Phil Collins – Face Value (4-LP Vinyl)

Released in 1981, *Face Value* was Phil Collins' solo debut, arriving just as he was navigating the fallout of a painful divorce, and that raw emotional weight courses through every track. "In the Air Tonight" announced a new kind of minimalist pop darkness, built around that iconic gated reverb drum break, while the album's range, from soul covers to orchestrated balladry, proved Collins was far more than Genesis's drummer.