Genesis … And Then There Were Three, was released in 1978, reaching No.3 in the UK and #14 in the United States (becoming their first RIAA certified Gold Album on 5/31/78). The title comes from a verse of the children’s rhyme “Ten Little Indians” (“Four little Injuns up on a spree, One got fuddled and then there were three”); is a reference to the recent departure of Steve Hackett, reducing Genesis to a trio (which would result in their longest unchanged line-up, which lasted until 1996) – Wikipedia
Thanks to English collector Christopher Simmons for this spotlight award. He told me “the award is an original 1978 West German award, the wall was still up in Germany then. I have seen a few of that era from Germany and that’s how they where given out.”
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie (English: Federal Music Industry Association) or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. BVMI launched its Gold and Platinum award program in 1975, and like the RIAA relies on an independent auditor for the accuracy of the sales required for the awards. 250,000 was the threshold for gold BVMI certification before September 24, 1999.
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