Genesis Publications Limited is a British publishing company founded in 1974 by Brian Roylance, a former student of the

London College of Printing The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately ...

. His aim was to create a company in the traditions of the private press, true to the arts of printing and book binding. Headed today by his son and daughter, Nick Roylance and Catherine Roylance (also a former student of the London College of Printing), Genesis Publications produces signed,

limited edition books A limited-edition book is a book released in a limited-quantity print run, usually fewer than 1000 copies (much smaller than publishing-industry standards). The term connotes scarcity or exclusivity. The higher the quantity printed the less li ...

that are created in close collaboration with authors and artists. First known for specialising in historical volumes, Genesis is now known as an art house publisher in the fields of modern music and culture. The company's first title to depart from historical reproductions was former Beatle George Harrison's autobiography, ''

I, Me, Mine ''I, Me, Mine'' is an autobiographic memoir by the English musician George Harrison, formerly of The Beatles. It was published in 1980 as a hand-bound, limited edition book by Genesis Publications, with a mixture of printed text and multi-colour ...

'', published in 1980. The 2017 ''Extended Edition'' of the latter title, compiled by Harrison's widow

Olivia Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 19 ...

, was the 100th book published by Genesis.

Bibliography

Beatles

* 1980 ''

'' by George Harrison (edited by

Derek Taylor Derek Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was an English journalist, writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles, with whom he worked in 1964 and then from 1968 to 1970, and was one ...

) * 1984 ''Fifty Years Adrift'' by Derek Taylor (edited by George Harrison) * 1987 ''It Was Twenty Years Ago Today'' by Derek Taylor * 1988 '' Songs by George Harrison'' by George Harrison (illustrations by Keith West) * 1992 '' Songs by George Harrison 2'' by George Harrison (illustrations by Keith West) * 1993 ''Live in Japan 1991'' by George Harrison * 1994 ''Liverpool Days'' by Max Scheler with

Astrid Kirchherr Astrid Kirchherr (; 20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer) and her photographs of the band's original member ...

* 1995 ''Paul McCartney: Yesterday & Today'' by

Ray Coleman Ray Coleman (15 June 1937, Leicester – 10 September 1996, Shepperton) was a British author and music journalist. Career Coleman was the former editor-in-chief of '' Melody Maker'' known for his biographies of The Beatles. Besides ''Melody ...

* 1995 ''Sometime in New York City'' by

Bob Gruen Bob Gruen (born October 23, 1945) is an American author and photographer known for his rock 'n' roll photographs. By the mid 1970s Gruen was already regarded as one of the foremost photographers in music working with major artist such as John Len ...

with

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

* 1996 ''Stuart: The Life and Art of Stuart Sutcliffe'' by Kay Williams and Pauline Sutcliffe * 1996 ''Golden Dreams'' by Max Scheler with Astrid Kirchherr * 1997 '' Raga Mala'' by

Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North In ...

(edited by George Harrison) * 1997 ''From Hamburg to Hollywood'' by Jürgen Vollmer * 1997 ''BIG: Beatles in Germany'' by Günter Zint (with Ulf Krüger and

Tony Sheridan Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity (21 May 1940 – 16 February 2013), known professionally as Tony Sheridan, was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany. He was best known as an early collaborator of th ...

) * 1999 ''Hamburg days'' by

Klaus Voormann Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer. Voormann was the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a session musician on a host of recordings, including " You're So ...

and Astrid Kirchherr * 2000 ''Mania Days'' by Curt Gunther * 2002 ''Playback'' by

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the " Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the ...

* 2003 '' Postcards From the Boys'' by Ringo Starr * 2003 ''When We Was Fab'' by Astrid Kirchherr * 2004 ''Concert for George'' by

Olivia Harrison Olivia Trinidad Harrison (née Arias; born May 18, 1948) is an American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles. She first worked in the music industry in Los Angeles, for A&M Records, where sh ...

* 2006 ''Now These Days Are Gone'' by Michael Peto * 2006 ''Summer of Love'' by George Martin * 2006 ''A Day in the Life: Photographs of the Beatles'' by Michael Ward * 2014 ''Yoko Ono: Infinite Universe at Dawn'' by Yoko Ono * 2014 ''Photograph'' by Ringo Starr * 2016 ''Hello Goodbye: The Beatles in Tokyo, 1966'' by Shimpei AsaiMojo staff
"Unseen! The Beatles In Tokyo, 1966"
mojo4music, 29 June 2016 (Retrieved 4 March 2017). * 2017 ''I Me Mine – The Extended Edition'' by George Harrison with Derek Taylor and Olivia Harrison

Rolling Stones

* 1990 ''Blinds and Shutters'' by

Michael Cooper Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning ...

* 1995 ''Masons Yard to Primrose Hill 65–67'' by

Gered Mankowitz Gered Mankowitz (born 3 August 1946) is an English photographer who focused his career in the music industry. He has worked with a range of artists from The Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix, and in other divisions of the photography industry, i ...

* 1997 ''Crossfire Hurricane'' by

* 1998 ''Wyman Shoots Chagall'' by Bill Wyman * 1998 ''Wood on Canvas: Every Picture Tells a Story'' by

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...

* 1999 ''I Contact: The Gered Mankowitz Archives'' by Gered Mankowitz * 1999 ''Pleased to Meet You'' by Michael Putland * 2001 ''Exile'' by Dominique Tarlé with

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

* 2005 ''T.O.T.A. '75 – Tour of the Americas 1975'' by

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...

and Christopher Simon Sykes * 2015 ''How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary'' by Ronnie Wood

Bob Dylan

* 1999 ''Early Dylan'' (with

Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie. Gu ...

) * 2000 ''Dylan in Woodstock'' by Elliott Landy * 2006 ''Thin Wild Mercury'' by

Jerry Schatzberg Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927) is an American photographer and film director. Career Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the Bronx. He photographed for magazines such as ''Vogue'', '' Esquire'' and '' McCalls ...

* 2008 ''Real Moments: Photographs of Bob Dylan 1966–1974'' by

Barry Feinstein Barry Feinstein (February 4, 1931 – October 20, 2011) was an American photographer and filmmaker, known for his photographs of 1950s Hollywood, the 1960s music scene, and his close personal and professional relationships with celebrities like ...

Pink Floyd

* 2001 ''Psychedelic Renegades'' by Syd Barrett with

Mick Rock Michael David Rock (born Michael Edward Chester Smith; 21 November 1948 – 18 November 2021) was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, Waylon Jennings, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop ...

* 2004 ''Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'' by Nick Mason * 2007 ''Taken by Storm'' by

Storm Thorgerson Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English graphic designer and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other ar ...

David Bowie

* 2002 ''Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust'' by Mick Rock with

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

* 2007 ''From Station to Station'' by Geoff McCormack and David Bowie * 2012 ''Bowie: Speed of Life'' by Sukita and David Bowie

Others

* 1979 ''Alice's Adventures Underground'' by

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequ ...

* 1991 ''24 Nights'' by Eric Clapton; scrapbook by Peter Blake * 2000 ''The Greatest Live Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World: The Who Live at Leeds'' by Ross Halfin with

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

* 2000 ''Lovers & Other Strangers'' by

Jack Vettriano Jack Vettriano (born Jack Hoggan, 17 November 1951) is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting ''The Singing Butler'' became a best-selling image in Britain. Early life Jack Vettriano was born and grew up in the industrial seaside town of Met ...

with

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental v ...

* 2002 ''Maximum Who'' by

Ross Halfin Ross William Halfin (born 11 August 1957) is a British rock and roll photographer. Since the late 1970s he has worked for some of the biggest acts in rock and heavy metal, including Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Who, Kiss, Metallica, ...

with

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...

and John Entwistle * 2002 ''A Time to Live'' (with

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin w ...

) * 2003 ''Killer Queen'' by

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and ...

with Roger Taylor and Mick Rock * 2004 ''Classic Hendrix'' by Ross Halfin * 2004 ''Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae'' by Kate Simon * 2005 ''Heroes & Villains'' by David Steen with Roger Moore * 2007 ''Elvis & the Birth of Rock'' by Lew Allen * 2007 ''California Dreaming: Memories and Visions of LA: 1966–1975'' by Henry Diltz * 2008 ''A Thousand Things'' by

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul mu ...

* 2009 ''Ray Charles – Yes Indeed!'' by Joe Adams * 2009 ''Woodstock Experience'' by Michael Lang, Dan Garson and

Henry Diltz Henry Stanford Diltz (born September 6, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American folk musician and photographer who has been active since the 1960s. Career Among the bands Diltz played with was the Modern Folk Quartet. While a member of ...

* 2009 ''That Lucky Old Sun'' by Brian Wilson and Peter Blake * 2009 ''The Traveling Wilburys'' by

the Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Originating from an idea discussed by Harrison and Lynne during the sessions for Harrison's 1987 album ' ...

* 2010 ''Jimmy Page'' by Jimmy Page * 2011 ''Faces, 1969–75'' by Ronnie Wood,

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was i ...

and

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

* 2011 ''Six-String Stories: The Crossroads guitars'' by Eric Clapton * 2011 ''Sojourner'' by Ross Halfin * 2013 ''Transformer'' by Lou Reed with Mick Rock * 2014 ''Into Tomorrow'' by Paul Weller and Lawrence Watson

References

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