Alan Draper looks at Anthony Phillips’ solo output, from his delightful 1977 debut The Geese And The Ghost through to 1990 and his most successful long-form work, Slow Dance.

 

Including the various Private Parts And Pieces releases and the Archive Collection albums, this book provides a much needed overview of the former Genesis guitarist’s underrated output.

 

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Alan Draper is a writer and musician living in Fareham, Hampshire, with his wife, Radiance. Starting his musical career as guitarist with The Alsatians in 1978, he wrote both sides of their 1980 single: ‘Teen Romance’/’Our Man In Marrakesh’. His song ‘Complications’ featured on the album Rocking With The Renees by The Gymslips, a top twenty hit on the independent chart in 1983. His first solo album Earth Magic appeared in 1989, followed by Ascension Day in 1999, both displaying folk, classical and progressive rock influences. He is also the author of Stackridge: On Track and The Divine Comedy: On Track.