18 December 2001
PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES - update
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 order as soon as possible. We shall
start despatching copies in January.
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18 December 2001
NEW EXILE REVIEWS in Entertainment Weekly, Independent on Sunday and Mojo.
Exile continues to receive glowing reviews in the world's press. Giving the
book a top-scoring 'A' rating, the massive-circulation US magazine
Entertainment Weekly (30 November) wrote: 'Granted, this limited edition
photo book costs more than two front-row tickets to the next inevitable
Rolling Stones reunion tour. But it's hard to imagine a niftier collectible
for die-hard fans. Tarlé's intimate shots - taken during the Stones' 1971
stay in the south of France to record Exile on Main St. - capture Keith,
Mick, and various hangers-on in the studio and in repose; coupled with an
insightful text, it's a rare glimpse at the creative process.'
Alongside a picture from the book of Keith seated on a wicker chair,
Britain's Independent On Sunday (9 December) described Exile as: 'A deluxe
present for the die-hard Stones fan... a luxurious volume of rare photos and
in-depth interviews detailing the decadent life at the Villa Nellcôte in the
south of France, with Keith Richards, Anita Pallenberg and vast numbers of
hangers-on.'
Meanwhile Britain's leading music monthly magazine Mojo ran a 14-page
feature on Exile in their January 2002 issue. Titled 'The Aristocats', the
article described Exile as 'the ultimate Stones photo book...
exquisitely-crafted ... probably the most intimate document of a band at work
and play ever published.'
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11 December 2001
PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES by Mick Rock
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 and bound in full leather.
Copies will be despatched in January. Demand will be huge so order your copy
now to avoid disappointment.
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3rd December 2001
GEORGE HARRISON 1943-2001.
"Love one another."
We have been touched by the overwhelming number of messages from people
expressing their sadness and condolences at the passing of George Harrison
and their thanks for the joy he brought in life. All messages will be passed
on to Brian Roylance.
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3rd December 2001
More reviews of 'sumptuous' Exile
Last week the Financial Times described Exile as 'sumptuous'.
More reviews and comments in the press this week:
'A sumptuous memoir of that summer' - The Observer, 2 December 2001.
'A wonderful, sumptuous book' - Libby Purves, on Midweek (BBC Radio 4), 28
November.
'An absolutely beautiful book' - Ed Victor, leading literary agent, on
Midweek (BBC Radio 4), 28 November.
'A magnificent book' - Johnnie Walker (BBC Radio 2), 27 November.
'On 250 large-format, beautifully laid out and expensively printed pages the
atmosphere is captured in which the sessions for the most explosive and
feverish of all albums took place... A pleasure.' Rolling Stone (Germany),
December 2001.
'The story might never have been fully chronicled but for Dominique Tarlé, a
young freelance photographer who had attached himself to the band before
their emigration and was accepted as one of their inner circle. Between 1971
and '72, Tarlé spent several months living with Richards, snapping him and
the other Stones and their women and followers. Penniless and obscure,
Tarlé did not sell any of his exclusive shots at the time. Only now are they
seeing the light in a book, Exile. They give a fascinating insight into how
healthy and almost wholesome the Dracula of rock learnt to be.' - Sunday Times Magazine, 2 December 2001.
There was also a 6-page interview feature in Kultur Spiegel, the
monthly supplement to Germany's leading magazine Der Spiegel, which you can
read online - in German, of course.
We are further expecting the book to be reviewed in the Independent on Sunday, on 9 December, and in Time Out magazine (London edition) on 5 December, and a major feature in the
January issue of Mojo magazine is due to hit the streets next week.
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26 November 2001
Watch out for Exile in the media this week
Exile will be officially launched in the UK this week. There will be a major
8-page photo feature on Exile in the Sunday Times Magazine on 2 December. A
text-only version should be available from the Sunday Times website.
Anita Pallenberg, who contributed text and appears in many photographs in
the book, is appearing on BBC Radio's Johnnie Walker show (Radio 2, 27 Nov,
18.30 GMT) and Midweek (Radio 4, 28 Nov, 09.00). For anyone who misses these
shows or is outside the UK, both will be accessible online from the BBC
website (click on these links: Johnnie Walker, Midweek.
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26 November 2001
'Sumptuous' Exile in the FT
Exile was listed in the Financial Times' review of Christmas Books on 24
November. Below a photograph from the book (Mick watching Keith play guitar
at the Nellcote dining table) was the following text: 'Stones strictly
limited: above, Jagger and Richards making music in the South of France,
1971. That year, a tax bill of staggering size propelled the band members,
with their families and entourage, to move to France, where they made the
'Exile on Main St' album. Photographer Dominique Tarlé recorded their lives
and work, girls and meals, houses, friends and families in 'Exile', a
sumptuous limited edition of 2,000 copies.'
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5th November 2001
Exile in Vogue
Vogue.com, the online version of Vogue magazine, ran a news item on Exile on 2nd November, focusing on Anita Pallenberg's contribution to the book. Vogue's verdict was that Exile 'documents one blissful six-month stint in the South of France with the Rolling Stones,' and that it 'is bound to become a coffee table essential for the rich and fabulous.' You can read the news item here.
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30 October 2001
Exile in Italy
On 19 October Italy's national newspaper La Repubblica ran a 6-page photo
feature on Exile in their weekly colour magazine supplement Il venerdi di
Repubblica. Here's an excerpt from the accompanying article (translation
thanks to Paul Nathanson):
'Exactly 30 years after the Stones' stay at the villa Nellcôte a book of
photos is being published - symbolically called Exile - which narrates
this episode with exceptional beauty, snatched poses, fleeting moments. It
is an accurate, elegant X-ray into the deep heart of the legend.'
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30 October 2001
A Time To Live: Update
Given that A Time To Live was delayed from the year 2000, we are
delighted to announce that Sir Arthur C. Clarke has agreed to write the
Afterword to the book (covering the year 2001, of course).
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30 October 2001
Queen and Syd Barrett preview pages
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 Renegades, will be
Mick's book of Queen photographs, which features a Foreword and text by
Brian May. A new preview page for this book is up on the site today.
We are not taking orders for either book yet, but please email
robby@genesis-publications.com if you have not yet joined the mailing
list(s) and you want to do so.
Completing the Rock Trilogy, in June 2002 we shall be publishing Moonage
Daydream, the official and ultimate Ziggy Stardust book co-authored by David
Bowie and Mick Rock.
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10 October 2001
Exile's binding unveiled
We are now pleased to reveal images of the binding for our new Rolling Stones title EXILE. Images of both Deluxe and Regular bindings can be found on the book's preview page. Please note that all the Deluxe copies, which are bound in full yellow leather, sold out in advance. The Regular binding, a handsome quarter yellow leather with blue cloth boards and label, is additionally pictured on the site's front page at the moment. Both versions feature gilt page edges, and both are housed in a slipcase lithographed with Dominique Tarlé's images of the band and blocked in gold foil.
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21 September 2001
EXILE: SHIPPING NOW
Finished copies of EXILE, our new Rolling Stones limited edition by Dominique Tarlé, started leaving our bookbinders in Milan yesterday. Advance orders should all leave within the next four weeks. Exile is one of the finest of all Genesis books. Deluxe copies are sold out already but regular copies bound in quarter leather remain. These can be purchased in instalments. Act soon, this is one not to be missed.
A photograph of the binding will be up on the site shortly.
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4 September 2001
Mania Days on the front page
Mania Days graced the front-page of the Sunday Times magazine on 2nd September. Britain's biggest-selling Sunday broadsheet ran a full-page cover and a 7-page article inside featuring Curt Gunther's stunning photographs from the book. You can view the piece online at the Sunday Times website. Copies of the book are much in demand this week, and you can order direct from us on this site. More information here.
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4 September 2001
Liverpool 5, Germany 1
England's awesome defeat of Germany in a World Cup qualifying match in
Munich on 1st September underlines the revival of Liverpool FC: all five
goals in the 5-1 win were scored by players from the club. Following on from
Liverpool's treble-winning season, Liverpool are hot property again. 'The
Sunday newspapers have been filled with adverts for Liverpool souvenir
plates' wrote The Guardian on 3rd September.
Far better value than mass-produced memorabilia will be provided by This Is Anfield, our forthcoming limited edition history of the club,
produced by craftsmen to the highest standards as with all Genesis books.
We're pleased to announce that it will be published in association with the
Liverpool FC Former Players Association. Every copy of the edition will be
signed by Ronnie Moran and at least one other former player. You can join
the mailing list here.
8 August 2001
Moonage Daydream: preview of binding design
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 will be bound in quarter blue leather with gold and silver tooling;
the front and back boards are printed and foil-blocked; the page edges are
silver.
The book is due for publication next year in time for the 30th anniversary
of the Ziggy Stardust LP's original release on 6th June 2002. For further
details and pictures, please visit our preview page, where you can
also sign up on the book's advance mailing list. If you supply your full
street address when you sign up, we shall send you a copy of the 4-page
advance brochure, which is now available. We shall start sending the
brochures out this week to all those who have already signed up.
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6 August 2001
Winner of second Exile Competition announced
Our second Exile competition has now closed. We asked the following
question: 'Trevor Churchill "found" piles of tapes in the Stones' Bermondsey
warehouse, took them to Olympic Studios, catalogued them and took some of
them down to the Villa Nellcôte for the Stones to hear. Which Stones version
of a Jimi Hendrix song is featured on those tapes?"
The correct answer was 'Red House' and congratulations are due to the winner, drawn at random today
from those who submitted correct entries by the 1st August deadline: Dr
Johannes Delmere, who will receive a free copy of our Ronnie Wood limited
edition Wood On Canvas. We will have another competition on the site soon.
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6 August 2001
Ravi Shankar on The South Bank Show
Fans of Ravi Shankar in the UK should not miss The South Bank Show this
Sunday, which will profile for the first time India's great musician. Ravi
has been interviewed at length this year for the programme, which airs on
ITV on 12 August. Transmission time is scheduled for 10.45pm though you are
advised to check listings for the exact time. The film has been produced and
directed by Daniel Wiles and is edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
(View details of Ravi Shankar's autobiography, Raga Mala, here.)
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31 July 2001
MANIA DAYS: extract from a book review
Andy Davis's review of Mania Days published in
Record Collector magazine issue no. 264 (August 2001) has left us pleased as
punch. Copies of Mania Days, which features Curt Gunther's photographs of The Beatles on their first big tour of North America in the late summer of 1964, are available here now. Here's a lengthy extract:
'Unobtrusive in style in the manner of all great reportage, Gunther's images
are at once at home with their subject while maintaining their professional
distance. They do the job; they recount the as-it-happened unfolding of that
unparalleled tour, and they get behind the scenes, into the limousine, onto
the holiday ranch. They look out the same windows through which the Beatles
looked. They see the motorcycle cops with guns in their holsters, they see
the multi-racial swell of Beatlemaniacs, they see a completely new world
order spreading out before them.
'Gunther's photographs capture this grandeur, this sense of importance. They
record the majestic gestures alongside the mundane, again and again. They
are both intimate and keenly observed, glimpsed through the eye of an older
generation who'd been there, done that, but never seen anything quite like
this.
'As expected from Genesis, the production values of Mania Days push the
envelope marked "the winner is" beyond everyone else's standards.
Heavyweight art paper is printed with blacks from which no light escapes,
through to a brilliance that's whiter than white. Well, as superior a white
as you'll see anywhere; in technical terms, Gunther's exposures, and
Genesis's reproduction of them, are perfect.
'In an inspired stroke that further elevates this beautiful book, many of
Gunther's images have been double-exposed and presented as sepia-toned
Beatles montages. As with the endpapers, pictures that might otherwise have
been overlooked merge to form dreamlike spreads that are every bit as open
and impressionistic as the vignettes Derek Taylor used to write; snatches of
life preserved as art.
'Limited to 2500 copies, Mania Days is a gift of a Beatles book. Its
contents are as gilt-edged as its gold-leafed pages. Large-format,
quarter-bound in leather and housed in a silk-screened slip-case, it's
something to treat yourself to and to treasure.'
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25 July 2001
EXILE: INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DOMINIQUE TARLÉ
An exclusive interview with author Dominique Tarlé, whose beautiful and
intimate photographs of The Rolling Stones grace our new volume Exile: The
Making of Exile on Main St., is now available for reading on this site.
Dominique's conversation with Brian Roylance, founder and Publisher of
Genesis Publications, about the making of this book, can be read here.
Exile is proving extremely popular. Deluxe copies are already almost sold
out and regular copies are also selling rapidly. Printing is now complete
and bookbinding is commencing. You can preview the title and order it here.
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26 June 2001
MICHAEL PUTLAND'S PORTFOLIO PRINTS AVAILABLE
Now available at the Genesis Gallery on this site is a collection featuring some of the finest rock'n'roll photography - a portfolio of platinum palladium prints by Michael Putland entitled Classic British Rock.
Michael Putland is one of the world's leading music photographers and is well known to many Genesis subscribers through his book of Rolling Stones photographs which was published to acclaim - Pleased to Meet You. Some copies of the latter are still available.
Platinum palladium prints are so expensive to produce that this portfolio has had to be offered at a price beyond everyday experience. But before long these portfolios will be gracing some very fine photography collections.
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26 June 2001
AN UPDATE: GOOD NEWS FOR MONTSERRAT
The auctioning of the 'Yesterday for Montserrat' limited edition prints signed by Sir George Martin and Sir Paul McCartney has started wonderfully well. The winning bid for copy number 1, the most prestigious print of the edition of 500, was over US$30,000 (not, as previously reported here,
$70,010, which was apparently an invalid or hoax bid). Further copies are being made available for bidding in batches over the next few weeks. All profits are going towards building a cultural centre for the victims of the Montserrat volcano disaster, to help them rebuild their lives.
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14 June 2001
Yesterday for Montserrat
Today, 36 years after the original recording at Abbey Road Studios of The Beatles' 'Yesterday', which became the most-recorded song in history, Sir George Martin and Sir Paul McCartney are launching a charity auction of 500 signed lithographs of George Martin's original 1965 score.
The aim of the auction, organised by Yahoo!, is to raise much needed funds for The Sir George Martin Music Foundation to aid the Caribbean island of Montserrat, devastated in June 1997 when the Soufriere Hills Volcano erupted, killing 19 people. All proceeds will go towards the planned building of a new cultural and community centre to help the re-generation of the island.
George Martin's connection to the island dates back to the late 1970s when he built AIR Studios Montserrat which for nearly 11 years was one of the most prolific studios in the world. Montserrat suffered greatly from Hurricane Hugo in 1989, then from a series of volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 which destroyed much of the island.
The first lithograph (copy number one) and a portion of the limited edition are being exclusively auctioned by Yahoo!, starting today. All even numbered prints will be auctioned via Yahoo! US and all odd numbers via Yahoo! UK.
Paul McCartney and George Martin have personally signed all 500 of the framed, double-sided lithographs along the bottom of the main page. Each copy is a faithful reproduction of the original, and is presented in a double sided frame of burr ash and walnut, 725 x 605 x 25 mm, specially designed by David Linley, the noted craftsman and nephew to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Speaking on BBC TV's Breakfast programme this morning, Sir George undertook to deliver copy number one of the edition to the winning bidder personally - even if the destination is in Outer Mongolia.
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11 June 2001
EXILE COMPETITION WINNERS
There's been a minor cock-up. We're sorry. We were first advised that The Who's LIVE AT LEEDS was
recorded on the Rolling Stones' mobile studio. After posting the competition we were advised that this album was recorded using the Pye unit. Therefore there are two winning answers to our competition instead of one. These are:
The Rolling Stones - 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out'
The Who - 'Live At Leeds'
To try and even things up we've drawn two winners - one from each of the above batch of anwers. And the two winners who each receive a copy of our limited edition, PLEASED TO MEET YOU are:
Alan Shaw and
John Walker
Thank you all for taking part and don't forget our new Exile competition (below).
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11 June 2001
THIS IS ANFIELD!
Photographs by Steve Hale, Text by Andrew Thompson.Foreword by Kevin Keegan.
Having published two highly-acclaimed books on racing, Genesis is going to continue its sports list by publishing our first volume on football (that's soccer to our American readers).
We are currently working on This Is Anfield, which will be the ultimate history of Liverpool Football Club from the Shankly era to the present day. For further details, to join the mailing list, or even to contribute an anecdote about the club to the manuscript, please visit the new preview page.
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6 June 2001
MOONAGE DAYDREAM update: ONE YEAR (THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT...)
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 by DAVID BOWIE
and MICK ROCK. See the preview page and join the mailing list if you haven't done so already.
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5 June 2001
EXILE is our largest Rolling Stones production to date, and its importance doesn't need to be explained to Stones fans so we've devoted an unprecedented three pages to this title on the site. Demand is high and we suggest you act fast, particularly if you want a deluxe copy. A special 8-page booklet on the whole EXILE project is available on request from robby@genesis-publications.com.
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30 May 2001
MAXIMUM WHO
This book of classic 60's images of The Who compiled by Ross Halfin is now well underway. Given that last year's The Who Live, also compiled by Ross, is now almost sold out, we anticipate a very high demand for this companion volume. Please register your interest by email to robby@genesis-publications.com.
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30 May 2001
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR BEGINS DEBUT UK TOUR
Anoushka Shankar kicks off her debut solo tour of the UK on 31st May when she performs at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank complex. Ravi Shankar's daughter, who will turn 20 during the tour, plays classical sitar like her father, and is in fact the only student who has had all her training from him. Check our her website at www.anoushkashankar.com.
Full tour dates are as follows (all concerts start at 7.30pm unless stated otherwise): Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (May 31), Wayastone, Monmouth (June 2nd), De Montfort Hall, Leicester (3rd), Victoria Hall, Stoke On Trent (6th), Salisbury Arts Centre (8th), Reading Concert Hall (9th), Chelmsford Civic Theatre (10th), Stockton-on-Tees Arc (21st), St George's, Bristol (22nd, 8pm), Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry (23rd).
Ravi Shankar's limited edition set Raga Mala, published by Genesis, features the first recording released of father and daughter performing together - copies are still available.
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30 May 2001
PRICE INCREASES
You will notice from the order form that prices on most of our titles have just been increased. We always make every effort to keep our costs down but this increase, the first since 1999, reflects increases in production costs and the fact that certain titles are almost sold out.
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23 May 2001
Bob Dylan reaches Highway 60
On 24th May Bob Dylan celebrates his 60th birthday. We at Genesis salute one
of the twentieth century's great world artists and thank him for all his
works.
Dylan fans looking to fill their bookshelves should visit our Bob Dylan
books page.
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22 May 2001
SYD BARRETT
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 robby@genesis-publications.com.
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4 May 2001
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY, MANIA DAYS AND A TIME TO LIVE
I am afraid that I have some disappointing news. There is not going to be a limited edition of The Beatles Anthology book after all. Any decision by The Beatles has to be unanimous to proceed and although there was a majority vote for the limited edition this was not sufficient.
Naturally, we are as disappointed as no doubt you are, particularly as Genesis spent so many years creating the book for the mass market. On a positive note, the bookshop hardback edition did receive worldwide acclaim, and was probably the nearest thing you could get to a Genesis style production in mass market form: and maybe it was felt it couldn't be bettered?
The good news is that we do have a sensational Beatles limited edition newly available. MANIA DAYS features the remarkable photographs of Curt Gunther. If you like the US Tour photographs on pages 146-154 of the Anthology you'll love Mania Days which is packed from cover to cover with sensational on-the-road pictures by Curt. Mania Days is exquisitely designed by Nicky Page who designed most of the layouts for The Beatles Anthology and other Genesis titles. So side by side on your bookshelf the Anthology and Mania Days will make a fine pair. After all, they have a lot in common. Please note that out of 200 Deluxe copies, only 25 copies remain. Don't forget that instalment plans, with no interest charges, are always available.
And now A TIME TO LIVE is in the final stages of production. To all those who have already ordered we would like to say a big 'thank you' for all your patience. And to those who haven't, remember this could be your last chance to have your name included in the book. This is an opportunity that won't happen again.
All over the world our subscribers wait uncomplainingly for their books to be made by our craftsmen then frequently send such wonderful communications of support. We truly appreciate this and know that we wouldn't be able to do our work without you. So we've all played our part, each and every one of us, in making The Beatles Anthology possible, and enjoyed throughout the world. Now it's time to move on.
And we've got some fantastic other projects to look forward to. Not only Mania Days and A Time To Live, but also Exile, We Will Rock You, and others - including the wonderful collaboration with David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust just announced.
Please note also that it is possible to join a Waiting List on this website for any of our limited edition titles that has completely sold out (should the odd copy become available) or is not yet listed on this site. Simply complete the form on that page about your requested title and submit it to us. We shall then let you know if a copy becomes available at a future date.
With very good wishes,
Brian Roylance
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1 May 2001
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ZIGGY STARDUST
by David Bowie and Mick Rock
We're pleased to announce that we shall be publishing a major new signed
limited edition 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 advance mailing list.
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24 April 2001
Bill Wyman Tour Dates
Bill Wyman will be embarking soon on a lengthy tour of the UK and
continental Europe. Dates are as follows (UK unless stated):
International Jazz Festival. Cheltenham (May 2nd),
Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland (3rd),
Ospel Moulin Blues Festival, near Tilburg, Holland (4th),
Blues Festival, Esbjerg, Denmark (5th),
Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger, Norway (6th),
Oslo Konserthuset, Oslo, Norway (7th),
Music Theatre, Veijle, Denmark (9th),
Train Club, Aarhus, Denmark (10th),
Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark (11th),
Konserthus, Gavle, Sweden (12th),
Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany (14th),
E Werk, Köln, Germany (15th),
Stadhalle, Lichtenfels, Germany (16th),
Vox Club, Modena, Italy (17th),
Teatro Esmeraldo, Milan, Italy (18th),
Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia (filming for local airing, 19th),
The Orpheum, Graz, Austria (20th),
The Hexagon, Reading (23rd),
Theatre, Malvern (24th),
Newcastle Opera House, Newcastle (25th),
Festival Of Arts, City Hall, Perth (26th),
Music Hall , Aberdeen (27th),
The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr (29th),
Penningtons, Bradford (30th),
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood (June 1st),
The Anvil, Basingstoke (2nd),
Theatre Royal, Bath (3rd),
Guilford Civic, Guildford (5th),
Civic Centre, Aylesbury (7th),
Lewisham Theatre, Catford, London (8th),
Assembly Hall, Worthing (9th),
The Mayflower, Southampton (10th),
De Montfort Hall, Leicester (11th),
Usher Hall, Edinburgh (12th),
Hall For Cornwall, Truro (14th),
Queen's Theatre, Barnstable (15th),
Warners Hotel, Holme Lacy, near Hereford (16th),
Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe (17th),
Theatre Royal, Norwich (18th),
Cabot Hall, Canary Wharf, London (19th),
Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells (21st),
Fairfield Hall, Croydon (22nd),
City Hall, Sheffield (23rd),
The Stables ,Milton Keynes (28th),
St David's Hall, Cardiff (30th),
Colston Hall, Bristol (July 1st),
Buxton Opera House, Buxton (2nd),
City Hall, Salisbury (3rd),
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (4th),
Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge (29th)
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3 April 2001
WE WILL ROCK YOU
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 publicity shots of Queen, on the back of his immortal shots of David Bowie (in his Ziggy Stardust persona), Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. Shortly after, Mick was commissioned to photograph and art-direct the immortal Queen II album sleeve, as well as the subsequent Sheer Heart Attack album. Mick also captured the band in many early live shows as well as in the recording studio and on other key occasions.
We Will Rock You also includes numerous recollections by Mick alongside his classic photographs. Produced in collaboration with Queen's surviving band members and management, We Will Rock You will provide the most comprehensive portrait of one of the world's greatest bands at this pivotal time in their career.
The likely binding will be in leather and satin, and there will probably be a choice of colours. Each copy is autographed by Mick Rock. The special pre-publication price will be in the region of GBP150-225. Deluxe copies will also be available at a higher price. To register your interest please email queen@genesis-publications.com.
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26 March 2001
Ravi Shankar receives knighthood
Britain is conferring an honorary knighthood upon Ravi Shankar. At a ceremony in New Delhi on 27 March, the British High Commissioner will create Pandit Shankar an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
We at Genesis Publications offer our warmest congratulations to Ravi for this most deserved honour. (Please note that last year's exclusive interview with Ravi is still available on this site).
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26 March 2001
Band of Gypsys
For those of you who continue to enquire about this Jimi Hendrix book, things are moving forward now and we plan to publish at Christmas 2001. If you are interested in a copy and have not yet been in touch with us, please send us an email to bog@genesis-publications.com and we shall ensure you are among the first to receive notification when it is about to be published.
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23 March 2001
Improvements to the site
From now on, we are introducing 'rolling news updates' on this page. Each news item will be dated, with latest items situated at the top of the page so that you can find them more easily, and older items further down the page.
As you may have noticed, we have also added a new 'Notice Board' on our front page which is updated weekly with the current week's headline news regarding books, authors, shipping status and special offers.
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23 March 2001
Mania Days
Regular Copies of Mania Days are being despatched from our bookbinders this week. Deluxe copies will follow shortly. If you haven't yet ordered your copy of Mania Days, please read about it here.
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23 March 2001
Pete Townshend on The Who Live
Pete Townshend referred to the Genesis book/CD set The Who Live between songs on stage at Birmingham NEC on 8 November 2000: "I was just looking at this guy Ross Halfin that's pissing around down the front taking pictures. He just put a really great book of live Who pictures together... In the book you get a sense of the fact that in the great days of the Sixties and Seventies what used to happen was that we were discovering what used to happen at rock concerts, and it was a little bit more than we expected. Don't know whether it happens today. We like to think it does, especially at our shows. You get a bargain. Nothing to do with us. The bargain is what you bring and the bargain is ours..." - before launching straight into - what else? - the song 'Bargain'. With only about 30 copies remaining, this is pretty much your last chance to get hold of one before this limited edition is totally sold out.
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23 March 2001
Beatles Anthology wins award
The Beatles Anthology book (see archive), which was compiled, edited and prepared for press by Genesis Publications, was awarded the BCA Illustrated Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in London on 22 February. The awards, popularly known as the 'Nibbies', have been running since 1990 and express the book trade's own preferences of books published in the past year. Meanwhile The Beatles' hits compilation album 1 set a new world record when it hit the top of the charts in 34 countries around the world (see BBC for details). By 21 December 2000 it was apparently selling six copies per second worldwide.
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Jack Vettriano
Our newest book is a special 250-copy limited edition of Lovers and Other Strangers, the beautiful new volume of Jack Vettriano's paintings which was recently published in the book trade.
Jack Vettriano has rapidly established a name for himself as Scotland's leading contemporary artist, and the stylish nostalgia and charged romance of his paintings may make this volume ideal for your Valentine's Day gift.
These special copies of Lovers and Other Strangers: The Limited Edition have been prepared in collaboration with the artist himself. Each copy is signed by Jack Vettriano and individually numbered.
There's a wonderful hand-binding in half leather, and an extremely elegant and finely-produced slipcase, which has a Vettriano self-portrait silk-screened in two colours onto the cover. To read more about the book, view some of the images and order your own copy online please go the preview page.
The first fifty copies of the edition were sold even before they arrived from our bookbinders in December, but we expect to receive a further batch of fifty hand-bound copies a week before Valentine's Day. To avoid disappointment, please don't delay your order. If you would like to request a particular copy number, enquire delivery or have any other query, please email Tessa at Genesis Publications.
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George Alcock
We are sad to announce the death of George Alcock MBE, who passed away on 15 December 2000. George was Britain's greatest amateur astronomer, who discovered a record five comets and five novae from the British Isles, and there have been many warm tributes to this remarkable and much-liked man.
David Whitehouse on BBC News Online wrote: "The finder of five comets and five exploding stars, he has been described as the greatest visual astronomer who ever lived under cloudy UK skies." Professor Brian Marsden, from the International Astronomical Union (IAU), commented that George Alcock had made a unique contribution to astronomy. Martin Mobberley of the British Astronomical Association described him as "a truly inspirational figure, probably our finest observer ever - irreplaceable".
A memorial service is being held in honour of George Alcock at Peterborough Cathedral, England, at 12 noon on Saturday 17th February.
We were privileged to publish Kay Williams's acclaimed biography of George, Under an English Heaven, four years back. Some readers may recall George and Kay attending a most enjoyable book launch at the 1996 London Astronomy Show. Kay's own obituary of George appeared in The Guardian on 26th January.
For anyone interested in George Alcock's life or astronomy in general, this wonderful biography is required reading. We take the liberty of reminding readers that you can read more about it here on this website and order online.
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George Harrison: Stop Press
And as we go to press, we can announce that on 30th January George Harrison launched his own first website, www.allthingsmustpass.com. You'll find some friendly gnomes there, who will show you all kinds of treasures relating to George's classic 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass, including materials from his personal archive and an exclusive video for Let It Down. All Things Must Pass is being re-released in a lovely re-packaged set with extra goodies, right around now in your local store.
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PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES - update
NEW EXILE REVIEWS
PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES
GEORGE HARRISON 1943-2001
MORE REVIEWS OF 'SUMPTUOUS' EXILE
EXILE IN THE MEDIA
EXILE IN THE FT
EXILE IN VOGUE
EXILE IN ITALY
A TIME TO LIVE: UPDATE
QUEEN AND SYD BARRETT
EXILE BINDING REVEALED
EXILE SHIPPING NOW
MANIA DAYS ON THE FRONT PAGE
LIVERPOOL 5, GERMANY 1
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: PREVIEW OF BINDING DESIGN
SECOND EXILE COMPETITION WINNERS
RAVI SHANKAR ON THE SOUTH BANK SHOW
MANIA DAYS: REVIEWED
INTERVIEW WITH DOMINIQUE TARLÉ
MICHAEL PUTLAND'S PORTFOLIO PRINTS AVAILABLE
UPDATE: GOOD NEWS FOR MONTSERRAT
YESTERDAY FOR MONTSERRAT
EXILE COMPETITION WINNERS
THIS IS ANFIELD!
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: UPDATE
EXILE NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER ONLINE
MAXIMUM WHO
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR BEGINS DEBUT UK TOUR
PRICE INCREASES
SYD BARRETT
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY, MANIA DAYS AND A TIME TO LIVE
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ZIGGY STARDUST
BILL WYMAN TOUR DATES
WE WILL ROCK YOU
RAVI SHANKAR RECEIVES KNIGHTHOOD
BAND OF GYPSYS SCHEDULED
MANIA DAYS BEING DESPATCHED
PETE TOWNSHEND ON THE WHO LIVE
BEATLES ANTHOLOGY WINS AWARD
JACK VETTRIANO
GEORGE ALCOCK
GEORGE HARRISON: STOP PRESS
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