Voyage of the Acolyte

Voyage of the Acolyte
Studio album by Steve Hackett
Released October 1975
Recorded June–July 1975 at Kingsway Recorders, London
Genre Progressive rock
Length 40:52 (Original issue)
1:04:25 (2005 issue)
Label International: Charisma Records
U.S.: Chrysalis Records
Producer Steve Hackett, John Acock
Steve Hackett chronology
Voyage of the Acolyte
(1975)
Please Don't Touch
(1978)
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Voyage of the Acolyte is the debut solo album by English progressive rock guitarist Steve Hackett. It was released while he was still a member of Genesis. The album was recorded two weeks after the last show of the The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour and was released in 1975 on Chrysalis Records in the U.S. and Charisma Records for the rest of the world.

It featured heavy contributions from Genesis bandmates Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. In an interview with Phoenix FM Hackett stated that some of the tracks, particularly "Shadow of the Hierophant," were rehearsed by Genesis during the writing and recording of Foxtrot in 1972.[2]

The album went silver in the UK. In a 1987 MTV interview Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks stated that the album didn't do much for Genesis, however it is considered by many Genesis fans to be a lost Genesis album.

The tracks are named after, or with reference to, the Minor and Major Trumps of the Tarot card deck.

The album was reissued in 2005 by Virgin Records, and in the U.S. in 2006 by Astralwerks, featuring bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hackett, except where indicated.

Side 1

  1. "Ace of Wands" – 5:23
  2. "Hands of the Priestess, Part I" – 3:28
  3. "A Tower Struck Down" (Steve Hackett, John Hackett) – 4:53
  4. "Hands of the Priestess, Part II" – 1:31
  5. "The Hermit" – 4:49

Side 2

  1. "Star of Sirius" – 7:08
  2. "The Lovers" – 1:50
  3. "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) – 11:44
  1. "Ace of Wands" (Live) – 6:32
  2. "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Extended Playout Version) – 17:01

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Voyage of the Acolyte liner notes.[3]

Technical personnel

See also

References

  1. DeGagne (2011). "Voyage of the Acolyte – Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. Golder, Paul (2014). "Steve Hackett talks about Genesis, touring and his new album". phoenixfm.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. (1975). "Voyage of the Acolyte liner notes". In Voyage of the Acolyte [Album cover]. Charisma.
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