Recently these three signed photographs reached my doorstep. Collecting autographs is something completely different from, let’s say, cds or vinyl. First of all, most people want proof of the authenticity…
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I heard the old man tell his tale
This is a small story by Lamia. At the Lamb concert in Newcastle City Hall 24-25 April 1975, I had a slight inter action with Peter Gabriel. Between each side…
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Genesis in the tub? Back in the 80s and 90s there weren’t as many high end concert venues as today. In The Netherlands now we have several of which the…
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Back in 1982 Peter Gabriel was one of the initiators of the Womad Festival, an event that brought together music, visual art and dance from artists all over the world….
Continue readingDo You Know, Do You Care?
Do you know that Phil Collins song, ‘Do You Know, Do You Care?’ It’s one of those Collins tracks that really stands out. It’s a dark and aggressive song about…
Continue readingNewcastle City Hall, 1977
In January 1977, from the 1st untill the 23rd, Genesis played an extensive tour in the UK promoting their new album ‘Wind & Wuthering’. Genesis played mostly theaters like the…
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“…No news is good news…” These days I’d wish there’d be some actual news on Genesis but after ‘The Last Domino?’ that’s just wishful thinking. That’s probably why I like…
Continue readingA Tricky Tattoo
Genesis’ covers indisputably are pieces of art, every single one of them. Whether it’s the cover for ‘Foxtrot’ by Paul Whitehead or the cover for ‘We Can’t Dance’ by Felicity…
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Dino Jones is an American author from Childersburg, Alabama. Not only is Dino gifted with words, he also happens to be a big Genesis fan. Even more so, a Tony…
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On March 15th 2010 Genesis was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It had been a long time coming and it brought the classic Genesis line-up together…
Continue readingOnce Upon A Poster
In the 1990’s I had posters of ‘Frauds’, ‘Dance Into The Light’ and ‘Calling All Stations’ hanging on my wall. I never tend to forget what I did with my…
Continue readingGary O’Toole
There’s a new topic on the ‘Tell me a story’ page about Gary O’Toole, former drummer of the Seve Hackett band. Gary’s worked with Steve for many years and he’s…
Continue readingGenesis @ The Paradiso 1972
In 1972, even before the release of their fourth album ‘Foxtrot’, Genesis toured the UK extensively. In between UK gigs they visited the mainland of Europe, heading out to Italy,…
Continue readingAll Collins Great and Small
I recently stumbled upon a website with a database for old Dutch newspapers. All things great and small that I would have liked to own physicially are stored digitally on…
Continue readingNew finds
In the past few weeks genesis-scrapbook’s been updated with some great new additions. Amongst those are lots of cuttings from Peter Gabriel. Check out the PG sections on this website…
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