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The Genesis Picture HouseThis section showcases some Genesis video stories.
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Easy Co. recount Normandy Landings Henry Diltz talks us through California Dreaming Ringo chooses the Postcards winner Thirty Flight Rock VH1 Spot Ringo's Postcards Ringo's Sentimental Journey Junior Marvin and Wayne Jobson Mick Rock on David Bowie Mick Rock on the Ziggy pop promos Kate Simon on Bob Marley Ravi Shankar on Yehudi Menuhin George Martin on signing The Beatles Bob Gruen on photographing John Lennon Bob Gruen on John Lennon and NY Former players discuss THIS IS ANFIELD Liverpool legends discuss Bill Shankly Ross Halfin photographs The Who George Martin talks about PLAYBACK George Martin visits Milan George Martin's The Spider's Dance Ross Halfin on MAXIMUM WHO Colin Jones on The Who Mick Rock on RENEGADES Mick Rock on EXILE |
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EASY CO. RECOUNT NORMANDY LANDINGS In this short extract from our Easy Company documentary DVD, veterans Bill Maynard, Frank Perconte, Bill Wingett and Shifty Powers recount stories from the opening hours of D-Day. [QuickTime movie, duration: 2'30", file size: 3.9Mb] |
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HENRY DILTZ TALKS US THROUGH CALIFORNIA DREAMING Henry receives the first set of unbound pages for California Dreaming and takes the opportunity to let us know his favourite features of the new book. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'30", file size: 2.4Mb] |
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RINGO CHOOSES A WINNER FOR THE POSTCARDS COMPETITION Ringo, who was delighted to make the most of the sunshine, lays out some of the postcards he had received from Genesis customers on his lawn and picks a winner. [QuickTime movie, duration: 0'52", file size: 4Mb] |
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THIRTY FLIGHT ROCK VH1 SPOT Genesis Productions have created a commercial for Thirty Flight Rock (TFR), a large exhibition of photos celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Genesis Publications to be screened over a two week period. This will air on music television station, VH1 Classic, who are one of the sponsors. You can see more details about TFR here. [QuickTime movie, duration: 0'34", file size: 1.5Mb] |
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RINGO'S POSTCARDS Ringo kindly took time out to talk about his new Genesis limited edition Postcards From The Boys. [QuickTime movie, duration: 3'15", file size: 4.4Mb] |
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RINGO'S SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Ringo, who was kind enough to write a foreword to George Martin's autobiography Playback, here shares his favourite story of George: a recollection from work on the 'Sentimental Journey' album. Keep a look out for news onsite of an upcoming Genesis book with Ringo. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'34", file size: 3.8Mb] |
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JUNIOR MARVIN AND WAYNE JOBSON Junior and Wayne thumb through Kate Simon's archive and share memories of Bob Marley during interviewing for Genesis' forthcoming limited edition. In 1976, Junior became Bob's lead guitarist, and Wayne, whose band Native supported Bob, was a regular player in the Jamaican music scene. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'41", file size: 4.1Mb] |
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MICK ROCK ON MEETING AND SHOOTING DAVID BOWIE We caught up with Mick Rock at his Staten Island studio, and he was able to tell us a little of what it was like to work with David Bowie during the emergence of Ziggy Stardust. Mick's unparallelled work is published alongside David's own memories in Moonage Daydream. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'48", file size: 4.0Mb] |
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MICK ROCK ON SHOOTING THE ZIGGY POP PROMOS Mick Rock may be known as stills photographer but, as recalled in Moonage Daydream, he also shot Daid Bowie's pop promos during the Seventies, including: Jean Genie, Life On Mars? and John I'm Only Dancing. Mick tells us more about his work as David's film-director. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'35", file size: 3.7Mb] |
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 KATE SIMON ON BOB MARLEY Kate tells how she came to take the photos of Bob Marley picked out by the Wailers's art director, Neville Garrick, to front the legendary 'Kaya' album cover. This shot from Kate's archive has also been nominated as one of the most defining 100 photos of the last century. [QuickTime movie, duration: 1'38", file size: 4.0Mb] |
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Yehudi Menuhin once said that Ravi Shankar introduced him to 'music making I
could have only dreamed of'. Here Ravi shares some memories of the composer;
one of the many great names to appear in Ravi's well-travelled life story,
Raga Mala. (Please click here to visit the Ravi Shankar Foundation).
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'38", file size: 3.9Mb] |
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As George explains in much greater detail in his autobiography Playback,
meeting the Beatles was a 'curious quirk of fate'. George reflects on
signing the band.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'15", file size: 3.9Mb] |
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Bob Gruen explains how from 1971 he came to assemble his compelling
photographic record of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time in the Big Apple,
published in its entirety in Sometime In New York City.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 0'54", file size: 3.5Mb] |
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As a close friend to John Lennon throughout the Seventies, and co-author of
Sometime In New York City, Bob Gruen tells why he thinks John was so drawn
to life in the busiest city of them all.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'30", file size: 3.7Mb] |
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Many former players were keen to give us their first reactions to This Is Anfield at the book's launch. Here are some of them, from Brian Hall to Mark Lawrenson.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'32", file size: 4Mb] |
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Liverpool legends - and This Is Anfield contributors - Ron Yeats, Ian Callaghan and Ian St John pay tribute to their charismatic former manager, Bill Shankly, who in 1962 lead the club into the top flight where they have remained ever since.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'30", file size: 3.8Mb] |
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Shortly before the band departs for their 2002 US Tour, Ross Halfin photographs The Who on the day he presents them with the first copies of Maximum Who. (Additional footage courtesy of JBL.)
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'25", file size: 3.9Mb] |
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George Martin takes a moment to talk to us at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London, and reflects on the making of his autobiography Playback.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 0'55", file size: 3.1Mb] |
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At our printers in Italy, Grafiche Milani, George Martin was able to approve his autobiography on press. Here are some moments from George's visit to Milan, scored by his own composition, 'Waltz in C Minor', which is featured on the CD exclusive to Playback.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'12", file size: 3.3Mb] |
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George Martin playing on piano his own first composition, 'The Spider's Dance', which he wrote at the age of about seven. This clip was filmed on 19 June 2002 at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London. The first ever recording of this track will appear on the CD accompanying Playback.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 0'46", file size: 2Mb] |
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Prolific rock photographer and consummate Who fan, Ross Halfin on how Maximum Who captures the essence of the group in the sixties, 'evolving from a bunch of teenage children into a great rock band.'
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'05", file size: 2.6Mb] |
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The one that got away: Colin Jones, whose photographs are a highlight of the Genesis limited-edition Maximum Who, tells a story of Union Jacks, shotguns and a photo shoot with The Who.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'21", file size: 3.5Mb] |
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Photographer and author Mick Rock signs his limited edition Psychedelic Renegades, and explains why he believes the legendary writer and musician, Syd Barrett, quit Pink Floyd so soon.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'02", file size: 3.2Mb] |
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During one of his many visits to Genesis's offices, Mick Rock takes a moment to look through Exile and the unique work of fellow photographer, Dominique Tarlé.
[QuickTime movie, duration: 1'24", file size: 3.4Mb] |
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Our Picture House video stories are shot and edited by Nick Roylance, and are drawn from a library of extensive interviews. For media enquiries, or Picture House feedback please email: nick@genesis-publications.com © 2009, Genesis Publications Ltd. | ||||||
