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Signed copies of 1984 (News date: 7-5-08, updated 8-6-08)
Camino Records now have the re-issue of 1984 available for pre-order. As with Wise After the Event, Ant will be signing the first 300 copies of the album that are pre-ordered from them on a first-come, first-served basis.
Orders for the album can be made at Camino.
Signed copies of Wise After the Event (News date: 27-4-08, updated 7-5-08)
Camino Records now have the re-issue of Wise After The Event available for pre-order. Ant will be signing the first 300 copies of the album that are pre-ordered from them on a first-come, first-served basis.
Update: Camino have now announced that the signed copies of Wise After The Event have now sold out.
1984 release date announced (News date: 15-4-08)
Voiceprint Records have now announced that the planned release date for the re-issue of 1984 is 2nd June.
Library Projects (News date: 14-4-08)
Ant continues to work on further Library music projects for Atmosphere Music at the present time. As with the majority of his Library music, this won't be available commercially.
Signed copies of The Geese & The Ghost and Wildlife (News date: 18-3-08, updated 21-4-08)
Camino Records now have both the re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost and Wildlife available for order. Ant has signed all copies of both releases that were pre-ordered from them.
As Wildlife is due for release one week after the reissue of The Geese & The Ghost, if you order both albums at the same time from Camino then both albums will be sent after Wildlife is released. There may also be a slight delay in despatch depending on the signing but in the words of the chaps at Camino, "As usual, we'll be as quick as we can!"
Orders can be made now at Camino.
Wise After The Event release date announced (News date: 16-3-08)
Voiceprint Records have now announced that the planned release date for the re-issue of Wise After The Event is 19th May.
Geese and Wildlife release dates announced (News date: 17-2-08)
The long-awaited release dates for Wildlife (album info) and the re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost have now been announced by Voiceprint Records. The Geese & The Ghost is set for release on 14th April and Wildlife is due to follow a week later on 21st April.
The re-issue of Wise After The Event is due for release in May to tie in with the 30th anniversary of the album's original release in 1978. The re-issue of 1984 is then planned to follow in June. Exact dates for these two releases have not yet been announced - when they are we will of course announce them here.
New Library Project (News date: 10-2-08)
Ant is currently working on a further Library music project for Atmosphere Music. As with the majority of his Library music, this won't be available commercially.
New album release: Wildlife (News date: 10-12-07)
Ant and Joji Hirota's new album Wildlife will be released by Disk Union in Japan on 21st December. The album is a selection of highlights from the music that Ant and Joji have collaborated on for various television programmes in the award-winning Survival series alongside Ant's score for the BBC Natural World programme Midway: Island of Life. More information about Wildlife, including the full track listing can be found here. The album is being included in the fifth and final batch of the re-issues of Ant's albums in Japan - we've updated our summary page about the Japanese re-issues to reflect this.
Wildlife is being released initially in Japan but will be released elsewhere in due course.
Re-issues update (News date: 10-12-07)
Visitors to the site will no doubt be aware that the long-awaited re-issues of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 have not yet been released outside Japan. At the current time it looks likely that they will now be released in other territories in the Spring of 2008 - as soon as we have definite information about this then we will of course post it here.
New Archive Collection artwork (News date: 10-12-07, updated 1-1-08)
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Following on from the news about the new cover designs for the three Missing Links albums, we can confirm that the re-issue of Archive Collection Volume One that is being released by Disk Union in Japan will also feature new artwork. The new artwork is a Peter Cross painting called 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold' and can be seen in more detail on a new page here. The musical content of the re-issue remains the same as the original release of the albums - no extra tracks have been added to it. The album will be released as a two disc set as per the original 1998 release. Update: The re-issue of Sail The World that is being released by Disk Union also features a new cover design based on more of Ant's original photographs. |
New Missing Links artwork (News date: 21-11-07)
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The new re-issues of the three Missing Links
albums (Finger Painting, The Sky Road and Time & Tide)
which are being released in Japan by Disk Union will all feature new cover
designs. The new covers are based on Ant's original photographs and
larger versions can be seen on a new page here.
The musical content of the re-issues remains the same as the original releases of the albums - no extra tracks have been added to any of them. |
New Library Project (News date: 30-10-07)
Ant is currently working on a new Library music project for Atmosphere Music. As with the majority of his Library music, this won't be available commercially.
Fifth batch of Japanese back-catalogue re-issues (News date: 30-10-07)
We have now received information on the fifth planned batch of the re-issues of Ant's back catalogue which are planned for release on 21st December. The albums in this batch will include Sail The World, Slow Dance, Archive Collection Volume 1, Archive Collection Volume 2 and Field Day.
This information has been added to our summary page about the Japanese re-issues.
Genesis Chapter & Verse book (News date: 10-10-07)
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Out now is Chapter & Verse, the official biography of Genesis which based on interviews that the current and former members of the band have given to writer Colin Dodd. Ant has been interviewed for the book which also contains a wealth of photos including many that have not previously been published. From the publicity information: This book is the first time in
over 20 years that Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford
have collaborated creatively on a project, working together to create the
complete history of Genesis. It is a story that spans 30 years and 30 albums
selling a staggering 212 million copies worldwide. It embraces world tours that
have played to 25 million people and it covers the high-profile departure over
the years of one vocalist, (Peter Gabriel), one highly influential guitarist
(Steve Hackett) and their best-known drummer and vocalist (Phil Collins). Chapter & Verse is available to order from Amazon - a link to order it can be found in the Genesis section of our online store. A planned audiobook CD release of Chapter and Verse is due out next summer. |
Japanese back-catalogue re-issues (News date: 10-10-07)
An update to the previous news item on the re-releases of Ant's back catalogue - the release date for the fourth batch of albums (including the three albums in the Missing Links series) has now been revised to 23rd November.
This updated information has been added to our summary page about the Japanese re-issues.
Japanese back-catalogue re-issues update (News date: 2-9-07)
The third batch of albums from Ant's back catalogue will consist of volumes 6 - 10 in the Private Parts & Pieces series (Ivory Moon, Slow Waves Soft Stars, New England, Dragonfly Dreams and Soirée) - with a planned release date of 21st September. As before, the albums are being released in the mini-vinyl format and are also being released in a limited edition boxed set.
The fourth batch of albums are scheduled for release on 26th October and will include the three albums in the Missing Links series (Finger Painting, The Sky Road and Time & Tide).
This updated information has been added to our summary page about the Japanese re-issues.
Back To The Pavilion re-mastered (News date: 8-8-07)
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During a recent check on Ant's back catalogue titles for their re-release in Japan by Disk Union, we felt that the second album in the Private Parts & Pieces series Back To The Pavilion would benefit from being re-mastered from scratch. The only available set of master tapes for the album were those used for the 1990 Virgin CD release (which in turn was subsequently re-released by Voiceprint in 1996) so the only other alternative for re-mastering the album was to re-assemble it from scratch from all the original tapes used to compile the album for it's original release back in 1980. This turned out to be a lengthy and time-consuming process but the combination of the original audio sources together with Simon Heyworth's expert re-mastering has resulted in improved sound quality throughout. No extra tracks have been added to the album other than the recording of Lucy: An Illusion which was added as an extra track when the album was re-mastered for the first time in 1990. The re-mastered version of Back To The Pavilion will be released initially as part of the Japanese re-issues of Ant's back catalogue but will be released elsewhere in due course. |
Re-issues update (News date: 19-7-07)
We're pleased to announce the track listings of the extra CDs and other information about the re-issues of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984. All of the details are included on a special page here.
Third batch of Japanese back-catalogue re-issues (News date: 19-7-07)
Following the news about the second planned batch of the Japanese re-issues, we now have the details of the third batch of albums that are planned for re-issue. The third batch is planned to consist of the second five Private Parts & Pieces albums - Ivory Moon, Slow Waves Soft Stars, New England, Dragonfly Dreams and Soirée - with a planned release date of 21st September.
This new information has been added to our summary page about the Japanese re-issues.
Further Japanese back-catalogue news (News date: 15-7-07)
Information has now reached us about the second planned batch of the Japanese re-issues of Ant's back catalogue. The second batch of albums due to be released are the first five Private Parts & Pieces albums - Private Parts & Pieces, Back To The Pavilion, Antiques, A Catch At The Tables and Twelve - with a planned release date of 24th August. As with the five albums in the first batch of re-issues, the second batch are also being made available in a limited edition box set.
We've also added a new page with a summary of all the information about the Japanese re-issues which can be found here.
Release of back-catalogue in Japan (News date: 24-6-07)
The Japanese record company Disk Union have recently acquired the rights to most of Ant's back catalogue for Japan and will be re-issuing most of Ant's albums in the mini vinyl card sleeve format as limited edition releases. The initial batch of releases are scheduled for release in Japan on 20th July on Disk Union's Arcangelo label and comprise the newly re-mastered 2 CD editions of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 along with the previously released single CD editions of Sides and Invisible Men. The five albums are also being made available in a limited edition box set.
The other albums that Disk Union will be releasing over the next few months are Private Parts & Pieces, Back To The Pavilion, Antiques, A Catch At The Tables, Twelve, Ivory Moon, Slow Waves Soft Stars, Finger Painting, Slow Dance, New England, Sail The World, The Sky Road, Dragonfly Dreams, Soiree, Time & Tide, Archive Collection Volume One, Archive Collection Volume Two and Field Day. Ant's collaborative releases with Harry Williamson and Guillermo Cazenave are not amongst the albums that are being re-issued.
The newly re-mastered editions of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 will still be receiving a UK/European release in due course.
1973 single version of Silver Song (News date: 29-5-07)
We are pleased to announce that with the kind permission of both Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford the extra CD that will accompany the re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost will include the 1973 recording of Silver Song with Phil on lead vocals. Recorded as a potential single by Ant, Mike and Phil at Island Studios in November 1973 (during a brief pause in the busy Genesis touring schedule to promote Selling England By The Pound), the track was ultimately never released for reasons that remain unknown. Now at long last the track is to receive an official release.
The 1973 recording of Silver Song is the final track on the extra CD that will accompany the re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost. The track-listing for the rest of the CD will be announced in due course.
Wise After The Event re-issue (News date: 29-5-07)
One potential idea for the re-issue of Wise After The Event was to change the album to the originally planned running order (more details here), which included the original link pieces that were ultimately left off the album and were not heard until Ant included them on Back To The Pavilion in 1980. After much thought and having gathered opinions from a number of fans we have decided not to change the running order of the album so the re-issue will retain the running order of the album as released.
Re-issues update (News date: 7-5-07)
The work to compile the re-issues of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 is now at long last complete, with all the audio re-mastering complete and sleeve-notes written. The next stage is for the artwork for each of the albums to be put together.
As previously announced, the release dates for the albums have not yet been set and this currently remains the case. As soon as they are confirmed then they will be announced here together with the track listings for the extra CDs that accompany each album.
Sixty Minutes With... compilation (News date: 7-5-07)
The Sixty Minutes With... is a series of sampler releases by many Voiceprint artists designed as an introduction to the artists work and as the title suggests is an hour of highlights from their Voiceprint releases. A release in this series featuring a selection of tracks from Ant's back catalogue entitled (not surprisingly) Sixty Minutes With Anthony Phillips was planned (which some visitors may have seen listed by on-line retailers such as Amazon) but this release is now not going ahead.
Latest re-issues update (News date: 7-3-07)
The work
to complete the re-issues of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The
Event and 1984 continues in between other projects. After some
consideration, rather than rush the work on the albums we've elected instead to
spend a little extra time on them to ensure the best possible re-mastering of
the audio and the presentation of the albums.
In turn
this means that the albums will not be released in the originally mooted slot in
the Spring - instead a release a little later in the year is now planned.
At
the present time, the
release dates for the albums have not been set but once these are confirmed by
Voiceprint then we will of course announce them here, together with the full
track listings for the extra CDs which will accompany each of the albums.
On a
related note and in response to a few enquiries received on the subject of the
rest of Ant's back catalogue, there are currently no plans to re-issue any of
Ant's other albums.
New Library Project (News date: 22-1-07, updated 7-3-07)
Ant continues to work on his next Library music project for Atmosphere Music. As with the majority of his Library music, this won't be available commercially.
Latest re-issues update (News date: 22-1-07)
The re-mastering of The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 is nearly complete and we are currently putting together the material for the new booklets which will accompany each of the CDs.
Back Catalogue Update
Virgin Records acquired the rights to Ant's back catalogue in 1990 and re-issued all of Ant's albums (except Tarka) which had been released up to that date in both Europe and Japan. The CDs were released in batches of three between December 1990 and July 1991 and remained available until the EMI takeover of Virgin in 1993 when the label within Virgin that Ant was signed to (Virgin Venture) was closed down. In 1995 Ant's new association with Voiceprint Records had been established and a deal was struck whereby Virgin gave the release rights for Ant's back catalogue on CD to Voiceprint with three exceptions, these being The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984. Voiceprint subsequently re-issued Ant's back catalogue on CD and these titles remain available.
Virgin/EMI retained the rights for the remaining three albums until 2005, when the release rights reverted to Ant's control. The re-issues for The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 were released in Japan by Disk Union in July 2007 as part of extensive series of re-issues of 23 titles from Ant's back catalogue. The re-issues have now been released in other territories by Voiceprint Records.
As always our Buyers Guide lists which of Ant's albums are available and has links to on-line retailers to buy them from if you do not have a record store in your local area that can supply them.
The latest additions to the site are:
As of 7th July 2008:
News update on a couple of recent interviews with Ant.
A new entry has been added to the Guestbook (thanks Oscar)
The Associates section has been updated
As of 17th June 2008:
Details of updates to the site from 2007 have now been re-located to a new updates history page
A review of the recent re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost which was published in the April 2008 edition of the Italian music magazine Jam has been added to the Features section.
A new entry has been added to the Guestbook (thanks Luciano)
As of 8th June 2008:
Updates to the Buyers Guide and Discography.
As of 26th May 2008:
Updates to the Buyers Guide and Discography.
As of 7th May 2008:
News update on signed copies of 1984 that are pre-ordered from Camino Records.
As of 27th April 2008:
News update on signed copies of Wise After the Event that are pre-ordered from Camino Records.
The Buyers Guide has been updated.
A new entry has been added to the Guestbook (thanks Christophe)
As of 21st April 2008:
New entries have been added to the Guestbook (thanks Rob & John)
The Buyers Guide has been updated.
Small update to the Discography Guide.
As of 15th April 2008
News update on the release date of the 2 CD re-issue of 1984.
As of 14th April 2008:
The catalogue numbers for the Voiceprint releases of Wildlife and The Geese & The Ghost have been added to the relevant pages in the discography.
The Buyers Guide has been updated.
As of 18th March 2008:
News update on signed copies of Wildlife and the reissue of The Geese & The Ghost that are pre-ordered from Camino Records.
As of 16th March 2008:
News update on the release date for the 2 CD re-issue of Wise After The Event.
A new entry has been added to the Guestbook (thanks Boe).
The Buyers Guide has been updated.
As of 17th February 2008:
News update on the release dates for Wildlife and the 2 CD re-issue of The Geese & The Ghost.
Small updates to the Wildlife promo page and the Buyer's Guide with the release date information.
A new entry has been added to the Guestbook (thanks Sullhach)
As of 10th February 2008:
The discography page for Wildlife has now had the individual track times added.
The summary page about the Japanese re-issues has also been updated.
The new cover design for the Japanese re-issue of Sail The World has been added to the album's page in the discography.
A recent discovery has been the original UK release date for Mike Rutherford's album Smallcreep's Day - this has now been added to the album's page in the discography and the Discography Guide
As of 1st January 2008:
Major updates to the Discography:
A page for Ant and Joji Hirota's new album Wildlife has now been added to the Collaborations section.
The pages for The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and 1984 have had the details of the extra tracks for the re-issue versions added. The details for the Japanese re-issues of Ant's back catalogue have also been added to the pages for the relevant albums. The new cover designs for the re-issues of the three Missing Links albums and Archive Collection Volume One have also been added to the relevant discography pages.
The catalogue number for the Italian LP release of Tarka has been added to the relevant page (thanks to Mario for supplying this). Also added to the Tarka page are the details of the French CD release of the album and the Australian 7" single release.
The page for the Various Artists album The Music of Nature has been re-located to the Lone Tracks section.
Some other small amendments have also been made to some of the discography pages.
The main section of the Buyers Guide has been updated.
Details of older updates, additions and adjustments can now be found on our Site History pages for 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 respectively.
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