5 Classic Albums

~ Release by Steve Hackett (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This is a re-release of 5 classic albums by Steve Hackett. The albums covered are 'Voyage Of The Acolyte', 'Please Don't Touch', 'Spectral Mornings', 'Defector' and 'Highly Strung'.

Annotation last modified on 2016-09-16 13:07 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Voyage of the Acolyte
# Title Rating Length
1 Ace of Wands
5 5:30
2 Hands of the Priestess, Part I
2 3:31
3 A Tower Struck Down
3.5 4:54
4 Hands of the Priestess, Part II
1:36
5 The Hermit
4:51
6 Star of Sirius
7:10
7 The Lovers
1:52
8 Shadow of the Hierophant
11:45
▼ CD 2: Please Don’t Touch
# Title Rating Length
1 Narnia
5 4:11
2 Carry On Up the Vicarage
3:12
3 Racing in A
5:06
4 Kim
2:14
5 How Can I?
4:40
6 Hoping Love Will Last
4:12
7 Land of a Thousand Autumns
1:49
8 Please Don’t Touch
5 3:39
9 The Voice of Necam
3:11
10 Icarus Ascending
6:20
▼ CD 3: Spectral Mornings
# Title Rating Length
1 Every Day
6:26
2 The Virgin and the Gypsy
4:30
3 The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere
2:10
4 Clocks – The Angel of Mons
4:27
5 Ballad of the Decomposing Man
3:50
6 Lost Time in Cordoba
4:12
7 Tigermoth
5 7:36
8 Spectral Mornings
6:33
▼ CD 4: Defector
# Title Rating Length
1 The Steppes
5 6:06
2 Time to Get Out
4:12
3 Slogans
5 3:57
4 Leaving
3:04
5 Two Vamps as Guests
1:53
6 Jacuzzi
5 4:36
7 Hammer in the Sand
3:11
8 The Toast
3:43
9 The Show
5 3:41
10 Sentimental Institution
2:33
▼ CD 5: Highly Strung
# Title Rating Length
1 Camino Royale
5 5:26
2 Cell 151
6:26
3 Always Somewhere Else
3:58
4 Walking Through Walls
3:46
5 Give It Away
4:06
6 Weightless
3:30
7 Group Therapy
5:45
8 India Rubber Man
2:30
9 Hackett to Pieces
5 2:38

Credits

CD 1: Voyage of the Acolyte

electric bass guitar:
Mike Rutherford (1975-06 – 1975-07) (tracks 1–3, 5, 8)
drums:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (1975-06 – 1975-07) (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
guitar:
Steve Hackett (1975-06 – 1975-07) (tracks 1–8)
additional bass:
Percy Jones (track 3)
additional engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering) (track 8)
additional guest bass [extra bass]:
Percy Jones (1975-06 – 1975-07) (track 3)
assistant engineer:
Bob Broglia (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
Paul 'Chas' Watkins (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
composer:
John Hackett (track 3)
Mike Rutherford (track 8)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–8)
engineer:
John Acock (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
guest bass:
John Gustafson (1975-06 – 1975-07) (track 6)
lyricist:
Mike Rutherford (track 8)
Steve Hackett (tracks 5–6, 8)
producer:
John Acock (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (track 6)
Sally Oldfield (track 8)
phonographic copyright by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (2005) (tracks 1–8)
publisher:
Fuse Music (UK) (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (tracks 1, 3)
recorded at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (1975-06 – 1975-07) (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
recording of:
A Tower Struck Down (track 3)
Ace of Wands (track 1)
Hands of the Priestess, Part I (track 2)
Hands of the Priestess, Part II (track 4)
Shadow of the Hierophant (track 8)
Star of Sirius (track 6)
The Hermit (track 5)
The Lovers (track 7)

CD 2: Please Don’t Touch

arranger:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–10)
composer:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–10)
engineer:
John Acock (tracks 1–10)
guest vocals:
Dale Newman (track 10)
Dan Owen (track 10)
lead vocals:
Randy Crawford (track 6)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–3, 9–10)
Richie Havens (tracks 5, 10)
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (tracks 1, 3)
lyricist:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 9–10)
producer:
John Acock (tracks 1–10)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–10)
soprano vocals:
Maria Bonvino (track 6)
is based on:
Gymnopédies (track 4)
recording of:
Carry on Up the Vicarage (track 2)
Hoping Love Will Last (track 6)
How Can I? (track 5)
Icarus Ascending (track 10)
Kim (track 4)
Land of a Thousand Autumns (track 7)
Narnia (track 1)
Please Don’t Touch (track 8)
Racing in A (track 3)
The Voice of Necam (track 9)

CD 3: Spectral Mornings

acoustic guitar:
Steve Hackett (track 7)
gong:
John Shearer (track 3)
koto:
Steve Hackett (track 3)
concert flute:
John Hackett (track 7)
drums:
John Shearer (track 7)
synthesizer:
Nick Magnus (tracks 3, 7)
harmonica:
Steve Hackett (track 7)
harpsichord:
Nick Magnus (track 7)
dizi:
John Hackett (track 2)
composer:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–5, 7–8)
lead vocals:
Peter Hicks (tracks 2, 7)
lyricist:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–2, 5, 7)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (2015-02) (tracks 1, 4, 8)
producer:
John Acock (tracks 1–5, 7–8)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–5, 7–8)
vocals:
Steve Hackett (tracks 2, 5)
Dik Cadbury (tracks 2, 5, 7)
phonographic copyright by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (1979 –) (tracks 2–3, 5, 7)
mixed at:
No Man's Land (Steven Wilson's Studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2015-02) (tracks 1, 4, 8)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (tracks 1, 4, 8)
later versions:
Spectral Mornings (later version with lyrics) (track 8)
recording of:
Clocks – The Angel of Mons (track 4)
Every Day (track 1)
Spectral Mornings (original instrumental) (track 8)
The Ballad of the Decomposing Man (track 5)
The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere (track 3)
The Virgin and the Gypsy (track 2)
Tigermoth (track 7)

CD 4: Defector

composer:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–10)
Peter Hicks (track 10)
lyricist:
Steve Hackett (tracks 2, 4, 8–10)
producer:
John Acock (tracks 1–9)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–9)
vocals:
Steve Hackett (tracks 2, 4, 9)
Dik Cadbury (tracks 2, 4, 9)
phonographic copyright by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (1980) (tracks 1–7, 9)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (tracks 1–9)
recording of:
Hammer in the Sand (track 7)
Jacuzzi (track 6)
Leaving (track 4)
Sentimental Institution (track 10)
Slogans (track 3)
The Show (track 9)
The Steppes (track 1)
The Toast (track 8)
Time to Get Out (track 2)
Two Vamps as Guests (track 5)

CD 5: Highly Strung

composer:
Steve Hackett (tracks 1, 3–4, 9)
Nick Magnus (tracks 1, 9)
lyricist:
Steve Hackett (track 4)
producer:
John Acock (tracks 1–9)
Steve Hackett (tracks 1–9)
phonographic copyright by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (1989) (tracks 1–9)
publisher:
Stephen Hackett Ltd. (tracks 1–9)
recording of:
Always Somewhere Else (track 3)
Camino Royale (track 1)
Cell 151 (track 2)
Give It Away (track 5)
Group Therapy (track 7)
Hackett to Pieces (track 9)
India Rubber Man (track 8)
Walking Through Walls (track 4)
Walking Through Walls (track 4)
Weightless (track 6)