Released October 1975 Release date October 1975 Label Chrysalis Records | Artist Steve Hackett Producer Steve Hackett Genre Progressive rock | |
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Recorded June–July 1975 at Kingsway Recorders, London Length 40:52 (Original issue)
1:04:25 (2005 issue) Voyage of the Acolyte
(1975) Please Don't Touch
(1978) Similar Spectral Mornings, Please Don't Touch, Wolflight, Defector, Genesis Revisited |
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.
Contents
- Steve hackett voyage of the acolyte full album hd 1080p remaster
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Technical personnel
- Songs
- References
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.
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.
Steve hackett voyage of the acolyte full album hd 1080p remaster
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Hackett, except where indicated.
Side 1
- "Ace of Wands" – 5:23
- "Hands of the Priestess, Part I" – 3:28
- "A Tower Struck Down" (Steve Hackett, John Hackett) – 4:53
- "Hands of the Priestess, Part II" – 1:31
- "The Hermit" – 4:49
Side 2
- "Star of Sirius" – 7:08
- "The Lovers" – 1:50
- "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) – 11:44
- "Ace of Wands" (Live) – 6:32
- "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Extended Playout Version) – 17:01
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Voyage of the Acolyte liner notes.
Technical personnel
Songs
1Ace of Wands5:25
2Hands of the Priestess - Part 13:29
3A Tower Struck Down4:52