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In the year we celebrate 45 years of Genesis Publications, we are delighted to announce our second Rare Editions event, giving subscribers a chance to acquire some of the rarest books and fine art prints from the Genesis House archives.
This year also marks 50 years since 1969. From the music festivals of Woodstock and Toronto, to significant album releases from Bob Dylan and The Who, 1969 was one of music history’s most prolific and iconic years. Genesis has been honoured to collaborate with several legendary musicians and music photographers, whose creative output in 1969 helped to define both the counterculture generation and era.
So began a period of astonishing creativity, which spawned the legendary Basement Tapes, John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline albums. One of Landy's images from this time became the cover of Nashville Skyline, Dylan's ninth studio album, released in April 1969. Only 50 copies remain of the Dylan in Woodstock edition, signed by Landy.
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Our sold-out anthology of images of the band on stage, The Who Live, includes photos from their subsequent 1969 tour of Tommy, which began in the UK in April and then travelled to North America in May and June. Five copies are now being made available, each signed by Ross Halfin and with a personal introduction written by Pete Townshend.
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Later in 1969, The Who were one of the few acts to be paid for appearing at what was to become the most influential music festival in history. Over three days in August 1969, 400,000 people visited a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, to watch legendary acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead. The Woodstock Festival is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history with Rolling Stone magazine listing it as one of the '50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll'.
Since the milestone publication of Blinds & Shutters in 1989, rarely has Genesis enlisted so many participants in a book. Here, 65 artists and luminaries provide an unparalleled account of Woodstock and the era in Woodstock Experience. Hand-signed by Michael Lang and Arlo Guthrie, only four copies remain of this behemoth edition.
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One of the official photographers at Woodstock was Henry Diltz, the author of our limited edition that recounts the golden age of the Los Angeles music scene in the late Sixties and early Seventies, California Dreaming. With over 500 of Diltz's photographs and 48 contributors that include Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell, it is a fascinating story told entirely by the key protagonists of the time and described by Record Collector as 'jaw-droppingly good'. We have a beautiful, one-off, bespoke copy with a 'Sunset' design cover available.
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Following their marriage a few months before in March, Lennon and Ono had decided that all of their future endeavours would be credited to a conceptual and collaborative vehicle, Plastic Ono Band. Hastily assembled, and including Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann, the band only had two rehearsals prior to the concert, one of which was during the transatlantic flight from London to Toronto and the other shortly before appearing on stage at the actual festival. The subsequent release of their Live Peace in Toronto 1969 album marked the beginning of a highly creative period between Lennon and Ono, which saw the couple move to New York in 1971, where they continued their political and musical activity.
With archival text from John Lennon, written contributions by Yoko Ono and the photography of Bob Gruen, Sometime In New York City provides an intimate snapshot of this time. This is a final opportunity to acquire one of 12 publisher's copies being made available from this historic edition created with the John Lennon Estate and signed by Bob Gruen and Yoko Ono.
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Infinite Universe At Dawn brings Yoko Ono's life's work together for the first time, from her Avant-garde initiatives, through her creative collaborations with John Lennon, to her continuing music, art and peace campaigns. Taken from the first 350 copies in the edition, four Deluxe copies are now being made available. Each Deluxe boxed set is comprised of a full-leather bound book and limited edition print.
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Toronto was one of two gigs that Eric Clapton played for the Plastic Ono Band in 1969. That same year not only witnessed both the incarnation and demise of the short-lived but highly significant supergroup Blind Faith, but also Clapton joining Delaney & Bonnie and Friends on tour.
Six-String Stories presents a history of Clapton's musical career through his collection of instruments. Presenting nearly 300 instruments from Clapton's legendary guitar collection, all previously sold at the three Crossroads Guitar Auctions, the book connects the instruments, amps and various equipment, placing them in the chronology of Clapton's career. The 2,000-strong edition was launched at the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival, each copy signed by Eric Clapton, and was one of the fastest selling books in Genesis history. We have 15 copies remaining.
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Also on the bill as bassist for the Plastic Ono Band in Toronto, was artist and musician Klaus Voormann. Having met the Beatles in the early Hamburg days, Voormann has been a lifelong friend of the band and in 1966 designed the legendary and Grammy-Award-winning cover artwork for their Revolver album. We have three framed Artist Proof Revolver-themed artworks available from our Revolver 50 collage series, each unique and individually decorated with elements hand-crafted by Voormann.
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Since 1974 Genesis has created signed limited edition books on behalf of authors and artists ranging from the Beatles to Buckingham Palace.
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