100 Great Songs to Publish a Book to, #24: Lindisfarne, Run for Home

Every Genesis fan needs to give a nod of thanks to Lindisfarne, as their extensive commercial success in the early 1970s allowed Tony Stratton-Smith at Charisma Records to keep bankrolling Genesis while Gabriel, Rutherford, Banks, Hackett and Collins found their musical feet.  Named after an island off the coast of Northumbria, Lindisfarne broke up after the initial success of their albums Nicely out of Tune, Fog on the Tyne and Dingly Dell, but reformed in 1978 and delivered this outstanding track, ostensibly about the rigours of touring.

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