Typed up for Paperlate by Adrian Catchpole.
Page 1 (front cover):
Official Concert Programme
50P
Page 2: NOTES TO HELP MAKE YOUR VISIT TO KNEBWORTH MORE ENJOYABLE [lots of irrelevant stuff, Genesis Information address is listed] Programme notes by Hugh Fielder - Genesis Photographs by Richard Ellis.
Page 3:
Listed below is the running order of the bands
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
BRAND X
DEVO
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
GENESIS
The running order may be subject to some slight alteration.
We hope you enjoy your day at Knebworth Park
Freddy Bannister
Page 4: colour pic of Genesis, '78 line-up, Phil is wearing a hat
Page 5:
Not many people gave Genesis much chance of survival after Peter Gabriel left them at the end of their 'Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' tour in August 1975. But the reply from Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford was emphatic: 'A Trick Of The Tail' not only gave them a fresh impetus, it went on to become the biggest selling Genesis album to date.
Phil Collins moved out from behind his drum kit to handle the vocals, sounding at times unnervingly like Gabriel. Yet he immediately established a personality of his own, indulging his own characteristics to the hilt as the rest of the band redefined their own identities, producing a more direct style of music in the process.
Former King Crimson and Yes drummer Bill Bruford sat in with the band for their first post-Gabriel tour which climaxed with the five celebrated nights at London's Hammersmith Odeon (a film of which was put on general release), leaving no one in any doubt that the group were every bit as strong as they ever were.
By the time they re-opened London's Rainbow Theatre at the beginning of 1977 with four shows to coincide with the release of their next album, 'Wind And Wuthering,' Bruford had left to be replaced by American Chester Thompson who's made his mark with Frank Zappa.
In retrospect Genesis don't feel those Rainbow concerts did them justice. Certainly by the time they returned to the capital that summer - this time with three concerts at Earls Court - they'd improved immeasurably. Thompson had by now settled into the band's style, they'd developed a supurb [sic] light show and their playing had attained a new peak, giving them a stature they'd not reached before.
A few weeks earlier they'd recorded their series of concerts in paris and from these tapes (and some recorded a year earlier with Bruford) came their double live album, 'Seconds Out.' This set provided the evidence for the band's own belief that their musical evolution was a continous process. Earlier favourites like 'Firth Of Fifth,' 'I Know What I Like,' 'Carpet Crawl' and the epic 'Supper's Ready' blended perfectly with newer gems like 'Afterglow,' 'Dance On A Volcano' and 'Squonk.'
By now Genesis were firmly established in the upper echelon of British rock bands with a reputataion that even the departure of another founding member [wrong!], guitarist Steve Hackett, last autumn could not diminish. Banks, Collins and Rutherford went straight back into the studio to make the almost cheekily entitled '...And Then There Were Three..' which contained no fewer than 11 songs (unsually high for a Genesis album) and highlighted the melodic aspect of their writing. It's a feature that fans of the group have long been aware of but it's taken this album -- and the hit single 'Follow You Follow Me' from it -- to pursuade [sic] the public at large that Genesis are a far more accessible band than their previous 'underground' reputation might suggest.
Knebworth is Genesis' only planned British appearance in a year that sees them taking a hefty crack at the American market where they are on the verge of superstardom, a couple of European tours and a first venture into Japan.
To replace Hackett they've recruited Darryl [sic] Stuermer, a guitarist from jazz-rock pastures who was previously in violinist Jean Luc Ponty's band. He doubles on guitar and bass, swapping with Mike Rutherford whose guitar work in the latest album ably filled the gap left by Hackett.
For their 1978 world trek they've drawn on several songs from the new album which looked destined to become future classics -- notably Tony Banks' brilliant 'Burning Rope' -- and dug into the Genesis treasure chest to dust off a few more old masters, some of which may stretch your memory. But live the songs have taken on a new dimension, aided and abetted by the most recent changes.
Pages 6 & 7: advert for Jefferson Starship's album "Earth"
Page 8: ad for Tom Petty's "You're Gonna Get It"
Page 9: ad for the Genesis biography "GENESIS" by Armando Gallo
Pages 10 & 11: Jefferson Starship
Pages 12 & 13: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pages 14 & 15: Average colour live shot of Genesis, with albums (up to 1978) inset around the side and top (Trespass is upside down for some reason!)
Pages 16 & 17: Devo
Page 18: "Official Knebworth and Genesis World Tour merchandise by mail order from Brockum" including Genesis 4-col. poster programme (50p+20p P&P), Knebworth 4-col. poster (50p+20p P&P), T-shirt (=A33.00+30p P&P), Sweatshirt (=A35.00+40p P&P), Badge (30p+10p P&P) and Patch (70p+10p P&P)
Page 19: Anthony Phillips is...
- a lyricist - a composer - a magical storyteller - a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist - an ex-member of Genesis - a golfer - a country lover[Wise After The Event album cover] - an alarm clock tamer - and above all a rock artist...
SPART 1063 on Arista Records amd Tapes
[Squirrel from album cover]
Anthony Phillips
[ARISTA logo]
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Jazz-Rock hasn't yet found the success in Britain that it has in America although visiting acts always seem to draw sell-out crowds when they come over. Maybe no-one's pushing hard wnough yet, but when they do Brand X will be in a prime position to stake their claim as Britain's foremost bans, individual enough to have developed a style of their own and avoiding many of the pitfalls that American groups seems to be falling into lately.
The original four-piece band contained Phil Collins on drums, taking time out from Genesis to broaden his horizons, Robin Lumley on keyboards, John Goodsall on guitar and Percy Jones on bass. Their first album, 'Unorthodox Behavious,' was released in 1976 and was classy stuff through and through.
Since then there have been a number of changes. Percussionist Morris Pert who was originally with Suntreader with Stomu Yamashta and Lumley, was added for the second album, 'Moroccan Roll,' which featured two outstanding tracks, 'Disco Suicide' and 'Malaga Virgin.'
By this time Collins' Genesis commitments were encroaching on his spare time so American drummer Kenwood Dennard was brough in although Collins made a guest appearance on their live album, 'Livestock,' released towards the end of last year.
Recently Robin Lumley's production work has meant that he's had to give up his position in the band, although he'll be keeping tabs on them in the studio from the other side of the glass. He's been replaced by Peter Robinson who was also a member of Suntreader. And Dennard has been replaced by Chuck Bergie, previously with Al DiMeola's band in America.
They've been recording their fourth album of late which should be released before long and Knebworth marks the new line-up's first major British appearance after a European tour with Jefferson Starship.
Page 21 & 22: Atlanta Rhythm Section
Page 23: Ad for Laserock at The London Planetarium.
Page 24: Badly reproduced live photo of Genesis.
Page 25: ad for Atlanta Rhythm Section's "Champagne Jam".
Page 26: map of Knebworth Park.
Page 27: ad for the Brand X albums Unorthodox Behaviour, Moroccan Roll and Livestock.