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Steve Hackett – Recording Compendium, Part 6: 1990 – 1994
This part of the Steve Hackett Recording Compendium focuses on the comeback album Guitar Noir and the breakout album Blues With A Feeling.
Part 6: Guitar Noir / Blues With A Feeling | 1990 – 1994
Last update: 25/08/2025 | Overview | back to part 5 | on to part 7
With the dawn of the 1990s, Steve Hackett began a new chapter after what had been a rather difficult decade for him. With his new manager Billy Budis, he now worked towards independence, both in terms of recording and releases. Together with the experts from Recording Architecture, Steve’s estate in Twickenham was converted into his own studio during the course of the year, which was aptly named ‘The Basement’ and saved him expensive studio rental costs.
For Steve’s support act on his ’88 tour, singer and musician Mae McKenna, he plays a few guitar tracks for her new album.
Heart To Heart
(Mae McKenna/R. MacFarlane) (2:54)
Flamenco
(Mae McKenna/H. McKenna) (3:22)
Recording date: 1990?
Recording location: Roundhouse Studio/London, Cambridge Park Studio/London, Hudsongs Studio/London, Cava Studio/Glasgow
Produced by: Mae McKenna
Performed by: Mae McKenna feat. Steve Hackett (Ac. Guitar) a.o.
First official release: 7th November 1990 – Mae McKenna Mirage And Reality (JP CD//Virgin Japan VJCP-57)
Best available source: Mae McKenna Mirage & Reality (UK CD//Mill Records MRCD014)
British private TV channel CITV invites Steve Hackett to appear on their Bedrock programme – a concert recording lasting just under an hour in their own studio in Nottingham – to play a current set with a band in front of an audience. For Steve, this means putting together a new band, as the last line-up of his band played their last gig six years ago. The only constant remains his brother John Hackett, and Billy Budis recommends ex-Charlie keyboardist (and most recently second man on the keys with Yes offshoot ABWH) Julian Colbeck. They are joined by former Clouds/Savoy Brown bassist Ian Ellis and Pendragon drummer Fudge Smith. The set list for the September recording includes Hackett classics such as Depth Charge, Wonderpatch, In The Heart Of The City and Theatre Of Sleep, as well as new material. The broadcast will take place in the beginning of the following year and a release is scheduled for later date…
Camino Royale [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) (8:58)
Please Don’t Touch [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (4:42)
Every Day [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (6:53)
In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (4:10)
Depth Charge (Riding The Collosus) [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (3:23)
Wonderpatch [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (2:07)
In The Heart Of The City [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (5:36)
Black Light [live in Nottingham 1990]
(Steve Hackett) (3:16)
Horizons [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (1:49)
Jacuzzi [live in Nottingham 1990]
(Steve Hackett) (3:15)
Theatre Of Sleep [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (3:01)
Jazz Jam [live in Nottingham 1990] *
() (3:54)
Spectral Mornings [live in Nottingham 1990]
(Steve Hackett) (5:41)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live in Nottingham 1990] *
(Steve Hackett) (4:27)
Performing date: 13th September 1990
Performing location: Central Independent TV Studios/Notthingham
Produced by: Elaine Roberts (Mixed by Steve Hackett & Billy Budis)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Guitar Synth, Vocals) feat. John Hackett (Flute, Guitar, Bass Pedals), Julian Colbeck (Keyboards, Backing Vocals), Ian Ellis (Bass, Backing Vocals) & Fudge Smith (Drums)
Original broadcast: 1st February 1991 – Bedrock (HTV broadcast)
First official release: late 1991? – Steve Hackett Live! (UK VHS//Castle Music Pictures CMP 6064)
* First official audio release: early 31st July 1992 – Steve Hackett Time-Lapse (NL CD//Crisis 500 001-2)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Access All Areas [2014 remaster] (UK CD+DVD//Edsel Records AAACDVD002)
Hackett’s home studio is ready for use in 1991 and is already being used extensively. A first taste is released on an instrumental compilation featuring other contributions from renowned guitarists such as Nils Lofgren, Mick Taylor, Steve Morse, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew and Dominic Miller.
A Life In Movies
(Steve Hackett) (3:57)
Recording date: 1991?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & ?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Programming) feat. Billy Budis?
First official release/Best available source: late? 1991 – Various Guitar Speak 3 (EU CD//I.R.S. No Speak CDP7131112)
Demos are also being created for a long-awaited next solo album…
Flight Of The Condor (Sierra Quemada Demo) *
(Steve Hackett) (4:31)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite (Demo)
(Steve Hackett) (4:41)
Recording date: 1991?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & ?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Programming, Vocals) * feat. Billy Budis (Bass)
First official release: 30th June 1998 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir [1998 remaster/remix] (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD12)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Broken Skies Outspread Wings (CD3) [2018 remaster] (EU 6CD+2DVD// Wolfwork/Inside Out Music IOMLTDCD 513)
In the same year, Steve also began collaborating with Scottish singer/songwriter Jim Diamond, who had a No. 1 hit in the 1980s with I Should Have Known Better and whom Steve met through his Rock Against Repatriation project. In addition to their own material, they plan to reinterpret ballads from the last few decades and release them as an album. Although Steve invested a lot of time in the project over the next few years, only one track from this period was ever released.
Days Of Long Ago [basic track?]
(Steve Hackett, Jim Diamond) ()
[unknown tracks]
(?) ()
Recording date: 1991?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Billy Budis?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Programming) feat. Jim Diamond (Vocals)
First official release/Best available source: —
Steve has also collaborated with Austrian multi-instrumentalist Heinz Strobl, who made a name for himself as Gandalf on the international New Age scene. Steve appears on several tracks on Strobl’s latest album, Gallery Of Dreams, including the jointly written piece End Of The Rainbow.
Face In The Mirror
(Gandalf) (4:46)
Alone Again
(Gandalf) (1:53)
Between Different Worlds
(Gandalf) (5:54)
Between Different Worlds (Part 2) *
(Gandalf) (3:15)
Another Dream
(Gandalf) (3:16)
Song Of The Unicorn
(Gandalf) (4:23)
Lady Of The Golden Forest
(Gandalf) (6:24)
End Of The Rainbow **
(Steve Hackett, Gandalf) (2:31)
Recording date: 1991
Recording location:
Produced by: Gandalf ** & Steve Hackett
Performed by: Gandalf feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars) a.o.
First official release: 4th February 1992 – Gandalf Gallery Of Dreams (EU CD//Columbia COL 471064 2)
Best available source: Gandalf Featuring Steve Hackett Gallery Of Dreams – Plus Live! [2012 remaster] (EU 3CD//Prudence 398.6785.2)
* First official release/Best available source: 1995 – Gandalf Magical Voyage (EU CD//Columbia COL 480962 2)
Following the release of the Gandalf album at the beginning of the new year, Steve is invited to Vienna as a special guest for Gandalf’s ‘home game’.
Black Light [live in Vienna 1992]
(Steve Hackett) (2:01)
Horizons [live in Vienna 1992]
(Steve Hackett) (2:02)
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1?) [live in Vienna 1992]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (5:24)
Between Different Worlds [live in Vienna 1992]
(Gandalf) (6:38)
Face In The Mirror [live in Vienna 1992]
(Gandalf) (5:27)
Performance date: 10th March 1992
Performance location: Konzerthaus/Vienna
Produced by: Gandalf
Performed by: Gandalf & Band feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars)
First official release: 2012 – Gandalf Featuring Steve Hackett Gallery Of Dreams – Plus Live! [2012 remaster] (EU 3CD//Prudence 398.6785.2)
However, Steve Hackett spends most of his time in his studio with new team member Jerry Peal, producing new material, two of which will be included on an upcoming ‘Best Of’ compilation from his time with the Charisma label: in addition to a number inspired by his trip to Vienna and played on classical guitar, there is also a song that has been further developed from the 1986 track Don’t Fall (In Love With Me).
Don’t Fall Away From Me
(Steve Hackett, Brian May) (3:36)
Prayers And Dreams
(Steve Hackett) (4:10)
Recording date: 1992?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Billy Budis
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. ?
First official release/Best available source: 26th October 1992 – Steve Hackett The Unauthorised Biography (EU CD//Virgin CDVM 9014)
There will also be a one-off collaboration between Steve and the London Chamber Orchestra for a performance of Vivaldi’s Guitar Concerto at London’s South Bank.
Concerto For Lute, 2 Violins, And Continuo In D Major (RV 93)
(Antonio Vivaldi) ()
Performance date: Spring? 1992
Performance location: Queen Elizabeth Hall/London
Performed by: The London Chamber Orchestra feat. Steve Hackett
First official release/Best available source: —
While manager Billy Budis is busy expanding his business to include a record label and tour promotion, Steve Hackett begins working with Aron Friedman, another musician managed by Budis, on new songs that take a more acoustic direction.
Take These Pearls (Rough Mix)
(Steve Hackett, Aron Friedman) (4:11)
Recording date: 1992?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Aron Friedman
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Vocals, Guitars, Guitar Synth, Harmonica, Noises) feat. Aron Friedman (Keyboards, Programming, Strings Arrangement)
First official release: 30th June 1998 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir [1998 remaster/remix] (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD12)
Best available source:
The recording of half of the next album should be completed by summer.
Take These Pearls °
(Steve Hackett, Aron Friedman) (4:12)
Dark As The Grave °*
(Steve Hackett, Aron Friedman) (4:37)
Paint Your Picture ^*
(Steve Hackett) (2:57)
There Are Many Sides To The Night
(Steve Hackett) (6:55)
Like An Arrow °*
(Steve Hackett) (2:49)
Walking Away From Rainbows *
(Steve Hackett) (3:10)
Tristesse °*
(Aron Friedman) (3:57)
Recording date: 1992?
Recording Location: The Basement/Twickenham?, Battery Studios/London (Jerry Peal (an in-demand mix/remix engineer))
Produced by: Steve Hackett ° & Aron Friedman ^ & Billy Budis
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Vocals, Guitars, Guitar Synth, Harmonica, Noises) ° feat. Aron Friedman (Keyboards, Programming, Strings Arrangement)
First official release/Best available source: 17th May 1993 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir (UK CD//Kudos By Permanent Records PERM CD13)
* Best available source: Steve Hackett Guitar Noir [1998 remaster/remix] (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 372)
Through Zomba Screen Music, contact is established with German tourism company TUI, which is looking for the right music for a new advertising campaign. Ultimately, a melody line from the song There Are Many Sides To The Night is used as the basis for the new piece and reinterpreted.
Timeless [original version]
(Steve Hackett, Billy Budis) ()
Recording date: 1992
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Aron Friedman?
Performed by: Steve Hackett & Aron Friedman?
First official release: 1992 – TUI – Schöne Ferien! (TV spot)
Best available source: YouTube
Steve’s current keyboardist, Julian Colbeck, is working on his own album inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach in early summer, on which he is also featuring Steve on three tracks.
Old Faces At Heaven’s Gate
(Julian Colbeck, Brian Keenan, Mary Hopkin) (3:30)
Faces From Old Photos Rediscovered
(Johann Sebastian Bach, Brian Keenan) (3:21)
Prelude V (Heaven’s Gate)
(Julian Colbeck, Mary Hopkin) (3:23)
Recording date: June & July 1992
Recording location: Courtyard Studios/Stockport, Tone Deaf Studios/Preston, Cambridge Park Studios (The Basement)/Twickenham (Steve Hackett) a.o.
Produced by: Julia Colbeck & Chris Macleod with Arpad Toth
Performed by: Julian Colbeck With Jonathan Cohen (Piano) feat. Steve Hackett (Acoustic Guitar) a.o.
First official release: 1992 – Julian Colbeck With Jonathan Cohen Back To Bach (UK CD//Editions EG EEG 2104-2)
Best available source: Julian Colbeck With Jonathan Cohen Back To Bach (UK CD//Voiceprint VP522CD)
The release of Steve Hackett‘s live album Time Lapse – the first output under the new Kudos label – featuring excerpts from his 1990 concert in Nottingham and a concert from 1981, prompts Steve to finally go on tour with his own band again after nine years. A new rhythm section is sought for this purpose. The race is won by drummer Hugo Degenhardt and bassist Dave Ball, who join the band independently but already know each other from their recent collaboration with Phillip Boa’s Voodoo Club.
The new quartet tours North America from 14 August to 27 September. The bold set list mainly features new, unreleased material, some of which has not even been recorded in the studio: A Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite, Flight Of The Condor (Sierra Quemada), Etruscan Serenade (The Dealer), Depth Charge (Riding The Colossus), End Of Day (All Is Mended), Beja Flor (By Paved Fountain), Skye Boat Song, Lost In Your Eyes and The Stumble.
Many years later, a video recording of the performance at New York’s Bottom Line Club will be officially released as part of a strictly limited box set in Japan…
[Opening]
(-) (1:44)
Medley [live in New York City 1992]
(4:55)
a) Myopia (guitar riff)
(Steve Hackett)
b) Los Endos (part 1 excerpt)
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks)
c) Imagining (guitar riff)
(Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Phil Spalding)
d) Ace Of Wands (part 1 excerpt)
(Steve Hackett)
e) Hackett To Bits
(Steve Hackett)
Camino Royale [live in New York City 1992]
(Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) (9:21)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [live in New York City 1992]
(Steve Hackett) (6:20) First known performance date: 18th August 1992 (Bottom Line Club/New York City)
[MC 1] / Flight Of The Condor [early version of Sierra Quemada] [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (1:15) / (Steve Hackett) (4:22) First known performance date: 18th August 1992 (Bottom Line Club/New York City)
[MC 2] / Take These Pearls [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:59) / (Steve Hackett) (4:55)
[MC 3] / Always Somewhere Else [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (1:14) / (Steve Hackett) (2:40)
[MC 4] / In The Heart Of The City [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (1:25) / (Steve Hackett) (5:12)
[MC 5] / Walking Away From Rainbows [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:51) / (Steve Hackett) (3:29)
[MC 6] / There Are Many Sides To The Night [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:51) / (Steve Hackett) (5:21)
[MC 7] / …In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [cut short] [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:30) / (Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (3:36)
[MC 8] / Depth Charge (Riding The Colossus) [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:32) / (Steve Hackett) (4:28) First known performance date: 2nd? 13th? September 1990 (Central Independent TV Studios/Notthingham)
[MC 9] / Every Day [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:55) / (Steve Hackett) (7:41)
[Encore Entrance 1] / Blood On The Rooftops (intro) / Horizons [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:34) / (Steve Hackett) (3:46)
[Encore Entrance 2] / The Stumble [live in New York City 1992]
(-) (0:56) / (Freddy King, Sonny Thompson) (4:06) First known performance date: 18th August 1992 (Bottom Line Club/New York City)
Performance date: 18th August 1992 (early show)
Performance location: Bottom Line Club/New York City
Produced by: ?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals) feat. Julian Colbeck (Keyboards, Backing Vocals?), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, ePercussion), Dave Ball (Bass, Bass Pedals, Backing Vocals?)
First official release/Best available source: 25th June 2008 – Steve Hackett Live Archives 70, 80, 90, 00’s (JP 14CD+4DVD//WHD Entertainment/Camino Records IEZP-6)
For some of the new tracks that have not yet been recorded in the studio, you have to resort to bootleg recordings.
End Of Day [early version of By Paved Fountain] [live 1992] *
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 14th September 1988 (Modernes/Bremen)
The Skye Boat Song [live 1992] *
(William Ross, arranged by Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 24th September 1992 (23 East Cabaret/Philadelphia)
Etruscan Serenade [early version of The Dealer] [live 1992] **
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 18th August 1992 (Bottom Line Club/New York City)
Lost In Your Eyes [live 1992] *
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 23rd September 1992 (Max’s on Broadway/Baltimore)
Beja Flor [early version of By Paved Fountain] [live 1992] *
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 24th September 1992 (23 East Cabaret/Philadelphia)
First official release: —
* Best available source: Bootleg – Steve Hackett Live At The 23rd East Cabaret (Ardmore, PA 9/24/92) (HD download//-)
** Best available source: Bootleg – Steve Hackett A Black Guitar At The Beach (Sep 8, 1992) (HD download//-)
Originally put together just for the tour, the quartet worked so well for Steve that he didn’t want to break up the band straight away. Some new band tracks developed further on tour, and Steve now wants to record them with this exact line-up, which is what the autumn months will be used for. The recordings will complete Steve’s new album, which will be called Guitar Noir…
Sierra Quemada
(Steve Hackett) (5:02)
Lost In Your Eyes
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (4:11)
Little America
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (4:40)
In The Heart Of The City
(Steve Hackett) (4:32)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite
(Steve Hackett) (5:11)
Recording date: autumn 1992?
Recording Location: Battery Studios/London (Jerry Peal (an in-demand mix/remix engineer))
Produced by: Steve Hackett ° & Aron Friedman ^ & Billy Budis
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Vocals, Guitars, Guitar Synth, Harmonica, Noises) feat. Aron Friedman (Keyboards, Programming, Strings Arrangement), Julian Colbeck (Keyboards, Backing Vocals), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, Backing Vocals), Dave Ball (Bass) & Billy Budis (Backing Vocals)
First official release/Best available source: 17th May 1993 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir (UK CD//Kudos By Permanent Records PERM CD13)
With this line-up, further tracks are recorded, but these are held back for later release.
Way Down South
(Steve Hackett) (4:29)
Love Of Another Kind
(Steve Hackett) (4:00)
Recording date: Winter 1992?
Recording locaton: Battery Studios/London?
Produced by: Steve Hackett (Mixed by Jerry Peal except Way Down South by Chris Deam)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals) feat. Julian Colbeck (Keyboards), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, ePercussion), Dave Ball (Bass) & Jerry Peal (Organ on Love Of Another Kind)
First official release: 17th January 1994 – Steve Hackett Blues With A Feeling (US CD//Herald HER 013-2)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Blues With A Feeling [2016 remaster] (EU CD//Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2553)
Two shortened versions of two Guitar Noir tracks are included on a promo CD intended for radio promotion…
Lost In Your Eyes (Edit)
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (3:17)
There Are Many Sides To The Night (Edit)
(Steve Hackett) (5:25)
First official release/Best available source: Mid April 1993 – Steve Hackett From The Album Guitar Noir (UK promo CDS//Permanent Records CDS Perm 11)
For a reissue of the album five years later, some tracks will be reworked…
Sierra Quemada [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett) (5:19)
Take These Pearls [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett) (4:14)
There Are Many Sides To The Night [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett) (7:23)
Lost In Your Eyes [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (4:56)
Little America [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (4:55)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [1997 remix]
(Steve Hackett) (5:29)
Remix date: 1997?
Remixed by: Steve Hackett & Roger King?
First official release: 30th June 1998 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir [1998 remaster/remix] (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD12)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Guitar Noir [1998 remaster/remix] (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 372)
While the finished Guitar Noir album is eagerly awaiting its long-overdue release in May, Steve is already busy with new recordings. He is recording several tracks with classical guitar that were already tried out live in 1988, which were intended to be included on an upcoming acoustic album, but would ultimately be used as bonus tracks for a reissue of the 1988 album Momentum.
An Open Window (Still Life)
(Steve Hackett) (9:02)
The Vigil
(Steve Hackett) (6:19)
Bourée (in E Minor)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (1:34)
Recording date: Spring 1993?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett
First official release: 30th May 1994 – Steve Hackett Momentum [1994 remaster] (EU CD//Kudos PERM CDL21)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Momentum [1994 remaster] (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOM724)
For upcoming concerts and recordings of additional tracks for the planned blues album, bassist Dave Ball is unavailable due to his commitments with Phillip Boa, and drummer Hugo recommends Doug Sinclair as his replacement. He can already be heard on a remake of a track originally recorded in 1986 for Feedback, which is included as a bonus track on the US release of Guitar Noir.
Cassandra [1993 version]
(Steve Hackett, Brian May) (3:42)
Recording date: 1986 & 1993
Recording Location: Battery Studios/London? (Jerry Peal (an in-demand mix/remix engineer))
Produced by: Steve Hackett?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Vocals, Guitars, Guitar Synth, Harmonica, Noises) feat. Nick Magnus (Keyboards), Brian May (Guitar), Julian Colbeck (Keyboards, Backing Vocals?), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, Backing Vocals?), Doug Sinclair (Bass) & Billy Budis (Backing Vocals?)
First official release/Best available source: 1993 – Steve Hackett Guitar Noir (US CD//Kudos/Viceroy Music VIC8008-2)
The quartet is travelling to South America for four concerts in April before going on tour in the UK from mid-May to mid-June. A new addition to the setlist is the Ennio Morricone piece Cinema Paradiso in Steve’s acoustic block. The recording of the gig in London will be released a few years later.
Medley [live in London 1993]
()
a) Myopia (guitar riff)
(Steve Hackett)
b) Los Endos (part 1 excerpt)
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks)
c) Imagining (guitar riff)
(Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Phil Spalding)
d) Ace Of Wands (part 1 excerpt)
(Steve Hackett)
e) Hackett To Bits
(Steve Hackett)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (6:14)
Sierra Quemada [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (4:20)
Take These Pearls [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett, Aron Friedman) (4:57)
In The Heart Of The City [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (5:32)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (3:39)
There Are Many Sides To The Night [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (5:20)
Kim [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) (2:25)
Dark As The Grave [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett, Aron Friedman) (5:27)
Bass & Drum Solo / Always Somewhere Else [live in London 1993]
(Dave Ball, Hugo Degenhardt) / (Steve Hackett) (6:18)
Lost In Your Eyes [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Dave Ball) (5:03)
Spectral Mornings (part 1) / Firth Of Fifth (guitar solo section) / Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett) / (Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) / (Steve Hackett) (8:13)
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso [live in London 1993]
(Ennio Morricone) (3:17)
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live in London 1993]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (5:20)
Performance date: 8th June 1993
Performance location: The Grand Theatre/London
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals) feat. Julian Colbeck (Keyboards), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, ePercussion), Doug Sinclair (Bass, Bass Pedals)
First official release/Best available source: 12th November 2001 – Steve Hackett Live Archive 70, 80, 90’s (EU 4CD//Camino Records CAMCD 23)
There are still a few concerts to play in Italy in July before Steve and the band will devote themselves to further recordings for his blues-inspired album Blues With A Feeling, which will also include the cover version of The Stumble, already played live. For the first time on a Hackett album, a horn section called The Kew Horns will also be featured on brass.
Born In Chicago
(Nick Gravenites) (3:58)
The Stumble
(Freddy King, Sonny Thompson) (2:55)
A Blue Part Of Town
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck) (3:04)
Footloose *
(Steve Hackett) (2:30)
Tombstone Roller *
(Steve Hackett) (5:18)
Blues With A Feeling *
(Walter Jacobs) (4:23)
Big Dallas Sky
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Doug Sinclair) (4:48)
The 13th Floor
(Steve Hackett) (3:29)
So Many Roads
(Marshall Paul) (3:16)
Solid Ground
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Doug Sinclair) (4:28)
Recording date: Winter 1992/93? & Summer? 1993
Recording locaton: The Basement/Twickenham?
Produced by: Steve Hackett (Mixed by Jerry Peal)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals) feat. Julian Colbeck (Keyboards), Hugo Degenhardt (Drums, ePercussion), Doug Sinclair (Bass) *& The Kew Horns feat. Matt Dunkley (Trumpet), John Lee (Trumpet), Pete Long (Tenor Saxophone) & John Chapman (Baritone Saxophone)
First official release: 17th January 1994 – Steve Hackett Blues With A Feeling (US CD//Herald HER 013-2)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Blues With A Feeling [2016 remaster] (EU CD//Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2553)
As well as working on accompanying music for Kim Poor’s Legends Of The Amazon art exhibition planned for the autumn, Steve is reuniting with Aron Friedman to work on new music. In addition, the continued success of German tour operator TUI’s campaign leads to the release of a single featuring Steve’s music…
Timeless (Radio Mix)
(Steve Hackett, Billy Budis) (3:33)
Timeless (Downtown Mix)
(Steve Hackett, Billy Budis) (4:30)
Timeless (Late Nite Mix)
(Steve Hackett, Billy Budis) (3:33)
Recording date: 1993
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Aron Friedman
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars) & Sonic Obsession a.k.a. Aron Friedman (Keyboards, Programmng) & Jerry Peal
First official release/Best available source: early 1994 – Steve Hackett And Sonic Obsession Timeless (DE CDS//WEA 4509 95134-2)
* First official release/Best available source: —
Further tracks from this phase will only be used several years later.
Firewall
(Steve Hackett) (4:41)
The Dealer (Etruscan Serenade)
(Steve Hackett) (4:23)
Rise Again [basic track] *
(Steve Hackett) (4:26)
Recording date: 1993?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett (Mixed by Jerry Peal)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Percussion) feat. Aron Friedman (Keyboards, Programming)
First official release: 20th April 1998 – Steve Hackett The Tokyo Tapes (UK 2CD//Camino Records CAMCD15)
Best available source: Steve Hackett The Tokyo Tapes [2013 remaster] (EU 2CD+DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 31021)
* First official release/Best available source: —
From the end of October, Steve & Band will be back on the road. Together with the reformed Brand X (without Phil Collins), they will be touring North America for three weeks.
Steve Hackett’s albums Bay Of Kings, Till We Have Faces and Momentum are set to be re-released at the end of May on his own Kudos label. In addition to remastering, some tracks will be reworked and bonus tracks added. A number of acoustic tracks will be recorded for this purpose.
The Skye Boat Song
(William Ross, arranged by Steve Hackett) (1:35)
Tales Of The Riverbank (Andante In C) [1994 version]
(Mauro Giuliani, arranged by Steve Hackett) (2:02)
Time Lapse At Milton Keynes [1994 version]
(Steve Hackett) (3:56)
Ace Of Wands [1994 version] *
(Steve Hackett) (?)
Hands Of The Priestess [1994 version] *
(Steve Hackett) (?)
Jacuzzi [1994 version] *
(Steve Hackett) (?)
Recording date: early 1994?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by Steve Hackett (Mixed by Richard Buckland)
Performed by Steve Hackett * feat. John Hackett (Flute)
First official release: 30th May 1994 – Steve Hackett Bay Of Kings [1994 remaster] (EU CD//Kudos PERM CDL20)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Bay Of Kings [1994 remaster] (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOM723)
* First official release/Best available source: — (planned as bonus tracks for Bay Of Kings reissue)
At the same time, Steve is working on songs for another rock album, but is also toying with the idea of a purely instrumental album.
From May to September, Steve plays several acoustic concerts in Europe and Venezuela with Julian Colbeck, sometimes as support for Marillion and IQ concerts or David Palmer’s orchestra shows. Richard Buckland joins the ‘Hackett clan’ as live sound engineer and production manager.
In between, he plays some guitar for 34-year-old Swiss-born Cristiano Prunas, who has lived in London since 1988 and plans to release an album in Italy next year. The song is reworked two years later with new guest vocals by Tanita Tikaram, among others, and re-released.
Where Are You
(Cristiano Prunas, Marco Sabiu, Pinnucia Cola) (4:35)
Dove Sei [feat. Tanita Tikaram] [Where Are You remix] *
(Cristiano Prunas, Marco Sabiu, Pinnucia Cola, Tanita Tikaram) (3:45)
Recording date: 1994?
Recording location:
Produced by:
Performed by: Cristiano Prunas feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 1995 – Cristiano Prunas Cippo (IT CD//Sugar SGR 4427-2)
* remix date: 1996
* First official release/Best available source: March? 1997 – Cristiano Prunas Cristiano Prunas (IT CD//Sugar SGR D 77804)
Following the acoustic concerts in the summer, Steve Hackett and Julian Colebeck will be back for an encore from mid-November to early December. The set lists will once again include previously unreleased material. Of the recorded shows, the concert at the Teatro Metropolitan in Palermo will be the winner and will be released on CD (with a few additions from the gig in Rome the previous day).
Horizons [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (2:33)
Black Light [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (1:16)
The Skye Boat Song [live in Palermo 1994]
(William Ross, arranged by Steve Hackett) (2:03)
Time Lapse In Milton Keynes [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (4:21)
Beja Flor [early version of By Paved Fountain] [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (2:48)
Kim [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (3:08)
(Theme From) Second Chance [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (4:29)
Oh, How I Love You [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (6:20)
The Journey [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (4:40)
Bacchus [early version of Puck] [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (4:25)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (4:08)
Cavalcanti [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (2:44)
Andante In C (Tales Of The Riverbank) [live in Palermo 1994]
(Mauro Giuliani, arranged by Steve Hackett) (2:10)
Concerto In D (Largo) [live in Palermo 1994]
(Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Steve Hackett) (5:25)
A Blue Part Of Town [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett, Julian Colbeck) (3:51)
Ace Of Wands [acoustic] [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (6:58)
Nuevo Cinema Paradiso [live in Palermo 1994]
(Ennio Morricone) (5:09)
End Of Day [early version on All Is Mended] [live in Palermo 1994]
(Steve Hackett) (3:44)
Performance date: 1st Dezember 1994
Performance location: Teatro Metropolitan/Palermo
Produced by:
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica) feat. Julian Colbeck (Keyboards)
First official release: June? 1995 – Steve Hackett There Are Many Sides To The Night (UK CD//Kudos CD2)
Best available source: Steve Hackett There Are Many Sides To The Night (CD//Snapper Music/Original Masters 155922)
On the way back, Steve tells Julian about an encounter with a fan who wanted Genesis albums signed but was unsure whether Steve would sign them. However, as Steve has no problem with his Genesis past, the idea of teaming up with other ‘old proggers’ to perform old Genesis songs on stage comes up. Not a bad idea in the wake of the successful release of the ‘Definitive Remaster Editions’ of the Genesis albums from 1970 to 1982 in the autumn of 1994…
Compiled and written by Steffen Gerlach
Header image: Helmut Janisch
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