyl LP Set This set is the second PC bootleg to surface, and it's an odd one. It's also not at all a radio program but actually a bootleg of the Perkins Palace show on vinyl. The quality is such that the tracks leave a lot to be desired as it sounds more like a recording of a poorly sourced FM broadcast transferred to vinyl. Either way, it's an extremely rare set and hard to find, thus I felt it deserved inclusion here. The company that produced this bootleg copy intentionally misspelled Phil's first name as �Phille�, and further printed labels on the LPs suggesting Big Band music as a means to avoid detection of their bootleg activities. The "original airdate" as I have listed it above is derived from the back of the album sleeve which states: Calif. March, 1984. I actually believe that this date is meant to suggest the recording date, however, we know that Phil's first solo tour was over by February of 1983. In fact, by March of 1984, Genesis had already completed a huge world tour in support of their 1983 self-titled (aka MAMA) album; a tour which began in November of 1983 and finished up on 29 February 1984. Therefore, this date cannot be the actual recording date, thus I chose to list it as a possible broadcast date. Of course, this could also just be the release date of the LP set itself. Regardless of this, investigation into the actual tracks reveals them to have been recorded at Perkins Palace in December 1982. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
D.I.R. Broadcasting Corporation / ABC Rock Radio Network Records Recorded Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas, The Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas and The Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas - 20/21/22 September 1983 Original Airdate - Part I: 29 January 1984 / Part II: 5 February 1984 pre-FM Quadruple Vinyl LP Set A four album, two-part set of vinyl broadcast discs recorded over the course of three nights in Texas. Phil played drums on this short tour. No artwork as such exists as the album covers were plain white since the set was meant to be played once for broadcast and then discarded. Extremely rare and hard to find. (There is actually a Seller on eBay who was asking $5,500 for each part of the set!) Contains original commercial blocks and DJ introductions by King Biscuit regular contributor, Bill Minkin. This is the only known professional recording in existence from this brilliant tour. Incomplete capture. While I don't have this vinyl set in my personal collection, I do have a copy which includes the Cue Sheets and LP labels featured below. Complete track listing HERE.         
Home Box Office (HBO) Cable TV Broadcast and FM Stereo Simulcast Recorded live at The Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas - 29 May 1985 Original Airdate - 28 September 1985 FM Stereo Simulcast While this Guide has primarily focused on pre-FM versions of Phil's performances, (and will continue to do so) I feel this FM simulcast and the next one listed below should be added as they are excellent documentations of what it's like to attend a Phil Collins concert. As mentioned above, there are no pre-FM recordings from this tour, which I find very confusing given Phil's popularity at the time. In 1985, Phil was at the height of his fame and very much in the public eye, having just released his most successful album to date, NO JACKET REQUIRED, (released on 18 February 1985) having filmed an episode for the hit television series MIAMI VICE, (although that episode wouldn't air until December of 1985) and having just completed a massive tour with Genesis. (All this BEFORE his much talked about, two continent hopping LIVE AID performances, which you can view pictures of below!) In fact, this lack of material in pre-FM form is even harder to digest when one considers the fact that both the King Biscuit and Westwood One companies recorded performances by Genesis on their 1983/84 and 1986/87 tours, which bookended Phil's '85 outings. (Shows at the Philadelphia Spectrum and the Los Angeles Forum were recorded and sent to radio stations on vinyl during the MAMA tour, and shows at the Los Angeles Forum were captured and produced during the INVISIBLE TOUCH tour, copies of which can be found on LP and later on compact discs.) So the idea that said labels would choose to completely ignore the NO JACKET tour is unfathomable. It appears that the closest thing to a professional recording of a show from this tour is the official VHS release PHIL COLLINS: NO TICKET REQUIRED, which captured a portion of the show from The Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. This video originated as an HBO special, directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery, and was originally entitled NO JACKET REQUIRED... SOLD OUT. The broadcast was later released on VHS with extended footage and the title changed to PHIL COLLINS: NO TICKET REQUIRED. It won a Cable Ace Award for best TV Music special in 1986, and was simulcast in stereo via radio stations in the United States at that time of its original airing. It later turned up as a DVD version released in Brazil. (A scan of the VHS cover and the Brazilian DVD release from my personal collection appear below.) The original broadcast date, as listed, is derived from a magazine promotional advertisement produced by Westwood One. (You can view a picture of this ad using the first link below.) While HBO did broadcast songs from this night, their broadcast is incomplete and only lasted one hour. Obviously, since the show did not run until September of that year, the broadcast and simulcast did not occur live as it happened. HBO simply recorded the entire performance, then edited it down for broadcast and simulcast at a later date. I do recall watching and even recording both the HBO broadcast and the FM stereo simulcast, but those tapes are long since lost. Incomplete capture. Complete track listing HERE.       
Pay-Per-View Cable TV Broadcast and KRQR Radio San Francisco, California FM Stereo Simulcast Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York - 2 October 1990 Original Airdate - 2 October 1990 FM Stereo Simulcast Simulcast across the U.S. on numerous FM radio stations on the final night of the BUT SERIOUSLY WORLD TOUR, this concert was simultaneously broadcast as a Pay-Per-View special. While there has been some confusion about the exact date of this concert, some believing it was actually 3 October 1990 in part because Phil's own website listed that date, it has been confirmed through multiple sources - of which I am one - that the exact show date was 2 October 1990. Partial confirmation came in the form of the notes I took on the night of the recording, which I dated as 2 October 1990. I wrote this date directly onto the VHS tape and audio cassette tapes which I used to capture the performance. In addition, I have attached a scan below of a Rolling Stone magazine article written about this exact show, and said article clearly states the date as 2 October. (The article itself is rather stained and torn, as I had it for many years hanging on my wall.) Unlike my lost NO JACKET REQUIRED... SOLD OUT HBO tapes, I still have the aforementioned cassette tapes and VHS tape copy of this show in my archives, which I recorded live as they were broadcast. (I capturd the FM simulcast of this show from my local radio station in Maryland, where I lived at the time, but for this listing I am referencing the KRQR station broadcast out of San Francisco as it is the clearest and best sounding of the available copies.) The entire concert was captured as it happened, warts and all, though few mistakes occurred. Phil and his "Ten Serious Guys and One Even More Serious Gal" as they were known on this tour really tore up the Garden that night (figuratively, not literally) and this recording showcases that. I feel that this performance far outshines the official release recorded in Berlin on this same tour. Highlights include the show opener Hand In Hand along with The West Side which features a smoldering drum solo, Colours with a drum duet featuring Phil and Chester Thompson, and the show's closing number Take Me Home, during which Phil is clearly emotional given that the tour has come to an end. This tour will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first time I saw a Phil Collins concert in person, at The Capital Centre Arena in Landover, Maryland. (Check out the My Concerts page for a complete listing of all of my PC shows along with EVERY OTHER concert that I've ever attended.) A five-star tour and a five-star show both at The Capital Centre Arena and Madison Square Garden. (As a personal note: I was in my senior year of high school at the time of this concert, and after recording this concert on VHS tape, I would watch the opening number, Hand In Hand, EVERY SINGLE DAY before heading off to school. I did this for the remainder of my senior year, which lasted until June of 1991. This version of this song is just THAT GOOD!) Complete track listing HERE. 
Westwood One Radio Networks Records Recorded live at The La Scala Theatre, London - 6 November 2002 Original Airdate - Weekend of 7/8 June 2008 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Doug Ingold hosts an intimate performance at the very same theatre where Phil performed as a boy in The Beatles film A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. Taken from the BBC archives, the show contains ten songs from that night along with commercial spots. This appears to be the only pre-FM source from this tour. Incomplete capture. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
BBC Transcription Services Records # CN 4114/S (151871-S / 151869-S) Recorded live at unknown venues on unknown dates Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1983 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP A rare item from the BBC archives, this listing has a lot of information that is incorrect or missing. The single LP, as listed on eBay, includes (at least) one side of live Dire Straits material that was recorded, according to the hand written notes on the sleeve, on 17 May 1983 in Texas. The problem with this information is that Dire Straits did not play any U.S. dates in 1983. They DID however play four nights in four cities in Texas on the 1985 BROTHERS IN ARMS TOUR, on August 14-17 1985 in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston respectively. So perhaps the recording is from one of those shows. That said, IF the LP was released in 1983, it couldn't contain music from a 1985 tour. One can assume given the printed date of this LP that the Phil Collins material was therefore recorded during his first solo tour, but there is simply no way for me to know wihtout listening to the album, The LP MAY also include interview material as well. (The title "Rock Profile" seems to indicate that interview segments may be present.) The LP also seems to indicate that there are at least two LPs that were originally included, given that each side reads as Side 1 of 2. Unfortunately, no Cue Sheet or other information was provided in the eBay listing for this item, and as the Seller was asking the outrageous price of $249, I did not purchase it. All in all, a mess to figure out, but one thing is certain... this is a pre-FM source of a Phil Collins show of some sort.     
King Biscuit Radio Corporation Records Recorded live at an unknown venue on an unknown date Original Airdate - Week of 5-11 January 1998 pre-FM Single Compact Disc As mentioned above, the Seller for this listing has also not provided any show number, song titles or recording date or venue information other than the original airdate. I am trying to gather more information from the Seller and will add same if it becomes available. 
London Wavelength Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 29 March 1981 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP The earliest known pre-FM interview special focusing on Phil's career and his first solo album FACE VALUE comes to us courtesy of the B.B.C. Rock Hour Special series. Host Richard Skinner interviews Phil and plays tracks from the album. Tracks include Hand In Hand and I Missed Again among others. Great, rare item from my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.        
Inner View Records (Series #23, Show #7) Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1982 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP Jim Ladd, who was also the host of the above listed Captured Live! #CL-1684 A-D concert radio program, hosts an interview special focusing on Phil's career and his latest (at that time) album HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. While the copyright on the LP states 1976 as seen in the scans below, this program was definitely produced in late 1982, as Ladd clearly focuses most of his questions on Side One about Phil's second album. (HELLO, I MUST BE GOING was released on 5 November 1982, therefore, this special could not have been recorded too far prior to that. In addition, Ladd hosted Innerview, an hour-long nationally syndicated interview program, from 1974 until 1984.) Phil is present in the room with Ladd, and the two have a lengthy conversation about the record, with details about several songs revealed. Side Two focuses on Phil's time with Genesis, and includes the most detailed explanation I've ever heard about the meaning behind the title of the song Abacab. Tracks include I Don't Care Anymore, Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away, In The Air Tonight, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Follow You, Follow Me, Abacab and Misunderstanding. (As a side note, Jim Ladd served as the inspiration for the 2002 Tom Petty album THE LAST DJ and its title track, and - like Phil - has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.) Great, rare item from my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.   
Baktabak Records (BAK 2020) Limited Edition Vinyl Recorded November 1982 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP An unidentified interviewer meets with Phil and discusses his life, working with Robert Plant, Frida and Clapton, drumming and Phil's latest release HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. The basis for listing the recording date as sometime in November 1982 is based on two main statements on Side 1. The first is when Phil says: "I'm thirty-one now..." (having been born in January of 1951 puts the current year at 1982) and the second is when Phil says: "The album came in at number two today... It's the first week..." As mentioned above, HELLO, I MUST BE GOING was released on 5 November of 1982, therefore, this interview was likely recorded within a few weeks of its release. (Note that the image on Side 2 of the LP is clearly from later in Phil's career... possibly from the '85 NO JACKET REQUIRED Tour or the '86 INVISIBLE TOUCH Tour.) It's a fascinating interview with lots of material that focuses heavily on HELLO I MUST BE GOING. As with many of the Baktabak interviews, this recording starts and ends rather abruptly, especially at the end of Side 1, which cuts off in mid-question but does pick up in the same spot at the start of Side 2. From my personal collection. More info HERE.  
London Wavelength Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 5 December 1982 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP Another interview special focusing on Phil's career and his second solo album HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. Host Richard Skinner interviews Phil and plays tracks from the album. Tracks include I Don't Care Anymore, Like China and Why Can't It Wait Til Morning?. Great, rare item. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
D.I.R. Broadcasting Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 21 February 1983 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP (Side 6 is blank) Lisa Robinson meets with and chronicles the careers of Phil Collins and Steve Winwood separately and discusses their lives and music. The recording definitely sounds as if Robinson is in the same room at the same time with the artists. Phil discusses his time with Genesis, playing with Robert Plant, and his painful divorce - which led to his monumental first solo album, FACE VALUE. The show contains studio tracks from several of Phil's and Steve's albums including No Reply At All, In The Air Tonight and I Don't Care Anymore along with While You See A Chance, Arc Of A Diver and Gimmie Some Lovin'. There are no commercial blocks on these LPs. Phil's portion of the show is contained on Sides 1 & 2, while Winwood's interview takes up Sides 3-5. A rare and hard to find gem. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
D.I.R. Broadcasting Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - August 1983 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP (Side 6 is blank) Lisa Robinson meets with and chronicles the careers of Phil Collins and Robert Plant separately and discusses their lives and music. Like the special listed above, this recording also sounds as if Robinson is in the same room at the same time with the artists. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's and Robert's albums including Like China, I Missed Again and a live version of No Reply At All along with The Song Remains The Same, Big Log and In The Mood. Phil's portion of the show is the last segment of the show on sides D and E. Side F is blank. A rare and hard to find gem. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE        
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 July 1984 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Host Phil Henry chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life and his music. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Some album tracks included are Man On The Corner, Easy Lover and In The Air Tonight among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE    
D.I.R. Broadcasting Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 23 July 1984 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP (Side 6 is blank) Lisa Robinson meets with and chronicles the careers of Phil Collins and Peter Wolf (of J. Geils fame) separately and discusses their lives and music. The recording definitely sounds as if Robinson is in the same room at the same time with the artists. Phil discusses his time with Genesis, producing numerous artists, and his decision to stay with Genesis, while Wolf discusses leaving The J. Geils Band and starting his solo career. The show contains studio tracks from several of Phil's and J. Geils' albums, including Against All Odds, I Missed Again and Genesis hits No Reply At All, Illegal Alien and Man On The Corner, along with a few tracks from Wolf's first solo album,LIGHTS OUT. Original commercial blocks for Heineken are also included. Phil's portion of the show is contained on Sides A-C, while Wolf's interview takes up Sides D & E. From my collection. Complete track listing HERE         
Atlantic Records (ST-PR-759A/B-SP) Exclusive Candid Interview - Limited Edition Vinyl Recorded 1985 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP Dan Neer (Host and Interviewer) meets with Phil and discusses his time with Genesis, his first solo album FACE VALUE, and his latest release NO JACKET REQUIRED. The LP was sent to radio stations under the Atlantic Records label, which makes it an "official release", and therefore it is not hard to come by. Many listings for this exact LP still show up on eBay on a regular basis. Side A of this recording features Neer asking questions and Phil answering them. Side B features the answers only, which allowed DJ's to create their own "live interview" as if Phil was right there with them in the studio. The answers on this recording were frequently and heavily reused on dozens of other interview specials, some of which are listed below. I cannot stress this part enough - a vast majority of the interview clips that appeared on future radio specials were taken DIRECTLY from this album. They were spliced into the shows in order to create the sense that Phil was in the room talking to the host. This LP does not contain any commercials or album tracks. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.       
Barnett Robbins Enterprises Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 24-26 May 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Bruce Chandler (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life and his music, his reputation among other artists and his solo career. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Contains the album tracks Abacab, I Missed Again and Tomorrow Never Knows along with Taking It All To Hard, Inside Out and Against All Odds among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 22 April 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP I do not know who the host (interviewer) of this show is as I have not heard it, but presumably it is Phil Henry as he was the typical host for this series of shows. This set again chronicles Phil's career as he discusses his life and his music. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Some album tracks included are Misunderstanding, Easy Lover and In The Air Tonight among others. I do not have this set in my personal collection, therefore, incomplete information is available at this time. 
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 8 July 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil and discusses his life and his music, along with his latest release, NO JACKET REQUIRED. Unlike some of the other listed interview specials, Turner actually gets Phil into the studio and interviews him in person. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums, including It Don't Matter To Me, I Don't Care Anymore, In The Air Tonight and Man With The Horn. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 September 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Host Phil Henry chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life and his music, working with Philip Bailey and Frida of ABBA, and his drumming and solo career. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Some album tracks included are Misunderstanding, Easy Lover and Sussudio among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 December 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil and discusses his life and his music, along with his latest release, NO JACKET REQUIRED. Another in the Off The Record series. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums, including It Don't Matter To Me, One More Night, Turn It On Again and Man With The Horn. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 23 June 1986 pre-FM Double Translucent Vinyl LP Another show in the Star Trak Profiles series, featuring host Phil Henry, in which Phil's career and music are chronicled. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Some album tracks included are Misunderstanding, Don't Lose My Number and Take Me Home among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
Dr. Pepper July Fourth Special: REMN Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 1-7 July 1986 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP A unique one-off show which aired on the July 4th weekend on radio stations across the U.S, featuring host Dan Williamson, in which some of Phil's recent hits are chronicled. Side One is dedicated to the band Tears For Fears, and features interview bits with Curt Smith, as well as live and studio tracks. Side Two is all Phil, and contains commercials and studio tracks from Phil's album NO JACKET REQUIRED, plus the tune Invisible Touch. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.         
United Stations Programming Network (USPN) Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 6 August 1986 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Phil Cowan (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life and his music, Steve Martin jokes, Genesis and their staying power and working with artists such as Philip Bailey and Frida of ABBA. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Album tracks include Mama, Just A Job To Do and Paperlate along with I Cannot Believe It's True, Man On The Corner and Take Me Home among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.           
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1987 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP One of many shows in the Rock And Roll Never Forgets series, named after the famous song by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band, featuring hosts Marc Coppola and Damion Bragdon (who simply went by his first name when on-air), in which the years 1972 and 1980 are chronicled. While not technically an interview special, the broadcast does contain a tiny interview clip from Collins and one from Peter Gabriel on Side D. The show also contains commercials and studio tracks from multiple artists including Neil Young, Jethro Tull, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd and Bob Seger. Tracks included are Follow You, Follow Me, Misundserstanding and Biko among others. Very cool radio show with lots of different music. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 2 May 1988 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Another show in the Star Trak Profiles series, featuring host Craig Hines, in which Phil's career and music are chronicled. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Some album tracks included are I Missed Again, Sussudio and In The Air Tonight among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
United Stations Programming Network (USPN) Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 1-4 July 1988 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Carl Russo (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses many of the same topics as the above listed The Phil Collins Story. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP as well, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Album tracks include Your Own Special Way, Follow You, Follow Me and No Reply At All along with Shock The Monkey, There's Something Going On and Silent Running among others. I particularly like that the show end with Phil's We Said Hello, Goodbye. The show was simultaneously released on compact disc under the Unistar label. That listing is directly below. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.           
Unistar Radio Programming Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 1-4 July 1988 pre-FM Triple Compact Disc Exact same contents as the triply vinyl listing directly above. I don't have the CD version of this show in my collection as it would be a bit repetitive. Complete track listing HERE. 
D.I.R. Broadcasting Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 July 1988 pre-FM Quadruple Vinyl LP This set contains a four hour weekly radio show featuring host Scott Muni, during which there are tributes to Phil's career, along with an extended phone interview with Led Zeppelin guitar legend Jimmy Page. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several Collins and Genesis albums. There are also tracks by numerous other artists featured, including Bob Dylan, Blind Faith, Joe Cocker, Elton John, Pink Floyd and others. I do not have this set in my collection, but you can see the full track listing on the Cue Sheet scans below.  
NBC Radio Entertainment Records: Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 12-18 September 1988 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP (Side 4 is blank) Ray White (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life and his music, his divorce and the resulting solo work it generated, and being such an emotionally open songwriter. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Album tracks include Like China, Don't Lose My Number and The West Side. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
MediaAmerica Radio Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 24 December 1989 pre-FM Double Compact Disc Another interview special which chronicles Phil's career and music with Host Dan Neer with commercials and studio tracks from many of Phil's albums. Tracks included are Another Day In Paradise, All Of My Life and I Wish It Would Rain Down. Also included are tracks from Genesis and the BUSTER soundtrack including Behind The Lines and Two Hearts. I don't have this one in my collection yet, informtion obtained from the Discogs website. Complete track listing HERE.  
Unistar Radio Programming Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 19-21 January 1990 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Similar to the above listed special from 1986 on the USPN Records label, but repackaged for broadcast to coincide with Phil's 1989 release BUT SERIOUSLY.... Hosted by DJ Ed Sciaky, and like many other interview specials, the show also contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Album tracks include classic Collins songs like In he Air Tonight, Against All Odds and Easy Lover along with newer tracks such as Another Day In Paradise, Heat On The Street and I Wish It Would Rain Down. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.              
WEA Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - February 1990 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Canadian promotional release containing several tracks from other artists (Peter Frampton, Sattalites, K.D. Lang and others) along with a twenty-five minute interview segment with Phil near the end of the CD. As I don't have this item in my collection, information is limited, but I would say that given the release date of February 1990, the interview probably senters on Phil's release BUT SERIOUSLY...  
Radio Today Entertainment Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 19 February - 3 March 1990 pre-FM Double Compact Disc An excellent, in-depth interview special from the Radio Today entertainment group, released in early 1990. Host John Sebestian (formerly of The Lovin' Spoonful) interviews Phil in person to discuss his history with Genesis and as a solo artist. This special centers on Phil's 1989 release BUT SERIOUSLY... and features lots of tunes from the album. Album tracks include Take Me Home, I Wish It Would Rain Down and Something Happened On The Way To Heaven. Disc One has three tracks, and Disc Two has nine tracks, two of which are promo spots, while the remaining three are short interview bits with only Phil's voice. The set also includes commercial blocks. Complete track listing HERE.   
Unistar Radio Programming Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 6-8 July 1990 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Another interview special which chronicles Phil's career and music, also under the Unistar Records label. This set, however, comes in a two LP package versus the above listed version which is a triple vinyl set. Host Steve O'Brien profiles Phil's career and music, with commercials and studio tracks from many of Phil's albums. The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP. Tracks included are Take Me Home, Another Day In Paradise and I Wish It Would Rain Down. Also included are tracks from Genesis and the BUSTER soundtrack including Invisible Touch, In Too Deep, A Groovy Kind Of Love and Two Hearts. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.       
Atlantic Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1990 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Dan Neer (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life, his music and his latest release BUT SERIOUSLY... Neer's voice is not present anywhere on the disc, but detailed questions are listed in the liner notes. (See the pics below for scans of the booklet inside and outside. Keep in mind that the booklet is a tri-fold insert, so when you look at the scans, you are looking at all three pages folded flat.) The disc is an official release from Atlantic Records for promotional use, and contains studio tracks from the listed album along with interview segments. Those tracks are Another Day In Paradise, Find A Way To My Heart, Something Happened On The Way To Heaven and I Wish It Would Rain Down. The next set of tracks (02-08) are radio promo spots and the remaining tracks (Track 09-19) contain the interview answers only, and are much more detailed than the profile on the first track. Coupled together, the entire set creates an intimate interview that radio station DJs used to promote the album and imply that Phil was actually sitting in the studio. Similar to the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP in that it contains an "Answers Only" selection of tracks. It also contains a "profile" track which has Phil speaking about making the album along with the aforementioned studio tracks. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE    
Orlake Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1990 pre-FM 7" Single Vinyl This 7" single is the oddest of all of the Phil Collins interviews I have come across. The same segment and labels appear on both sides of the vinyl. The brief interview (clocking in at only 6:13) consists of an unidentified man and woman - both with British accents - speaking to Phil in what appears to be a bathroom or water closet! In fact, the interviewer starts off the segment by saying: "Welcome to another edition of In The Toilet With..." As further proof of the surroundings, the interviewer first flushes a toilet, and at the end of the segment, asks Phil to do so as well, and Phil complies. The odd interview then continues to briefly discuss Phil's 1989 release BUT SERIOUSLY.... The recording appears to have been made on a night when Phil won Best Solo Artist and one other trophy for Favorite Track of 1989 by Radio One Listeners for the song Another Day In Paradise, because the interviewer alludes to both awards as Phil having just won them, but it is unclear at which award show the interview was conducted. The vinyl is completely white, as can be seen in the below pic. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE. 
Unistar Radio Programming Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 11-13 January 1991 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Another interview special which chronicles Phil's career and music, also under the Unistar Records label. This set also comes in a two LP package, and is very similar to the above listed set which aired the week of 6-8 July 1990. Host Steve O'Brien profiles Phil's career and music, with commercials and studio tracks from many of Phil's albums. Tracks included are One More Night, Something Happened On The Way To Heaven and I Wish It Would Rain Down. Two tracks from Genesis are also included, specifically In Too Deep and Tonight, Tonight, Tonight. I don't have this one in my colletion yet, information obtained via Discogs website. Complete track listing HERE.  
Media America Radio Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1991 pre-FM Double Compact Disc Dan Neer (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life, his music and his latest release BUT SERIOUSLY... The show contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP, along with commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums. Album tracks include Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, I Missed Again and I Don't Care Anymore. I do not have this show in my personal collection. Scans provided by ksteffen61. More info HERE.    
Media America Radio Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1993 pre-FM Triple Compact Disc Another in the Up Close series with Dan Neer. Includes history, interviews and lots of great Phil Collins and Genesis music. Compact discs are numbered # 9350, # 9351 and # 9352. The set features tracks from Phil's latest release BOTH SIDES. Collins does not appear in the studio with Neer, and many of his pre-recorded answers can also be found on the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP. Commercial blocks are included. Album tracks include Both Sides Of The Story, Like China and Inside Out. Complete track listing HERE.    
Atlantic Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1993 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Dan Neer (interviewer) chronicles Phil's career and discusses his life, his music and his latest release BOTH SIDES. Neer's voice is not present anywhere on the disc, but detailed questions are listed in the liner notes. (See the pics below for scans of the booklet inside and outside. Keep in mind that the booklet is a tri-fold insert, so when you look at the scans, you are looking at all three pages folded flat.) The disc is an official release from Atlantic Records for promotional use, and contains four studio tracks from the listed album along with interview segments. Tracks included are Both Sides Of The Story, Everyday, We Fly So Close and We Wait And We Wonder. Similar to the COLLINS ON COLLINS LP in that it contains an "Answers Only" selection of tracks. It also contains a "profile" track which has Phil speaking about making the album along with the aforementioned studio tracks. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE    
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1993 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP OR pre-FM Single Compact Disc Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil and discusses his life and his music, along with his latest release, BOTH SIDES, on which Phil played all of the instruments. Once again, Turner actually gets Phil into the studio and interviews him in person. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums including Survivors, Both Sides Of The Story and Another Day In Paradise along with a live version of I Can't Dance. I do not have these LPs in my personal collection, though I do have a CDR copy, therefore, incomplete information is available at this time. Given the time frame for this recording, it is likely that the source of this show is on compact disc and not vinyl. More info HERE.
Entertainment Radio Networks Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 24 January 1996 pre-FM Single Compact Disc This is a two hour / two compact disc interview show with Phil Collins, hosted by Dana Miller. I currently own Disc One / Hour 1 from the set, Disc Two / Hour 2 is missing. Collins does not appear in the studio with Miller, and the interview segments utilize pre-recorded answers. There are four tracks on Disc One / Hour 1 of this set. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums including Both Sides Of The Story, Everyday and Two Hearts, along with Genesis hits No Son of Mine, In Too Deep and That's All. More info HERE. 
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 10 March 1997 pre-FM Single Compact Disc Cat McEwen (I'm not sure about the spelling of the host as I cannot seem to find any information on her anywhere, and her name is not listed on the Cue Sheet, but she is not the usual Off The Record host, Mary Turner) chronicles Phil's life and his music, (in a rather pompous and overbearing fashion I might add - her "very proper British" accent sounds almost fake!) along with his latest release, DANCE INTO THE LIGHT, and his Big Band outings. Some bits sound as if Phil is in the studio with the host and others are clearly taken from the aforementioned COLLINS ON COLLINS LP. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of Phil's albums including Dance Into The Light, Take Me Down and The Times They Are A' Changing, along with Genesis classics such as Abacab, Follow You, Follow Me and Dancing With The Moonlit Knight. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.   
WinStar Radio Services No Jacket Required 15th Anniversary Special Unknown recording dates Original Airdate - 1 May 2000 One of the many shows from nationally syndicated radio personality Redbeard's In The Studio series. Host Redbeard interviews Phil in person on what presumably was the fifteenth anniversary of Phil's album NO JACKET REQUIRED. I do not have this item in my personal collection, and the image was obtained from an eBay listing. 
BeardedFISCH LLC Unknown recording dates Original Airdates - January 2015 - February 2016 Internet Stream Captures Captured directly from nationally syndicated radio personality Redbeard's In The Studio website, host Redbeard interviews Phil in person on three separate occasions to discuss various aspects of his career. The first interview relates to the thirtieth anniversary of Phil's album NO JACKET REQUIRED, and was posted to Redbeard's website on 18 January 2015. The second interview centers on the 2016 reissue (and thirty-fifth anniversary) of Phil's first solo effort FACE VALUE, and was posted on 24 January 2016. The last interview deals with the 2016 reissue of Phil's second LP HELLO, I MUST BE GOING and was posted to the site on 21 February 2016. All three interview specials were ultimately made available to radio stations on compact disc for broadcast, and the interview segments clearly have sections where commercials and studio tracks were inserted. However, as I do not have these discs in my collection, I captured the audio from the website using the Goldwave Audio program. The interviews themselves are very detailed and extensive in terms of topics discussed. From my personal collection. You can listen to the interviews HERE.
Unknown recording dates Original Airdate - 27 December 2016 pre-FM Double Compact Disc Phil discusses his life and career in a candid, two hour interview special with Johnnie Walker. Available on a two compact discs. I do not have this show in my collection, so limited information is available. See Cue Sheet pic for set list. 
United Stations Radio Networks Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 27-28 May 2017 pre-FM Double Compact Disc Steve Downes chronicles Phil's life and his music, and his recent "return" to the spotlight, in this two hour radio special from May of 2017. The show contains commercials and studio tracks spanning Phil's lengthy career, including his time with Genesis. There are also tracks from Robert Plant and Eric Clapton included. I do not have this item in my personal collection, but check the Cue Sheet scan below for a full track listing. 
London Wavelength Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 25 October 1981 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP As I mentioned way at the top of this page, David Dunnington's Complete Guide to Live Genesis Radio Shows (which can be found HERE) is a great source for live Genesis radio shows. As this page has shown, it lacks information on Phil Collins solo shows. What it lacks on the Genesis side of things is a complete listing of the pre-FM radio interview shows which have aired throughout the years. That list is probably much more extensive than the list for the Phil Collins shows which I have detailed above, but I only have about a dozen or so Genesis radio interview shows in my collection. The shows themselves only cover the era in which Phil was the lead vocalist. I will therefore list those here, and I will add to this list as I find more shows. The earliest pre-FM interview special focusing on Genesis that I have in my private collection comes to us courtesy of the B.B.C. Rock Hour Special series. Host Richard Skinner interviews Phil, Mike and Tony and plays tracks from their 1981 album ABACAB. Tracks include Another Record, No Reply At All, Like It Or Not and Me And Sarah Jane among others. Great, rare item. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.   
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 3 October 1982 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Mike Rutherford alone, but the discussion centers on all things Genesis related. Commercial blocks and studio tracks are mixed with conversations between Rutherford and Turner, who appear in the studio together. Another in the Off The Record series. Tracks include Paperlate, No Reply At All, Man On The Corner and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE. NOTE: In the scans below, I have used a scan of the Cue Sheet for the Off The Record Special Show #83-30 as my copy of THIS show did not come with a Cue Sheet AND Show #83-30 is exactly the same.     
Clayton Webster Corporation Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 15 November 1982 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP An unidentified interviewer provides a history of the band while playing brief interview clips and various tracks. Tracks include Turn It On Again, Counting Out Time, Watcher Of The Skies and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. I do not have this set in my personal collection, so information is limited.   
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 18 July 1983 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP This is an identical double LP set as show #82-39, hence my use of the Cue Sheet in the above listing. It was not uncommon for this series to re-use show material multiple times, as was the case here. Another in the Off The Record series. I do not have this set in my collection, so only limited scans are available.
London Wavelength Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1983 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Another rare radio special from London Wavelength Records. This is a very lengthy show which contains a detailed overview of the band's history up to that point, as well as lots of information about each member's solo career. The show is divided into three parts, one for each of the band members. Hour One (Sides A & B) focuses on Mike Rutherford, Hour Two (Sides C & D) on Phil Collins and Hour Three (Sides E & F) on Tony Banks. Host Alan Freeman interviews all three band members and plays tracks from their 1983 self-titled album GENESIS, as well as multiple tracks from their respective solo endeavors. Tracks include Illegal Alien, Taking It All Too Hard, Mama, Just A Job To Do, Silver Rainbow and Home By The Sea / Second Home By The Sea all from the new album. Solo tracks include Acting Very Strange, You Can't Hurry Love, In The Air Tonight and Wicked Lady Theme. Great, rare item. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.              
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 27 February 1984 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil Collins alone, but the discussion centers on all things Genesis related. Commercial blocks and studio tracks are mixed with conversations between Collins and Turner, who appear in the studio together. Another in the Off The Record series. Tracks include Behind The Lines, Abacab, Just A Job To Do and That's All. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1984 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Identical contents as the Off The Record Special Show # 84-10 listed directly above. It was not uncommon for this series to reuse material for multiple shows. Another in the Off The Record series. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
D.I.R. Broadcasting Radio Networks Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 4 November 1985 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP (Side D is blank) Host Dave Herman discusses the history of the band while playing live tracks and interview segments from the band's extensive catalogue. Part of the Pioneers In Music radio series. Tracks are all live in concert and include Turn It On Again, Misunderstanding, The Musical Box and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
NBC Radio Entertainment Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Weeks of 12-24 December 1985 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP NBC Radio Entertainment Christmas Special featuring host Billy Crystal playing Side One of the 1983 self titled release GENESIS in its entirety followed by several solo Phil Collins tracks. This was a series Crystal did featuring artists such as Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Police, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and others. Each LP contains one side of a classic album plus a "Fantasy Side 2" of selected songs by the artist, interspersed with Billy Crystal's comedy bits, comments from the artists, and commercials from Old Spice, AT&T, US Army, etc. Tracks include Mama, Home By The Sea / Second Home By The Sea, You Can't Hurry Love and Against All Odds. The labels on this LP are switched with the Side 1 label affixed to Side 2 and vice-versa. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
Baktabak Records (BAK 2008) Recording date: 16 June 1986 Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day/Year pre-FM Single Vinyl LP A limited edition interview picture disc which contains a discussion with Phil and Tony regarding their 1986 release INVISIBLE TOUCH. At the very beginning of the interview (which is the only track on the LP) you can hear the interviewer list the date as June 16th. Clearly this is from 1986 as at about the 15:00 mark, Phil begins discussing songs like Invisible Touch. The boys also discuss touring, playing large arenas, album reviews and making their new album. There is no music presented on this disc. This exact interview was also released in 1994 on compact disc. That listing is directly below. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.    
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 6 October 1986 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins, and the discussion centers on all things Genesis related. Commercial blocks and studio tracks are mixed with conversations between Rutherford, Collins and Turner, who appear in the studio together. Another in the Off The Record series. Tracks include Abacab, In Too Deep, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight and The Brazilian. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
Atlantic Records (ST-PR-965- A-1/B-1-SP) Exclusive Candid Interview - Limited Edition Vinyl Recorded 1986 pre-FM Single Vinyl LP Dan Neer (Host and Interviewer) meets with Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks and discusses the history of Genesis and the band's latest release INVISIBLE TOUCH. The LP was sent to radio stations under the Atlantic Records label, which makes it an "official release", and therefore it is not hard to come by. Many listings for this exact LP still show up on eBay on a regular basis. Side A of this recording features the Neer asking questions and the boys answering them. Side B features the answers only, which allowed DJ's to create their own "live interview" as if the band members were right there with them in the studio. This LP does not contain any commercials or album tracks. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.         
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 February 1987 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Another show in the Star Trak Profiles series, featuring host Phil Henry. Interview clips of Phil alone detail the histroy of the band. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several Collins solo and Genesis albums. Some album tracks included are Follow You, Follow Me, Throwing It All Away, That's All and In The Air Tonight among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 16 March 1987 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Identical contents as the Off The Record Special Show # 86-41 listed above. It was not uncommon for this series to reuse material for multiple shows. Another in the Off The Record series. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
Radio International Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1987 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP As I do not have this item in my collection, information is limited. The eBay listing shows various songs by Genesis, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins along with interview segments conducted by host Graham Dene.  
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 18 April 1988 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Another show in the Star Trak Profiles series, featuring host Craig Hines. Interview clips of Phil alone detail the histroy of the band. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several Genesis albums. Some album tracks included are Cuckoo Cocoon, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, That's All and In Too Deep among others. My copy did not come with a Cue Sheet, however, it did come with a Satellite News Roundup sheet, pictured below. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.      
United Stations Programming Network (USPN) Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 17-19 March 1989 pre-FM Triple Vinyl LP Dave Charity (interviewer) chronicles the band's career and discusses many of the same topics as the above listed USPN Records release entitled The Phil Collins & Genesis Story. The show also contains much of the same material featured in the COLLINS ON COLLLINS Exclusive Candid Interview LP as well, along with commercials and studio tracks from several Genesis albums as well as its solo member's offerings. Phil, Mike and Tony are all interviewed, along with Peter Gabriel and Philip Bailey for this three hour radio show. Album tracks include Follow You, Follow Me, That's All, Your Own Special Way and Man On The Corner along with Sledgehammer, The Living Years and Take Me Home among others. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.             
United Radio Network Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 20-22 December 1991 pre-FM Triple Compast Disc Earle Bailey (interviewer) chronicles the band's career from their humble beginnings to the 25th anniversary of the group. There are 29 tracks and 27 interview segments featuring Phil Collins (16 � segments), Mike Rutherford (7 segments) and Tony Banks (3 � segments), along with commercials and studio tracks from several Genesis albums as well as its solo member's offerings. Songs include: The Lambs Lies Down On Broadway, Your Own Special Way, Follow You, Follow Me, Misunderstanding, No Reply At All, I Missed Again, In The Air Tonight, Abacab, Man On The Corner, Paperlate, I Don't Care Anymore, That's All, Easy Lover, One More Night, Sussudio, Don't Love My Number, Take Me Home, Silent Running, All I Need Is A Miracle, Invisible Touch, Throwing It All Away, Land Of Confusion, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, In Too Deep, The Living Years, Another Day In Paradise, I Wish It Would Rain Down, No Son Of Mine and I Can't Dance. I do not have this item in my personal collection; information obtained from an eBay listing.      
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 6 January 1992 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks for Part I of this two part interview special. The discussion centers on all things Genesis related. Commercial blocks and studio tracks are mixed with conversations between Collins, Rutherford, Banks and Turner, who appear in the studio together. Another in the Off The Record series. I do not have Part I of this set in my collection, therefore, no track listing can be provided at this time. Listing for Part II is below.
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 13 January 1992 pre-FM Double Vinyl LP Mary Turner (interviewer) meets with Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks for Part II of this two part interview special. The discussion continues on this double LP set, which aired one week after Part I. Commercial blocks and studio tracks are mixed with conversations between Collins, Rutherford, Banks and Turner, who appear in the studio together. Another in the Off The Record series. Tracks for Part II include I Can't Dance, No Son Of Mine, Robbery, Assault & Battery and Never A Time. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.     
Baktabak Records (CBAK 4028) Recording date: 16 June 1986 Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1994 pre-FM Single Compact Disc This is one I've had in my collection literally for years, and until recently, never listened to. As you will see from the artwork, there is no recording or release date anywhere on the packaging for this compact disc, despite the use of an image clearly from the ABACAB era. (Amazon lists the release date as 13 June 1994, though I can't recall when or where I picked up my copy.) This CD contains the exact same interview as the vinyl picture disc listed directly above. Complete track listing HERE.   
Talking Music Records Recording date: Unknown Month/Day 1992 Original Airdate - Unknown Month/Day 1998 pre-FM Single Compact Disc An unknown female interviewer meets with the boys at an undisclosed location about a myriad of topics including Tony's "upcoming" release STILL, (which he states is coming out in March - firmly establishing the recording date of this interview in late 1991 or early 1992) Phil offering his services to various bands, his double LIVE AID appearances and his bit part in A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, solo material, writing credits on the albums, and success. Oddly enough, no mention is made about the latest release from the band, which would have been their last studio album with Phil, WE CAN'T DANCE. The recording starts and ends rather abruptly and contains no music. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.         
Duke / Abacab 20th Anniversary Special Winstar Radio Services Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 3 September 2001 pre-FM Single Compact Disc This is an interview with Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford "in the studio" with nationally syndicated DJ / host Redbeard. For this outing, the boys discuss the albums DUKE and ABACAB on the eve of what would be the twentieth anniversary of both albums. Tracks from each album are played, and there are commercial blocks as well. There are five tracks on the CD. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
Genesis (Self-titled) 20th Anniversary Special X Radio Networks Unknown recording date Original Airdate - 22 September 2003 pre-FM Single Compact Disc This is an interview with Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks "in the studio" with nationally syndicated DJ / host Redbeard. For this outing, the boys discuss the 1983 self titled album GENESIS on the eve of what would be the twentieth anniversary of the album. Tracks from the album are played, and there are commercial blocks as well. There are five tracks on the CD. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Weekend of 7-8 July 2007 pre-FM Single Compact Disc "Uncle" Joe Benson chronicles the life and music of the band. Some bits are clearly taken from the aforementioned COLLINS ON COLLINS LP. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of the band's albums, plus In The Air Tonight. There are thirty-four tracks on the compact disc, with Tracks 1 - 4 containing the actual interview and song segments, Tracks 5 - 7 are show promo spots, Tracks 8 - 17 are commercial spots, while Tracks 18 - 34 are the actual interview segments separated into individual tracks. Songs include Abacab, Follow You, Follow Me and The Carpet Crawlers. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Weekend of 5-6 July 2008 pre-FM Single Compact Disc "Uncle" Joe Benson chronicles the life and music of the band. (Virtually the same show as the one listed directly above, but with different commercial blocks.) Some bits are clearly taken from the aforementioned COLLINS ON COLLINS LP. The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of the band's albums, plus In The Air Tonight. There are thirty-three tracks on the compact disc, with Tracks 1 - 4 containing the actual interview and song segments, Tracks 5 - 7 are show promo spots, Tracks 8 - 17 are commercial spots, while Tracks 18 - 33 are the actual interview segments separated into individual tracks. Songs include Abacab, Follow You, Follow Me and The Carpet Crawlers. From my personal collection. Complete track listing HERE.  
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