Live in Japan 1984
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| Live in Japan 1984 | ||||
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| File:Allan Holdsworth IOU Live in Japan 1984.jpg | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 7, 2018[1] | |||
| Recorded | 14 May, 1984 | |||
| Venue | Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 75:10 | |||
| Label | Manifesto Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Perloff | |||
| Allan Holdsworth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
Live in Japan 1984 is a live album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth that was released by Manifesto Records in 2018.
The first thousand copies of this CD were released with a DVD of the performance filmed for Japanese television, which also includes clips of an interview with Holdsworth. This was originally released as Allan Holdsworth in Japan – Tokyo Dream on LaserDisc in 1984 by Toei Video.
Reception
All About Jazz awarded the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars. The review by John Kelman states: "With wonderfully remastered audio and, for those first thousand, a revelatory video as well, the official release of Live in Japan 1984 may well be long overdue".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tokyo Dream" | 6:58 | |
| 2. | "Road Games" | lyrics by Paul Williams | 4:25 |
| 3. | "White Line" | lyrics by Pete Brown | 7:01 |
| 4. | "Panic Station" | lyrics by Williams | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Letters of Marque" | 6:42 | |
| 6. | "Home" | 5:42 | |
| 7. | "Devil Take the Hindmost" | 5:26 | |
| 8. | "Material Real" | 7:42 | |
| 9. | "Metal Fatigue" | lyrics by Williams | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Where Is One?" | 7:59 | |
| 11. | "The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)" | 7:27 | |
| 12. | "Was There?" | lyrics by Williams | 6:30 |
| Total length: | 75:10 | ||
Personnel
- Allan Holdsworth – guitar
- Paul Williams – vocals
- Chad Wackerman – drums
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Technical
- Gordon "Gordy" Davis – engineer
- Bill Inglot, Dave Schultz – remastering
References
- ^ "Allan Holdsworth: Live in Japan 1984". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Kelman, John (February 9, 2019). "Allan Holdsworth: Live in Japan 1984". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 15, 2019.