NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

ONE OF ITALY'S LEADING QUALITY NEWSPAPERS DEVOTES FOUR PAGES TO POSTCARDS

La Repubblica, Italy's second largest selling quality paper, has just run a long feature on Postcards from the Boys. This appeared in il Venerdi, the weekend supplement, just before Christmas. The feature contained 10 cards, text and commentary as well as a packshot of the book.

The article states: 'This is a splendid volume for collectors ... it's not just a collection of routine curiosity. It also highlights how the Beatles were seeking their own identities in the four corners of the earth. From the Caribbean to France to Africa.'

'Clearly in an official publication like Postcards from the Boys, once doesn't expect the kind of revelations you'd get in an unauthorized biography. Yet combing through the book, a number of curious and interesting facts emerge.'

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FOXNEWS.COM PRAISES POSTCARDS FROM THE BOYS

'John Lennon gave up contact lenses after trying them for the first time and losing one... That revelation and many other Beatles tidbits can be found in Ringo Starr's wonderfully inventive new book, Postcards from the Boys,' writes Roger Friedman, Entertainment Editor at Foxnews.com, the web site for one of America's most popular news sources.

'If you know a Beatles fan, this is the ultimate gift ... the extravagant package ... gives a rare, intimate look into the Beatles' personal lives.'

'Ringo's descriptions of little trips and adventures are fascinating ... seeing correspondence from all of them, especially Lennon, is exciting ...'

For the full review, please visit: www.foxnews.com/fox411

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GENESIS EDITIONS 2004

Subscribers can look forward to several exciting new editions in 2004. Among the first to be published will be Rebel Music: Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae, featuring the photographs of Kate Simon. Also due out early next year is Classic Hendrix, a lavish production of over 250 photographs of Jimi by 33 photographers alongside an entertaining and thoroughly-researched text by Brad Tolinski.

Keep looking on the website for further details of these and other Genesis editions planned for 2004.

And finally, Genesis would like to wish all subscribers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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LIVERPOOL MEDIA GO BIG ON GENESIS AWARDS

Liverpool's morning paper, the Daily Post, has just published a full page article on the Genesis Publications/Liverpool Community College Sports Photography Awards.

The Post mentioned the support for the awards from Genesis Publications and quoted former Reds star, David Fairclough, praising the quality of the entries.

He said: "It wasn't just one subjcect, but a variety. The students have really caputured the mood of the sports they covered."

The article also referred to This Is Anfield, the much-acclaimed book by Genesis Publications and world-renowned photo journalist, Steve Hale. Another pointer was our donation from the sales going to the Liverpool Football Club Former Players Association.

With a new cheque from sales due in the New Year the donations will top £10,000.

At the same time, Liverpool FC's biggest media outlet, its official web site lfc.tv, has run a two page article on the Awards, making the story its top headline on its Home Page on Friday 19th December.

The site, which gets 15 million hits a month from around the world, also quoted the Liverpool Community College lecturer, Alan McKernan, as saying: "We'd love to do the Awards again next year. They really have galvanized people into action."

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KILLER QUEEN DELUXE ORDERS COMPLETED

We're pleased to report that our hand bookbinders at The Abbey Bindery managed to complete all the Killer Queen Deluxe bindings in time for Christmas. Therefore, happily, all copies were despatched by courier prior to the Christmas break.

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GEORGE HARRISON HONOURED BY UNICEF

George Harrison was honoured by UNICEF on December 3rd at a UNICEF Goodwill Gala in Beverly Hills. A speech about him was made by The Secretary General, Kofi Annan to the gathered assembly which was attended by Olivia Harrison. Click here to read it.

George Harrison's last album, 'Brainwashed', has been nominated for three Grammy awards.

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POSTCARDS DELUXE SOLD OUT

We have now officially sold out of Deluxe copies of Postcards From The Boys. The interest in this latest edition has been phenomenal with the 350 Deluxe copies selling out within only two weeks of the book going on sale. We still have Regular copies available and advise you to order now as these are also selling fast.

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KILLER QUEEN ACCLAIMED IN AMERICAN MUSIC SITE

NewBeats, one of America's strongest music sites, has hailed Killer Queen as 'this exquisitely produced photo book ... containing outtakes, test Polaroids, and other previously seen snapshots that might even surprise die-hard fans who thought they'd seen everything.'

'Rock puts his stamp on those moments perfectly and fans of Queen's early years ... will delight at his glamorous shots of the band at their most pompous.... Killer Queen captures the group at their most regal and flamboyant even when they were just starting out back in 1973.....

'Queen guitarist Brian May, Mick Rock and Mercury's long-time friend, Mary Austin, provide insightful commentary.'

'Through Mick Rock's photography, Queen's 30-year reign never looked so royal and majestic as it does in Killer Queen.'

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NEW YORK TIMES FEATURES POSTCARDS

The NY Times on Sunday (7th December) ran a very colourful feature on our new Ringo title, Postcards From The Boys. It has taken us 20 years to persuade the former Beatle to do a book with us and now it is causing great interest internationally.

The NY Times piece by Lizetter Alvarez is entitled 'Dear Ringo: Having a Great Time. Wish You Were Here', and states:

'The postcards in the book are often amusing, sometimes touching and occasionally trite. But in their whimsy they offer a fresh, unfiltered look at the goings-on of the Beatles at the peak of their popularity and beyond.

The hand-written messages, and Mr Starr's textual asides ... chart the band members' evolutionÊin a way: they marry, divorce and remarry, add children to the mix, do battle, tell jokes, commiserate and egg each other on....'

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POSTCARDS FROM THE BOYS SELLING FAST

Due to the already huge influx of orders for Postcards From The Boys, we can no longer guarantee you a Deluxe copy. However, we can at this stage guarantee you a Regular copy but this could change at any moment too due to an unprecedented demand for this book. We advise you to order now!

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PLAYBACK DVD - JEFF BECK CONTRIBUTES

Production continues on our DVD follow-up to George Martin's autobiography, Playback. We are very pleased to announce that Jeff Beck has found time in his busy recording schedule to contribute to the film. Jeff gave a great interview in which he spoke about work on two albums with George, 'Blow By Blow' and 'Wired', and George's many strengths as the most successful record producer of our times. To see more about 'Playback - Collectors DVD Boxed Set' visit our updated webpage.

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1 December 2003 GENESIS/LCC SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Ian Callaghan and David Fairclough both praised the four winners of the Genesis Sports Photography Awards in Liverpool on Wednesday night. Some 70 people attended the event which was covered by Sky, BBC Radio and the Daily Post. The Liverpool FC official web site liverpoolfc.tv also ran a story, encouraging fans to go to the Q/A session following the presentation and the opening of an exhibition of 20 of the winning photographs. The event was sponsored by Genesis Publications with the support of the Liverpool Community College, the Liverpool Football Club Former Players Association, the Daily Post and the Mathew Street Gallery. SkySports.com have run a news story which includes a competition to win a copy of This Is Anfield.

The winners and judges from left to right: Jung Ho Lee-Pantall, Carole Duffy, Paul Nathanson from Genesis, former LFC player David Fairclough, photographer Steve Hale, Annemarie Lindberg, former LFC player Ian Callaghan, Alison Chapman.

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STAFFAN OLANDER

Genesis are delighted to have the company of Staffan Olander from Sweden this week. A renowned Beatles expert, Staffan is currently in the UK consulting on the Playback DVD and various other projects. Staffan's advice and knowledge has proved invaluable on such books as our newest publication Postcards From The Boys and last year's highly-acclaimed autobiography of George Martin, Playback. We recommend a visit to Staffan's website - popmusicinfo.com - a database of mainly 1960's music, currently covering more than 110,000 songs and increasing all the time.

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ORDER POSTCARDS FROM THE BOYS!

We are now taking orders for our new limited edition, Postcards From The Boys by Ringo Starr. The Deluxe copies especially will sell out very quickly indeed so we advise you to order now to avoid disappointment. Ringo will be appearing in various press articles and tomorrow he is to be interviewed about the book in London for The New York Times.

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26 November 2003 GENESIS PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDS PRIZEGIVING Today (Wednesday 26th November 2003) Genesis Publications is giving out the prizes for its first Photographic Awards - the Genesis Publications/Liverpool Community College Sports Photography Awards. The celebration is taking place at the Mathew Street Gallery in the centre of Liverpool. There will be prize giving, Êthe opening of the winners' exhibition and also an evening of Q/A with two former Liverpool stars. The prizes will be given by former players Ian Callaghan and David Fairclough as well as Genesis photographer, Steve Hale (This Is Anfield). Kick-Off at 6.30 pm at the Gallery at 31 Mathew Street Liverpool. Watch this space for the winners and their photos. The Awards are supported by Liverpool FC Former Players Association and the Daily Post. First prize is £500 and a day working with Steve; second £250, best overall picture: £250 and best picture capturing the spirit of Liverpool FC is a free copy of This Is Anfield.

Genesis' Paul Nathanson, photographer Steve Hale and former Liverpool player David Fairclough peruse the entries.

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MOJO FEATURES KILLER QUEEN

Mojo is running a new story with a large picture by Mick Rock in the front section of its new issue just out. The picture features Roger Taylor sitting on Freddie's lap at a party and Freddie looking rather squashed, not to mention, sozzled. "Look at their eyes, they're a little inebriated ... they liked to have a good time," comments Mick.

Mojo itself is very positive about Killer Queen, mentioning 'acres of unseen photos' , adding: 'One of the treasures in Killer Queen is Mick's cover shoot for the '74 LP, Sheer Heart Attack.'

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KILLER QUEEN IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

The first orders of Killer Queen are being shipped from Milan to arrive in the UK next week. We will then dispatch them to subscribers.

All new orders of Killer Queen placed by the end of November will be fulfilled before Christmas.

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LIVERPOOL SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

The Genesis and Liverpool Community College Sports Photography Awards takes place next Wednesday (November 26th). Former Liverpool stars Ian Callaghan and David Fairclough, along with Steve Hale, world renowned sports photographer and author of This Is Anfield will be presenting the awards and opening the exhibition. There will also be a question and answer session on all things football.

• The exhibition has the support of the Liverpool Daily Post and Former Players Association.
• Mathew Street Gallery, 6.30pm, Wednesday 26th November 2003.
• www.liv-coll.ac.uk

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THE WHO LIVE ON SALE AGAIN

We are somewhat surprised but pleased to be able to offer once again a few copies for sale of this very successful edition. By chance, a stock re-organisation within Universal Records unearthed some mint copies of The Who Live, a title which for three years has been sold-out but much sought after here at Genesis. We're sure another opportunity like this won't happen again so if you want this highly acclaimed volume in your library, now would be a good time to act.

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6 November 2003 KILLER QUEENS OPENS AT LONDON'S BLINK GALLERY Mick Rock's latest exhibition of photographs, Killer Queens, is now open at London's Blink Gallery and will run until December 6. The exhibition opened with a private viewing on November 6, that saw the gallery in London's Soho packed with guests, including many of us here at Genesis. Despite being understandably busy on the opening night, Mick found time to clown around with the Genesis team, as these photos show. Mick has collaborated with Genesis on three books so far and many of his photos of Syd Barrett, David Bowie and Queen - as featured in Psychedelic Renegades, Moonage Daydream and Killer Queen - are on display. There are also classic shots of Lou Reed, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Rotten, Deborah Harry, Brian Ferry, Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol and The Ramones as well as more recent stars such as the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and Kate Moss. For more information, visit blinkgallery.com.

(top to bottom): Genesis' own Robby, Cathy and Ann with Mick Rock at the opening night of his exhibition Killer Queens. Mick gives Genesis editor, Robby Elson, a quick kiss. Genesis designer Cathy Roylance gets a hug from Mick Rock.

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PREVIEW OF RINGO BOOK BINDING

We have just added to the website, images of the box for Ringo's forthcoming limited edition, Postcards From The Boys. The aluminium faced solander box is fashioned like a post-box in bright red. Part of the book's front cover postcard - Ringo's eyes - can be seen through the post-box opening.

We will soon be taking orders for this limited edition. Look here for further news.

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ITALY'S TOP PAPER FEATURES GENESIS

The broadsheet Corriere della Sera, Italy's biggest selling newspaper, is about to feature Genesis Publications. Journalists are flying over this Friday (7th November) to interview Brian Roylance, who founded the publishing house 30 years ago.

They are also writing a full feature on the editors, offices and workings of Genesis at 2 Jenner Road in Guildford, Surrey, England. This is a great honour for us and the first time a national paper has featured the whole team and set-up.

The Corriere della Sera will also look at the Jenner Rd studio of the newly-founded Genesis Productions, our television arm.

Included in the cast list is Max the Tibetan Terrier, our much-loved and internationally renowned courier inspection chief, picture here.

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PLAYBACK: U.S. RADIO COMPETITION WINNER

Congratulations to Steven J. Davies, an information specialist working for the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. Steven has just beaten off opposition from all over the States to win a free copy of the George Martin biography, Playback.

The Beatle Years Show ran the competition in its programme which is syndicated to 150 stations in the States. Steven is a devotee of the programme and sets his alarm for 6.45 am every Saturday to catch the 7 a.m. kick off on his local radio station, WZ LX - FM in Boston.

"I'm happy to be the proud new owner of a copy of Playback," says Steven.

We still have some regular copies of Playback available to order.

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MICK ROCK'S "KILLER QUEENS"

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 Queen and his fabulous friend Freddie Mercury (see Killer Queen). More recently he has captured on film Kate Moss and the new wave punk of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Mick Rock has always found himself to be in the right place at the right time and has resultantly taken some of the most memorable rock and roll images of the past 30 years.

This November in association with the Blink Gallery an eclectic selection of Mick's photography will be presented, including for the first time a number of previously unseen images of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, celebrating Bowie's first major world tour in 10 years.

The show is open to the public from 7 November until 6 December.

For more info: http://www.blinkgallery.com/blink_exhibitions.htm

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RINGO RAMA LIMITED EDITION OFFER

Genesis subscribers may soon be able to purchase on site the limited edition Deluxe presentation of Ringo Starr's 'Ringo Rama'. This highly praised recording package includes the superb 'Never Without You', a tribute song to the late George Harrison overlaid with beautiful guitar lines from Eric Clapton. It is anticipated that subscribers to Postcards From The Boys may be able to add Ringo's new recording to their order. Check here for more news.

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TRIBUTE TO A LOYAL SUBSCRIBER

Genesis would like to pay tribute to Stephen Heldreth who sadly died recently. Stephen was a most loyal customer who subscribed to many Genesis titles over a twenty year period. We wouldn't be making books today if it weren't for customers like Stephen. Our thoughts go out to his family and all who knew him.

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KILLER QUEEN DELUXE SOLD OUT

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.

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WHEN WE WAS FAB: HAMBURG LAUNCH

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The German launch of When We Was Fab took place in Hamburg at Kemp's Bar on Saturday 18th October. Brian Roylance from Genesis attended a very sociable evening perfectly hosted by Astrid Kirchherr. Those present also included Klaus Meine of the Scorpions, Otto Waalkes the celebrated comedian and Marius Müller-Westerhagen, actor and major rock star. Kemp's owner is Gibson Kemp the drummer who replaced Ringo in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Anyone in Hamburg looking for good cottage pie or bangers and mash should head for Kemp's. NB. Tonight (Tuesday October 21st) is the first screening in Hamburg of the Concert for George.

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PAUL SMITH DEVOTES WINDOW TO GENESIS BOOK

Paul Smith has cleared a whole window at his Covent Garden shop to display a copy of Pleased To Meet You alongside a packet of brown sugar. The much-acclaimed Michael Putland book, some of which were rebound to celebrate the Stones' 40th Anniversary Tour, featured on the front of both The Times and The Times Magazine in the summer.

Paul Smith has now stocked five Genesis books - Moonage Daydream, Maximum Who, Pleased to Meet You and A Time to Live at stores in New York, Milan, Paris and London.

Sir Paul's shops remain the only ones to stock our books world-wide.

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GENESIS FILM SELECTED FOR RAINDANCE FESTIVAL

Nick Roylance's film about Ravi Shankar has been selected to appear in the Documentary Shorts category of this year's Raindance Film Festival.

The Documentary Shorts Programme takes place at the UGC Haymarket, London at 10am on Sunday 25th October. The 12 minute film, entitled 'A Thousand Moons', follows Ravi on his recent tour of the UK with his daughter Anoushka.

For full information on the festival and how to book tickets go to www.raindance.co.uk

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE COMES TO LONDON

The UK premiere of the tribute concert for the late George Harrison took place in Leicester Square, London last night (October 8th). As with the world premiere in LA last month, a host of stars attended. As well as those who had performed in the concert last November at the Royal Albert Hall (including Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Brown, Jools Holland), film stars Rowan Atkinson, Alan Rickman and Robbie Coltrane; Bill Wyman and former World Champion F1 driver Damon Hill were also in the audience. Olivia Harrison made a moving introduction before the screening saying she hoped George would have approved.

So far the film has received rave reviews and the word 'Oscar' has even been whispered. As well as the concert, the film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Dhani and Olivia Harrison, Ringo Starr, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Tom Hanks and Tom Petty and footage from the rehearsals showing the performers learning George's songs.

To read a review of the film go here.

The film receives a limited release nationwide and the DVD box set of the event will be available from 29th November. For more information go to www.concertforgeorge.com.

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NINE-YEAR-OLD FAN GETS LIVERPOOL GREATS TO SIGN THIS IS ANFIELD

Persistence has paid off for Mark Wilson, who has secured much-treasured signatures in his copy of This Is Anfield for his 9-year-old son, James.

Mark, a machine operator in North Wales, wrote to both Kevin Keegan and Graeme Souness to ask them to sign the book. He was 'pleasantly surprised' when Keegan invited him and James to Maine Road and signed the copy in his office.

Likewise, Graeme Souness obliged at Ewood Park when the two went there for the match against Charlton. "Graeme was a really nice fellow," says Mark. "He was very charming and said what a lovely book it is."

Then I took James to Melwood Park, LFC's training ground to try and get Michael Owen's signature. But when we didn't manage that, I took him to Owen's parents house. Owen senior took the book and got Michael to sign it and James was thrilled as he's a great fan of Michael's.

Lastly, they went to Chester where Liverpool play their reserve games and managed to get Phil Thompson and Sammy Lee to sign as they left the game against Leeds Utd. Reserves. "Phil Thompson said it was a nice book," says Mark.

Order This Is Anfield.

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REDS LEGENDS TO PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

Former Liverpool FC star, Ian Callaghan, who appeared more times for the club than any other player (843 times), has confirmed that he will join fellow Reds Legend, David Fairclough, at the Genesis Publications Awards Evening at Borders, Liverpool to give out prizes to the winning sports photographs. The two players will also open the exhibition of winning entries at Borders and as the third part of the evening they will do a Question/Answer Session on football and This Is Anfield. The evening will be on Wednesday 3rd December - 6.30 for 7.00 pm and The Daily Post is keen to cover the event generously.

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AUCTION OF THIS IS ANFIELD RAISES NEARLY £2000 FOR CHARITY

At a recent dinner in Liverpool the former players auctioned two copies of This Is Anfield signed by 16 stars from the European Cup victory in 1978. The two books raised almost £2000, bringing to nearly £10,000 raised for their charities by This Is Anfield through auctions and sales. Genesis makes a donation for every book sold.

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FREDDIE'S FOUR GRAND TROUSERS

Trousers worn in 1984 by the late Queen star Freddie Mercury were sold to the Hard Rock Cafe for £4,230 yesterday in a pop memorabilia auction at Christies in London.

Killer Queen, our limited edition on the band, is now available to order.

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ORDER KILLER QUEEN NOW

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 Roger Taylor and features stunning photographs from Mick Rock, many of which have never been seen before. The book even includes Polaroid out-takes.

Brian and Roger have both agreed to sign every edition of the book, but this is easier said than done with successful musicals opening all over the world and a constant demand for photo shoots. However, they are doing their best and have already signed most of the edition. More than ever, though, early ordering is strongly advised to ensure a copy signed by Mick, Brian and Roger. Deluxe copies in particular always sell out very fast. Click here for more details.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE ON THE BIG SCREEN

Concert For George - the film of last years' tribute to the late George Harrison performed at London's Royal Albert Hall - had its LA premiere on Wednesday 24th of September.

In attendance were Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono as well as a host of other celebrities including Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Ravi Shankar, Jackson Browne and, well, the list goes on! By all accounts the film was received in a state of emotional awe that left some attendees with tears in their eyes.

The film receives a New York screening on the 29th of September. It comes to London on the 8th of October and will be on limited release at selected cinemas with tickets available online. The DVD box set of the event will be available from 29th November and features performances from the likes of Tom Petty, Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne and Ravi Shankar, as well as interviews, mini-features and rehearsal footage.

For more information see: www.georgeharrison.com and www.concertforgeorge.com.

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GQ WOOD ON CANVAS WINNER

Congratulations to the winner of the GQ.com competition for Wood on Canvas, Mr Ken Pickering, publican at the Talbot Arms, Settle, North Yorkshire. Ken beat 1500 other contestants to the free copy of Ronnie Wood's paintings.

Ken is delighted and says: "What a brilliant surprise! I've always loved the Stones' music and I can't thank you enough. I'll treasure the book."

The entry of 1500 was 50% more than GQ.com's normal number and worked out at more than 200 entries a day over the week of the competition.

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SUBSCRIBERS PRAISE WHEN WE WAS FAB

We have been inundated with praise from subscribers for When We Was Fab, Astrid Kirchherr's latest and last limited edition.

Paul Charles wrote to us saying, 'I've recently received my copy of When We Was Fab. It's a truly wonderful book. Any more words are superfluous. I loved it.'

An email from Betty & Dave Heenan says, 'You have outdone yourselves this time, producing a visually stunning book with such dramatic and beautiful photos. You have raised your standard of excellence to a very high level.'

Joan Kovacs tells us, 'The photographs are beautiful! My collection of Genesis books keeps growing, I just wish I had known of your books from the beginning. P.S. the gloves are a hoot!'

Click here to order When We Was Fab.

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STEVE HALE GIVES MASTER CLASS

Liverpool, England. 24th September 2003. Steve Hale, the internationally award-winning sports photographer, whose photos have made our This Is Anfield such a success, is today giving a master class to students in Liverpool.

The two-hour class is part of the newly-launched Genesis Publications/Liverpool Community College Sports Photography Award and is designed to inspire the 40 students eligible for the award. The winners will be announced at the end of November and their work will be exhibited at Borders in Liverpool in December.

Since the 70s Steve has won many top awards for sports photos including the International Gold Medal, European Football Photographer of the Year, Sports Photographer of the Year (UK), the International Medal for Sport at the Royal Photographic Society and numerous Kodak and Fuji Sports Picture of the Year.

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GQ LAUNCHES WEB COMPETITION

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LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARD

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A TIME TO LIVE IN PAUL SMITH SHOPS

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RONNIE WOOD IN ROYAL ACADEMY

Three canvases painted by Ronnie Wood were unveiled this week at The Royal Academy, one of Britain's most esteemed art galleries. The Stones' guitarist was commissioned by Andrew Lloyd-Webber to paint celebrities at London restaurant The Ivy and subjects include Des Lynam, Elton John and J-Lo. Wood's paintings, which hang in the gallery restaurant, form part of the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection which opens to the public on September 20th until December 12.

We still have some copies left of Wood on Canvas, the limited edition book of Ronnie Wood's paintings and sketches, each copy signed by Ronnie.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE HARRISON FILM PREMIERE

The premiere of the 'Concert for George' film is taking place on October 8th in Leicester Square, London. The film will be on limited cinema release so if it does appear in your town you would be advised to book tickets immediately.

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GENESIS PUBLICATIONS/LCC SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

At midday tomorrow (September 17th) at The Arts Centre in Liverpool Community College, Genesis Publications, Steve Hale, Liverpool's top sports photographer over the last 30 years, and former Reds star David Fairclough are announcing a major new award for student photographers on Merseyside.

The Genesis Publications/LCC Award is in association with Borders bookshop in Liverpool, which will mount an exhibition of the winning entries before Christmas. The opening of the exhibition will coincide with the giving out of prizes worth £1000 plus, for the winner, an invaluable day with Steve Hale covering a top sporting event. Steve has won numerous national and international press awards, including last year's Royal Photographic Society International Medal. Last November Genesis published a modern history of Liverpool Football Club, This Is Anfield, featuring the best photos from Steve's archive of 400,000.

David Fairclough, who is one of the judges of the award, says: "Obviously any initiative which is going to encourage and develop the art of photography, I would certainly welcome and wholly support."

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MICHAEL COOPER EXHIBITION IN LONDON

As is documented in the highly-acclaimed Genesis edition, Blinds and Shutters, Michael Cooper counted as his closest friends the leading musicians (The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones), writers (Terry Southern, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg) and artists (Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, David Hockney) of the Sixties scene. Because Cooper was known, liked and totally accepted by the subjects of his photographs, he was in a unique position to record them all, usually with remarkable intimacy in a nonchalant style that is closer to reportage than to studio photography.

Copper's tragic suicide in 1973 marks in many ways the spiritual end of the sixties. In Keith Richards words Cooper was a '50's hipster who slipped through the 60's and couldn't stomach the 70s.' To David Bailey he was 'a man out of his time' and to his friend Christopher Gibbs 'a poet of the lens'. The photographs in this exhibition at London's Atlas Gallery form a loose almost filmic narrative of the entire decade.

• Individual prints from £800. Prints are also sold in limited editions of 25. Please contact the gallery for prices.
• Copies of Blinds and Shutters can be ordered at the gallery.
• The exhibition runs from September 18th - October 24th 2003. Entry Free. Mon-Fri: 10.00am to 6.00 pm / Sat: 11.00am to 5.00pm.
• Atlas Gallery, 49 Dorset Street, London, W1U 7NF. Email: info@atlasgallery.com. Tel +44 (0) 20 7224 4192.

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JOHNNY CASH 1932-2003

Genesis Publications are greatly saddened to learn of Johnny Cash's death today aged 71. The country music star died in hospital in Nashville, Tennessee due to complications from diabetes, which resulted in respiratory failure. An icon of American country music from the 1950s, Cash's hits included 'I Walk the Line' and 'Ring of Fire'.

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BELGIAN BEATS 200 OTHERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN WHEN WE WAS FAB COMPETITION

A gentleman from Dilbeek, Belgium has beaten all others in the web competition run by the Liverpool Echo. icliverpool.co.uk ran the contest last month for a free copy of When We Was Fab, Astrid Kirchherr's recently published book with Genesis.

Mr Raphael Vandenberghe was one of several hundred entrants from all over the world, including Sweden, Macedonai, Brazil and Uruguay, who clicked on to the Liverpool Echo site.

Of course there were also locals from Merseyside who tried to win the £425 book and the Liverpool web were delighted with the turn out. Competition executive Gillian Guilfoyle says: "We're really very happy with the number of people who took part - which was a little more than usual for us."

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE HARRISON

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GEORGE MARTIN FANS STATESIDE

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MOONAGE GETS EULOGY FROM GOLDMINE

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ASTRID AT MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL

Thousands of Beatles fans congregated in Liverpool city centre last weekend for what was the biggest Mathew Street Festival ever.

Among the weekend's highlights was the attendance of Astrid Kirchherr, who was in Liverpool to talk about her new Genesis limited edition When We Was Fab. Beatles fans had the opportunity to meet Astrid at the Mathew Street Gallery and at the Beatles Convention which took place at the Adelphi. Among the guests was Jackie Lomax, who was delighted to see a photograph of himself in Astrid's book.

Naturally Astrid was pleased to meet up again with Jackie who now lives in Ventura County, California. Astrid and Jackie had dinner with Genesis representatives on Sunday night along with two of the actors from Backbeat, Scot Williams and Chris O'Neill, who played Paul and George.

Leading Liverpool papers devoted pages to Astrid and When We Was Fab. The Liverpool Echo, Liverpool's famous evening paper ran a double page spread on Astrid the day after interviewing her at the city's Beatles Festival last weekend. In the article of Monday 25th August, Peter Grant called the book 'a limited edition masterpiece'

On the same day The Daily Post devoted the lion's share of Philip Key's Arts Diary to Astrid and the book.

For more articles go to:

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk

Click here to read about Astrid's visit to Liverpool.

Click here to read about Olivia Harrison receiving the No.1 copy of When We Was Fab.

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HENDRIX VOTED BEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME

A panel of experts drawn up by Rolling Stone magazine have voted Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitarist in rock history. Paying tribute to Hendrix's genius, Pete Townshend writes, 'He made the electric guitar beautiful.'

Included in the top ten were Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards. For the full list click here.

Keep a look out on the website for updates on Classic Hendrix, our major project on Jimi, which is now at design stage.

Photo: © Bruce Fleming

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BBC INTERVIEWS ASTRID KIRCHHERR

Spencer Leigh will be chatting to Astrid Kirchherr on BBC Radio Merseyside 95.8FM on Sunday, 24 August. Tune in to On The Merseybeat at 18.05.

Astrid is in the UK visiting the annual Beatles Convention in Liverpool. She will be discussing her new book When We Was Fab and her time spent with The Beatles in Hamburg.

The BBC World Service will be also be broadcasting an interview with Astrid later the following week. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice for details.

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CLASSIC HENDRIX: UPDATE

Our major project on Jimi Hendrix, spanning his career from 1966-1970, Classic Hendrix, is now at design stage. We are experimenting with some psychedelic layouts and Sixties-inspired type-faces. Brad Tolinski of Guitar World has written a detailed and thoroughly-researched text, which includes quotes from Hendrix's peers, to accompany the 300-odd images of Jimi by various photographers.

Order Classic Hendrix.

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GENESIS BEGINS DVD PRODUCTION

Following some 30 years of international success, as the world's leading publishers of limited editions, Genesis Publications is now branching out into DVD production.

The same standards of originality, exclusivity and design that have been key to Genesis books will be applied to our collectors' DVD editions, and we hope to bring you an exciting range of titles related to the Genesis book catalogue.

Our first such project follows the wonderful acclaim received by George Martin's autobiography, Playback. Filming began in the spring of 2002, and we are now proud to unveil advance details of the George Martin, Playback - Collectors DVD Boxed Set.

You can access information on Genesis DVD productions by clicking on The DVDs in the main menu on the left of our Homepage. As our catalogue grows, so too will our website so please keep checking in for news of further exciting projects.

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TITLE DECIDED FOR BOB MARLEY BOOK

We have a winner! Our Bob Marley limited edition is to be called, Rebel Music: Bob Marley and Roots Reggae. Congratulations to Simon Northam from Stoke-on-Trent for coming up with this title. He will be receiving a free copy of the book on publication.

The book is near completion and we are currently discussing a release date. Keep a look out on the website for further updates.

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NEW ON SITE! RINGO STARR'S POSTCARDS FROM THE BOYS

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WELCOME TIMES READERS

Genesis is the home of the finest craftsmen made limited edition books. If your special interest is The Rolling Stones, we have a few copies in stock of four titles which will appeal to you:

Pleased To Meet You - The wonderful photographs of Michael Putland.

Wood On Canvas - Ronnie Wood's highly acclaimed signed limited edition.

Blinds and Shutters - The intimate collection of photographs by Michael Cooper - possibly our most famous book.

Wyman Shoots Chagall - the fascinating signed memoir from Bill Wyman.

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WHEN WE WAS FAB UPDATE

Following the successful launch of When We Was Fab at the Beatles Festival in Berlin last month, Astrid Kirchherr will be visiting Liverpool over the August bank holiday to sign and talk about the book. She is taking part in a three day festival which includes a Beatles convention. You will find Astrid at the Genesis Publications stand at the Adelphi Hotel on Sunday August 24th.

Click here for further information and to order When We Was Fab.

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KILLER QUEEN UPDATE

Killer Queen has now gone to press. Colour brochures will be available from the end of July. Please register your name and address on the Killer Queen page to be added to our mailing list and receive a free colour brochure. We will taking orders from September.

There has already been massive interest in this title and with We Will Rock You opening in Australia and USA later this year, we expect that interest to be even higher.

Look out on the site for regular updates.

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RINGO'S SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY

Ringo, who was kind enough to write a foreword to George Martin's autobiography Playback, shares his favourite story of George: a recollection from work on the 'Sentimental Journey' album in a new movie in The Picture House.

Keep a look out for news onsite of an upcoming Genesis book with Ringo.

FORTHCOMING: Ringo is one of a number of contributors taking part in a new collectors' DVD boxed set by Genesis, on the career of George Martin. Look out on this website for further details.

For the venues and dates of Ringo's current US tour, go to ringotour.com

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PLEASED TO MEET YOU TOUR BINDING

The orange-bound copies of Pleased To Meet You, made to celebrate the Stones' current tour are now available. Only 75 copies have been produced so we recommend you order now.

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WOOD ON CANVAS FINAL COPIES

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RINGO STARR BOOK GOING TO PRESS

Ringo's book is to be printed in two weeks time at our Italian printers. To register interest in this book please fill in the form below:

Look out on our website for further details of this exciting new limited edition.

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RAVI LEAVES LONDON

Ravi Shankar has now left London, having personalised for Genesis subscribers some of the few remaining copies of Raga Mala. For details of his North American tour schedule this Autumn check ravishankar.org

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KILLER QUEEN GOES TO PRESS

It's a busy time for our Italian printers. Killer Queen goes to Milan this week to begin printing. This book has already sparked huge excitement among Queen fans. Click here to be added to the Killer Queen mailing list.

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DAVID STEEN BEGINS WORK ON NEW BOOK

The photographer David Steen is in our offices this week as we start work on his book, 'Heroes and Villains'. Look out on the website for further details.

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GENESIS BOOKS IN MEDIA

The Guardian, in a double review of our two Stones books, Pleased To Meet You and Wood on Canvas, wrote in the Guide on Saturday 28th June 2003:

"These are expensive but beautifully produced limited edition books opulently packaged."

"Pleased to Meet You captures an aura of druggy, dissolute menace backstage."

"In Wood on Canvas - Every Picture Tells a Story Ronnie Wood reminisces about his time in the Stones, Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, dolled up with paintings of the stars he's met along the way (Muddy Waters, Elvis and ex-flatmate Jimi Hendrix)."

"At £234 each these books are almost as decadent as the band's legendary excesses."

Also the July issue of the Reader's Digest has devoted two pages to George Martin on George Harrison and their deep friendship. This is the first time that the Digest has featured a Genesis book - Playback - and a welcome newcomer with its 49 language editions and 86 million readers world-wide.

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SOME COPIES OF THE WHO LIVE HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE

A few copies of The WHO Live have become available. These will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Price £300. Details of the book can be seen in our Hall of Fame. Please use the form below to register your interest and we will let you know as soon as possible if we can fulfil your order.

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WINNER OF BUMPER GQ BOWIE COMPETITION

Congratulations to Oliver Potgieter from London W9 for winning Moonage Daydream in the recent web competition run by GQ and Genesis Publications. Oliver beat 2000 other contestants to win the book - and the two week long competition drew twice as many entrants as usually take part in such promotions.

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WHEN WE WAS FAB LATEST

The printing of When We Was Fab has now been completed and the printed sheets are now being folded ready for binding. Books will be bound and supplied to customers in the sequence in which orders where received. Busy times ahead for our Italian craftsmen!

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PLEASED TO MEET YOU ARRIVING THIS WEEK

The first copies arrive at Genesis this week of the celebratory orange binding. A few books have been specially made to commemorate the current Rolling Stones tour. We anticipate that these will become highly collectable. Early ordering is advised.

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SPENCER DAVIS

Spencer Davis arrives at Genesis later this week. Spencer helped us to promote Blinds and Shutters by touring Australia and New Zealand. He even played a few club dates while he was there. He is currently performing in Europe. For the dates and venues of his tour, go to www.spencer-davis-group.com.

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PLAYBACK IN NEW YORK TIMES

Sir George Martin was in Los Angeles last week. Whilst there, he opened a copy of The New York Times and was pleasantly surprised to find the extensive article on Playback - an article which is keeping our bookbinders busy. We are now on our last binding order of Playback.

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RAVI SHANKAR SIGNS RAGA MALA

Last week in London, Ravi Shankar wrote the special inscriptions requested by recent purchasers of Raga Mala. In the autumn Ravi commences an extensive concert tour of North America. Audiences in Europe will have to wait much longer to see Ravi perform again.

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NEW RINGO STARR BOOK

Ringo Starr has been working with us on an exciting book project. Today we go through the finished layouts with him as his approval is needed before he begins his US Tour. For his tour dates go to www.ringotour.com.

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SUPPORT CHARITY BY LISTENING TO THE RADIO

On June 14th, the radio presenter Pete Dicks will be hosting a 12 hour Marathon edition of his renowned 'BeatlesandBeyond' programme to the world on the internet.

Pete's show is part of 'Diabetes Awareness Week' and, as well as being in aid of Diabetes UK [www.diabetes.org.uk], which offers advice and support to sufferers of this debilitating illness, it is also supporting thebridgewalsall, which helps youngsters in training and radio presentation.

Listen in on www.thebridgewalsall.co.uk from noon till midnight. If you like The Beatles, you'll love this show!

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WELCOME NEW YORK TIMES READERS

We have already had an overwhelming response to yesterday's (June 17th) New York Times' article on our limited edition, Playback, the signed autobiography of Sir George Martin. Please click here for more information on Playback and to order this limited edition via our secure server.

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BOWIE ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR

David Bowie has announced details of his first world tour in eight years.

The 'A Reality Tour' will last into 2004, taking in 17 countries over seven months and will see Bowie playing in front of one million people.

The beginning of the tour in October will coincide with the release of Bowie's new album 'Reality'.

The UK and Ireland tour dates announced so far are: Manchester MEN Arena (November 17), Birmingham NEC (November 19), The Point, Dublin (November 22), London Wembley Arena (November 25)

For more info go to davidbowie.com

Tickets go onsale on Friday June 20 at 9am.

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ZIGGY STARDUST LIMITED EDITION BADGES

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ORDER WHEN WE WAS FAB NOW!

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DAVID BOWIE: ALADDIN SANE DIGITALLY REMASTERED

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PSYCHEDELIC RENEGADES: MICK ROCK PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Zoltar the Magnificent of Marshal Street, London is presenting the first ever exhibition of photographer Mick Rock's portraits of Syd Barrett, the enigmatic founder of Pink Floyd.

Rock provided the inimitable images for the cover of 'Raw Power' by The Stooges, Lou Reed's 'Transformer' and Queen's 'Queen II' album cover which was later copied in the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' video; his back catalogue is the indispensable photographic history of pop culture, brilliantly capturing countless portraits of 20th century iconoclasts and Rock and Roll performers. His recently published (by Genesis Publications) collaboration with David Bowie, Moonage Daydream marries 15,000 of Bowies' words with 659 of Rock's iconic Ziggy Stardust photographs.

The photographs of Syd Barrett taken between 1969 and 1972 capture the man after his departure from Pink Floyd and embody the spirit of London long past but not forgotten. Syd Barrett's history has often been viewed as tragic but as these previously unseen pictures document, Barrett was his own man with his own inimitable style, vision and unique creative perspective. Syd Barrett and friend, the photographer Mick Rock, were doubtless ahead of their times and beyond their years. These photographs can also be seen in the Genesis published Psychedelic Renegades.

This Summer Mick travels to Japan for a major retrospective of his work showing at the Tokyo Museum of modern Photography which will go on to tour Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong. He then returns to the UK for a series of academic lectures including a forthcoming exhibition of his material at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London.

Exhibition opens on June 6th everyday from 10am to 6pm. Closed on Sundays.

Zoltar Gallery
33 MARSHALL STREET
LONDON W1F 7ET
(+44) 207 287 5252
info@zoltarthemagnificent.com

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WOOD ON CANVAS FINAL BINDING ORDER

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ERIC CLAPTON TO WRITE FOREWORD AND SIGN BOB MARLEY BOOK

We are pleased to announce that Eric Clapton has agreed to write the foreword for our forthcoming book on Bob Marley with Kate Simon. He will also be signing the 350 Deluxe copies. In 1974 Eric Clapton took a cover version of 'I Shot The Sheriff' to the top of charts worldwide, boosting Bob Marley's already fast-rising star into the stratosphere.

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RAVI SHANKAR: LAST CHANCE FOR PERSONAL INSCRIPTIONS

Ravi Shankar is in Britain and will be performing a concert at The Barbican in London on Sunday 18th May. While he is here he will be personally inscribing some of the few remaining copies of Raga Mala. Please contact Tessa at Genesis for more information.

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PLAYBACK US LAUNCH A HUGE SUCCESS

Playback was launched in America on Saturday 10th May at 1pm at the New York Barnes and Noble bookstore on East 17th Street. Sir George Martin spoke to a gathering of some 500 people on his career and the making of Playback. One hundred copies of the Playback limited edition were allocated to Barnes and Noble for this event. The afternoon was a huge success and many people enjoyed the opportunity to meet Sir George. By the end of the hour all the hundred books were sold, and it was a little unfortunate that some people didn't get a chance to obtain a copy on the day. Brian and Nick Roylance represented Genesis at the event.

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NOEL REDDING 1945 - 2003

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NEW MARLEY TRACKS DISCOVERED

Bob Marley's family has discovered a collection of unreleased recordings by the reggae singer. Marley's son, Ziggy, said the 1970s tracks, featuring his father playing the guitar, may be remastered and on sale in 2004.

Our Bob Marley limited edition is rapidly growing into a major project - latest contributors include Wailers' bass player Family Man Barrett and The Clash's Paul Simonon.

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MOONAGE DAYDREAM DELIVERY THIS WEEK

Over 200 copies of Moonage Daydream are due to be delivered to our offices in the next couple of days, which means all outstanding orders should be dispatched to customers by the end of this week.

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PLAYBACK BOOK SIGNING AT BARNES & NOBLE, NY

At 1pm This Saturday (May 10th) there will be an audio-visual presentation and book signing by Sir George Martin for his autobiography Playback, at the Barnes & Noble New York store, 33 East 17th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South New York, NY 10011.

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KILLER QUEEN UPDATE

Brian May has signed the first thousand copies of Killer Queen and now the sheets are with Roger Taylor for signing.

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WHEN WE WAS FAB FIRST PROOFS

The first proofs are due in this week from Milan and the brochure is currently being printed.

In her Foreword to the book, Olivia Harrison states, 'Imagine how incomplete The Beatles' history would be without the images in this book.'

Look out on the website as we will soon have a page dedicated to this book. To register your interest in this book please submit your details below.

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PLEASED TO MEET YOU THIRTY YEARS ON

To commemorate the lasting endurance of the Stones, we are preparing a special orange binding in celebration of their current World Tour.

It is thirty years since Michael Putland began his exciting Stones portfolio of photographs which feature in our much acclaimed limited edition Pleased To Meet You.

Only a few of the remaining copies in the edition will carry this bright orange binding with special lettering to commemorate the tour.

When ordering please ensure you check the box to indicate that you want to acquire the celebratory tour orange binding and select the photograph from the four choices that you would like for the front board.

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THIS IS ANFIELD TIMES COMPETITION WINNER

Philip Harrison, a systems analyst from Uxbridge, Middlesex has won the extra-special copy of This Is Anfield, signed by over 20 former players.

Philip, a Liverpool supporter for 37 years, beat over 500 entrants to win this incredible prize, which was up for grabs in a competition in The Times.

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JOHN PEEL REVIEWS THIS IS ANFIELD

John Peel described This Is Anfield as an 'almost biblical tribute to Liverpool FC' in The Observer last Sunday (20 April).

Read the full review here.

Order This Is Anfield

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BRIAN MAY AND ROGER TAYLOR TO SIGN KILLER QUEEN

We are pleased to announce that Brian May and Roger Taylor have agreed to sign all copes of Killer Queen. In addition to text from Brian May, Mick Rock and Mary Austin, Roger Taylor will be contributing his thoughts to accompany Mick's photographs.

Add your name to the Killer Queen mailing list. Colour brochures for this limited edition will be available soon.

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THIS IS ANFIELD COMPETITION WINNER

Jamie Saul, a statistician from Scunthorpe, has beaten 435 other contestants to win the Deluxe copy of This Is Anfield, worth £375. 'I am absolutely delighted', he says.

The competition ran on liverpoolfc.tv, the official Liverpool FC website, for two weeks. Editor Paul Rogers said, 'The number of people who entered the competition was pretty good given the difficulty of the questions.'

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THIS IS ANFIELD IS 'LIVERPOOL BIBLE' SAYS TIMES

In our first national paper review of This Is Anfield, today The Times 'finds Shankly heaven in the pages of the gold-edged Liverpool bible'.

Read the full review and enter The Times competition to win a special copy of This Is Anfield signed by 20 former Liverpool players.

Order This Is Anfield. Only a few Deluxe copies, signed by Gérard Houllier, remain.

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WHEN WE WAS FAB GOES INTO PRODUCTION

Astrid has made her image selection and printed all the photographs for the book. Next week work will begin on the layouts.

This is the reason why Astrid has chosen to make When We Was Fab, her last book:

'There have been so many books in the world that have printed my photographs, with or without my permission. My pictures have been published in all sorts of ways for all sorts of reasons: naturally because they're interesting to Beatle fans, some of whom wouldn't mind if a picture is out of focus as long as a Beatle is in it; or with the wrong crop so that George is cut out of the picture because they wanted only John; or simply because one of them was in the news and so a picture of mine would appear.

So I decided it was time to do one book in which I am totally involved so that it contains the pictures I like most, printed the way I would print them, even down to the text and design, with of course the help of Genesis, Brian and Ulf. The book is for people who are interested in photography in the Sixties and in the way I saw my friends and depicted them in the best way that I could.

Therefore, this book is me and that is why it will be the last one. The very last one.'

We plan to launch the book in Berlin in mid-July.

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CAPTAIN COOK SPEAR SELLS FOR £150,000

A native wooden spear which killed Captain James Cook in February 1779 sold at auction for £150,000 yesterday (March 26th). Seventeen bidders from as far afield as Hawaii, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain vied for the relic.

The huge interest in the spear pushed up the sale price at Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh from an original estimate of £2,000 to £19,000 before bidding even started. After fierce competition by telephone between collectors in America and Britain, it was eventually sold to an anonymous London buyer who said that he wanted to keep an item of such historical importance in the country. He paid a total of £156,000, including commission.

Genesis Publications has published several editions dedicated to James Cook's and other explorers' Voyages of Discovery. These volumes are illustrated facsimiles of the original ships' logs and journals, and include 'James Cook's Journal of HMS Resolution 1772-75', when Cook lost his life at the age of 50 as he anchored off Hawaii to conduct repairs to his ship. After numerous petty thefts from his ship, Cook went ashore intending to take a local dignitary hostage until the stolen items were returned. But he was met by a crowd of more than 1,000 natives on the beach at Kealakekua Bay, who clubbed him to the ground in the ensuing uproar and repeatedly stabbed him with spears. His remains were later buried at sea.

After being recovered from the beach by Cook's navigation officer Captain Bligh - later of the famously mutinous Bounty, also recorded by Genesis in 'The Mutinous Seizure of the Bounty' - the spear was fashioned into a 91 inch gold-topped walking stick in the 1800s and inscribed and given as a gift to Admiral Sir David Milne by Admiral Charles Ross.

Cook was on his third voyage to the southern hemisphere when he died. On earlier trips he had skippered the Endeavour, described in 'The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour'.

The spear remained with the descendents of Admiral Milne until they decided to sell it.

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NEW ON SITE: VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY

Genesis Publications has long been associated with limited editions on rock and roll. However, the company, founded in 1974, originally published leather-bound historical volumes with forewords written by the late Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles and The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. These volumes included illustrated facsimiles of ships' logs and journals relating to daring voyages of discovery such as 'The Journal of a Voyage in HMS Beagle' by Charles Darwin and 'James Cook's Journal of HMS Resolution'. Indeed, it was these volumes which impressed George Harrison enough to encourage him to create 'I Me Mine' for publication by Genesis. We have now added pages on our website dedicated to these historical editions, which incidentally make wonderful gifts.

A new index has been added to our Books section which clearly lists all these 'Voyages of Discovery' editions. Also in the index are two further old editions, facsimiles of the original manuscripts for Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures Underground' and Charles Dickens's 'The Cricket on the Hearth'. A few copies of all these beautiful fine bindings are still available and order forms are linked to every book's page. We hope you enjoy browsing all these titles.

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COMPETITION: NAME OUR BOB MARLEY BOOK AND WIN A FREE COPY

We need you to help us find a title for our forthcoming Bob Marley book. This limited edition, featuring the photographs of Kate Simon and text by a host of Bob's friends and fellow musicians, is now at the design stage but still has no title. Take a look at the book's preview page and then submit your entry below. The winner whose title we choose will receive a free copy of the book.

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RARE CHANCE TO ORDER BLINDS & SHUTTERS

We are pleased to announce that Abbey bindery have scheduled in the binding of 50 copies of Blinds & Shutters, our benchmark edition of Michael Cooper's Sixties' photography. Some of these copies are being bound to fulfil existing orders but there will be some leftover so secure your order by emailing Tessa or ordering online. These will be ready to dispatch around the end of April and, after these 50 copies, we won't be binding any more Blinds and Shutters until the end of Autumn.

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WORTHINGTON CUP WINNERS

Andy Thompson, the author of This Is Anfield, has given us his exclusive report of Liverpool's Worthington Cup victory on March 1st, 2003:

Liverpool thoroughly deserved their latest triumph. They were first in every tackle, first to every loose ball and first on to the podium to collect a cup which, in itself, may not be as important as other prizes, but in context signifies a very welcome return to the kind of form which has given Liverpool supporters so much renewed pride in their team since Gérard Houllier took charge in 1998. It was a very public vindication of the manager, and a very big poke in the eye for those whose idea of supporting a team is to take to the airwaves and whinge. This should shut them up for a while. And wasn't Fergie's face a picture?

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THIS IS ANFIELD CHARITY DONATION

Genesis Publications was pleased to present the Liverpool FC Former Players Association with a cheque for £5,500 last Friday (March 7th). The money, to be donated to charity, has been raised through initial sales of This Is Anfield, our limited edition which has been hailed as 'the greatest football book ever.' The donation will be given to one or more of the several charities supported by the LFC FPA which include: The Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Liverpool's Broad Green Hospital, The Variety Club, Sunshine Coaches and the North West Guide Dog for the Blind Association. Ian Callaghan, Secretary of the FPA and one of several former players attending the ceremony said, 'Our association with Genesis Publications has been more than happy and everything we have done with them has been a pleasure for us to be involved in.' Other Liverpool FC heroes at the presentation included Ron Yeats, David Fairclough, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, David Johnson, Brian Hall, Tommy Lawrence and Pete Thompson. The event was attended by Sky Sports TV, BBC Radio Merseyside, the Liverpool Echo, LFC Weekly and Liverpool FC's Official Match Day Programme. Read the Liverpool Echo's article on the event. The FPA will continue to receive payments on the sale of copies of This Is Anfield until the limited edition is sold out. Also announced on Friday at Liverpool FC was The Most Difficult Football Competition Ever for the Greatest Football Book Ever. The lucky winner will receive one of the few remaining Deluxe copies of This Is Anfield worth £375. Check the LFC website for details on how to enter.

Genesis Publications' Paul Nathanson (right) presenting Ron Yeats (left) with the cheque at Anfield.

LFC former players with Nessie, a Guide Dog for the Blind

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RAGA MALA PERSONALLY INSCRIBED BY RAVI

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BOB MARLEY: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JUNIOR MARVIN

We are very grateful to both Wayne Jobson and Junior Marvin, not only for taking part in the production of Kate Simon's wonderful new book on Bob Marley, but also for giving us some insight into the reggae legend in the PicureHouse.

Junior Marvin was lead guitarist with The Wailers for some 20 years, and appears on numerous Bob Marley and The Wailers albums, inlcuding Exodus, Kaya, Babylon by Bus, and Uprising. After Bob's untimely death, The Wailers remained together with Junior on lead vocals, until 1997. He has also played with and alongside a great many other names at the forefront of contemporary music history, inluding Toots And The Maytals, Burning Spear, Stevie Winwood and Eric Clapton.

Singer and musician, Wayne Jobson, whose own band Native supported Bob in Jamaica, has also recorded with a host of names familiar to Genesis's readers, including Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Willie Nelson, Chrissy Hynde, and Garth Brooks. Among other things, Wayne is also an attorney and a record producer, but nowadays, both Wayne and Junior can be found at the helm of America's first nationwide reggae station, on XM Satellite Radio.

Our thanks to both Wayne and Junior for sharing some memories of Bob with us.

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MOONAGE DAYDREAM IS 'BREATHTAKING' AND 'MAGNIFICENT'

The March issue of Record Collector features an 8-page Ziggy Stardust 30th anniversary special which includes an in-depth and glowing review of Moonage Daydream. David Wells writes, 'A truly breathtaking pictorial view of the Ziggy Stardust era... The presentational details are, even by Genesis' elevated standards, little short of astonishing...', 'The ultimate Ziggy collector book' and 'This magnificent presentation is a hugely valuable addition to the legend of Ziggy, and well-healed Bowie fanatics are unlikely to be disappointed.'

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WHEN WE WAS FAB UPDATE

The first printing trials for When We Was Fab have just been completed in Milan. Experiments have been made with three printing techniques and the results are being sent to Astrid Kirchherr in Hamburg for her examination and approval.

Olivia Harrison has kindly agreed to write the Foreword to this lasting tribute to The Beatles and their Hamburg contemporaries.

In her Introduction, Astrid talks about The Beatles being the subjects of her first portraits:

'I tried to capture, not only beautiful faces, but also the look behind those faces - their experiences, what they had been through. When I took most of the pictures, The Beatles weren't famous at all. They were just young boys with great talent, wonderful humour and intelligence. What amazed me was that, behind all the outfits and rock and roll behaviour, they were very sensible, sensitive young men who urged for something new in life, which was exactly what I did then, in the '60s.'

To register your interest in this book please submit your details below. Look out on the site for further updates.

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RAVI AND ANOUSHKA SHANKAR UK CONCERTS

Ravi Shankar will be performing some concerts in Britain this May and so too will his daughter Anoushka, including one date at the Barbican Centre, London. Click here for their tour schedule and booking information.

Ravi's limited edition Raga Mala, edited by George Harrison, was produced in four colours of Indian silk. Only 29 copies of the book bound in purple are left in the edition. So, for anyone interested in the colour purple, now would be a good time to place your order.

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BEHIND THE SCENES: WITH BOB MARLEY AND ZIGGY STARDUST

Kate Simon

We are very grateful to both Kate Simon and Mick Rock, who found time last month to speak to us on record about their experience as photographers to (respectively) Bob Marley and David Bowie. A little of the two interviews is now online in the PictureHouse. Click here to find out the story behind Kate's 'Kaya' album shot, perhaps the most well-known shot of Bob ever taken, and Mick's first impressions of David and his work during the rise of Ziggy Stardust. Mick's work is already published in Moonage Daydream, and Kate's definitive record of Bob Marley and his music can be previewed here.

Mick Rock

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CLASSIC HENDRIX

Genesis is proud to be working on the ultimate tribute to Jimi Hendrix. For the last two years Ross Halfin (aided by Sally Crick) has been diligently carrying out picture research to produce a most unusual and comprehensive finely produced edition on Jimi Hendrix. To this end, he has already made several trips to America and this month visits Tokyo and Paris to search archives and complete publishing deals for rare and previously unseen photographs of Hendrix. An informed text is being prepared by Brad Tolinski in New York.

In his foreword to this large format book, Ross Halfin states, 'The point I'm trying to make is that everybody loves Jimi Hendrix. The book shows him from every perspective. There was no-one like him, or who will ever replace him. He was embraced by black and white audiences alike, something which his jazz peers such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane never achieved.'

This limited edition will be of major interest to Hendrix fans all over the world and to anyone interested in music culture.

Classic Hendrix should be ready for Christmas. The first 350 copies will be Deluxe copies and it is anticipated that these will be reserved very quickly indeed.

Order Classic Hendrix.

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MICK ROCK ON RADIO 4

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MAX SCHELER

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LEADING DESIGNER TEAMS UP WITH GENESIS PUBLICATIONS

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ASTRID KIRCHHERR'S LATEST AND LAST GENESIS TITLE

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PREVIEW OF BINDING DESIGN FOR KILLER QUEEN

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PLAYBACK SHIPPING NEWS

The launch of Playback in Australia in October last year was a huge success, resulting in an unprecedented number of advance orders from Australian and New Zealand customers. Our binders in Milan didn't complete those orders until the end of last year due to the large volume. They are now completing the remaining orders from the rest of the world so that Deluxe and then Regular copies will be ready for despatch throughout March. Deluxe copies sold out very quickly, but we still have some regular copies available to order.

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DUBLIN FAN WINS LIVERPOOL BOOK

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MOONAGE DAYDREAM - SHIPPING DETAILS

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NEW ON SITE: BOB MARLEY PREVIEW PAGE!

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TUNE IN TO RADIO MERSEYSIDE ON SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY

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PLAYBACK DELUXE HAS SOLD OUT

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ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE GIVES MAXIMUM WHO FIVE STARS

SEE THEM, FEEL THEM

The Who's history comes to glorious life through the hilarious recollections and stunning photography of Maximum Who.

Maximum Who *****
Compiled by Ross Halfin

When The Who hit rock & roll like a gale force back in the day, it would have been impossible to imagine the band as the subject of a posh coffee-table book. Maximum Who: The Who in the Sixties strikes a perfect balance between its lavish illustrations and hilarious recollections by Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and the late John Entwistle. Shots of the band relaxing at home, fighting off boredom backstage and clothes shopping in swinging London convey compelling - and poignant - insights into both the band and the era.

Even a casual flip through tells the story of the Who's tumultuous rise from bashing around London clubs to international stardom with the release of Tommy in 1969. Daltrey's wry response to some pictures of the band fooling around - "My God, we're having a laugh!" speaks volumes about the tensions that nearly split up the group dozens of times. The live shots burst off the page.

Nor does the music itself get short shrift. "I wasn't influenced by any other bass players", Entwistle says. "It was Duane Eddy and his low, twangy sound." And Townshend offers this about the band's work on Tommy: "[Producer] Kit [Lambert] seemed to feel the need to let the group feel they were really involved in the creative process. They weren't."

Maximum Who is like a family album. Everyone who looks at it has a different memory, and old resentments flare up. But a deep, abiding affection underlies everything, and everyone who isn't dead still shows up to make his story heard.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

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THIS IS ANFIELD DELUXE SHIPPING NOW