NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS - APRIL  2004

April 29, 2004
Ray Wilson Announces New Tour Dates

The first dates for Ray Wilson's The Next Best Thing 2004 tour are now on his official website. Ray will be touring with a full band - more dates will also be announced in the future.

April 29, 2004
Anthony Phillips' Archive 2 Release Delayed

Reports say that the Phillips' forthcoming Archive 2 release has been delayed until mid-May. More news on this soon. 

April 29, 2004
Mechanics Tour Dates Announced

The official Genesis site has posted the following summer tour dates for Mike & The Mechanics. Some dates are in support of Phil Collins (*):

5th June - Zurich Letzigrund *
6th June - Munich Olympic Stadium *
11th June - Berlin Waldbuhne *
12th June - Koln Rhein Energy Stadium *
19th June - Amsterdam Arena *
20th June - Werchter Classic - Belgium *
21st June - Leipzig Stadium *
25th June - Nancy Zenith Open Air *
1st July - Barcelona Palau St Jordi *
2nd July - Alicante
3rd July - Lisbon Restelo Stadium *
10th July - Copenhagen VIG Festiv

April 28, 2004
New Carrack Live Album/DVD Released

You can now order the new Paul Carrack live CD and DVD (PAL only) from the official Paul Carrack site. The NTSC version of the Carrack live DVD is in the works and will be released shortly. The concert was recorded in January 2004 at the Opera House in Buxton, England. 

April 25, 2004
Tony Banks Sits Down With World of Genesis.com

Last weekend I had an opportunity to sit down with Tony Banks to talk about his new classical project, his solo career, his work with Genesis, and several future projects. I am nearly done transcribing the interview, and it should be available exclusively here before the end of the week! Tony did not hold back at all - a great, very candid interview! Stay tuned!

April 25, 2004
Genesis Music Video Collection DVD Next Reissue Project To Be Done In 5.1

According to Mr. Banks himself, with the completion of Trick of The Tail in 5.1, Nick Davis will be turning his efforts to remixing Genesis' music videos in 5.1 for a complete video anthology on DVD. No release date was given, but I am told that this is definitely the next project.

April 25, 2004
Phil Collins Goes Platinum...

On May 31st, Phil Collins will release The Platinum Collection (catalog# PHILCD1), a three disc set featuring the albums: Face Value, No Jacket Required and ...But Seriously in "special" packaging. I should have more on what "special" means this week. If you would like to pre-order this collection click here.

April 25, 2004
Italian Version of Brother Bear Out Now!

Finally! The Italian language version of Phil Collins' Brother Bear soundtrack is now available. Click here if you want a copy!

April 25, 2004
The Mechanics Finally Get Rewired
 
Reports say that on May 31st, the new Mike and The Mechanics album, Rewired (catalog # CDV2984), will be released in Europe on Virgin/EMI. There will be two versions of the release including a limited edition pressing with a DVD (catalog# CDVX2984)! The track listing is as follows:

There is also a Copy Control version of the album that will be released in parts of Europe and Japan. There is no official release date for North America at this time.

April 25, 2004
Peter Gabriel 2004 European Tour To Be Released As Part of Encore Series

For those of us still recovering from the 2003 Peter Gabriel Encore Series, here is more news to break the bank! TheMusic.com has announced that they will be releasing Gabriel's 23-date 2004 European tour as part of the series. The shows are $25 each plus shipping, or you can buy the set for a mere $549.99 plus shipping or the deluxe version in a mini-replica road case for...get this... $799.00! Ouch! You can pre-order the individual shows or the standard box set now, but the 150 numbered Deluxe Road Case box sets will not go on sale until May 3, 2004 at 3 pm GMT (11 am EST, 8 am PST). Click here for more info.

April 25, 2004
Phil Collins Tour Dates Continue To Be Added...

Many more dates have been added to the North American leg of Phil Collins' 2004 tour. 

Special thanks to the official Phil Collins site for this information.