Phil Collins on their 1973 album "Selling England by the Pound". In 1973, he and Hackett were among the musicians that performed on the solo debut of ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks. In 1974, during the recording of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", Collins played drums on Brian Eno's second album "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)" after Eno had contributed electronic effects known as "Enossification" on "In the Cage" and "Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging". In August 1975, following "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" tour, Gabriel left Genesis. The band placed an advert for a replacement in "Melody Maker" and received
Phil Collins the lesser-known London band the Action, whose drummer he would copy and whose work introduced him to the soul music of Motown and Stax Records. Collins was also influenced by the jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich, whose opinion on the importance of the hi-hat prompted him to stop using two bass drums and start using the hi-hat. While attending Chiswick County School for Boys, Collins formed a band called the Real Thing, and later joined the Freehold, with whom he wrote his first song, "Lying Crying Dying". Collins began a career as a child actor while at the