Phil Collins
of Genesis
Phil Collins' Keyboards and Synthesizers
I think the first keyboard I had was the Wavestation. I got that around the time of But Seriously. That would have been the late '80s. After that would've been the 01/W. I was still in Genesis and Tony (Banks) and I both got the Wavestation the same day.
Phil Collins is playing the DX7 on this live version of 'One More Night' And is evident by its distinct classic E-Piano sound throughout the song
The 01/W was just invaluable. I wrote so much in hotel rooms all over the world. Then I got the Trinity when it came out, and I started using that more than the 01/W.
I just got the Triton a couple of years ago, and I now have the Karma
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I just got the Triton a couple of years ago, and I now have the Karma"
Phil Collins is seen playing the Roland D-50 synthesizer during a live performance on Taratata in 1993.
I think the first keyboard I had was the Wavestation. I got that around the time of But Seriously. That would have been the late '80s. After that would've been the 01/W. I was still in Genesis and Tony (Banks) and I both got the Wavestation the same day.
Collins can be seen playing a Yamaha CP-70 in this live performance of "Both Sides of the Story."
A photograph from Phil Collins' home studio, published in the March 1985 issue of International Musician & Recording World, shows a Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus positioned against the wall just below the window. This vocoder was notably used in the backing vocals of his debut solo single "In the Air Tonight" from the 1981 album Face Value.
Phil used the OB-8 extensively on his 1985 album "No Jacket Required", notably in the song "Sussudio".
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Discography
Face Value (Deluxe Editon)
1981
Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition)
1982
Hello, I Must Be Going (2016 Remaster)
1982
No Jacket Required (2025 Mix)
1985
No Jacket Required (2016 Remaster)
1985
...But Seriously (Deluxe Edition)
1989
Serious Hits...Live! (2019 Remaster)
1990
Both Sides (Deluxe Edition)
1993
Dance into the Light (Deluxe Edition)
1996
A Hot Night in Paris (Live; 2019 Remaster)
1999
Testify (Deluxe Edition)
2002
Going Back (2010)
2010
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Harvest of the Heart: An Anthology
Anthony Phillips · 2004
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