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“I didn’t do terribly well with solo work compared to my colleagues in Genesis. But I had a golden period, and I bought the Steinway piano I play on this record”: Anthony Phillips’ fight through pain barrier to make Gemini

It took him three years to complete guitar-free project as he struggled with wrist issues, while resisting the urge to preprogram pieces on synth (much)

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Attention all planets of the Solar Federation! Rush have assumed control of the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Anthony Phillips, Richard Barbieri, Magenta, Spock's Beard, Steve Hillage, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Major Parkinson and more...

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“Is it really a three-bagpipe and mudguard version of a Swedish cycling song?” Anthony Phillips infuses nimble guitar work with surreal intros on Radio Clyde 1978

Extended, remastered edition of 2003 release will appeal to fans of the Genesis co-founder’s playing and early solo songcraft

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“We never ever wanted a hit, so it was irrelevant”: Quantum Jump didn’t write the longest prog single, but they took the longest word in the dictionary to Number 5 via their 1979 track The Lone Ranger

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“Bright and clear – but polite and unobtrusive almost to a fault”: Anthony Phillips’ remastered, extended Sail The World is literally yacht music

It’s smooth sailing in every sense from the original Genesis guitarist, packed with extensive insight and unheard material

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“It took me a while to learn that guitarists can’t play bass. It’s about more than just getting the notes right”: How Mike Rutherford’s ‘lead bass’ approach helped demystify the low-end for prog rock cornerstone Genesis

The departure of guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett cleared the way for Rutherford's angular bassline on this Genesis classic

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Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett pay tribute to former Genesis tour manager Richard Macphail

Former Genesis and Peter Gabriel tour manager and "sixth-member" Richard Macphail has died aged 73

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“Peter Gabriel was forced to start slipping into this persona… If we’d not had two 12-strings to retune, would he ever have started telling all those stories?” Why so many musicians envy Anthony Phillips’ career after Genesis

Illness, heartbreak and stage fright may have led some to think of him as an also-ran – but under the radar he’s much, much more than the “ex-genius” people thought they read on a poster

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The story of King Crimson's Red is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus BEAT, Anthony Phillips, Hawkwind, The Tangent, SIx By Six, Whom Gods Destroy, Trifecta and loads more...

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“A handy reminder of why he’s revered as a player, tickling the ear with pleasurable sounds”: Anthony Phillips’ Strings Of Light reissue

Celebratory 2CD set defies former Genesis guitarist’s claim that he was never a brilliant player

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“I would love to have been part of some of those great later pieces… But the price you pay is that some people’s lives are not happy”: What if Anthony Phillips hadn’t left Genesis?

Dispelling some of the myths surrounding his departure, the driving force of the formative days shares his theory on how the band might have collapsed anyway

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“Instantly recognisable, all detuned guitars and intricately detailed melodies… it feels like we’re waiting for Peter Gabriel’s vocals”: Anthony Phillips and Harry Williamson’s Gypsy Suite

Remastered and expanded set from the former Genesis guitarist has its roots in the mid-70s, but feels timeless and evocative

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