Phil Collins second Brand X album, "Moroccan Roll". In December 1978, Genesis went on hiatus while Collins went to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to focus on his family; his marriage had become strained after his extensive touring. Having failed to save the relationship, Collins returned to the UK in April 1979, by which time Banks and Rutherford were recording their solo albums. With time to spare before recording a new Genesis album, Collins played on the Brand X album "Product" and its accompanying tour, played on John Martyn's album "Grace and Danger", and started writing his first solo album, "Face Value", at
Mick Collins drums. After three albums and five singles the band suffered an infamous break-up after a 1992 European tour. Collins next worked in a basic garage rock band, Blacktop, from 1994 to 1996. This band had its own share of troubles, as detailed in Collins' liner-notes for the band's compilation release, "I've Got a Bad Feeling About This: The Complete Recordings". Another project around this time was "The Screws". After the demise of Blacktop, Collins helped form the King Sound Quartet, which had one single in 1996 and one album, "The Get Down Imperative", in 1997. Collins then focused on another