Allan Holdsworth - VELVET DARKNESS (1976 CTI Records) US

De increible fusión e influencia entre John Mclaughlin y Jeff Beck llega este VELVET DARKNESS, debut del neo yorkino Allan Holdsworth (ex Nucleous y Tempest), un músico no muy conocido pero grandioso. Lo descubrí bajando una colección de nwobhm, aunque de esto no tiene nada si bien nos pueda recordar algo al metal neo clasica por su digitacion con la guitarra, lo cierto es que llega a ser bastante heavy por momentos a la par que funky, de ahi la influencia del Blow by Blow de Beck. 

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Tracks:

1. Good Clean Filth

2. Floppy Hat (Alternate Take) *

3. Wish

4. Kinder

5. Velvet Darkness

6. Karzie Key

7. Last May

8. Gattox

9. Good Clean Filth (Alternate Take)

10. Kinder (Alternate Take)

11. Velvet Darkness (Alternate Take)

12. Karzie Key (Alternate Take)

13. Gattox (Alternate Take)

* This track is not listed as being an alternate take but is DEFINATELY different from the version that appears on the original LP release of this recording

Personnel:

Allan Holdsworth: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Violin

Alphonse Johnson: Bass

Alan Pasqua: Piano

Narada Michael Walden: Drums

Originally released in 1976 on CTI Records. Catalog Number: CTI 6068

Also released in 1976 on King Records.

Also re-issued on compact disc in 1990 on Epic Associated Records. Catalog Number: ZK 45482

Also re-issued on compact disc in 1994 on King Records as a Japanese only CD. Catalog Number: KICJ 8066

Also re-issued on compact disc in 1997 on CTI Records as a Japanese only CD. Catalog Number: KICJ 8215

Also released in 1997 on an unknown label in Japan as a bootleg CD. An original copy of the vinyl LP album was transferred to CD!!