Live At Yoshi's [4LP Translucent Red Audiophile Vinyl]

Allan Holdsworth - Live at Yoshi's [4LP Translucent Red Audiophile Vinyl]

Allan Holdsworth was a British fusion and prog rock guitarist whose nearly six-decade career redefined what the instrument could express. His advanced harmonic and melodic concepts inspired generations of players including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Frusciante, and Tom Morello. Frank Zappa called him "one of the most interesting guys on guitar on the planet"—your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist.

In September 2006, Holdsworth toured the U.S. and Europe with keyboardist Alan Pasqua, bassist Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and drummer Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa's percussionist). Four concerts at Yoshi's in Oakland, California were captured on HD video and multitrack digital audio. A 2008 DVD release compiled highlights; the complete recordings remained unreleased until now.

To mark the 20th anniversary, we're releasing the full Saturday show on vinyl for the first time, beautifully remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Rich Breen. This 4LP set captures both Saturday performances in their entirety. Though the sets overlap, the band's improvisational mastery ensures no two renditions sound alike.

180-gram audiophile vinyl
Supergroup live album featuring Allan Holdsworth, Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip, and Chad Wackerman
First vinyl release as a 20th anniversary edition on translucent red vinyl
Limited edition of 1,000 copies

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX46MC8lfjQ

Allan Holdsworth was a British fusion/prog rock guitarist who in his almost six decades long career released numerous solo studio and live albums, and contributed to bands including Soft Machine, The New Tony Williams Lifetime, and Level 42. Through his use of highly advanced harmonic and melodic concepts, he truly stretched the limits of the instrument, inspiring many of the world's greatest players such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Frusciante, and Tom Morello. Zappa once called him "one of the most interesting guys on guitar on the planet", so it's safe to say Holdsworth is in fact your favourite guitarist's favourite guitarist. In 2006 and 2007 Holdsworth embarked on a tour through U.S. and Europe with keyboardist Alan Pasqua (his colleague in The New Tony Williams Lifetime), Jimmy Haslip (founding member of Robben Ford's band Yellowjackets), and Chad Wackerman (Zappa's drummer and percussionist from 1981 to 1988). On September 29 and 30, 2006 they played four concerts at Yoshi's in Oakland, California and the full performance was captured by independent film maker Eric Dorris on HD video, resulting in a 2008 DVD release compiling a selection taken from the four concerts. The rest of the footage as well as the multitrack digital audio was shelved, until now... To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this wonderful show and of course Allan's talent, we are releasing the full Saturday show on vinyl for the first time ever, beautifully remastered by the Grammy Award-winning engineer Rich Breen. The 4LP set contains both Saturday shows in its entirety and while there seems to be quite some overlap between the sets, none of the tunes sound alike due to the band's unique improvisational prowess. Hereby you're cordially invited to witness this yourself, in the comfort of your own living room. Live At Yoshi's is available as a 20th anniversary edition on translucent red colored vinyl.

 Side A A1. The Fifth A2. Looking Glass Side B B1. Fred B2. Blues For Tony Side C C1. San Michele C2. Red Alert Side D D1. Pud Wud D2. Proto-Cosmos Side E E1. The Fifth E2. It Must Be Jazz Side F F1. Fred F2. Pud Wud Side G G1. Looking Glass G2. San Michele Side H H1. Proto-Cosmos H2. Blues For Tony H3. Red Alert