Happy New Year from Genesis Publications

On behalf of all at Genesis we would like to wish you a veryhappy New Year and thank you for a great 2012.

2012 was the 40th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust, and marked ten years of collaboration between DavidBowie and Genesis. We celebrated by releasing the now sold-out SPEED OF LIFE and the CHANGES collection, withlaunches in London, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Ziggy was also recognisedwith a re-release of the 1972 album and a commemorative plaque.

The release of MR FANTASY celebrated the life of Traffic's Jim Capaldi, bringing the latedrummer's friends and family together, both in the book's pages and at itslaunch in June. Our friends Jon Lord and Ravi Shankar passed away this year,but, like Jim, will live on through their words and music. We are honoured tohave worked with these music legends to help preserve their legacy.


The Faces rocked their way into the Hall of Fame andlaunched FACES 1969-75 in the USA inApril. A huge year for Ronnie Wood - The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50thanniversary with a greatly acclaimed series of concerts, a film and RonnieWood's DECADES collection.

The Beach Boys also embarked on a 50-year reunion tour,while Led Zeppelin released footage from their last live performance. YokoOno's show 'To The Light' exhibited at London's Serpentine gallery and rarematerial from the Beatles, the Doors and Bowie surfaced from under beds.

The UK revelled in its musical heritage during the summerOlympic ceremonies, with performances from The Who, Nick Mason and PaulMcCartney, amongst others. Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins met his hero,Faces' Kenney Jones, and Bob Dylan received his own Medal of Freedom - thehighest honour for US civilians.

Eric Clapton's SIX-STRING STORIES went to press in November, with the deluxe copiesselling out in record speed. We look forward to the book's official launch thisyear. We are also excited about our upcoming publications: Lou Reed and MickRock's TRANSFORMER, and YokoOno's INFINITE UNIVERSE AT DAWN.These books are the fruition of a number of years spent working with theauthors to create original signed limited editions. You can click here toregister your interest, and be the first to hear about the new projects we willbe announcing in 2013...