An archive for all things Genesis and Solo

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 …

A Collection of Smallcreeps Day promotional photos featuring Mike Rutherford.

an Advert for the forth coming release of the Mike Rutherford album “Smallcreeps Day”

Mike Rutherford – Smallcreeps Day This is a poster to promote / advertise the 1980 Mike Rutherford album – Smallcreeps Day. (An exceptional thank you to Chris Simmons for this …

Released on Charisma Records CAS1149 UK chart information released on 23rd February 1980 reached number 13 in the charts and stayed in the charts for 7 weeks. All tracks written …

Mike Rutherford – Smallcreep’s Day – 1980 This is a flyer advertising the first solo album by Mike Rutherford, Smallcreep’s Day. (An exceptional thank you to Chris Simmons for this …

An advert for the Mike Rutherford solo album Smallcreeps Day, includes the advert for the single “Working In Line”. The advert for published in Melody Maker on the 16th February …

A review of the 1980 Mike Rutherford solo album “Smallcreeps Day” Written by Paul Du Noyer, publishing in New Musical Express on the 16th February 1980. (Many thanks to Mark …

Mike Rutherford – Working In Line / Time And Time Again – Promo Released in 1980 – assumed to be around the time for the first single which was February …

We have included the Dutch pressing of the single Charisma Records – (6079 491) Working In Line, we assume the release date to be the 18th February 1980 based on an …

SmallCreeps Day This is the American record company / distributor (Passport Records) press kit for the debut solo album by Mike Rutherford. Containing the following: 1 – 8 x 10 …

Sounds, a Smallcreeps Day advert and a minor mention of the single Working In Line, published 23rd February 1980. (thanks to NOV for this item)

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, …

The Duke tour – 1980 This is a feature, it contains a small interview with mainly Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. It includes some technical difficulties about the Max Bell …

  This is an advert for Time and Time Again which appeared in Melody Maker 19th July 1980.   Time and Time Again – Side A At The End Of …

Time And Time Again, we assume this was released on the 21st July 1980, based on an advert for the single that was printed in Melody Maker on the 19th …

Acting Very Strange – 1982 This is a billboard poster, it was salvaged from a billboard in the West End of London, England. It was pasted up, also known as …

Halfway There was the first single from the eagerly awaited second solo album Acting Very Strange. Halfway There was released on the 19th August 1982 reaching and like the rest …

  An advert for “Halfway There” single from the album “Acting Very Strange”.

An Atlantic Records press kit (therefore American) for the album Acting Very Strange.

An Atlantic Records press sheet dated 24th August 1982. Items covered: Acting Very Strange is released: Stewart Copeland, Daryl Stuermer, Peter Robinson: Pete Bellotte co – writer of MAXINE: Maxine …

  Hugh Fielder reviews the 1982 Mike Rutherford album “Acting Very Strange”.

The Three Sides Live tour – 1982 This is mainly an interview with Mike Rutherford. He also talks about Acting Very Strange (his second solo album). First published in The …

Tracks 1. “Acting Very Strange” (Rutherford) 4:58 2. “A Day to Remember” (Rutherford) 4:59 3. “Maxine” (Rutherford, Pete Bellotte) 5:24 4. “Halfway There” (Palmer, Rutherford) 4:11 5. “Who’s Fooling Who” …

An Acting Very Strange advert as well as a single advert for “Halfway There”…. (Many thanks to NOV for providing the materials)

Acting Very Strange/ Couldnt Get Arrested “Nix mix”. Side A Acting Very Strange Side B Couldnt Get Arrested “Nix Mix” Released on WEA Records (RUTH 1)  

Tony Smith Manager of Genesis / Phil Collins / Mike Rutherford / Tony Banks et al, is interviewed. Tony Smith is interviewed by Jim Evans for Music and Video, published …

Mike Rutherford as interviewed by Andy Peebles on the 21st January 1983 for BBC Radio 1. Over the 20 plus minutes they discuss many topics in a rather engaging interview. …

The West German release of the Mike Rutherford single Hideaway which is taken from his 1982* album Acting Very Strange. Side A Hideaway Side B Calypso (non album track) Catalogue …

An Acting Very Strange era interview by Tony Goodman. (Thanks to NOV for providing this item)

Hideaway was the last single from the eagerly awaited second solo album Acting Very Strange, initial pressings spelt Hideaway as HIDEWAY, the version we have included here is an Italian …

Against All Odds started life as a spare demo called How Can You Just Sit There from the Face Value sessions, it remained in Phil Collins’s archive until during the …