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Steve Hackett – Recording Compendium, Part 9: 2007 – 2011
Part 9 of the Steve Hackett Recording Compendium covers the crisis-ridden period following his separation from his wife and manager, during which he released the two solo albums as well as the Squackett album with Chris Squire.
Part 9: Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth / Squackett / Beyond The Shrouded Horizon | 2007 – 2011
Last update: 22/11/2025 | Overview | back to part 8 | on to part 10
The separation from his partner Kim Poor and manager Billy Budis plunges Steve Hackett into a deep crisis. He finds support in his new partner Joanna ‘Jo’ Lehmann, whom he met in the early 1990s and with whom he has been engaged in a creative exchange ever since. Steve leaves his home and initially finds shelter in a log cabin in Tilford Woods. Working at MAP Studios becomes increasingly difficult for him, as the premises and equipment officially belong to the joint ‘company’. Recordings that have already begun have to be put on hold until court decisions have been made. Steve and Jo begin working on new material together and bring Roger King on board for the recording.
Nomads [original mix] *
(Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann) ()
Fast Flower [original mix] **
(Steve Hackett) (4:32)
Looking For Fantasy [original mix] *
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) ()
Between The Sunset And The Coconut Palms [original mix] *
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) ()
Recording date: 2007
Recording location: Log Cabin/Tilford Woods
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. Roger King
* First official release/Best available source: —
** First official release/Best available source: 22th February 2013 – Steve Hackett Darktown [2013 remaster] (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 369)
In April, Steve moves into a new flat on his own. Kim’s divorce proceedings in May and further legal disputes regarding his joint business relationships with Kim and Billy take up a lot of his time, effectively paralysing him as an artist until the final settlements. Nevertheless, new music emerges in the form of the song Fire On The Moon. During this time, he establishes close contact with Yes bassist Chris Squire, who invites him to participate in the recording of his second solo album – a Christmas album – in September and October.
Adam Lay Ybounden
(Traditional) (4:48)
I Saw Three Ships
(Traditional) (4:05)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
(Traditional) (4:29)
Silent Night/Night of Silence
(Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) (5:16)
Ding Dong Merrily On High
(Thoinot Arbeau, George Ratcliffe Woodward) (4:35)
The Three Kings
(Peter Cornelius) (4:39)
Sans Day Carol
(Traditional) (4:04)
Personent Hodie
(Traditional) (2:59)
Sussex Carol
(Traditional) (3:52)
Gaudete
(Traditional) (3:19)
In The Bleak Midwinter
(Traditional) (4:34)
Past Three O’Clock
(Traditional) (5:04)
? Run With The Fox [remix]
(Chris Squire, Alan White, Peter Sinfield) (4:12)
Recording date: September – October 2007 * & 1981
Recording location: ?/Chelsea, ?/Twickenham, ?/Purky
Produced by: Chris Squire & Gerard Johnson
Performed by: Chris Squire feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars), Jeremy Stacey (Drums) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 3rd December 2007 – Chris Squire Chris Squire’s Swiss Choir (EU CD//Lime Records CV 009)
At the end of November, Steve finds distraction in Budapest when he is invited to perform at a concert by Djabe in honour of founding member Sipos András, who passed away at the beginning of the year.
Reflections Of Thiérache [live in Budapest 2007]
(Tamás Barabás) (7:32)
Acoustic Medley [live in Budapest 2007]
a) ???
b) ???
c) ???
(?) (11:07)
Above The Skies [live in Budapest 2007]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi, Sipos András, Muck Ferenc) (4:11)
Blessings From Somogy [live in Budapest 2007]
(Ferenc Kovács) (9:45)
Distant Dance [live in Budapest 2007]
(Attila Égerházi) (19:40)
Behind The Veil [live in Budapest 2007]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (17:43)
Recording date: 30th Novmber 2007
Recording location: Petofi Csarnok/Budapest
Produced by:
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett (?on which tracks?)
First official audio release/Best avialable source: 2009 – Djabe Sipi Emlékkoncert (Sipi Benefit Concert) (HU 2CD//Gramy Records GR-080)
First official video release/Best available source: 2009 – Djabe Sipi Emlékkoncert (Sipi Benefit Concert) (HU 2DVD//Gramy Records GR-081)
In the new year, Steve Hackett has to reposition himself despite ongoing disputes with his former partners. With Roger King, Steve wants to set up a home studio in his living room in his new flat so that he can work independently of MAP Studios. From now on, he also has to take care of contacts and management tasks himself. Unexpectedly, the eldest son of his former bandmate Phil Collins, Simon Collins, contacts Steve to ask him to contribute to his upcoming solo album.
Fast Forward The Future
(Simon Collins) (6:34)
Recording date: 2008?
Recording location: Kung-Fu Studio/?
Produced by: Simon Collins & Kevin Churko
Performed by: Simon Collins feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar solo) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 2nd September 2008 – Simon Collins U-Catastrophe (US CD//Razor & Tie 7930182988-2)
Similarly, Jim McCarty, former drummer with the Yardbirds and the follow-up project Box Of Frogs, with whom Steve worked in the mid-1980s, asks for a guitar solo.
Living From The Inside Out
(Jim McCarty) (5:05)
Recording date: June 2006, April & September 2007, April 2008
Recording location: Q Music/Toronto
Produced by: Jim McCarty & Ron Korb
Performed by: Jim McCarty feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar solo) a.o.
First official release: 1st September 2009 – Jim McCarty Sitting On The Top Of Time (UK CD//Troubadour TRBCD010)
Best available source: Jim McCarty Sitting On The Top Of Time (PCM download//Singsong Music)
His skills on the classical guitar are also in demand for the new, this time classical album project by Steve’s brother John Hackett, which is once again being produced in collaboration with Nick Magnus.
Duende
(John Hackett) (3:15)
Closure
(John Hackett) (3:03)
Tomorrow
(John Hackett) (2:34)
Voices Of The Sea
(John Hackett) (2:26)
Recording date: 2008?
Recording location: ?
Produced by John Hackett with Nick Magnus
Performed by: John Hackett (Flutes, Guitar) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar) & Nick Magnus (Keyboards)
First official release/Best available source: 3rd November 2008 – John Hackett Prelude To Summer For Flute & Guitar (UK CD//Hacktrax HTRX004)
Steve Hackett begins recording a new solo album with his closest creative partner Roger King in his small ‘Living Room’ studio in Twickenham. Chris Squire is also set to contribute to the album. Parallel to the solo work, however, the idea arises to start a separate project by Steve and Chris, for which the first joint recordings are also made.
Steve and John Hackett accept an invitation from the Italian Genesis fan club Dusk to play a live set at a convention in Italy in September. There he meets the people from the Blue Sky Agency, who would like to invite Steve and his band to Italy for a few concerts next year. These would be Steve’s first band concerts after a break of almost five years!
Horizons [live at Dusk Day 2008]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Classical Gas / Black Light [live at Dusk Day 2008]
(Mason Williams) / (Steve Hackett) ()
Hands Of Priestess (part 1) [live at Dusk Day 2008]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Jacuzzi [acoustic] [live at Dusk Day 2008]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Ace Of Wands [acoustic] [live at Dusk Day 2008]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Performance date: 20th September 2008
Performance location: Genesis Club Rex House Umbria/Orvieto
Produced by:
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. John Hackett
First official video release/Best available source: 12th October 2009 – Various Dusk Day #4 – Welcome, Steve! A Day In Orvieto (IT DVD//AMS Records AMS104DVD)
In December, Steve is invited by Djabe to accompany the band to their performance at the Penang Island Jazz Festival in Malaysia.
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [edit] [live at Penang Island Jazz Festival 2008]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) ()
Malaysia Bole! [live at Penang Island Jazz Festival 2008]
(?) ()
Recording date: 6th December, 2008
Recording location: ? Penang Island Jazz Festival, Malaysia
Produced by:
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett
First official video release/Best available source: 16th February 2011 – Djabe In The Footsteps Of Attila And Genghis (HU 2E-CD//Gramy Records GR094)
With his commitment to a mini-tour in Italy, Steve Hackett has to get his band back together again. Except for Terry Gregory, everyone is back on board. To the surprise of many, bassist and stick player Nick Beggs, none other than the former teen heartthrob of Kajagoogoo in the 80s, is joining the band. Interrupted only by a gig with Djabe, rehearsals for the upcoming concerts are likely to be the focus at the beginning of 2009. The band will then head to Italy in mid-March for four concerts. With Hackett’s Fire On The Moon and the track Storm Chaser from the sessions with Chris Squire, concert-goers will be treated to brand new material.
Fire On The Moon [live in Italy 2009]
(Steve Hackett) (7:18) First known performance: 12th March 2009 (Pala Vailant/Genova)
Storm Chaser [live in Italy 2009]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (6:02) First known performance: 12th March 2009 (Pala Vailant/Genova)
First official release: —
Best available source: Bootleg – Steve Hackett Live Archive Pordenone (2CD-r//Digital Brothers Production)
Performance date: 14th March 2009
Performance location: Deposito Giordani/Pordenone
A few classics from the set list will be released later.
Blood On The Rooftops [live in Italy 2009]
(Steve Hackett, Phil Collins) (5:46)
A Tower Struck Down [live in Italy 2009]
(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) (4:27)
Firth Of Fifth [live in Italy 2009]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (10:10)
Fly On A Windshield [live in Italy 2009]
(Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel) (2:19)
Broadway Melody Of 1974 [live in Italy 2009]
(Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel) (2:03)
Performance date: 12th – 15th March 2009
Performance location: Pala Vailant/Genova, Teatro Astra, Schio, Deposito Giordani/Pordenone, Stazionne Birra/Rome
Produced by:
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. Roger King, Gary O’Toole, Rob Townsend & Nick Beggs (Bass, Chapman Stick Backing Vocals, Bass Pedals)
First official release/Best available source: 3rd May 2010 – Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (Special Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 327) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
In addition to two acoustic trio gigs at the end of March for the Hackett event organised by the German Genesis fan club and another guest appearance in May with Djabe in Holland, the spring is mainly reserved for further ‘Living Room’ sessions, which will now also feature newcomer Nick Beggs. Eight tracks are now set to feature on the planned album with the apt title Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth, which will initially be available exclusively at upcoming concerts and on Steve’s new website hackettsongs.com on the label Wolfwork Records, newly initiated by Steve.
Fire On The Moon
(Steve Hackett) (6:11)
Nomads
(Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann) (4:31)
Emerald And Ash
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (8:59)
Tubehead
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:36)
Sleepers
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann, Nick Clabburn) (8:50)
Ghost In The Glass
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (2:59)
Still Waters
(Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann) (4:35)
Last Train To Istanbul
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:56)
Recording date: 2008/2009
Recording location: Log Cabin/Tilford Woods, Living Room/?
Produced by: Steve Hackett & Roger King
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. Roger King (Keyboards, Programming), Nick Beggs (Bass), Chris Squire (Bass), Anthony Phillips (12-string Guitar), John Hackett (Flute) Rob Townsend (Soprano Saxophone), Amanda Lehmann (Backing Vocals), “The Underworld Orchestra” (DD, CT), Ferenc Kovaks (Violin), Jo Lehmann & Lauren King (Backing Vocals)
First official release: 30th October 2009 – Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (UK CD//Wolfwork Records WWCD001)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (Special Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 327) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
An instrumental track from the sessions only makes it onto the Japanese release of the album as a bonus track.
Fast Flower
(Steve Hackett) (4:31)
Recording date: 2007
Recording location: Log Cabin/Tilford Woods
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. Roger King & Chris Squire (Bass)
First official release/Best available source: 6th November 2010 – Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (JP CD//WHD Entertainment IECP-10226)
A modified version of Sleepers is being created for the ‘Special Edition’ of the album planned by InsideOut Music for the following year.
Every Star In The Night Sky [Sleepers remix]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Nick Clabburn, Jo Lehmann) (8:05)
Recording date:
Recording location:
Produced by:
Performed by: Angklung – Kovács Ferenc, Jo Lehmann, Steve Hackett, Banai Szilárd, Barabás Tamás*, Égerházi Attila
First official release/Best available source: 3rd May 2010 – Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (Special Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 327)
Further court dates are pending before the new album can be released on Steve’s own label. But a tour is possible and is planned for the autumn. Until then, further recordings for the joint project with Chris Squire are underway, and Steve has several festival appearances to complete in June and July, both with his own band and with Djabe. At the Hackett shows in Las Palmas and Lugano, bassist Dik Cadbury, who was an integral part of Steve’s first solo band from 1978 to 1980, surprisingly steps in for Nick Beggs, who is unable to attend! The organiser of the Italian fan club Dusk uses the last festival dates of the summer in Italy to convince Steve to participate in the upcoming album of his band Algebra.
Il Molo Deserto
(Mario Giammetti, Rino Pastore, Roberto Polcino) (2:09)
Recording date: 2009?
Recording location: M.U.R. Studios/Benevento, ?/Twickenham (Steve)
Produced by: Algebra?
Performed by: Algebra feat. Steve Hackett (Lead Guitar) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 11th December 2009 – Algebra JL (IT CD//AMS Records AMS173CD)
From late October to early December, the Steve Hackett Band will be promoting their newly released album on the Train On The Road Tour throughout Europe. The concerts in Paris and London will be recorded for possible release.
??? [live in Paris 2009]
Mechanical Bride [live in Paris 2009] *
(Steve Hackett) (9:57)
??? [live in London 2009]
[>>> June 2010]
Performance date: 7th November 2009 (Paris) & 14th November 2009 (London)
Performance location: Alhambra/Paris, Shepherds Bush Empire/London
Produced by: (mixed by Roger King)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. RK, GO, RT, Amanda Lehmann (Guitar, Vocals) & Nick Beggs (Bass, Chapman Stick, Vocals, Bass Pedals)
First official release: 15th? November 2010 – Steve Hackett Live Rails (UK 2CD//Wolfwork Records WWCD002)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Live Rails (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 339)
* First official video release/Best available video source: 5th October 2018 – Steve Hackett Broken Skies Outspread Wings (EU 6CD+2DVD//Inside Out Music IOMLTDCD 513)
After his celebrated ‘comeback’ tour, Steve is able to visit his companion from earlier days, Nick Magnus, in his studio to contribute to his upcoming album, which also features John Hackett once again.
The Colony Is King
(Nick Magnus) (7:25)
Recording date: 2009 – January 2010
Recording location: Magick Nuns Studio
Produced by: Nick Magnus
Performed by: Nick Magnus feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar), John Hackett (Flute) & Andy Neve (Vocals)
First official release: 15th March 2010 – Nick Magnus Children Of Another God (UK CD//Magick Nuns Records MNCD 1002)
Best available source: Nick Magnus Children Of Another God (24bit/44.1kHz PCM download//nickmagnus.bandcamp.com)
In the first few months of the new year, Steve Hackett and Chris Squire work intensively on their joint album. The project name Squackett, jokingly suggested by Squire in an interview, is adopted for the duo, which is actually a trio with Roger King. The drummer on the album, entitled A Life Within A Day, is Jeremy Stacey, who also played on Squire’s Swiss Choir album three years ago. However, it will be quite some time before the album is released, as the main protagonists are currently focusing on their main projects.
A Life Within A Day [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (6:36)
Tall Ships [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (6:18
Divided Self [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King, Nick Clabburn) (4:06
Aliens [& 5.1 surround mix]
Written-By – Healy(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (5:33)
Sea Of Smiles [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (5:25)
The Summer Backwards [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (3:01)
Storm Chaser [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (5:27)
Can’t Stop The Rain [& 5.1 surround mix]
Written-By Sessler(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King, Gerard Johnson, ) (5:48)
Perfect Love Song [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King, Gerard Johnson) (4:04)
Recording date: 2007? – February 2010?
Recording location:
Produced by: Roger King
Performed by: Squackett (Steve Hackett, Chris Squire & Roger King) feat. Amanda Lehmann (Backing Vocals), Jeremy Stacey (Drums) & The Underworld Orchestra (Richard Stewart, Dick Driver, Christine Townsend) on A Life Within A Day
First official release: 4th June 2012 – Squackett A Life Within A Day (UK CD+DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 21002)
Best available source: Squackett A Life Within A Day (UK CD+BR//Esoteric Antenna EANTCDB21106)
Two tracks will be released as singles in advance to whet the appetite.
Sea Of Smiles (Radio Edit) *
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (4:12)
Sea Of Smiles (Single Edit) **
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King) (4:21)
Perfect Love Song [edit] **
(Steve Hackett, Chris Squire, Roger King, Gerard Johnson) (4:04)
* First official release/Best available source: April 2012 – Squackett Sea Of Smiles (EU promo CD-r//Esoteric Antenna)
** First official release: 21st April 2012 – Squackett Sea Of Smiles (EU 275 kbps (VBR) MP3 download//Esoteric Antenna)
** Best available source: Squackett Sea Of Smiles (16Bit/44.1kHz PCM download//Esoteric)
Steve contributes his own track to Italian musician Marco Lo Musico‘s concept album based on Tolkien’s The Book Of Bilbo And Gandalf, which will also appear on a Hackett release next year under a new title.
Galadriel (Four Winds: West)
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:04)
Recording date: February 2010?
Recording location: MAP Studios/Twickenham
Produced by: Roger King
Performed by: Steve Hackett
First official release: 10th April 2010 – Marco Lo Muscio The Book Of Bilbo And Gandalf (IT CD//Drycastle Records DR-035)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Beyond The Shrouded Horizon (Limited Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 348) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
On 15 March, Steve will meet up with his former bandmates from Genesis when the group is finally inducted into the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony.
In mid-May, Steve’s Hungarian friends from Djabe celebrate their 15th anniversary and invite him to Budapest for the anniversary concert.
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live in Budapest 2010]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) ()
Dark Soup [live in Budapest 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Ferenc Kovács) ()
The Steppes [live in Budapest 2010]
(Steve Hackett) ()
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live in Budapest 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) ()
Anniversary Angklung/Sipi [live in Budapest 2010]
(Djabe) ()
Behind The Veil [live in Budapest 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) ()
Distant Dance [live in Budapest 2010]
(Attila Égerházi) ()
Recording date: 17th May 2010
Recording location: Palace of Art/Budapest
Produced by:
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars), Ben Castle (Saxophones) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 2011 – Djabe 15th Anniversary Concert (HU 2DVD//Gramy Records GR-096)
At the end of May, Steve Hackett fans will be treated to another European leg of the ‘Mouth Tour’ before the band heads to North America from mid-June to mid-July. The Darkness In A Man’s Heart, a new track that turns out to be Nick Beggs’ solo, sneaks into the set list. The concert at the River To River Festival in New York City is recorded, and parts of it are used for the planned live album Live Rails, which also includes excerpts from last year’s concerts in Paris and London.
[Intro (Last Train To Istanbul excerpts)] [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (2:18)
Every Day [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:51)
Fire On The Moon [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:17)
Emerald And Ash [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (9:00)
Ghost In The Glass [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:23)
Ace Of Wands [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:48)
Pollution C [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (2:21)
The Steppes [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:01)
Slogans [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (4:22)
Serpentine Song [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:43)
Tubehead [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (6:06)
Spectral Mornings [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (5:58)
Firth Of Fifth [live 2009/2010]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (10:39)
Blood On The Rooftops [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Phil Collins) (6:31)
Fly On A Windshield [live 2009/2010]
(Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel) (2:07)
Broadway Melody Of 1974 [live 2009/2010]
(Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel) (1:47)
Sleepers [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann, Nick Clabburn) (7:32)
Still Waters [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann) (5:31)
Los Endos [live 2009/2010]
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks) (7:44)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live 2009/2010]
(Steve Hackett) (8:05)
Recording date: 7th November 2009 (Paris), 14th November 2009 (London) & 23rd June 2010 (New York City)
Recording location: Alhambra/Paris, Shepherds Bush Empire/London, River To River Festival/New York City
Produced by: (mixed by Roger King)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. RK, GO, RT, Amanda Lehmann (Guitar, Vocals) & Nick Beggs (Bass, Chapman Stick, Vocals, Bass Pedals)
First official release: 15th? November 2010 – Steve Hackett Live Rails (UK 2CD//Wolfwork Records WWCD002)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Live Rails (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 339)
Back in London, one day before his own band’s gig at the High Voltage Festival, he makes a guest appearance with the current prog all-star band Transatlantic, performing a Genesis classic from 1971 with them.
The Return Of The Giant Hogweed [live at High Voltage Festival 2010]
(Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett) ()
Recording date: 24th July 2010
Recording location: Victoria Park/London (High Voltage Festival)
Produced by: (mixed by Roine Stolt)
Performed by: TransAtlantic (Pete Trewavas, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt & Mike Portnoy) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar) & Daniel Gildenlöw
First official release: 8th November 2010 – TransAtlantic Whirld Tour 2010 (Live From Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London) (EU 2DVD+3CD//Inside Out Music IOMLTDDVD 024)
Best available source:
Steve has reserved the first half of August for a joint concert tour with Djabe, which will take him to Hungary, Russia, Bulgaria and Serbia. A special feature of this tour is the opportunity to perform the track Last Train To Istanbul from his current album live. The performance at the Nisville Jazz Festival in Nis, Serbia, will be recorded for a future release.
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (3:55)
Dark Soup [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Ferenc Kovács) (7:43)
City Of Habi [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (8:55)
The Steppes [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:47)
Pécs (Angklung Improvisation) [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Djabe) (3:13)
Distant Dance [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Attila Égerházi) (14:14)
Clouds Dance [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (8:53)
Wind And Bell [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010] *
(Tamás Barabás) (8:25)
Ace Of Wands [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010] *
(Steve Hackett) (3:52)
Butterfly [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tamás Barabás) (13:43)
Last Train To Istanbul [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:25)
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (6:41)
Behind The Veil [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (11:48)
Steve’s Acoustic Set [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010] *
a) ???
b) ???
c) ???
(???) (4:32)
Scenes [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010] *
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (9:40)
Los Endos [live at Nisville Jazz Festival 2010] *
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks) (8:55)
Recording date: 14th August 2010
Recording location: Nisville Jazz Festival, Serbia
Produced by:
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett
First official release: Feb. 2011 – Djabe In The Footsteps Of Attila And Genghis (HU 2CD//Gramy Records GR094)
* First official release: 2022 – Djabe In The Footsteps Of Attila And Genghis [expanded edition] (HU 2CD//GR1993 Records GR-161)
Best available source: Djabe In The Footsteps Of Attila And Genghis [expanded edition] (HU 2CD//GR1993 Records GR-161)
Shortly afterwards, the Steve Hackett Band is already booked again for two performances in Tokyo! What’s special here is that Nick Beggs has scheduling commitments with his reunited Kajagoogoos, so bassist Lee Pomeroy, who is also well known in prog circles, accompanies the band!
Every Day (Live At Club Citta)
(Steve Hackett) (6:57)
Recording date: 20th August 2010
Recording location: Kawasaki Club Citta/Tokyo
Produced by:
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. GO, RT, Amanda Lehmann & Lee Pomeroy (Bass)
First official release:/Best available source 6th November 2010 – Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth (JP CD//WHD Entertainment IECP-10226)
Multi-instrumentalist Gary Husband, who was also the drummer for Level 42 for many years, invites Steve into the studio to record a track for his solo album Dirty & Beautiful (Volume 1).
Moon Song
(Gary Husband) (4:33)
Moon Song [2014 remix] *
(Gary Husband) (4:33)
Recording date: 2010?
Recording location: Eastcote Studios/London
Produced by: Gary Husband
Performed by: Gary Husband (Keyboards, Drums) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar) & Laurence Cottle (Bass)
First official release/Best available source: 16th November 2010 – Gary Husband Dirty & Beautiful (Volume 1) (US CD//Abstract Logix ABLX 027)
* Remixed by: Andrew Tulloch, George Murphy & Marcus Wippersberg
* First official release/Best available source: 18th November 2014 – Gary Husband Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1 (Special Remix Edition) (US CD//Abstract Logix ABLX 046)
Steve Hackett will be in Switzerland for a gig in September with his Acoustic Trio. Otherwise, he is likely to be working on new material with Roger in the ‘Living Room’ until November. From mid-November, he will be touring with his band in his home country for a good two weeks. With Prairie Angel, a brand new track makes it into the set list. The gig at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire features guests John Wetton and Steven Wilson and is documented in sound and vision. Only here does he play the Dylan classic All Along The Watchtower together with Wetton.
[Intro (Last Train To Istanbul excerpts)] [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (1:51)
Valley Of The Kings [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (5:46)
Every Day [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:39)
Emerald And Ash [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (9:53
The Golden Age Of Steam [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (4:37)
Watcher Of The Skies (feat. Gary O’Toole) [live in London 2010]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins) (9:44)
Carpet Crawlers (feat. Gary O’Toole) [live in London 2010]
(Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:13)
Fire On The Moon [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (7:05)
Ace Of Wands [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (7:39)
Shadow Of The Hierophant (feat. Amanda Lehmann & Steven Wilson) [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) (10:52)
Sierra Quemada [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (6:54)
The Darkness In Men’s Hearts [live in London 2010]
(Nick Beggs) (3:31)
Blood On The Rooftops (feat. Gary O’Toole) [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Phil Collins) (6:25)
Tubehead [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (6:04)
Sleepers [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann, Nick Clabburn) (8:31)
All Along The Watchtower (feat. John Wetton) [live in London 2010]
(Bob Dylan) (6:20) First/Only known performance: 30th November 2010 (Shepherds Bush Empire/London)
Still Waters [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann) (5:29)
Prairie Angel [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Hackett, Steve Howe, Jonathan Mover) (2:49) First known performance: 19th November 2010 (Academy/Manchester)
Myopia (intro) / Los Endos (incl. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight excerpt) [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) / (Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks) (8:13)
Firth Of Fifth (feat Gary O’Toole) [live in London 2010]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (10:01)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live in London 2010]
(Steve Hackett) (9:38)
Performance date: 30th November 2010
Performance location: Shepherds Bush Empire/London
Produced by: ? (Mixed by Roger King)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Vocals) feat. Roger King (Keyboards), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Woodwind, Percussion, Vocals), Nick Beggs (Bass, Vocals, Chapman Stick), Amanda Lehmann (Guitar, Vocals), Steven Wilson (Guitar) & John Wetton (Vocals)
First official audio release: October? 2011 – Steve Hackett Live: Fire And Ice (download 256 kbps MP3//Wolfwork Records)
First official video release/Best available source: 21 November 2011 – Steve Hackett Live: Fire And Ice (UK DVD//Wolfwork Records WWDVD001UK)
After the tour, Steve finally emerged from the ‘tunnel’ when all legal disputes were settled after three long years and he finally regained access to his MAP Studio and could continue working on the album he had started there in 2007.
Steve returns the favour for John Wetton‘s guest appearance a few weeks ago with a guitar solo on his next solo album.
Goodbye Elsinore
(John Wetton, Billy Sherwood) (4:43 (4:33 2022 Remaster??))
Recording date: January 2011
Recording location: Circa:HQ Studios/Woodland Hills
Produced by: Billy Sherwood
Performed by: John Wetton (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar Solo), Geoff Downes (Keyboard Solo) & Billy Sherwood (Guitar, Drums, Percussion)
First official release: 7th January???? 2011 – John Wetton Raised In Captivity (IT CD//Frontiers Records FR CD 522)
24th August 2011 – John Wetton Raised In Captivity (JP CD//Melodious Frontier KICP 1582)
Best available source:
Steve also returns the favour to the second guest star of his London concert last year, Steven Wilson, by participating in the recording of a track from his new solo album.
Remainder The Black Dog [& 5.1 surround mix]
(Steven Wilson) (9:30)
Recording date: January 2010 – June 2011
Recording location: No-Man’s Land/Hemel Hempstead, Koolworld/Luton, Angel Studio/Islington & MAP Studios/Twickenham?
Produced by: Steven Wilson
Performed by: Steven Wilson feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars), Nick Beggs (Chapman Stick, Bass Guitar) a.o.
First official release: 26th September 2011 – Steven Wilson Grace For Drowning (UK BR//Kscope KSCOPE511)
Best available source: Steven Wilson Grace For Drowning (UK 2CD+BR//Kscope KSCOPE552)
And the Italian trio Cavalli-Cocchi, Lanzetti, Roversi (CCLR) can look forward to Steve’s contribution on classical guitar to their album production.
Great Love Does Burn Fast
(Cristiano Roversi, Bernardo Lanzetti) (5:42)
Recording date: 2011?
Recording location: Macchina Magnetica Studio/? (Drums & Vocals)
Produced by: Cristiano Roversi
Performed by: CCLR feat. Steve Hackett (Ac. Guitar)
First official release: 4th July 2011 – CCLR Cavalli-Cocchi, Lanzetti, Roversi (UK CD//Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2280)
Best available source:
Otherwise, Steve Hackett will be busy in the first half of the year – with the exception of a few gigs in Poland and Italy – mainly recording his next album, Beyond The Shrouded Horizon, on which star drummer Simon Phillips will be gracing two tracks for the first time.
Loch Lomond
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (6:49)
The Phoenix Flown
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (2:07)
Wanderlust
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (0:44)
Til These Eyes
(Steve Hackett, Roger King,Jo Lehmann) (2:40)
Prairie Angel
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann, Steve Howe, Jonathan Mover) (2:58)
A Place Called Freedom
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:56)
Between The Sunset And The Coconut Palms
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (3:17)
Waking To Life
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (4:49)
Two Faces Of Cairo
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:13)
Looking For Fantasy
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (4:32)
Summer’s Breath
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (1:12)
Catwalk
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:44)
Turn This Island Earth
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann, Steve Howe, Jonathon Mover) (11:50)
Recording date: 2007 – 2011
Recording location: Map Studios/London
Produced by Steve Hackett & Roger King
Performed by Steve Hackett feat. Roger King (Keyboards, Programming), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Backing Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Whistle, Bass Clarinet), Nick Beggs (Bass, Chapman Stick, Ukulele), Amanda Lehmann (Backing Vocals, Guitar), John Hackett (Flute, Backing Vocals), Chris Squire (Bass on Looking For Fantasy, Catwalk & Turn This Island Earth), Simon Phillips (Drums on Catwalk & Turn This Island Earth) & “The Underworld Orchestra”
First official release/best available source: 26th September 2011 – Steve Hackett Beyond The Shrouded Horizon (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 348) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
InsideOut Music also plans to release a ‘special edition’ of the album, which will include plenty of bonus material.
Four Winds: North [original ending of Turn This Island Earth]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (1:34)
Four Winds: South
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (2:05)
Enter The Night [vocal version of Riding The Colossus (Depth Charge)]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (3:59)
She Said Maybe
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (4:21)
Pieds En L’Air
(Peter Warlock) (2:25)
Recording date: 2007 – 2011
Recording location: Map Studios/London
Produced by Steve Hackett & Roger King
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. Roger King (Keyboards, Programming), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Backing Vocals on Enter The Night), Amanda Lehmann (Backing Vocals on Enter The Night), Chris Squire (Bass on Four Winds: North & Enter The Night), Simon Phillips (Drums on Four Winds: North) & “The Underworld Orchestra”
First official release/best available source: 26th September 2011 – Steve Hackett Beyond The Shrouded Horizon (Limited Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 348) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
The song A Place Called Freedom appears on various compilations – sometimes without the cross-fade transition from Prairie Angel. And a bonus track from the album makes it onto a charity single release in a slightly different mix…
A Place Called Freedom [full length mix]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:56)
First official release/best available source: ?
? September 2011 – Various Artists New Release Highlights (Thrilling Albums Out On Century Media Records In September 2011) (DE promo CD//Inside Out Music 9981162P)
? 5th October 2011 – Various Artists Classic Rock – Kronjuwelen #10 (DE promo CD//Classic Rock)
? 2011 – Various Artists Rock Hard – Explosion Vol. 7 (IT promo CD//Nero Press Scrl)
? 2011 – Various Artists Prog – Résiste 66 (BE CD//Prog Résiste 66)
Enter The Night (Radio Mix)
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (3:53)
First official release: 21st May 2012 – Steve Hackett Til These Eyes / Enter The Night (192kbps mp3 download//Inside Out Music)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Til These Eyes / Enter The Night (promo CD-r//Inside Out Music)
On 4 June, wedding bells will ring when Steve marries his partner Jo Lehmann, making her Mrs Hackett. Four days later, he will be performing with his Acoustic Trio in Italy again, before a few concerts with Djabe are scheduled for mid-July. Recordings of two of these concerts will also be released…
City Of Habi [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (7:07)
The Steppes [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Steve Hackett) (7:19)
Dark Soup [live in Bratislava 2011] *
(Tamás Barabás, Ferenc Kovács) ()
Butterfly [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Tamás Barabás) (8:48)
Scenes – Above Poland [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) (8:10)
Scenes – Sunset At The Seaside [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Attila Égerházi) (1:15)
Steve’s Acoustic Set [live in Bratislava 2011]
a) Classical Gas
b) Black Light
c) Blood On The Rooftops (intro)
d) Horizons
(a: Mason Williams) / (Steve Hackett (6:24)
Ace Of Wands [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Steve Hackett) (3:38)
Last Train To Istanbul [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King, Jo Lehmann) (5:14)
Summer Storms [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Kovács Zoltán, Banai Szilárd) (2:49)
Rocking Rivers (Angklung) [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Djabe) (1:27)
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:08)
Summer Rain [live in Bratislava 2011] *
(Djabe?, Steve Hackett?) (1:06)
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins) (6:39)
Distant Dance [live in Bratislava 2011]
(Attila Égerházi) (8:23)
Recording date: 14th July 2011
Recording location: MMC Club/Bratislava
Produced by: Tamás Barabás & Attila Égerházi
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett u.a.
First official release: 2013 – Djabe Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers (HU 2LP//Gramy Records GR-107-1)
* First official release (video only): 24th February 2017 – Steve Hackett & Djabe Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers (UK CD+DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD21065)
Best available source: Steve Hackett & Djabe Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers (UK CD+DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD21065)
Scenes [live in Debrecen 2011]
(Tamás Barabás, Attila Égerházi) ()
The Steppes [live in Debrecen 2011] *
(Steve Hackett) ()
Recording date: 16th June 2011
Recording location: Civis Korzó/Debrecen
Produced by:
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett
First official release: 2015 – Djabe Live In Blue (HU 2CD//GR1993 Records GR-116-2)
* First official release: 2013 – Djabe Down and Up: Live in Budapest (HU DVD//Gramy Records GR-109)
Best available source (video only) : Steve Hackett & Djabe Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers (UK CD+DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD21065)
Three more Steve Hackett gigs in Italy will follow at the end of July/beginning of August before Steve takes a summer break. The Braking The Waves Tour is scheduled for the autumn, with two concerts in France in October still featuring Nick Beggs on bass, but surprisingly running through Europe from mid to late November with Steve’s bassist from 2000, Phil Mulford.
On October 22, Steve appears as a guest with the Italian prog legend Goblin, or their re-formed incarnation New Goblin, as part of the second Prog Exhibition festival in Rome.
Profondo Rosso [live in Rome 2011]
(Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante, Walter Martino) (4:54)
Improvvisazioni [live in Rome 2011]
(Claudio Simonetti, Steve Hackett) (1:28)
Watcher Of The Skies [live in Rome 2011]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (8:16)
Recording date: 22nd October 2011
Recording location: Teatro Tendastrisce/Rome
Produced by: Iaia De Capitani
Performed by: New Goblin feat. Steve Hackett (El. Guitar),
First official release/Best available source: 2012 – Various Artists Prog Exhibition 2 – Il Festival Della Musica Immaginifica (IT 2CD//Aerostella ARS IMM/1010)
A live video of a track from Steve Hackett‘s gig at the end of November in Cologne will reach the fans only seven years later.
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in Cologne 2011]
(Steve Hackett) (4:04)
Performance date: 21st November 2011
Performance location: Live Music Hall/Cologne
Produced by:
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. RK, GOT, RT & Phil Mulford
First official video release/Best available video source: 5th October 2018 – Steve Hackett Broken Skies Outspread Wings (EU 6CD+2DVD//Inside Out Music IOMLTDCD 513)
Sometime during this period, Italian keyboardist Vincenzo Ricca will also be recording his new album, The Rome Pro(G)ject, which will feature Steve, among others.
Down To The Domus Aurea (Early Version)
(Steve Hackett, Vincenzo Ricca) (6:23)
Towards The Future (Early Version)
(John Hackett, Vincenzo Ricca) (5:35)
Recording date: 2011?
Recording location: ?
Produced by: Vincenzo Ricca
Performed by: Vincenzo Ricca feat. Steve Hackett (El. Guitar), John Hackett (Flute) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 6th October 2012 – The Rome Pro(G)ject Feat. Steve Hackett & John Hackett The Rome Pro(G)ject (IT CDS//TRP CDSNG01)
Best available source:
Down To The Domus Aurea
(Steve Hackett, Vincenzo Ricca) (6:20)
The Mouth Of Truth
(Steve Hackett, Vincenzo Ricca) (3:18)
Recording date: 2011
Recording location: ???/???, MAP Studios/Twickenham (Steve)
Produced by: Vincenzo Ricca & Steve Hackett
Performed by: The Rome Pro(G)Ject feat. Steve Hackett (El. Guitar)
First official release/Best available source: November 2012 – The Rome Pro(G)Ject The Rome Pro(G)ject (IT CD//TRP CDALB01)
As the year draws to a close, Steve is already focusing on his next big project – the reverberations of last year’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Genesis are clearly still going strong…
Compiled and written by Steffen Gerlach
Header image: Helmut Janisch
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