their first of three consecutive appearances at the annual Reading Festival on 26 June.
“The Knife” was released as a single in May 1971.
In early 1970, the Beach Boys hired radio presenter Jack Rieley as their manager. One of his initiatives was to encourage the band to record songs with more socially conscious lyrics. He requested the completion of Smile track ” Surf’s Up ” and arranged a guest appearance at a Grateful…
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Their first overseas dates took place in March with gigs in Belgium
Trespass reached No. 1 in Belgium in 1971
After Hackett joined in January 1971, Stratton Smith organised a UK tour with Genesis opening for fellow Charisma acts Lindisfarne and Van der Graaf Generator .
In December, Gabriel spotted a Melody Maker advert from Steve Hackett , formerly of Quiet World , who wanted to join a band of “receptive musicians, determined to drive beyond existing stagnant music forms”.
In November 1970, after a second audition with Caryl fell through, Dave Stopps, owner of Friars club in Aylesbury , suggested they use Mick Barnard of The Farm, who joined the band for their gigs; which included Genesis’ television debut on BBC’s Disco 2 .
Released in October 1970
The search for a new guitarist and drummer began with advertisements placed in copies of Melody Maker . The invitation was spotted by drummer Phil Collins , formerly of Flaming Youth , who already knew Stratton Smith. He recalled, “My only knowledge of Genesis was through seeing the ads for…
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