An archive for all things Genesis and Solo

Sounds 27th Oct – Getting It Together In The Country Hugh Fielder of Sounds catches up with Tony, Mike and Phil during the writing sessions for DUKE at Phil’s home …

  Steve Taylor of Melody Maker interviews Genesis at Phil’s home in Surrey during the writing sessions for DUKE…. Article published 10th November 1979. (Thanks to NOV for this Article)

The Duke tour – 1980 This is a news announcement published in New Musical Express on the 9th January 1980, it details the full dates for the UK Duke tour …

Musicians Only – 19th January 1980 – Genesis, Duke tour (UK) dates announced. (Many thanks to Nov for this article)

Duke Tour Genesis Add Another London Concert, NME 9th February 1980 – Phil Collins dressed as a ticket tout! (thanks to NOV for this item)

Duke tour tickets info! (Thanks to NOV for providing the item)

Duke tour In this Sounds piece, Phil is dressed as a ticket tout! Genesis UK tickets sold out! Sounds 9th February 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this item)

This is a flyer for the forthcoming Genesis single – Turn It On Again. It is also a flyer that reveals the tour of the UK is sold out. (Many …

This is the Charisma Records poster to advertise the new Genesis album Duke, as well as the new single “Turn It On Again” Artwork by LIONEL KOECHLIN Illustrations © 1979 …

Mike Rutherford is interviewed by Chris Welch for Musicians Only! printed 1st March 1980 (Thanks to Chris Simmons for providing this item) (Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band, …

An Advert for the single Turn It On Again. First published in Record Mirror on the 1st March 1980. An interesting note, the photo of the three members was shot …

  This was the first single from the long awaited album Duke, Turn It On Again about a person who fantasises about life through their TV screen. The song started …

An Atlantic Records press sheet. Items mentioned: Genesis Tour UK small theatres. Hammersmith three nights, a fourth night added at The Lyceum Theatre. Birmingham Theatre manager could have sold all …

The Duke Tour This is a news piece in New Musical Express, published on the 16th February 1980. Titled: No More Provincial Extras for Genesis… It also includes the notice …

The Duke Tour (UK Leg) A ticket for the opening night of the Duke Tour at The Festival Theatre in Paignton, Devon, England on the 17th March 1980. (Many thanks …

Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Friars Aylesbury, England on the 22nd March 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for such an excellent ticket)

  An advert for the Genesis Friars gig of 22nd March 1980! (Many thanks to NOV for this item)

    Ronnie Gurr reviews the Genesis gig at Friars!

Duke Tour (UK LEG) A ticket for the show at The Hammersmith Odeon in London, England on the 27th March 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

The Duke tour A sticky pass titled Liggers given to a select few either band friends or record company staff. Titled: The Liggers pass this gave the recipient access the …

Tracks 1. Behind the Lines 5:33 2. Duchess 6:25 3. Guide Vocal 1:34 4. Man of our Times 5:33 5. Misunderstanding 3:14 6. Heathaze 5:01 7. Turn it on Again …

Here is a Duke album advert (and Turn It On Again single advert) from Sounds published on 29th March 1980. (Many thanks to NOV)

Duke Tour Genesis Go Sick, a news piece in Melody Maker on the 29th March 1980. This news piece announces that two show were cancelled because, Phil had contracted laryngitis. …

Duke Review – Yes Half A Million Can Be Wrong? Chris Bohn reviews DUKE in Melody Maker on the 29th March 1980. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this item)

The Duke Tour Low key, High tech review written by Steve Gett and published in Melody Maker on the 29th March 1980. This is a review of the show at …

An advert for the 1980 Genesis album – Duke. First published in Melody Maker on the 29th March 1980 as a double page. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this …

This is the press kit for the 1980 Genesis album DUKE album. This particular press kit was complied and issued by Atlantic Records (USA record label). With an 8 x …

The Duke tour This is a ticket for the show at The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England on the 4th April 1980. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

Hugh Fielder reviews Genesis Duke tour at Hammersmith Odeon! First Published in Sounds on the 5th April 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this item)

An advert for the 1980 Genesis album DUKE, and the first single Turn It On Again. First published in Sounds on the 5th April 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon …

Duke This is a review for the 1980 Genesis album DUKE, published in New Musical Express and written by Lynn Hanna. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this review)

Duke This is an album review of the 1980 Genesis album Duke, published in Sounds and written by Hugh Fielder. (Thanks to NOV for providing this article)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Odeon Theatre in Birmingham, England on the 5th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke tour ticket)

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England on the 6th April 1980 (many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket and many others)

The Duke tour A ticket (partial) for the show at Trentham Gardens, Stoke On Trent, England on the 8th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke tour …

Rolling Stone 9th april 1980 – David Fricke reviews Duke. He slates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks debut solo albums… which in our opinion is a little strange as they …

The Duke Tour 1980 A ticket for the show at The Gaumont in Southampton, England on the 10th April 1980. (this is kindly supplied by Chris Leet and it is …

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Gaumont Theatre in Southampton, England on the 11th April 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this Duke tour ticket)

  Duke Tour, A ticket for the show at The Brighton Centre, Brighton on the 12th April 1980

A gig review of the show at Hammersmith Odeon, review written by Steve Clarke. Review published in Musicians Only on the 12th April 1980. Notes: The photo comes from Genesis’s …

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Coventry Theatre in Hales Street – Coventry, West Midlands on the 13th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for …

The Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands, England on the 13th April 1980. (Many thanks to Ian Mark’s for this Genesis ticket)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The De Montfort Hall – Leicester, England on the 15th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this duke tour …

Duke Tour This is a ticket for the show at The Assembly Rooms, Derby, England on the 16th April 1980. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

Duke tour A ticket for the show at City Hall in Sheffield on the 17th April 1980.

Duke Tour A review of the show at Leicester DMH on the 15th April 1980, Review published in the Leicester Mercury on the 17th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jon …

A Duke album advert which contains some review quotes in it, published in Sounds 19th April 1980… (Many thanks to NOV for providing this item)

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Apollo Theatre in Manchester on the 19th April 1980

DUKE. Genesis are interviewed and there is a review of the 1980 Album DUKE. Interview and review conducted by Aldo Bagli also from the same edition there is an advert …

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at St George’s Hall in Bradford, England on the 21st April 1980 (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this excellent ticket)

The Daily Express – Tuesday 22nd April 1980 – Genesis going back to there beginning – written by David Wigg. (Many thanks to Nov for this item)

The Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Odeon Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 23rd April 1980 (Many thanks to Harry for this ticket)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen in Scotland on the 25th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke tour …

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Apollo theatre in Glasgow on the 28th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jim Brown for this ticket)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The City Hall in Newcastle, England on the 29th April 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this ticket and many …

Duke tour A ticket for the show at The City Hall, Newcastle, England on the 30th April 1980 (second night) (many thanks to Lamia)

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England on the 2nd may 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket and many more)

Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England on the 3rd May 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket and many more)

    Hugh Fielder interviews Phil Collins during the Genesis Duke tour.

  An advert for the “Duchess” single!

An advert for Duke (Genesis album) and the Duke tour of North America, published in Rolling Stone on the 14th May 1980.

Catalogue Number Charisma (CB 363) RPM 45 Tracks Side A – Duchess Side B – Open Door Credits A Written-By – Rutherford, Collins, Banks B Written-By – Mike Rutherford Phonographic Copyright (p) …

Duke tour A ticket for the show at the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver – Canada on the 20th May 1980. (Show was cancelled reason unknown) (Many thanks to Chris Leet …

Genesis Is Back! The Duke Tour – 1980 This is a half page album and tour advert, published in The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) on the 22nd …

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland – USA on the 23rd May 1980 (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke …

Duke tour, A gig advert for the shows at The Montreal Forum on the 19th and 20th June 1980, first published in the Montreal Gazette on the 24th May 1980. …

Steve Pond of the LA Times reviews the album Duke, the review was printed on the 25th May 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this item and many more)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Summit in Houston, Texas – USA on the 30th May 1980 (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke tour …

Duke tour A ticket for the show at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana – USA on the 31st May 1980 (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket …

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on the 1st June 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke tour ticket)

The Duke Tour (USA) A press sheet from Atlantic Records dated 3rd June 1980, Genesis are to play The Roxy L.A after personally selling the tickets and other news. Note: …

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Richfield Coliseum, Richfield – Ohio – USA on the 11th June 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Duke …

The Duke tour A cloth pass for backstage access at The Spectrum – Philadelphia on the 16th June 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this item and others)

The Duke tour A cloth pass for the Crew at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on the 17th June 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this pass and other items)

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Spectrum – Philadelphia – USA on the 17th June 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for this Old Duke tour ticket)

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at The Spectrum Theatre, Philadelphia – USA on the 17th June 1980. This was the last of two nights at this venue. …

The Duke tour A ticket for the show at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the 19th June 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket and many …

Duke Tour A ticket for the show at The Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York, USA – On the 26th June 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this Duke …

The Duke Tour A ticket from the show at The Madison Square Gardens in New York, NY – USA on the 29th June 1980. (Many thanks to Jeff Kaa for …

Genesis are interviewed for International Musician and Recording World sometime in 1980.

Here is an advert for the Genesis single Misunderstanding/Evidence of Autumn, the advert was published on the 6th September 1980 in Sounds. (Many thanks to NOV for providing this item)

Catalogue Number Charisma  (CB 369) RPM Tracks A1 Misunderstanding – Written-By – Collins B1 Evidence Of Autumn – Written-By – Banks Credits Engineer – David Hentschel Producer – David Hentschel, Genesis History Release …

A Trick of the Tail Dance On A Volcano – 5:54 Entangled – 6:27 Squonk – 6:27 Mad Man Moon – 7:34 Robbery, Assault and Battery – 6:16 Ripples… – …