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WORDS FROM THE EDITING SUITE….
Hello again and welcome to another fun packed edition of your favourite Genesis webzine.
For those fans eagerly awaiting the release of The Lamb, the latest news is that the package has been delayed… AGAIN. The new release date is Friday 26th September. The reasons for the delay are as yet unknown but this is very frustrating for fans eager to see what this new package brings to the table. We shall have a full review of the album package if/when it arrives.
Mike and The Mechanics completed another highly successful tour with a run of gigs in Germany. These followed on from equally successful ones in South Africa and the UK. The final UK gig at London's Royal Albert Hall was attended by both Phil Collins and Tony Banks. The band have apparently written some new songs, two of which featured in the set and this augurs well for the likelihood of a new album by the band in the not too distant future. The new compilation album ; Looking Back - Living The Years has also done reasonably well.
Our next edition will be another TWR special, focussing on Mike’s solo work.
Anthony Phillips's Sail The World reissue was released by Esoteric Records on 23rd April, a review can be found elsewhere in this edition. The reissue of the Radio Clyde Sessions is scheduled for the beginning of June. We hope to chat to Anthony about the reissues campaign and his latest album, The Golden Hour soon.
Steve Hackett also released his Live Magic At Trading Boundaries acoustic live CD in March and a review is also elsewhere in this edition. Steve is currently on tour in Europe consolidating the success of his Lamb…highlights gigs. Steve's touring schedule looks likely to keep him away from the UK this year with gigs across Europe, USA and Japan to occupy his time. We still hope to catch up with him for a chat about The Circus And The Nightwhale and his more recent activities soon. Steve also releases his new live album; The Lamb Stands Up At The Royal Albert Hall on 11th July. Issued as a CD/Blu Ray digi Pak and four LP vinyl set this one continues the set of tour souvenirs which fans of Steve's have become used to.
Ray Wilson released his lastest digital single, Whatever’s Written In Your Heart at the end of April. Ray continues to tour extensively in Europe.
That's all the news for this one, enjoy the rest of the magazine.
Alan Hewitt
Liverpool
July 2025
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