Artist Pass Deluxe: Conversations From the Books That Define Rock

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Author: Bowie, Clapton, Dylan, Harrison, Page and over 200
Format: Box Set
Publication date: 01/01/2025
Imprint: Genesis Publications
ISBN: 9781905662944

Forthcoming February 2025

Conversations From the Books That Define Rock.
Bowie, Clapton, Dylan, Harrison, Page and over 200 contributors.

Celebrating 50 years of publishing, Genesis is proud to present Artist Pass, a unique exchange between musicians, producers, writers, and photographers who together cover all things rock and roll. From six decades of interview transcripts, printed manuscripts, and previously unpublished material, the Genesis editors have dug deep into the publisher’s archives to create a new collection of essays from some of the biggest names in rock.

Artist Pass, a limited edition of only 500 copies, has been signed by the authors and photographers who have, over time, become an integral part of Genesis’s history. These include Eric Clapton, Phil Collen, John Densmore, Mick Fleetwood, Olivia Harrison, Chrissie Hynde, Eric Idle, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Mike McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, and many more, including photographers Dominique Tarlé and Henry Diltz. Each copy of Artist Pass is a testament to their contribution.

Artist Pass is the ultimate book for any rock and roll enthusiast. For anyone with a Genesis edition or two in their collection, this once-in-a-lifetime publication is quite simply a must-have item.

Artist Pass is published in a signed and numbered limited edition of 500 Deluxe copies.

Each Deluxe copy is hand-numbered and signed personally by at least four of the following contributors: Eric Clapton, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, John Densmore of The Doors, photographer Henry Diltz, contemporary artist Shepard Fairey, Mick Fleetwood, Olivia Harrison, Chrissie Hynde, Monty Python’s Eric Idle, Bruce Johnston and Mike Love of The Beach Boys, drummer Russ Kunkel, Mike McCartney, Ringo Starr, photographer Dominique Tarlé, and Bill Wyman.

Fully bound in black cloth with an inset laminate pass and silver page edging, the 284-page book is housed in a handcrafted clamshell case. Additionally, each boxed set contains an envelope of rare facsimile items, including loose-leaf pages written and annotated by Genesis authors. In chronological order, these items are:

• a New York Public Library card belonging to Genesis founder Brian Roylance, 1979
• a draft, annotated manuscript page from the making of I Me Mine (George Harrison, 1980)
• a Japanese handbill from the launch of I Me Mine (George Harrison, 1980)
• a promotional button badge for 50 Years Adrift (Derek Taylor, George Harrison; 1984)
• a handwritten page by Keith Richards introducing Blinds & Shutters (1990)
• a draft, annotated preface from the making of Raga Mala (Ravi Shankar, 1997)
• three handwritten pages by Noel Redding introducing Classic Hendrix (2004)

Main Volume: 180mm x 240mm, 284 pages

Binding: Fully bound in black cloth with an inset laminate pass
Box: Handcrafted clamshell box
Extras: Replica loose-leaf pages written and annotated by Genesis authors; vintage promotional flyers; button badge

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