Genesis Wind & Wuthering: AS 40 Series

Genesis Wind & Wuthering Reissued for the AS 40 Series on Hybrid Stereo SACD: Mastered to DSD from the Original Analog Master Tape

The eighth studio set from the U.K. band would prove the last with guitarist Steve Hackett, who with the core trio of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist Mike Rutherford and vocalist/drummer Phil Collins brought Genesis's progressive rock phase to a memorable close.

With Wind & Wuthering, Genesis reached a turning point — and created one of the most hauntingly beautiful albums in their catalog. Released in 1976, this gold-certified masterpiece ushered in a new era for the band. A touch less whimsical than its predecessors, Wind & Wuthering trades fairy-tale fantasy for sweeping cinematic grandeur — filled with atmosphere, precision, and emotional depth.

The record delivers Genesis' first U.S. charting single, "Your Own Special Way," yet it's the album's darker corners — the majestic "One for the Vine," the moody "Blood on the Rooftops," and the stirring instrumental passages — that reveal the full power of the band's musicianship. Tony Banks has often called this his favorite Genesis album, admiring its mystery and its intricate musical design: "It's definitely the most musically complex of all our albums."