‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’ - Most Played Song In 75 Years
14 Apr 2009: BBC Radio 2 and PPL have compiled a list of the top 75 songs most heard in the UK since 1934. The top hit was Procol Harem’s ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ and lead singer Gary Brooker said it was a ‘great and unsought honour’. In second place was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ followed by the Everly... More »

Bbc Opens Vault To Emi
18 Jun 2008: The BBC has opened its vaults to the music publisher EMI in a move that will allow the distribution of thousands of hours of previously unreleased footage. The cache includes the infamous 1975 Cracked Actor TV documentary showing David Bowie on his US Diamond Dogs tour. Shown alongside Bowie throughout Cracked... More »

Bbc Radio 2 Says Killer Queen Is 'amazing'
19 Mar 2004: Review More »

Behind The Scenes: With Bob Marley And Ziggy Stardust
18 Feb 2003: Video Clip More »

Blinds And Shutters - Ready For Christmas!
11 Oct 2002: Special Edition More »

Bowie London Book Launch
11 May 2012: Genesis celebrated the release of our Bowie and Sukita collaboration SPEED OF LIFE with a media book launch at Dover Street Arts Club on Tuesday, 8th May. More »

Brian May And Roger Taylor To Sign Killer Queen
9 Apr 2003: Signature More »

Classic Rock Goes Big On Killer Queen
30 Mar 2004: Classic Rock has used Mick Rock's photos from Killer Queen for its front cover in its current April issue. It has used 28 photos in its feature on Queen and describes Killer Queen as "a weighty, sumptuous limited edition of mostly unseen photos of Queen."Order Killer Queen [link] More »

Classic Rock Recommends Thirty Flight Rock Exhibition
17 May 2004: Exhibition More »

Company History
Made in England, 1974 In the late 19th century, under the influence of William Morris, the private press flourished in Britain, creating books that were works of art in themselves. Similarly inspired, Genesis Publications was founded as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. In an interview... More »

David Bowie: Aladdin Sane Digitally Remastered
29 May 2003: Artist News More »

David Bowie: Last Chance
3 Jul 2008: 'Moonage Daydream', by David Bowie and Mick Rock, is close to selling out for ever. Fewer than 50 copies remain of the 2,500 that were made. Released in 2002, both fans and press were genuinely astonished by this book when it was first released. The Washington Post described as 'a masterpiece' and... More »

Elle (greece) Calls Moonage 'the Bible'!
21 Jan 2004: Review More »

Exile Reviewed In Issue No. 100 (march 2002) Of Mojo Magazine.
18 Feb 2002: Reviews More »

Faces Rock the Hall of Fame
16 Apr 2012: The Faces/Small Faces were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Steven Van Zandt on Saturday, 13th April. More »

Forthcoming Books
Inspired by the traditions of the private press, since 1974 Genesis Publications has created signed limited edition books on behalf of authors and artists ranging from The Beatles to Buckingham Palace. Every edition is unique and handmade, combining traditional bookmaking crafts with new artistic and technical discoveries. MR FANTASY The Lyrics of Jim... More »

Genesis Publications 30th Anniversary Exhibition In London
29 Apr 2004: Exhibition More »

Get A Personal Dedication By Mick Rock
15 Apr 2005: Mick Rock will be in London next week and will be signing personal inscriptions for Genesis in copies of Moonage Daydream, Killer Queen and his iconic Syd Barrett limited edition.To obtain copies of these acclaimed collectors' books with your own personal dedication or inscription, please contact Tessa. More »

Gq Launches Web Competition
19 Sep 2003: GQ, the leading quality men's monthly magazine, has launched a new competition for Ronnie Wood's Every Picture Tells A Story - Wood on Canvas, worth £234.00. The competition entitled 'Win Luxury Stones Book' on GQ.com will run for a week. Last time GQ ran a similar contest for our Bowie/Mick Rock... More »

Gq Says 'don't Miss' Thirty Flight Rock
7 May 2004: Exhibition More »

Happy New Year
8 Jan 2003: Forthcoming More »

Itn Runs Two Separate Stories On The Exhibition
17 May 2004: Exhibition More »

John Varvatos presents Faces 1969-75
12 Apr 2012: As part of the US launch of FACES 1969-75 John Varvatos hosted a cocktail party at his New York Bowery Boutique last night, 11th April. Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones were on hand to personalise copies of the book, which now comes housed in a custom made solander box to celebrate... More »

Killer Queen Acclaimed In American Music Site
9 Dec 2003: Reviews More »

Killer Queen Deluxe Sold Out
23 Oct 2003: We have had an astounding amount of interest in Mick Rock's Killer Queen and the Deluxe copies have sold out after only one month of us taking advanced orders.Regular copies are still available but we advice you to order soon. Order here. More »

Killer Queens Opens At London's Blink Gallery
6 Nov 2003: Exhibition More »

La Repubblica Hails Killer Queen
23 Feb 2004: Review More »

Leading Designer Teams Up With Genesis Publications
7 Feb 2003: Gallery/Boutique More »

Mick Rock & Astrid Kirchherr Book Signing
6 May 2004: Exhibition More »

Mick Rock Exhibition In Liverpool
8 Apr 2004: Photo Exhibition More »

Mick Rock On Radio 4
10 Feb 2003: Interview More »

Mick Rock Personalises Books
28 Apr 2005: Tessa met with Mick at his London hotel last week where he was more than happy to personalise copies of his Bowie, Queen and Syd Barrett books for Genesis customers.You can also see Mick at work and play at www.mindecka.com. More »

Mick Rock Personalises Killer Queen
19 May 2004: Exhibition More »

Mick Rock Signing At Genesis
19 Jan 2006: Legendary photographer and Genesis author Mick Rock is due to visit Genesis this month and has kindly offered to sign copies of his books. As such, any orders of Mick's books placed between January 18 and February 1, can be personally inscribed with the message of your choice. Mick Rock is the author... More »

Mick Rock To Personalise Genesis Books
11 Dec 2006: Genesis Publications are delighted Mick Rock will be in the UK and has kindly agreed to add personalised inscriptions to his books for those people buying this week. Titles available are: Killer Queen - Brian May: "Looking back, it is obvious that Mick was a master... More »

Mick Rock's "killer Queens"
6 Nov 2003: Mick Rock started photographing iconic rock figures in the late 60s, shooting his friend and Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett (see Psychedelic Renegades). He then moved on to David Bowie during his ascent as Ziggy Stardust (see Moonage Daydream) and the stern pre-punk Lou Reed to the stellar rise of... More »

Mojo Features Killer Queen
26 Nov 2003: Reviews More »

Mojo Uses Killer Queen Photo For Front Cover
17 Mar 2004: Review More »

Moonage Daydream Deluxe Copies Sold Out
22 Jul 2002: Stock Update More »

Moonage Daydream In High Demand; First Copies Due September
16 Jul 2002: Stock Update More »

Moonage Daydream Launched In The Sunday Telegraph Magazine (uk) - Orders Now Being Taken
21 Jun 2002: Book Launch More »

Moonage Daydream Update: One Year (that's All We've Got...)
6 Jun 2001: A year from today, 6th June 2002, will be the 30th anniversary of the original release of David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. This is a little reminder that to mark the date Genesis will be publishing a Ziggy Stardust limited edition... More »

Moonage Daydream: Preview of Binding Design
8 Aug 2001: Today we unveil a preview of the provisional binding and box design [see preview page] for next year's David Bowie/Mick Rock limited edition MOONAGE DAYDREAM. The design on the box is a faithful recreation of the clothing pattern David Bowie wore on the cover of the Ziggy Stardust LP. The book... More »

Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust
1 May 2001: by David Bowie and Mick Rock We're pleased to announce that we shall be publishing a major new signed limited edition book by David Bowie and Mick Rock next year. For all you Ziggy fans, full details and sample pictures are on the new preview page, where you can also join the... More »

Moonage Raises £750 For Sudan
23 Nov 2004: Charity Auction More »

National Record Store Day
17 Apr 2012: Saturday 21st April is National Record Store Day More »

New Mag Ink Awards Killer Queen Top 5 Star Rating
20 Feb 2004: Review More »

New Video Clip In The Picture House
18 Jun 2002: Video Clip More »

Nme Devotes 8 Pages To Tfr
22 Jun 2004: Reviews More »

Order Killer Queen Now
26 Sep 2003: The official signed limited edition celebrating one of the world's greatest rock bands is now ready and we are accepting orders. Killer Queen has been a long time in completion, but we believe it will prove worth the wait. It has been produced with the cooperation of both Brian May and... More »

Preview Of Binding Design For Killer Queen
4 Feb 2003: Binding Preview More »

Psychedelic Renegades - Update
18 Dec 2001: We have had an extraordinary flood of orders for our new Syd Barrett limited edition by Mick Rock. After just a week less than 50 of the Deluxe copies (those co-signed by Syd Barrett) are left for sale - so if you want one of these Deluxe copies you really must... More »

Psychedelic Renegades the new limited edition book by By Mick Rock
11 Dec 2001: New Syd Barrett book available to order now We are now taking orders for our eagerly-awaited Syd Barrett title PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES featuring the photographs and text of Mick Rock. There are only 950 copies, all numbered and signed by Mick, of which just 320 are Deluxe copies co-signed by Syd Barrett himself... More »

Psychedelic Renegades: Mick Rock Photography Exhibition
24 May 2003: Exhibition More »

Q Calls Killer Queen A Must-have
17 Mar 2004: Review More »

Queen And Syd Barrett Preview Pages
30 Oct 2001: Two new preview pages are up on the site, featuring two more books by photographer Mick Rock. PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES features his photographs of Syd Barrett; this page was posted on the site last week and we expect to start taking orders fairly soon. Next spring, following hot on the heels of PSYCHEDELIC... More »

Queen Announce New Album
12 May 2008: Brian May has announced that Queen will be releasing a brand new album to coincide with their autumn 2008 tour. Their first record for 13 years and provisionally titled The Cosmos Rocks, it will be released in September. Handling vocals will be Paul Rodgers, formerly of Free and Bad Company, who... More »

Queen release Back Catalogue
20 Mar 2009: This year, Queen will release their entire back catalogue on vinyl. Beginning this month with Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races. Each record will be housed in its original artwork. The next batch, which includes Queen, News of the World, Flash... More »

Queen Return To Knebworth
22 Feb 2012: 26 years after Freddie Mercury's final performance at Knebworth, Queen return to headline Sonisphere festival on July 7th, 2012. More »

Queen Will Rock You
25 May 2002: Artist News More »

Queen: Stormtroopers In Stillettos
2 Mar 2011: An exhibition, Stormtroopers In Stilettos, of early Queen memorabilia is on display at the Old Truman Brewery building in London until the 13th March 2011. More »

Reviews Of Psychedelic Renegades
17 Mar 2002: Reviews More »

Rock and Reed: Transformer 2012
15 Mar 2012: Lou Reed, rock icon, artist and poet, is collaborating with legendary photographer Mick Rock to create what will be one of the most visually exciting books that Genesis has ever produced. To register your interest, and be the first to receive news about this latest publication, click here... More »

Rock Royalty Inscribes Your Book
1 Sep 2011: Working today with artists such as Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Michael Stipe and Kate Moss, Mick Rock is often referred to as "The Man Who Shot The Seventies". It's a fitting accolade for a photographer whose work with icons such as Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and... More »

Roger Taylor On Steve Wright Show To Talk About Killer Queen
15 Mar 2004: Interview More »

Sold Out – Moonage Daydream
12 Sep 2008: Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust, by Mick Rock and David Bowie, is now sold out. Featuring Mick Rock’s iconic photographs, Moonage Daydream was the first time David Bowie had gone on record – at least at such length – about his most famous creation. Flamboyantly designed and... More »

Sound And Vision For Cancer Research
23 Feb 2006: Cancer Research UK is hosting an auction of rock photography, art and memorabilia at Abbey Road Studios on February 27. Many Genesis photographers and authors are involved, including Kate Simon, Mick Rock, Gered Mankowitz, Klaus Voormann, Storm Thorgerson and Sir George Martin. Genesis will be contributing a book to the auction.... More »

Stones Tour The Americas: Then And Now
2 Sep 2005: As the Rolling Stones' current tour of America gets into full swing, our latest limited edition book on the band's American tour 30 years ago is at the printers and is promising to be THE Rolling Stones tour book. TOTA '75 (Tour Of The Americas 1975) includes over 600 photographs, stacks... More »

Syd Barrett Competition
6 Feb 2002: Competition More »

Syd Barrett Competition Winner
17 Mar 2002: Competition More »

Syd Barrett Dies, Aged 60
11 Jul 2006: Genesis Publications is saddened to hear of the recent death of Syd Barrett. He passed away at the end of last week - early reports suggest Friday, July 7th - from complications due to diabetes. He was 60 years old. Syd was a founding member of Pink Floyd. He left in 1968... More »

Syd Barrett LIMITED EDITION BOOK
22 May 2001: Our new project on Syd Barrett featuring the superb photographs of Mick Rock has now begun. Layouts are now in preparation and Syd has already signed the sheets for 250 deluxe copies. This limited edition will be published in Autumn. A competition will follow shortly. To register your interest please email... More »

The Daily Telegraph Devotes Nearly Half A Page To Genesis Exhibition
10 May 2004: Exhibition More »

The Genesis Picture House
28 May 2002: Website Update More »

The Guardian Welcomes 'rare Glimpses Into Domestic Lives Of Rock Stars'
10 May 2004: Reviews More »

The Show Must Go On
21 Feb 2012: The Brit Awards are held tonight, 21st February, in O2 Arena London. More »

The Washington Post Acclaims Moonage Daydream As A 'masterpiece'.
21 Jun 2002: Reviews More »

Three Portraits of Syd Barrett
24 Sep 2009: ‘He seems tense, suspended. He treads through time and space very gingerly. Thin and pale, with eyes still shocked by it all, he looks like a poet of old. The wasted, ephemeral beauty of a Keats.’ So wrote Mick Rock of Pink Floyd’s founder member, Syd Barrett, in Rolling Stone magazine.... More »

TOTA Deluxe 'Starship' Copies Sold Out
5 May 2006: The leather-bound 'Starship' copies of TOTA '75, numbered 1 to 350, have now sold out. These copies feature multi-coloured page edges and are bound in full black leather with a richly embroidered badge of the 1975 eagle logo inset on the front. 'Commander' copies of the book are now available, priced... More »

Transformer - Lou Reed & Mick Rock
Transformer by Lou Reed and Mick Rock. Please register your details for further updates and to receive a brochure by mail. More »

Uncut Magazine Gives Killer Queen Pole Position
13 Jan 2004: Review More »

We Will Rock You - Again
18 Apr 2008: Brian May has announced that there will be a sequel to the hit musical -We Will Rock You-. Since its London opening in 2002, around five million people worldwide have enjoyed the Ben Elton-penned show which is set 300 years in the future and features nearly 30 classic Queen tracks. Queen was... More »

We Will Rock You LIMITED EDITION BOOK
3 Apr 2001: Photographs by Mick Rock, Foreword by Brian May. We are pleased to announce that we are working on our first limited edition book on Queen. WE WILL ROCK YOU features the photographs of legendary lensman Mick Rock, and will be released later this year. Mick Rock was requested to shoot the first major... More »

We Will Rock You... Again?
27 Oct 2011: Rumours are circulating that Queen plan to release a new album along with a follow-up musical to We Will Rock You. More »

When David Met Mick...
17 Mar 2002: Anniversary More »

World Book Night 5th March 2011
4 Mar 2011: A million books are to be given away across the UK tomorrow evening in a glorious celebration of literature and the written word. World Book Night kicks off tonight in Trafalgar Square, London, with a host of celebrities handing out free copies of their favourite books. The audience will be treated... More »

Your Books Signed By Mick Rock
8 Sep 2011: Mick Rock took time out of his busy schedule earlier this week to personalise copies of KILLER QUEEN and PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES for Genesis subscribers. Rock is currently in London working with an American script writer bringing his memories of the Seventies Glam Rock scene to life on stage. More »

Ziggy's Black Plaque
28 Mar 2012: Bowie fan and Spandau star Gary Kemp unveiled a commemorative Ziggy Stardust Plaque on Heddon Street yesterday. More »