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29 Dec 2003
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,...
26 Dec 2003
'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...
24 Dec 2003
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,...
24 Dec 2003
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...
24 Dec 2003
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...
16 Dec 2003
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,...
09 Dec 2003
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...
09 Dec 2003
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...
08 Dec 2003
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...
03 Dec 2003
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...
01 Dec 2003
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...
01 Dec 2003
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...
27 Nov 2003
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...
26 Nov 2003
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...
26 Nov 2003
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...
26 Nov 2003
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...
21 Nov 2003
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...
18 Nov 2003
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,...
13 Nov 2003
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...
06 Nov 2003
Mick Rock started photographing iconic rock figures in the late 60s, shooting his friend and Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett (see Psychedelic Renegades). He then moved...
06 Nov 2003
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...
06 Nov 2003
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,...
06 Nov 2003
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...
06 Nov 2003
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...
29 Oct 2003
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...
29 Oct 2003
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...
23 Oct 2003
We have had an astounding amount of interest in Mick Rock's Killer Queen and the Deluxe copies have sold out after only one month of us taking...
21 Oct 2003
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...
17 Oct 2003
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...
17 Oct 2003
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....
09 Oct 2003
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...
07 Oct 2003
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...
02 Oct 2003
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...
02 Oct 2003
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....
02 Oct 2003
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...
26 Sep 2003
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...
26 Sep 2003
The official signed limited edition celebrating one of the world's greatest rock bands is now ready and we are accepting orders. Killer Queen has been a long...
25 Sep 2003
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...
25 Sep 2003
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...
24 Sep 2003
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...
19 Sep 2003
Paul Smith, the celebrated clothes designer, has ordered A Time to Live for his New York shop. Sir Paul has an exclusive deal with Genesis and already...
19 Sep 2003
David Fairclough, the former soccer star at Liverpool FC, launched the Genesis Publications/Liverpool Community College Sports Photographic Award yesterday (Wednesday September 17th) in Liverpool. 40 students from...
19 Sep 2003
GQ, the leading quality men's monthly magazine, has launched a new competition for Ronnie Wood's Every Picture Tells A Story - Wood on Canvas, worth £234.00. The...
18 Sep 2003
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...
16 Sep 2003
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...
16 Sep 2003
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...
15 Sep 2003
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...
12 Sep 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...
08 Sep 2003
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...
04 Sep 2003
The Concert For George website has just opened at www.concertforgeorge.com. Visit the site for news of the forthcoming DVD set and feature length film.
03 Sep 2003
The American music magazine, Goldmine, did almost a whole page review of Moonage Daydream on 22nd August. This says: "Bowie covers almost everything one would want to...
03 Sep 2003
American fans of George Martin: listen out for radio programmes featuring George's Genesis autobiography Playback as The Beatle Years show will go out syndicated to 150 stations...
28 Aug 2003
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...
28 Aug 2003
Thousands of Beatles fans congregated in Liverpool city centre last weekend for what was the biggest Mathew Street Festival ever.Astrid and JackieAmong the weekend's highlights was the...
21 Aug 2003
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...
14 Aug 2003
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...
07 Aug 2003
We are delighted to announce to subscribers the full details of Ringo's new Genesis limited edition. Just click here to be taken to the brand new preview...
07 Aug 2003
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...
07 Aug 2003
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...
01 Aug 2003
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...
01 Aug 2003
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...
18 Jul 2003
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...
15 Jul 2003
RingoQuickTimeRingo, 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...
07 Jul 2003
The last ever copies of Ronnie Wood's Wood On Canvas have been bound and are now in stock at Genesis. Order now to avoid disappointment.
07 Jul 2003
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...
07 Jul 2003
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...
07 Jul 2003
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...
07 Jul 2003
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:NAME: EMAIL:...
07 Jul 2003
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...
04 Jul 2003
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...
30 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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....
23 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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...
23 Jun 2003
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...
18 Jun 2003
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....
18 Jun 2003
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...
18 Jun 2003
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...
17 Jun 2003
A limited edition set of enamel badges, featuring George Underwood's drawings of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, are now available at www.georgeunderwood.com. Fans of Moonage...
30 May 2003
We are now taking orders for our latest limited edition: Astrid Kirchherr's swan song title, When We Was Fab. Only 750 copies of this very large format,...
29 May 2003
EMI have just released a digitally remastered double disc edition of David Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane' in honour of the album's original release 30 years ago in 1973....
24 May 2003
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...
19 May 2003
The remaining copies of Ronnie Wood's book of paintings, Wood on Canvas, are being bound. Order your copy, signed by Ronnie Wood, before this edition runs out...
15 May 2003
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...
15 May 2003
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...
15 May 2003
George Martin 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...
12 May 2003
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...
12 May 2003
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,...
07 May 2003
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 &...
06 May 2003
Brian May has signed the first thousand copies of Killer Queen and now the sheets are with Roger Taylor for signing.
06 May 2003
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...
01 May 2003
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...
24 Apr 2003
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...
22 Apr 2003
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...
09 Apr 2003
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,...
09 Apr 2003
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...
07 Apr 2003
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...
04 Apr 2003
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...
27 Mar 2003
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...
25 Mar 2003
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...
25 Mar 2003
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...
19 Mar 2003
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'...
11 Mar 2003
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...
11 Mar 2003
Andy Thompson, the author of This Is Anfield, has given us his exclusive report of Liverpool's Worthington Cup victory on March 1st, 2003: ...
07 Mar 2003
Junior MarvinWe 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...
03 Mar 2003
Ravi Shankar is visiting Britain again in May and will once again be personally inscribing copies of Raga Mala. To obtain a copy dedicated to yourself or...
03 Mar 2003
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,...
18 Feb 2003
Kate Simon
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...
18 Feb 2003
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...
18 Feb 2003
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...
17 Feb 2003
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...
10 Feb 2003
Mick Rock will be talking about the book Moonage Daydream on Radio Four's flagship arts program, Front Row, tonight from 7.15pm.
07 Feb 2003
We are very sad to announce that the talented photographer Max Scheler died yesterday (06/02/03) in Hamburg. Max spent his time living between Hamburg and Los Angeles....
07 Feb 2003
Leading international clothes designer Paul Smith has bought copies of our David Bowie/Mick Rock book, Moonage Daydream to sell in his shops around the world. Moonage is...
05 Feb 2003
Astrid Kirchherr has been a close friend of Genesis Publications for many years and has contributed to four outstanding Beatles titles. We are therefore pleased to present...
04 Feb 2003
Work on KILLER QUEEN, our latest limited edition for Queen fans everywhere, is almost complete. Blocked in gold and quarter-bound in leather, the black and white design...
03 Feb 2003
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...
30 Jan 2003
Darren O'Brien of Finglas West, Dublin beat 200 other contestants in the FourFourTwo competition for This Is Anfield. The book has been sent out to Darren this...
27 Jan 2003
We are continuing to ship all remaining Moonage Daydream copies. We thank you for your patience over the past few months. We are certain, however, that you...
24 Jan 2003
Locals can hear both This Is Anfield author, Andrew Thompson and Steve Hale, the award-winning photographer whose images feature throughout the book, on BBC Radio Merseyside. They...
24 Jan 2003
Genesis Publications is pleased to present a new limited edition - Kate Simon's iconic photographs of Bob Marley. Visit our new preview page for details of this...
21 Jan 2003
The 250 Deluxe copies of PLAYBACK have sold out. But don't worry, we still have regular copies available - these are also signed by George Martin and...
10 Jan 2003
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...
08 Jan 2003
Renewed interest in Sometime In New York City has been overwhelming. Featuring Bob Gruen's photographs - including some of the most iconic images of John Lennon ever...
08 Jan 2003
This is Anfield Deluxe copies are now being shipped. This lavish modern history of Britain's most successful football club continues to draw accolades, with LiverpoolFC.tv (the official...
08 Jan 2003
Genesis would like to wish all subscribers a very happy new year. Thanks for your patience over the past few months and we hope you are looking...
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