GENESIS

My friends and I saw the first performance

by GENESIS in San Francisco at

Bill Graham's Winterland on 3/24/74.

We met Peter Gabriel before the concert when he stopped 

by for a sound check. He was very nice and gave 

us his autograph. After the concert, he dove 

into a waiting car to avoid the fans.

Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett and Tony Banks  

were very accessible and gave us their

autographs after the concert, while Phil Collins  

avoided the fans, too.  Below are articles and 

LPs I have saved. To see my photos and

read our memoirs of that concert, go to -

Brit Rock by the Bay

GENESIS performed SELLING ENGLAND

BY THE POUND at this concert.

It had just been released.

This is the 45 single "I Know What I 

Like (In Your Wardrobe).

This B side was not on the album.

An early article about Genesis after

their first trip to the USA.

They did not come out here to the

West Coast, but made a big splash in NY.

A review of the band after the

release of FOXTROT.

This article appeared shortly before 

they toured the USA again. 

My friends and I saw them just 

two months later at Winterland.

 

These reviews of Genesis showed

how they were gaining momentum.

The review of SELLING ENGLAND

 BY THE POUND was short sighted

and a good reason why I rarely take

reviews seriously

This interview with Peter Gabriel

appeared in December 1974, after their USA tour.

He achieved his goal.

The front and back cover
of their first album.

The original American album cover 

and inside of Trespass.

The original American LP cover 

and inside cover of Nursery Cryme.

The original American LP cover 

and inside cover of Foxtrot.

Like their music, their LP covers

were beautiful works of art.

These were by Paul Whitehead,

who did work on other LPs like

Van Der Graaf Generator.

Read more - Paul Whitehead 

They took on a different look for the

album cover of Selling England By

The Pound. This is the LP cover and

original insert. The painting is

by Betty Swanwick, but always

reminded me of Gahan Wilson's

bizarre cartoon art.

FLAMING YOUTH was a band

Phil Collins was in before GENESIS.

Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks had first been in
GARDEN WALL, while Mike Rutherford and
Tony Phillips were in a band called ANON.
Phillips left GENESIS later and Steve Hackett joined.
Peter also played flute on Cat Stevens'
MONA BONE JAKON.
Read more - Garden Wall (band)