Hard Hat Area
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| Hard Hat Area | ||||
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| Studio album by Allan Holdsworth | ||||
| Released | 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California; The Brewery in North County, San Diego, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 41:37 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Allan Holdsworth, Leonardo Pavkovic | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Hard Hat Area is the eighth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1993 through Polydor Records (Japan) and Fred Bloggs Music (United Kingdom), and in 1994 through Restless Records (United States); a remastered edition with expanded liner notes was reissued on May 15, 2012 through MoonJune Records.[2][3] Holdsworth has frequently cited the album as one of his favourites.[4][5][6][7] The fifth track, "Tullio", is a reference to racing cyclist Tullio Campagnolo.[8]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Prelude" (Holdsworth, Steve Hunt) | 1:35 | |
| 2. | "Ruhkukah" | 5:34 | |
| 3. | "Low Levels, High Stakes" | 9:05 | |
| 4. | "Hard Hat Area" | 6:06 | |
| 5. | "Tullio" | 6:02 | |
| 6. | "House of Mirrors" | 7:47 | |
| 7. | "Postlude" (Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband) | 5:28 | |
Total length: |
41:37 | ||
Personnel
- Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, engineering, mixing, production
- Steve Hunt – keyboard
- Gary Husband – drums
- Skúli Sverrisson – bass
- Rejean de Grand'Maison – engineering
- Gordon Davis – mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Chris Bellman – remastering (reissue)
- Leonardo Pavkovic – executive production (reissue)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Astarita, Glenn. "Hard Hat Area - Allan Holdsworth". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "Allan Holdsworth: Hard Hat Area". MoonJune Records. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "Hard Hat Area by Allan Holdsworth". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ Hallebeek, Richard (1996-05-11). "Allan Holdsworth (1996)". richardhallebeek.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ Douse, Cliff (December 1996). "Legato Land". Guitar Techniques. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ Ablx Staff (2004-08-19). "Allan Holdsworth Interview". Abstract Logix. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ Hoard, Christopher; Preston, Jeff (February 1994). "Allan Holdsworth: An Interview". The Allan Holdsworth Information Center. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ Morrison, Mike (2006-02-09). "Allan Holdsworth Interview". therealallanholdsworth.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
External links
- Hard Hat Area at therealallanholdsworth.com
- In Review: Allan Holdsworth "Hard Hat Area" at Guitar Nine Records
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