Genesis (band)

===1967–1969: Formation, early demos and ''From Genesis to Revelation''===
[[File:Chouse22.jpg|thumb|235px|The group formed at [[Charterhouse School]] in [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]].]]
The founding members of Genesis, [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], [[Anthony Phillips|Anthony “Ant” Phillips]], [[Mike Rutherford]] and drummer [[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]], met at [[Charterhouse School]], a [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]]. Banks and Gabriel arrived at the school in September 1963, Rutherford in September 1964 and Phillips in April 1965.{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} The five were members in either one of the school's two bands; Phillips and Rutherford were in [[Anon (band)|Anon]] with singer [[Richard Macphail]], bassist [[Rivers Jobe]] and drummer Rob Tyrrell, while Gabriel, Banks and Stewart made up [[Garden Wall (band)|Garden Wall]].{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}}

In January 1967, after both groups had split, Phillips and Rutherford continued to write together and proceeded to make a demo tape at a friend's home-made studio, inviting Banks, Gabriel and Stewart to record with them in the process. The group recorded six songs: "Don't Want You Back", "Try a Little Sadness", "She's Beautiful", "That's Me", "Listen on Five" and "Patricia", an instrumental.{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}}{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=13}} When they wished to have them professionally recorded they sought Charterhouse alumnus [[Jonathan King]], who seemed a natural choice as their publisher and producer following the success of his 1965 UK top five single, "[[Everyone's Gone to the Moon]]".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=14}} A friend of the group gave the tape to King, who was immediately enthusiastic.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=15}} Under King's direction, the group, aged between 15 and 17, signed a one-year recording contract with [[Decca Records]].{{sfn|Welch|2011|p=11}}

From August to December 1967,{{sfn|Platts|2001|pp=11–12}} the five recorded a selection of potential singles at Regent Sound Studios in [[Denmark Street]], London, where they attempted longer and more complex pieces, but King advised them to stick to more straightforward pop.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=16}} In response Banks and Gabriel wrote "[[The Silent Sun]]", a pastiche of the [[Bee Gees]], one of King's favourite bands, which was recorded with orchestral arrangements added by [[Arthur Greenslade]].{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} The group exchanged various names for the band, including King's suggestion of "Gabriel's Angels", before taking King's suggestion of "Genesis", indicating the start of his production career. King chose "The Silent Sun" as their first single, with "That's Me" on the [[B-side]], released in February 1968.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=17}}{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} It achieved some airplay on [[BBC Radio One]] and [[Radio Caroline]], but failed to sell. A second single, "A Winter's Tale"&nbsp;/ "One-Eyed Hound", followed in May 1968, which also sold little.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=25}} Three months later, Stewart left the group to continue with his studies.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} He was replaced by fellow Charterhouse pupil [[John Silver (musician)|John Silver]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=19}}

King believed that the group would achieve greater success with an album.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=19}} The result, ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'', was produced at Regent Sound in ten days during their school's summer break in August 1968.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=21–22}} King assembled the tracks as a [[concept album]], which he produced. Greenslade added further orchestral arrangements to the songs, but the band were not informed of this fact until the album was released. Phillips was upset about Greenslade's additions.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=20}} When Decca found an American band already named Genesis, King refused to change his group's name. He reached a compromise by removing their name from the album cover, resulting in a minimalist design with the album title printed on a plain black background.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=21}} When the album was released in March 1969, it became a commercial failure because many record shops filed it in the religious music section upon seeing the title.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} Banks recalled that "after a year or so", the album had "sold 649 copies".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=52}} A third single, "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet"&nbsp;/ "In Hiding", was released in June 1969.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=25}} None of the releases was commercially successful. The lack of commercial success led to the band's split with King and Decca.<ref name="fromgenesisto">King, Jonathan. ''In the Beginning'', ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'' (sleeve notes). 1993 release.</ref> King continued to hold the rights to the album, which has seen numerous reissues. In 1974, it peaked on the US chart at No. 170.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}}<ref name=billboardchart>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/awards|title=Genesis: Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=23 September 2015|archive-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007061857/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the album was recorded, the band went their separate ways for a year; Gabriel and Phillips stayed at Charterhouse to finish exams, Banks enrolled at [[University of Sussex|Sussex University]] and Rutherford studied at [[Farnborough College of Technology]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=22}} They regrouped in mid-1969 to discuss their future, for their offers in further education might result in the group splitting up. Phillips and Rutherford decided to make music their full-time career, for they were starting to write more complex music than their earlier songs with King.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=23–24}} After Banks and Gabriel decided to follow suit, the four returned to Regent Sound in August 1969 and recorded four more demos with Silver: "Family" (later known as "Dusk"), "White Mountain", "Going Out to Get You" and "Pacidy". The tape was rejected by each record label that heard it.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=19}} Silver then left the group to study leisure management in the United States. His replacement, drummer and carpenter [[John Mayhew (musician)|John Mayhew]], was found when Mayhew looked for work and left his phone number "with people all over London".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}}{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=23, 27}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Perrone |first=Pierre |title=John Mayhew: Drummer who played with the fledgling Genesis on 'Trespass' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mayhew-drummer-who-played-with-the-fledgling-genesis-on-trespass-1671354.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=20 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925111924/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mayhew-drummer-who-played-with-the-fledgling-genesis-on-trespass-1671354.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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