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. Its origins are in education for the printing and retail industries; it now specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation ...

. 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 and Catherine Roylance (also a former student of the London College of Printing), Genesis Publications produces signed, limited edition books 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 George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

'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-colou ...

'', published in 1980. The 2017 ''Extended Edition'' of the latter title, compiled by Harrison's widow Olivia, was the 100th book published by Genesis.

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Beatles

* 1980 ''

'' by

(edited by

Derek Taylor Derek Wyn Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was a British 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 ...

) * 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 membe ...

* 1995 ''Paul McCartney: Yesterday & Today'' by Ray Coleman * 1995 ''Sometime in New York City'' by Bob Gruen with

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono (, usually spelled in katakana as ; 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 in Tokyo and moved to New York ...

* 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 sitar, sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of Hin ...

(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 graphic artist, 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, includ ...

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 Beatle ...

* 2003 '' Postcards From the Boys'' by

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

* 2003 ''When We Was Fab'' by Astrid Kirchherr * 2004 ''Concert for George'' by Olivia Harrison * 2006 ''Now These Days Are Gone'' by

Michael Peto Michael Peto (also known as Mihály Petö) (1908 – 25 December 1970) was an internationally recognized Hungarian people, Hungarian-British photojournalist of the twentieth century. Emigrating to London before World War II through business, in the ...

* 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), nicknamed "Coop", is an American basketball coach and former player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning five NBA champ ...

* 1995 ''Masons Yard to Primrose Hill 65–67'' by Gered Mankowitz * 1997 ''Crossfire Hurricane'' by Bob Gruen * 1998 ''Wyman Shoots Chagall'' by

Bill Wyman William George Wyman ( né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 ...

* 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 a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing lead guitar with several Brit ...

* 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) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership wi ...

* 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 over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...

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 music, folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing protest song, songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his fa ...

) * 2000 ''Dylan in Woodstock'' by Elliott Landy * 2006 ''Thin Wild Mercury'' by Jerry Schatzberg * 2008 ''Real Moments: Photographs of Bob Dylan 1966–1974'' by Barry Feinstein

Pink Floyd

* 2001 ''Psychedelic Renegades'' by

Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, ...

with Mick Rock * 2004 ''Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'' by

Nick Mason Nicholas Berkeley Mason (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He has been the only constant member since the band's formation in 1965, and the only member to appear on every ...

* 2007 ''Taken by Storm'' by

Storm Thorgerson Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English art director 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 art f ...

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 as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

* 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, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglicanism, Anglican deacon. His most notable works are ''Alice ...

* 1991 ''24 Nights'' by

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English Rock music, rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s l ...

; 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 the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, principal songwriter and leader of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s an ...

* 2000 ''Lovers & Other Strangers'' by Jack Vettriano with

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 ...

* 2002 ''Maximum Who'' by Ross Halfin with

Roger Daltrey Sir Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Who, known for his powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. His stage persona ear ...

and

John Entwistle John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band ...

* 2002 ''A Time to Live'' (with

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knig ...

) * 2003 ''Killer Queen'' by

Brian May Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysics, astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen ...

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 Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in the Eon Productions/MGM Studios film series, playing the ...

* 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 John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside ...

* 2009 ''Ray Charles – Yes Indeed!'' by Joe Adams * 2009 ''Woodstock Experience'' by Michael Lang, Dan Garson and Henry Diltz * 2009 ''That Lucky Old Sun'' by

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop compositio ...

and Peter Blake * 2009 ''The Traveling Wilburys'' by the Traveling Wilburys * 2010 ''Jimmy Page'' by

Jimmy Page James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician and producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the Rock music, rock band Led Zeppelin. Page began his career as a studio session musician in Lo ...

* 2011 ''Faces, 1969–75'' by Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones * 2011 ''Six-String Stories: The Crossroads guitars'' by Eric Clapton * 2011 ''Sojourner'' by Ross Halfin * 2013 ''Transformer'' by

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

with Mick Rock * 2014 ''Into Tomorrow'' by Paul Weller and Lawrence Watson

References

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