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June 2, 2005: From the Official Genesis Website:
Both Mike and Tony have been interviewed at length
for an article to appear in Mojo on progressive
rock. We do not currently have the publication date
but will publish it here as soon as we know.
Also, Nick Davis has completed work on the 5.1
SACD re-mix of Foxtrot and is currently working
out in France. On his return he will begin work
on another album in the Genesis back catalogue.
Which album has yet to be decided. News when it's
available.
Release dates for the SACD versions of The Lamb
Lies Down on Broadway, Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot
have not yet been sent. The re-mixes await the final
approval of all concerned in their original recording
and will be published when available.
May
22, 2005: From the Genesis Official Website!
The Farm Archives - a tantalizing vision
May 19, 2005
As previously mentioned, work moves forward on
the cataloging and digitizing of The Farm's live
tape archive. We await further news on what may
see the light of day and when. In the meantime,
Nick Davis's mate Dave Scarl took some shots of
the draws in the flight case that currently stores
the tapes. A few are shown below as a tantalizing
glimpse of goodies we hope will come soon. The tapes
are arrayed in date order and those with a green
sticker are the ones that Geoff Callingham and Dale
Newman have so far digitized. We hope to have word
from 'the management' in the next few weeks about
how releases of these tapes will progress in the
coming months.
Dave also interviewed Geoff Callingham about the
process of cataloguing and digitizing the archives
(with a few contributions from Nick). It includes
an excerpt from the Palasport concert from 6th Feb
1974. You can see the interview by clicking HERE
(4.8Mb WMV file, 6+ minutes)
April 27, 2005: From the Official Genesis Website:
Nursery
Cryme SACD re-mix complete. Foxtrot next! Nick Davis has completed work on the 5.1
SACD remix of the early Genesis classic 'Nursery
Cryme'. In about ten days he will start work on
a similar re-working of the 'Foxtrot' album.
Work on the 'Nursery Cryme' remix was done fairly
quickly as some of the tracks were recorded on only
8 tracks (see the original 8-track listings below
for 'For Absent Friends' and 'Well!' (?) [top] and
the 16-track listings for the two parts of 'The
Fountain of Salmarcis' [sic]. Yes, the track was
constantly mis-spelled on the tape boxes). This
left limited scope for a major overhaul on some
tracks. However, on both the 8 track and 16 track
masters, Nick was able to strip out the various
different elements that had been recorded on the
same tracks and, using the 48 channel desk at The
Farm, gain greater control over all of the voices
and instruments used. Whilst we were there, Nick
was tweaking his remix of 'The Musical Box'. The
5.1 mix sounded extraordinarily powerful with elements
emerging from the background that had only previously
been hinted at. It sounded like a major sonic leap
forward from the 94 re-masters with a far greater
dynamic range and clarity.
Work on Archives moves on! Geoff Callingham and Dale Newman are deep
into the cataloguing and digitising of the hundreds
of sound board tapes stored at The Farm. Hidden
away, an unassuming flight case conceals more than
it reveals. Within its draws lie literally hundreds
of live tapes from the early 70s right through to
the CAS Tour.
April 20, 2005:
Chester releases solo album and DVD
Chester released his first solo CD 'A Joyful Noise'.
He also released a DVD, 'On the Fly. This was filmed
in Paderborn May 31st 2003 at the Drums'n'Percussion
Paderborn. You can buy them both direct from Chester's
web site.
Throughout 2004, Chester was on tour with Phil
Collins as part of the First Final Farewell Tour
band. The tour resumes this autumn.
April
15, 2005:
According to the Genesis Official website: Nick
Davis will start work on the 5.1 re-mix of the classic
Nursery Cryme album at The Farm on Thursday April
14th . A visit is planned to see what Nick is up
to and, hopefully, to find out progress on the digitising
of the Genesis archives currently in progress.
April
13, 2005:
EMI has recently started up a service enabling customers
to buy and download tracks from Genesis albums.
We hope this will be the first download service
to be made available to Genesis fans. To access
the current download service please follow this
link
April
8, 2005:
Atlantic has delayed the release of the
Video Collection DVD and the Platinum Collection
CD until the autumn when both they and the eagerly
awaited Lamb Lies Down on Broadway SACD will be
released. NOTE: There are some NTSC versions of
the Video Collection DVD on the market. Please be
aware that these are Region 2 DVDs and not compatible
with North American players (Region 1) unless you
have a Region 0 (All regions) DVD player. For more
information, visit the Genesis
Official Website
April 1, 2005:
There
is an exclusive Interview with The Musical Box Drummer
Martin Levac online. Martin talks about his life
before The Musical Box, the Live Show and the special
evening in Geneva, when Phil joined the band on
stage.
Due to various decisions about the world-wide
release dates of "The Lamb SACD" and some
other technical issues a decision has been made
to postpone the release of the SACD until much later
in 2005.
January 25, 2005
From the Genesis
Official Website - We can now confirm that "The
Lamb.... SACD remaster" will be released on
18th April 2005. Engineer Nick Davis has gone to
extreme lengths to find, sort and remix the new
version from the original Lamb 24 track tapes. The
SACD version will come with a new 5.1 SACD mix and
a new CD stereo mix.
January 8, 2005: From December '04, over at the
Waiting Room Online, Issue 53:
www.twronline.net
- It talks mainly about the Platinum Collection
and archiving all the old Genesis stuff.
December 2, 2004:
Irish Examiner Breaking News
10:31:31 - 29/11/2004 : Phil Collins: 'Genesis
won't reunite'
Genesis frontman Phil Collins has rubbished rumours
the band plan to reunite - despite their new record
release.
The group - who officially split in 1998 - are
now temporarily back together to promote new record
The Platinum Collection.
But Collins dashes fans hopes of a proper comeback
- he's too busy spending time with his family.
He says: "With most bands, the cliché
is they split up because they hate each other, whereas
we get on great. There's no reason why we can't
see each other and remain friends.
"There's no reason why we shouldn't write
songs together. But something in me resists it.
Once you do an album, there's an inevitable tour.
I'm trying to dig my heels in, and the idea of a
Genesis tour is out of the question."
November 23, 2004:
On November 29th Genesis release The Platinum
Collection and The Video Show.
The 3 CD Platinum Collection celebrates the last
30 years of the band from their first single, 'The
Knife' through 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway'
and on to the big hits such as 'Invisible Touch'
and 'Turn It On Again'.
The DVD: 'The Video Show' contains all of Genesis'
promotional videos on DVD for the first time.
Visit the Genesis webshop for the full Genesis
back catalogue as well as books, clothing, DVD /
video and exclusive merchandise for Genesis, Phil
Collins, Mike & The Mechanics and all Genesis
projects.
November 14, 2004:
My name is Lloyd Bonson and I'm a presenter
on Eastgate FM, a local radio station in Essex,
UK. On Saturday 18th December I will be presenting
a Genesis Top 20 show, based on votes recieved from
our station website.
Our radio station website for the voting is http://www.eastgatefm.com/top20.php,
and listeners outside of our area will be able to
listen live on the web at www.eastgatefm.com
September 8, 2004
The release of the SACD version of 'The
Lamb' has been delayed as a result of changes
required by band members.
September 2, 2004
First up comes the SACD version of 'The
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' which has been
re-mixed by Nick Davis at The Farm and is the first
of several studio albums to be released in this
format.
Then the Genesis 'Platinum Collection'
CD collection and last, but not least, comes the
Anthology DVD of the band's promo films.
The Platinum Collection will include the following
tracks:
Disc 1 The Knife
The Musical Box
Watcher Of The Skies
Supper's Ready
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Counting Out Time
Carpet Crawlers
Disc 2 Ripples
A Trick Of The Tail
Los Endos
One For The Vine
Your Own Special Way
Afterglow
Many Too Many
Follow You Follow Me
Behind The Lines
Duchess
Misunderstanding
Turn It On Again
Abacab
Keep It Dark
Disc 3
Paperlate
Mama
That's All
Home By The Sea
Second Home By The Sea
Illegal Alien
Invisible Touch
Tonight Tonight Tonight (edit)
Land Of Confusion
In To Deep
Throwing It All Away
No Son Of Mine
Jesus He Knows Me
I Can't Dance
Hold On My Heart
Calling All Stations June
10, 2004: There will be a Rock Legends
auction on the June 16, which includes:
Lot 43 Genesis signed LP cover - A copy of the
LP Genesis Rock Theatre signed Peter Gabriel, Phil
Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Steve Hackett
on the front cover. Vinyl included.
£120-160
Lot 44 Genesis signed CD sleeve single 'No Son
Of Mine' mounted with CD and photo
A CD booklet for the single No Son Of Mine signed
Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, all
in blue marker pen. Matted with colour photo of
the band and the CD. Framed and glazed. Overall
measurements approx. 24 x 17 inch (61 x 43 cm) Sold
with a Certificate of authenticity from UACC dealer
number 249
£200-300
Lot 45 Genesis autographs and promo CD - A piece
of card signed in red pen Phil Collins, in blue
pen Cheers Mike Rutherford and in blue ballpoint
Tony Banks, together with a promo CD fro Genesis
Archive 1967-75 signed in gold maker pen Cheers
Mike Rutherford. (2)
£60-80
Commission bids can be placed online now
at www.cooperowen.com and until 2.00pm BST on Wednesday
16th June.
PETER
GABRIEL has been awarded the 2004 Music industry
Trusts' Award which will be presented in November.
The award ceremony has the dual role of honouring
an individual who has made an outstanding contribution
to the UK music industry and raising funds for the
two nominated charities: Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy
and the BRIT Trust (including the BRIT school for
Performing Arts and Technology).
March 30, 2004
According to an unofficial report
from Remember
the Eighties - GENESIS are rumoured to be planning
a live tour for Summer 2004. Frontman PHIL COLLINS
will tour solo throughtout June and early July so
it is thought that any touring with MIKE RUTHERFORD
and TONY BANKS as GENESIS would take place after
that... See the GIGS CLUBS EVENTS section on the
website for PHIL COLLINS' UK tour dates.
March
11, 2004 - From the Official Genesis website:
Nick Davis has completed the 5.1 mix of The Lamb
and Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks will be giving
it the 'once over' at The Farm this Friday. This
new version of The Lamb is scheduled for release
in May, 2004. November 17, 2003
Phil Collins has announced he will be going
on tour next summer and fall. He will be touring
the United States, Europe and other countries. Click
here for more details!
October 10, 2003
The
Invisible Touch Live Concert DVD will be released
in the UK on November 17th. Hit and Run Music will
publish more details about the DVD as soon as it
becomes available.
September
13, 2003
Work
starts this week at The Farm on a 5.1 mix of the
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Look for an early
summer 2004 release for this album. In addition,
the Invisible Touch DVD will be released in the
UK before Christmas, probably in November. More
news soon.
July 2, 2003
Work
on the Invisible Touch DVD is ongoing and it is
anticipated that the DVD will be released either
late in 2003 or in early 2004.
May
8, 2002
Mike
Rutherford is continuing work on the new Mike and
the Mechanic's album which is due to be released
later this year. He is also writing material for
Ronan Keating and the Back Street Boys.
October 7, 2002
November's
'Record Collector' magazine front page article is
a 12-page piece by Paul Russell about Genesis on
tour in the Peter Gabriel years.
September 27, 2002
'The
Way We Walk' DVD is to be released in North America
on October 15th on the Pioneer label.
March
1, 2002 -
Genesis now have a new
web site that Hit & Run, their management
company, says they will keep updated unlike previous
official web site efforts. The other official pages
are up at the moment, but the M3W site was expected
to be taken down shortly. M3W didn't quite catch
on and are folding up their web site. Genesis-web.co.uk
is still up and running and features the Genesis
press kit on the second box set.
June
19, 2002 - This from Todd Richards, WBWC Radio
in Cleveland, Ohio:
My
name is Todd Richards and I am a producer and host
at WBWC in Cleveland, Ohio.USA. I am happy to announce
to you that Genesis is part of the summer marathon
series at our station. Along with my co-host Mike
Lowell, I shall host an 18 hour day of all Genesis
(along with solo material, side projects etc.).
August 22nd, begining at 7am till 1am the next day.
Pending
the US Copyright offices decision on online broadcast
of music (royalties, copyrights etc). we plan on
streaming the show via real audio at www.wbwc.com.
It
is very exciting to be doing this. Mike and I are
longtime fans of the band. We both attendended the
WE CAN'T DANCE tour here in Cleveland in 1992, and
I previously had the fantastic experience of the
INVISIBLE TOUR in Dallas in 1987. Since then we
have been thrilled to have the Archive Sets, along
with the newly released DVD of the WE CAN'T DANCE
tour.
I
am currently finalising plans for an interview with
Daryl Stuermer, and possibly Steve Hackett - hopefully
they will both come through - surely adding to the
great musical history that day.
