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NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS
October
2008
October
12,
2008
Chris Squire Talks About Forthcoming Steve Hackett Project
In a new interview with
Billboard Magazine, legendary prog rock bassist Chris Squire (who is
touring with a slightly modified line-up of Yes right now sans Jon Anderson)
talks about his forthcoming project with Steve Hackett. "We may call it
Squackett," He joked with Billboard revealing that the album will be
released in early 2009, with European dates in the spring. "We're nearly 75
percent done," Squire says. "It's real good. Steve Hackett is a very
underrated writer and actually a very good singer. We're doing a lot of
harmonizing, and some of it is almost in the Crosby, Stills & Nash vein."
October 12,
2008
Nick Davis Nearing Completion of Tony Banks' A Curious Feeling
Nick Davis posted to the forum of the official Genesis site that his newly
remixed stereo and surround sound mix of Tony Banks' debut solo album, A
Curious Feeling, was nearly complete with nine of the eleven album
tracks finished. This SACD is believed to be scheduled for release in 2009
for the 30th anniversary of the original album's release.
October 12,
2008
EMI Launches Official Site For Genesis 1970-1975
You can now access
the
official EMI website for Genesis' 1970-1975. As previously
reported the third Genesis box set spanning "the Peter Gabriel era" is due
in November. In addition to the newly remixed stereo and 5.1 surround sound
audio and rare and previously unreleased video content already revealed in
prior months, an e-mail from the official Steve Hackett site also mentioned
that the accompanying booklet to 1970-1975 also includes sleeve notes
by: Richard McPhail (Trespass), David Baddiel (Nursery Cryme),
Roger Taylor (Foxtrot), Jeremy Clarkson (Selling England By The
Pound) and Tony Robinson (The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway). The
set also contains new liner notes from Genesis members from this period in
the group's history. Pre-order your copy of this box set today as a
U.S. CD+DVD (NTSC) box set or the European
SACD+DVD version of the box set.
October 12,
2008
John Hackett Album Delayed Until November
John Hackett's forthcoming 18-track album, Prelude To Summer, which
was initially scheduled for release on October 24th has been pushed back
until November 3rd. As previously reported last month, John's brother Steve
also appears on this album! Pre-order your copy at the
Camino
Records site.
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October 4,
2008
Ray Wilson Offers Free Download of New Single
As previously reported, Ray's forthcoming album, Propaganda Man, hits
the streets in November. In the meantime, you can get a taste of the new
album now by downloading the single (radio edit) version of "Bless Me" free
on his official
website.
Autumn is shaping up to be a big season for Genesis related releases again
this year between Ray's forthcoming album, Genesis'
1970-1975 box set, Nick D'Virgilio's
Rewiring Genesis project, the new Anthony Phillips biography (see
below for details), the new Paul Carrack album, and more! Check out the
World of Genesis on-line shop for
more details!
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October 4,
2008
New Biography On Anthony Phillips Released
A new biography on original Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips has been
released in Europe. The biography, entitled The Exile, was written by
Mario Giammetti (Editor of the Italian Genesis fanzine, Dusk) and is
the fourth book in his Genesis Files series with previous volumes written on
Tony Banks, Steve Hackett and Phil Collins (which are also still in-print
and available for purchase). The book, like the previous three Genesis Files
books before it, are written in Italian, but even if you don't speak the
language, the book promises to be a wonderful resource. If it is anything
like the three previous books Giammetti has done, it will be filled with
rarely seen photographs, discography information and other details sure to
please fans of all tongues! For more information or to purchase a copy of
any of the Genesis Files books, please contact
Mario Giammetti.
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October
4,
2008
Genesis Vinyl LP Version of 1970-1975 to Be Released; 1970-1975
Box Set Website Launched!
According to Amazon in Europe, EMI will be releasing a slightly modified
version of the 1970-1975 Genesis box set on 200 gram, half-speed
master audiophile LPs on November 10th (the same day as the release of the
European SACD + DVD version of the box set and a day before the
U.S. CD + DVD version - the latter of which remains the least expensive
format). The 6-LP set will include the studio albums: Trespass, Nursery
Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound and the double LP set of
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but will not include any of the
bonus non-album content or rare video featured on the SACD + DVD and CD +
DVD versions.
You can also now get more information on the forthcoming Genesis
1970-1975 Box Set on
the official EMI
website.
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October 2,
2008
Paul Carrack's I Know That Name Due This Month!
On October 27th in Europe, Paul Carrack will release his new studio album,
I Know That Name, on his Carrack-UK label. The album includes the
first pre-album release single "Ain't
No Love In The Heart of the City" plus the new single "I Don't Want To
Hear Anymore" which is a remake of the song Carrack co-wrote for The Eagles'
recent #1 album, The Long Road To Eden. In fact, it is reported that
the Eagles' Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt actually sing back-up vocals on Carrack's new version!
The album
also features a duet with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave fame. Pre-orders should be
available soon! Check out the
official Paul Carrack
site for European tour dates for late 2008 and early 2009!
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