NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

INSIDE OUT SOLD ON EBAY FOR $6,500

A copy of one of our most recent limited editions, Inside Out, a personal history of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason, has just been sold on eBay for US$ 6,500. With only 500 sets produced and originally sold for £595, Inside Out included, among other things, fine art prints, postcards, drumsticks, a t-shirt and a hat. It was indeed 'A box of delights', which customers have been raving about ever since. Click here for some customer comments.

Click here for the eBay page.

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IN MEMORIAM BRIAN ROYLANCE

The news of Brian's passing could not have been more shocking to announce but, since then, the response that has been volunteered in condolences and donations to 'Guys and St Thomas' Charity' has been a source of comfort and inspiration to all of his family and staff at Genesis. We hope that by providing a forum for everyone to share their thoughts, this comfort has been reciprocated too. Genesis subscribers held a very special place in Brian's affection and there can be no more fitting a tribute than for so many to pay their respects in such a collaborative way. For our part, we would like to thank you all for your kind and considerate messages over the past month or so. And for those of you who would like to continue to leave messages, we are leaving the forum online - please click here to do so.

His daughter and son, Catherine and Nick, have been playing an active part in the continuation of Brian's work over the past weeks, and will continue to do so. It will come as no surprise to hear how Brian was, as always, at the centre of life and creativity within Genesis, instigating work on a great number of books. Each one held its own charm for him and, though we will continue to miss him dearly, it is with a sense of respect for his faultless enthusiasm and strength of purpose that everyone at Genesis is committed to following on his path. It is with this in mind that we feel privileged to announce the publication of TOTA '75 (The Rolling Stones Tour Of The Americas 1975) and we look forward to revealing some of the other surprises Brian had in store for Genesis subscribers, in the New Year and beyond.

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The LIONS - INDEPENDENT BOOK OF WEEK

The Independent chooses The Lions as its Book of the Week. Click here to read the article.

Order The Lions

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LIONS LAUNCH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS

Last Friday's launch of our limited edition on The History of The Lions was a triumph as rugby legends and fans met at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London to preview the book as well as celebrate the unique sports institution that is the Lions team.

It was an all-star line up with guest speakers John Dawes, Gavin Hastings, Bill Beaumont, Morné du Plessis, Michael Lynagh, Sean Fitzpatrick, Willie John McBride and commentator Ian Robertson entertaining the 1,100-strong audience. Each player spoke glowingly about The History of The Lions, which sold very well on the day and rugby enthusiasts were eager to get their sporting heroes' signatures added to their book's frontispiece.

We would like to thank MBN Promotions for organising this event and ensuring it was a huge success.

CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES FROM THE DAY.

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THE LIONS AT RUGBY GRAND SLAM DINNER

The launch event at the Grosvenor House Hotel on September 16 for The Lions: The Complete History of the British and Irish Lions, is now sold out. However, we are delighted to announce that customers will also be able to preview the book at an all-star dinner on November 17.

The Grand Slam dinner aims to honour the summer's Lions tour of New Zealand, while celebrating the All Blacks' reciprocal visit to Britain and Ireland to attempt the grand slam of the home nations for the first time in 27 years. It will also do much to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

The dinner takes place just ahead of the All Blacks vs England game on the 19th and will be held at The Battersea Marquee, London. Confirmed guests and speakers so far include Andrew Mehrtens, Colin Meads, John Kirwan, Murray Mexted, Jeremy Guscott, Gavin Hastings and Jonathan Davies, with surprise extra-special guests also promised.

Individual tickets and table bookings both available. For more information go to www.grandslamdinner.co.uk

For more information on The Lions, click here.

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LIONS: UPDATE

Our mammoth history of The Lions will be launched at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Friday 16th September.

Order a Classic Leather copy today and receive a print of a Lions legend signed by that legend. Your choices are below (larger versions are available to view here).

Gareth Edwards Willie John McBride Bill Beaumont

Gavin Hastings Barry John JPR Williams Morné du Plessis

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BOB DYLAN EXHIBITION: BIRMINGHAM

Snap Galleries, 12-13 Gibb Square, The Custard Factory, Birmingham B9 4AA [www.snapgalleries.com] 24 September to 19 November

The first UK exhibition of the photos of Daniel Kramer, who worked with Dylan in the key years 1964 and 1965 and was responsible for the cover photography of 'Bringing It All Back Home' and 'Highway 61 Revisted'. Kramer's archive is breathtaking and includes album cover sessions, time on the road, in private and in the studio with Dylan as well as live performances.

Tickets are on sale for a very special preview night at the gallery on 23 September, where fans will have the opportunity to hear Daniel Kramer speak, as well as win a signed framed Kramer Dylan photograph. Tickets are limited and are selling fast. For details, click here.

The Genesis title Dylan in Woodstock will be available to buy throughout the exhibition

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ANOTHER SYD DELUXE SELLS ON EBAY

The bidding for a Deluxe copy of Psychedelic Renegades, signed by Syd Barrett, closed on August 29th at £2,400. That is the second copy in 10 days to be sold on eBay for nearly five times its original price.

For details of the sale, click here.

Regular copies of Psychedelic Renegades are still available to buy. Order yours now.

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SAN FRANCISCO HENDRIX EXHIBITION

San Francisco Art Exchange in association with Raj Prem Fine Art Photography present a pictorial celebration of the life and times of Jimi Hendrix opening on September 24th and running for six weeks. 'Jimi Hendrix Can you see me!: A life through the Lens' will showcase the work of rock's greatest photographers, including: JERRY SCHATZBERG DAVID REDFERN DAVID MONTGOMERY GERED MANKOWITZ BRUCE FLEMING ED CARAEFF JIM MARSHALL BARON WOLMAN ELLIOTT LANDY ETHAN RUSSELL BARRY LEVINE DOMINIQUE TARLE HERB SCHMITZ [courtesy Rex Features] DEZO HOFFMAN [courtesy Rex Features] EDDIE KRAMER San Francisco Art Exchange 458 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102 1-800-344-9633 http://www.sfae.com/ Almost all of the photographers listed above contributed to our outstanding limited edition book Classic Hendrix , a few copies of which still remain. Order yours now.

Photo credit: Bruce Fleming.

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STONES TOUR THE AMERICAS: THEN AND NOW

As the Rolling Stones' current tour of America gets into full swing, our latest limited edition book on the band's American tour 30 years ago is at the printers and is promising to be THE Rolling Stones tour book. TOTA '75 (Tour Of The Americas 1975) includes over 600 photographs, stacks of tour memorabilia and the highly entertaining diary of photographer and author Christopher Simon Sykes.

Still rocking: Mick Jagger 30 years on

(left) Photo by Christopher Simon Sykes, Mick Jagger on stage during the band's Tour of the Americas, 1975; (right) Photo by Dave Hogan, Mick Jagger on stage: Fenway Park, Boston, August 21, 2005 on the opening night of the band's current tour.

To register your interest in this new title, go here.

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GENESIS AT INTERNATIONAL BEATLES WEEK

Liverpool's Beatle Week has come round again. Tessa will be based at the Adelphi Hotel this Sunday (28th) if any customers would like to say hi to Genesis!

For all info on Beatles week click here

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REBEL MUSIC IN Q CLASSIC

This month, Q Magazine have released a special, Classic, collector's edition dedicated to Bob Marley and the Story of Reggae. It contains some great articles charting the reggae star's rise to fame from the ghettoes of Jamaica, as well as the influence he had over the music and social politics of the mid to late Seventies. And, of course, it contains a wealth of fantastic photographs, most notably from Genesis author Kate Simon, many of which are featured in her book Rebel Music: Bob Marley and Roots Reggae.

Rebel Music contributor and former bass player with The Clash, Paul Simonon, has written the introduction to the Q Classic edition and Rebel Music is also reviewed as essential reading for reggae fans: Q describe the photographs as 'uniformly great'. For a chance to win a copy of Rebel Music, complete the crossword in the special collector's edition of Q. For more information on the book, or to place an order, click here.

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SYD DELUXE SELLS ON EBAY FOR £2,450

On 17th August a Deluxe copy of Psychedelic Renegades was auctioned on eBay. The winning bid was £2,450.00 (approximately US$4,397.51): for details click here.

Syd Barrett autographed all 320 Deluxe copies of the book, which was originally sold for £495 on publication in January 2002. There are still regular copies of this edition on sale for £185. Go here for details.

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UPDATE: RAVI'S 'A THOUSAND MOONS'

Ravi Shankar was in London to perform with his daughter Anoushka in the Promenade Concerts at The Albert Hall on August 3rd. He received a standing ovation.

Whilst in London he took time to meet with Oliver Craske to review the layouts for our forthcoming limited edition book 'A Thousand Moons'. This large format edition will be a visual record of Ravi's remarkable life. There will also be extensive text from the maestro. One thousand signed copies are to be handmade. Oliver Craske has worked extensively with Ravi Shankar and it was he who put together our highly acclaimed Raga Mala boxed set.

To register your interest and to receive updates on 'A Thousand Moons' please click here.

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SPECIAL OFFER FOR ALL GENESIS CUSTOMERS!

The Chateau: Hidden in the lush countryside of Normandy, France, lies the Chateau de l'Isle-Marie, a beautiful French Chateau steeped in an incredible history that dates back to the 11th Century.

The Special Offer: The chateau's doors are now open at a preferential rate to all Genesis customers who wish to stay in "one of the 50 most romantic hideaways in the world" [Travel and Leisure Magazine]. This unique, preferential rate is available to all subscribers, simply by quoting the copy number and title of any Genesis book you have purchased when making a reservation at Isle Marie.

See More: www.islemarie.com/

A Recommendation: For anyone that is planning a trip away, we whole-heartedly recommend a stay at l'Isle Marie, run by a good friend of Genesis, Simon Rock.

Easy Company: Last Month, Nick Roylance was at the chateau working with a reunion for the veterans of Easy Company 506th PIR - the 'Band of Brothers' immortalised in the Tom Hanks / Steven Spielberg television series. During the opening hours of D-Day, paratroopers from E Company parachuted into the area surrounding l'Isle Marie and, 61 years on, Simon gave them a wonderful welcome back to France.

All photos Nick Roylance 2005

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DILTZ: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' UPDATE

Not to be outdone by Brian jetting off to Hong Kong and Robby and Tessa to New Zealand, Sally has also had her fair share of globe-trotting recently - a couple of weeks ago she joined Rona Elliot in New York to conduct interviews for Henry Diltz's book, 'California Dreamin''. Sally and Rona, who is Consulting Editor for the book, met with Micky Dolenz for coffee and a chat in the Upper East Side, toast with John Sebastian in leafy Woodstock and backstage at the Strange Days Festival in Connecticut with Ray Manzarek of the Doors and John Kay of Steppenwolf. The trip was highly successful and both Rona and Sally are looking forward to working on the book in LA this Autumn.

With Ray Manzarek in his dressing room backstage at the Strange Days Festival, Connecticut

At the home of John Sebastian in Woodstock

With John Kay of Steppenwolf, also at Strange Days

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INSIDE OUT BY NICK MASON

There are to be 2 silk-screened, fine art prints included in the Inside Out limited edition boxed set, created and signed by Nick Mason and Storm Thorgerson. On inspecting the final copies of the prints coming off the press Storm decided that the 24 colours used weren't enough. How many colours can it take to achieve perfection? 27 apparently. When finished the 2 prints, signed by Storm, ought to be worth the cost of the limited edition alone. The whole project is nearing completion and looking truly spectacular. For more information please click here.

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THE LIONS UPDATE

Brian Roylance and Tessa Hodgson were recently in Hong Kong with rugby legend and previous winning Lions captain Willie John McBride. Willie John was accompanied by his lovely wife Penny and everyone was there to help promote the forthcoming Genesis/Hedley limited edition The Lions. Willie John kept invited audiences enthralled with his tales of past Lions exploits. Afterwards he signed special bookplates prepared for the copies of the book allocated for Hong Kong.

Willie and Penny have now moved on to New Zealand to continue promotion of the book. Willie and the book could be seen on Sky television before the kick-off of the second test. They are accompanied by Tessa and David Williams and Robby Elson from Genesis. Robby, as editor of The Lions, has performed a mammoth task, working all hours, in preparing the book for press. He's done a magnificent job and is now in New Zealand getting to know his wife again and no doubt taking in liquid refreshment. For the final weeks of The Lions project, Robby was ably assisted by Alex Hedley from New Zealand.

David Walmsley, author of The Lions is also in the travelling party as is Spencer Davis who is providing musical accompaniment to the merry band. The whole promotional tour is being orchestrated by David Hedley and his team. David is the co-publisher, long-time friend and Australian distributor of Genesis fine limited editions.

[Images from the above can be seen in the special news section of The Lions' pages.]

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NEW ZEALAND LIONS PROMOTION

The promotional tour for The LIONS in New Zealand, to correspond with the current Lions tour, is now well underway. Already 2 events, organised by David Hedley and his team and attended by members of the Genesis team, have taken place.

In Dunedin,Ian Robertson the renowned commentator and journalist, entertained a crowd of around 60 local businessmen and rugby fans at the Robert Burns Hotel.

In Christchurch, on the Thursday before the 1st Test, a formal dinner with 150 attending was held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel. Again,Ian Robertson provided some of the entertainment as well as acting as MC. He was joined by Gavin Hastings, ex-Scotland and British Lions captain, who enlightened the crowd on his views of the Tour and gave his support to our book.

At both events we received great support for the book and took several advance orders.

Two further formal dinner events are to be held in Wellington and Auckland over the next couple of weeks,where the guest of honour will be the legendary Willie John McBride. Watch this space for more Tour news.

Find out more about The LIONS.

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GAVIN HASTINGS SIGNS The LIONS

Prior to the dinner in Christchurch, Gavin Hastings took time to start putting his signature on the sheets which will be incorporated in The LIONS. He will continue signing during the Tour.

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ELVIS PRESLEY LIMITED EDITION

At last Genesis is delighted to announce the future publication of a stunning Elvis Presley limited edition book.

Mike McCartney and Lew Allen have been working all week at Genesis office on this exciting new project. Mike is the editor of the large format volume which features Lew Allen's superb photographs of Elvis. Remarkably, these images are previously undiscovered and the collection includes rare shots of Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers. Lew's photographs were taken in 1956 on a 5"x4" large format camera and therefore the image quality is astounding.

Read more here

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HEROES+VILLAINS SPECTATOR REVIEW

The Spectator have published a fantastic review of Heroes+Villains. You can read it here.

You can order the book here.

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MORNÉ DU PLESSIS SIGNS The LIONS

The latest news from South Africa is that MORNé du Plessis has now signed all the specially printed sheets for the book.

The sheets have now been despatched to New Zealand where Sir Brian Lochore will be the next signatory to add his autograph to all the copies.

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HAPPY CUSTOMERS

Praise for Concert for George has been pouring in from customers around the world. Please look here for the latest customer comments.

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HENDRIX DELUXE SOLD OUT

The final copy of Classic Hendrix deluxe has been sold. Regular copies are still available to order for £250 + shipping.

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28 April 2005 MICK ROCK PERSONALISES BOOKS Tessa met with Mick at his London hotel last week where he was more than happy to personalise copies of his Bowie, Queen and Syd Barrett books for Genesis customers. You can also see Mick at work and play at www.mindecka.com.

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RINGO CHOOSES POSTCARD COMP WINNER

Last Friday Nick Roylance spent the afternoon with Ringo, who was delighted to make the most of the sunshine and lay out some of the postcards he had received from Genesis customers on his lawn and pick a winner. The lucky guy is Michael Ross from Caldwell, New Jersey and there is some video footage of Ringo picking the winning postcard in the Genesis PicturHouse. Michael will receive a copy of Mania Days and four runners up will receive a Genesis gift voucher.

The runners up are these four postcards:

C. Moulton
Servi Stevens
Paul & Cheryl ?
Unknown

Will the owners of these postcards, please get in touch with to claim their prizes.

You can see all the postcards in a larger format here.

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'INSIDE OUT' COVER SHOOT Yesterday, at Syon House in London, Storm Thorgerson directed the cover shoot for a forthcoming Genesis limited edition of Nick Mason's 'Inside Out'. Storm's artwork is well known to Pink Floyd fans all around the world, and this large boxed set will be a must for all Pink Floyd enthusiasts and music fans in general. Only 500 boxed sets will be made. More news will be coming soon. To register your interest and to receive news of the book, click here.

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GET A PERSONAL DEDICATION BY MICK ROCK

Mick Rock will be in London next week and will be signing personal inscriptions for Genesis in copies of Moonage Daydream, Killer Queen and his iconic Syd Barrett limited edition.

To obtain copies of these acclaimed collectors' books with your own personal dedication or inscription, please contact .

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE, NYC LAUNCH

On Saturday 9th April, the warmest, sunniest day of the year in New York, Olivia Harrision launched the Concert for George limited edition book. Olivia provided an entertaining question and answer session, with David Wilde as the witty interviewer. The event was held at the Barnes and Noble Union Square store. Brian Roylance and Tessa Hodgson were there and they enjoyed meeting several Genesis customers. Also in attendance were Phil MacDonald, who engineered a handful of Beatles' and George Harrison solo recordings, and John Kamen, Olivia's co-producer on The Concert for George DVD. It was also good to see Mandy Newell who worked with Derek Taylor all those years ago. Tessa and Brian also got the chance to see Spamelot, courtesy of Eric Idle, and laughed their insides out. This show is highly recommended to all.

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HEROES+VILLAINS

We have added information on our next limited edition, which is due to be published in May. Heroes+Villains is an exquisite volume containing photos of some of the most influential personalities of the last century by renowned photographer David Steen.

UPDATE 29.04.05: We are now taking orders for this title.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE POSTER AUCTIONED FOR OVER £8,000

One of the 20 original autographed Concert For George posters has been auctioned for over £8,000. The proceeds will go to The Variety Club, the Children's Charity.

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THE PRODUCER

Last week, Sir Paul McCartney was filmed in interview for the forthcoming Genesis Productions limited edition documentary release on the life of Sir George Martin. Paul was kind enough to perform 'Yesterday' on acoustic guitar.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE NYC

This coming weekend Olivia Harrison will launch the Concert For George limited edition book in New York at Barnes and Noble's Union Square store.

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NICK MASON'S 'BOX OF DELIGHTS'

Nick Mason's 'Inside Out' forthcoming limited edition 'box of delights': Genesis has given the go-ahead to Storm Thorgeson to design the new cover for the leatherbound book which will be part of this highly collectible boxed set. The photographic shoot for the cover image will take place at a London location next week. Photographs from this session will appear on the site soon.

At Eric Clapton's 60th birthday party Brian Roylance bumped into Nick Mason on the way to the loo, where Nick said, "You're just making sure I write my two thousand words for the limited edition aren't you?"

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OLIVIA HARRISON DONATES ORIGINAL DELUXE POSTER FOR CHARITY AUCTION

At the Concert For George rehearsals twenty posters were signed by the musicians who participated in the event. The many autographs include those of Eric Clapton, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston and Klaus Voormann.

Now one of these original posters (which was reproduced in the Deluxe copies of the limited edition book) is being auctioned. Proceeds will go to The Variety Club, the Children's Charity.

For more information and to make your bid go to

Copies of the limited edition book are now streaming out of our Milan bookbinders and these are just a few of our customer comments:

"I can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive the Concert For George book this past week. What an incredible job! I felt as if I was at the concert. The text was so personal, it seemed to show all of the performers' emotions for the night! Looking at the pictures brought everything to light. This is the best job Genesis has ever done. Books like this makes me want to purchase more books! Please tell Brian that he and his staff did an outstanding job! If there is one Genesis book to own, this is it!

Thanks again, Ken Cooke"

CLICK HERE FOR MORE CUSTOMERS' COMMENTS.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE LA LAUNCH

The first US launch for the limited edition book of Concert for George took place in Taschen bookstore in Beverly Hills on 15th March. Customers queued to have their books personalised by Olivia Harrison. Brian Roylance was also in attendance as co-editor and publisher. So too was Tessa Hodgson from Genesis. Among the invited guests who arrived to show support for the event were Dhani Harrison, Ringo Starr and wife Barbara, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell and Spencer Davis.

CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES FROM THE LAUNCH.

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HEROES+VILLAINS UPDATE

David Steen, photographer and author of our forthcoming edition Heroes+Villains, paid us a visit today to chat about the book's progress. He was blown away by the quality of the image proofs sent from Milan.

David Steen checking the image proofs for Heroes+Villains with editor Sally Crick

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OLIVIA HARRISON TALKS TO LA TIMES

In advance of the LA launch of Concert for George at Taschen in Beverly Hills next week, Olivia Harrison talked to the Los Angeles Times about the book.

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OLIVIA HARRISON LAUNCHES CONCERT FOR GEORGE IN AUSTRALIA

Olivia Harrison was in Sydney for a week-long promotion for the Concert for George limited edition. The campaign began on Monday 28th February with interviews for radio, television and press. The book launch was held at the Shangri La Hotel on Friday 4th March with many Genesis customers in attendance. Those present included Richard Neville and artist Martin Sharp who, back in the Sixties, shared living quarters at the Pheasantry in the Kings Road with Eric Clapton. Rock writer and historian Glenn A. Baker introduced the evening and handed over to Brian Roylance to provide some background to the project.
Brian fondly recalled how he and George Harrison had accompanied Derek Taylor to Sydney to promote Fifty Years Adrift, remembering that George had always thought of Sydney as being 'like Liverpool with sunshine'. Brian went on to say that 'people had thought that George had owned or financed Genesis Publications but he didn't - he gave something far more precious than money, he gave his time and enthusiasm'.
Brian handed over to television presenter Melissa Doyle who conducted a question and answer session with Olivia Harrison, which had the audience spellbound. The evening was a huge success and the general feeling amongst all who were able to view the book was that this title is one of Genesis' finest books, or the finest, to date. The next book launch will be at the Taschen store in Beverly Hills on Tuesday 15th March. Others are in preparation for New York, Hamburg and Milan.

At the book launch Olivia presented the children's charity 'Variety' with the original signed poster that was reproduced in the Deluxe copies of the Concert for George limited edition book. The poster is being auctioned online to aid underprivileged children. Check our site for further details.		Warner Bros Records presented Olivia with a platinum disc to celebrate successful sales of The Concert For George DVD and CD.		Olivia signed a special commemorative book plate at the Shangri La Hotel.
			Olivia is interviewed by Glenn A. Baker for Channel 9

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JOHN EALES SIGNS FOR GENESIS

Australian rugby union legend, John Eales, has added his signature for Genesis forthcoming title, The Lions: The Complete History of the British and Irish Rugby Union Team. John is a true legend within the game. Playing in the second row of the scrum, he amassed 86 caps for Australia between 1991 and 2001 and is one of only five players to have won the Rugby World Cup twice - 1991 and 1999. In 2001 he captained the Wallabies against a hotly-favoured Lions team led by Martin Johnson. Despite a first Test completely dominated by the Lions, Eales led the Wallabies to a 2-1 series win.

'The Lions' is due to be published in September of this year, so as to include the forthcoming Lions tour of New Zealand. Each copy will be signed by four Lions legends as well as players representing the southern hemisphere teams who traditionally provide their opposition.

For more information click here.

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PET SOUNDS LYRICS FETCH $105,000

Brian Roylance and Brian Wilson.

The lyrics and chord structures to Pet Sounds handwritten by Brian Wilson and hand-bound by Genesis fetched $105,000. It was the highest selling item of the night. The unique volume was auctioned on Friday 11th February at the Brian Wilson Tribute evening at the Hollywood Palladium. Brian Roylance attended the event and is seen here with Brian Wilson at the end of the evening. The money raised goes to the Musicares charity. Will there be a Genesis facsimile limited edition of the lyrics? Watch this space.

brochure cover

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE DVD WINS GRAMMY

On Sunday 13th February, the Concert for George DVD won a Grammy for Best Long Form Video. Olivia Harrison was on hand for the ceremony and producer Jon Kamen accepted the award with the emotional comment, 'George Harrison is still with us.' In addition, the song 'Something' from Concert for George with Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney was nominated for a Grammy as Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

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BRIAN WILSON AND GENESIS Brian Wilson is being honoured in Los Angeles on Friday 11th February. He is the recipient of the Musicares Person of the Year award. Funds raised from the event benefit Musicares Human Service Programs. In the spirit of the event Brian Wilson has handwritten the lyrics and chord structures to each song on the Pet Sounds album. Genesis Publications is donating its binding services to hand-bind the lyrics in a leather volume within a presentation box. The hand-bound volume will be taken to Los Angeles on Wednesday 9th February this week so that it may be auctioned for the charity on Friday night. A reserve price of $15,000 has been set for the auction. These photographs show our bookbinder Paul at work on this historic volume. While his labours were in progress the music of Pet Sounds could be heard coming loud and clear from the bindery.

Brian Wilson at home in his Music Room, at work writing out the lyrics to Pet Sounds. Photo by Henry Diltz.

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REBEL MUSIC AT BOOKBINDERS While Nick Roylance was at the bookbinders photographing the finishing of the Brian Wilson volume he took the opportunity to take some shots of a few more copies of our much-acclaimed Bob Marley volume being completed. Hand-made and signed by Eric Clapton, these are destined to become highly collectible, especially as Marley's 60th birthday is currently being celebrated.

Another batch of Rebel Music Deluxe copies signed by Eric Clapton.

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NICK MASON AND GENESIS

On Wednesday 2nd February Brian Roylance met with Nick Mason and Storm Thorgerson. Genesis are to take 500 of the First Edition of Nick Mason's book 'Inside out'. Each will be re-bound in leather, signed by Nick Mason and included in a 'box of delights' designed and assembled by Storm Thorgerson, who will also sign this unique limited edition box set.

This large format collection will be of enormous interest to all Pink Floyd fans and anyone interested in rock and roll history.

Only 500 sets will be available and these will be offered initially solely to Genesis customers. If any remain they will be offered on the open market. To register your interest and to receive news of the book, click here.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE: BINDING UPDATE

Brian Roylance returned very satisfied from his visit to the printers and bookbinders in Milan. The lengthy folding and sewing processes for Concert for George have been completed on more than 1,500 copies. This means that books can now be individually finished, numbered and despatched.

Brian reports that the finished copies look even better than expected and that the printers and bookbinders are very proud of their work.

For a selection of photographs of the binders in action please click here.

Our bookbinders have also managed to catch up with orders for Rebel Music before the onslaught of Concert for George!

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MICHAEL PUTLAND: BIRMINGHAM EXHIBITION

Michael Putland, the author of our Rolling Stones title Pleased To Meet You, is showing a selection of photographs from his music archives in an exhibition called 'My Generation' taking place from 12 February to 26 March at Snap Galleries, Birmingham.

A selection of our limited editions will be on sale at the gallery throughout the exhibition. Michael Putland will be around on February 12th to sign and dedicate any copies of Pleased To Meet You that are purchased from the gallery on that day.

Please could customers who are keen to go to the gallery on February 12th email .

Click here for more info on the exhibition.

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JIM CAPALDI 1944-2005

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of Jim Capaldi. Jim was a great friend of George Harrison and one of the Henley gang. Jim was best known as a member of Traffic but he also willingly participated in The Concert for George and contributed text to the book. His huge sense of fun will be greatly missed.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE: LATEST NEWS

Olivia Harrison will be talking about the Concert for George book on the Johnny Walker show on BBC Radio 2 on 7th February.

Brian Roylance will be visiting Milan on Monday 31st January to check on the progress of the binding of Concert for George and to ensure that the highest standards are being maintained.

The Concert for George book will be launched in Australia during the week commencing 28th February.

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HEROES+VILLAINS BY DAVID STEEN

Our next project, to be published this Spring, is a limited edition book of 101 photographs by David Steen. Heroes+Villains comprises fascinating portraits of key figures in music, art, literature, sport, cinema and politics and includes photographs of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Noel Coward, Bobby Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Charlie Chaplin and Truman Capote. To register your interest and to receive news and a colour brochure on the book, click here.

Picture: Rod Stewart by David Steen

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HANDFUL OF HENDRIX DELUXE REMAIN

Only a handful of Classic Hendrix Deluxe copies remain and the price of these few copies is being raised from #395 to #450 on the 24th January.
Order yours now.

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CONCERT FOR GEORGE UPDATE

First and foremost a Happy New Year to you all from all of us here. Our year has already become a busy one thanks to the huge success of Concert for George and the continuing sales of Rebel Music and Classic Hendrix.

If you've been kind enough to order Concert for George, we'd like to thank you for your patience in waiting for our Milan bookbinders to hand finish and despatch your copy. They're swamped with orders but are working all the hours they can to be able to start getting the books away. At the moment they're folding and sewing the sheets while Olivia Harrison is busy signing the signature pages to be bound into the books.

The first Deluxe and silk-screened cloth copies will start being despatched from Italy in the first week of February and books will flow out from then on. Thank you for your understanding in this matter and thanks for ordering the book!

	Book blocks and cover boards at the bindery in Milan.

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OLIVIA HARRISON ON STEVE WRIGHT SHOW

In the week ahead Olivia Harrison will be talking about the Concert for George limited edition book on the Steve Wright radio show on BBC Radio 2.

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