British Rock Calendar 1974 - APRIL

In April we saw Mott the Hoople and Alan Price in the
same week.These were both great concerts.
Alan Price had just released 

his classic LP, "Between Today and Yesterday".
We saw him perform at The Great American Music Hall in SF. 

We saw Leo Sayer at the SF Boarding House the following week.
Leo gained recognition from Roger Daltry's first solo album.
Being an unknown, he allowed Daltry to record his songs.
The success of that led him to record his own songs. It was 

Leo's first tour of the USA and he wore
clown make-up and outfit. 

Past Pages of British Rock Calendar

GENESIS WITH PETER GABRIEL

Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were students at Charterhouse School in Godalming, England in the mid-60s. They formed school bands, Garden Wall and Anon. Songwriter-producer, Jonathan King, (who had the hit,  “Everyone’s Gone To The Moon”), discovered them and named them Genesis, after the name Gabriel’s Angels was rejected. 

King produced their first album, “From Genesis To Revelations”. It was not successful. Changes in the band and producer were made which led to their second and more successful album, “Trespass”.  Their next albums, “Nursery Cryme” and “Foxtrot” put them near the top of the progressive rock genre in the early 70s. They recorded two more albums with Peter Gabriel, “Selling England By The Pound” and “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”. Peter Gabriel then left to record solo. Genesis continued on with drummer, Phil Collins, taking lead vocal.

My friends and I saw them perform live March 24, 1974 
at Bill Graham's Winterland in San Francisco,
and January 22, 1975 at the Berkeley Community Theater.

To see our photos of both concerts and 
read our memoirs,  go to - 
Brit Rock By The Bay - GENESIS 1974

Brit Rock By The Bay - GENESIS 1975

The pages of my scrapbook below.

From "The Harmony Illustrated 

Encyclopedia Of Rock" 

by Mike Clifford. 

© Salamander Books 1986

From "The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia 

Of Rock & Roll" © Rolling Stone Press 1983.

From "Rock Family Trees"

by Pete Frame. Published by 

Omnibus Press. 

© Pete Frame 1993.

A review of their 

first US tour.

Melody Maker - 

December 23, 1972

They discuss touring and

recording their next album, 

"Selling England By The Pound".

Melody Maker - July 28, 1973.

Their live album is reviewed.

Melody Maker - August 4, 1973.

"Selling England By The Pound"

is discussed in an interview

with Peter Gabriel. 

Sounds - September 1,1973.

Peter Gabriel is interviewed.

He discusses their live performance at 

The Reading Festival, The "Live" album, 

"Selling England...", and their future.

Melody Maker - October 6, 1973.

Peter Gabriel makes the 

cover of Melody Maker. 

He is interviewed by Chris Welch 

and talks about their first tour 

of the West Coast in the US.

Melody Maker - January 19, 1974.

A review of their live 

act in London.

Melody Maker - January 26, 1974

"Selling England

By The Pound" is reviewed.

Rolling Stone - March 14, 1974.

Phil Collins is interviewed. 

He discusses their US tour 

and their future. Melody 

Maker - May 25, 1974.

Peter Gabriel is questioned.

Melody Maker - June 8, 1974.

The band's impact on

the  US is discussed.

Melody Maker - July 20, 1974.

Peter Gabriel is interviewed.

Melody Maker - September 28, 1974.

Peter Gabriel discusses the new album, 

"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" 

and the canceling of their tour due 

to an injury to Steve Hackett's hand.

Melody Maker - October 26, 1974.

Peter Gabriel is interviewed. He talks about their 

early days, the music, the costumes, politics, etc.

Circus Magazine - December 1974.

The band is interviewed as they tour 

the US. They discuss the new album, 

"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway". 

Phil Collins admits he doesn't know 

what it means. Peter Gabriel defends 

the costumes and other theatrics. 

Rolling Stone - January 2, 1975. 

An excerpt from "The Book 

Of Genesis".  Interviewing Genesis

about the making of "The Lamb..."

and why Peter Gabriel had to leave.

by Hugh Fielder.

© Hugh Fielder / Limbo Books 

Limited 1984.

Phil Collins takes over as

lead vocal, but drops the 

costumes. Bill Bruford

is recruited as drummer

for the live shows. Peter 

Gabriel gives his thoughts

on the band without him

and what he is doing now.

Rolling Stone - 

April 22, 1976.

Their first album, "Genesis To Revelation" 

is released March 1969.

Their second album, "Tresspass" 

is released October 1970.

Their third album, "Nursery Cryme" 

is released November 1971.

Their fourth album, "Foxtrot"

is released 1972.

Their fifth and only live album.

Released June 1973.

Their sixth album,

 "Selling England By The Pound"

 is released October 1973.

Their seventh album, 

"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"

is released November 1974.

Genesis live - (audio)

Genesis live - (video)

Peter Gabriel's first solo album, 

released 1977. The song "Solsbury Hill" is 

an autobiographical piece about why 

he left Genesis.

Phil Collins first recorded for 

Flaming Youth. Their only album 

was "Ark 2", released in 1969

Official Peter Gabriel Website

Official Genesis Website