Peter Gabriel left Genesis after 1974’s The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. His first four solo albums were all, somewhat confusingly, titled Peter Gabriel, although down the years they have acquired commonly used ‘nicknames’ informed by their sleeve art. His third album (often referred to as Melt), released in 1980, is his favourite of that period.
The song Biko led to Gabriel working for Amnesty International, and he has subsequently been involved with a series of initiatives: founding WOMAD (World Of Music, Arts and Dance); his Real World recording studios and multimedia company; developing theelders.org, launched by the late Nelson Mandela.
