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These are technical details for Allan Holdsworth’s album “Tales From The Vault”. The details list composer (the lyricists may not be properly credited here), approximate recording dates, recording studios, producer, engineer, mixer, musicians, further technical details and release date. Some of the info is approximate, and in some cases unclear, but the information here has been culled from Allan’s liner notes, updates posted on the Pledge music page from the project, and from other sources that are credited below.<br>

==The Abingdon Chasp ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: Late 70s?<br>
Recording studio: ?<br>
Producer: ?<br>
Engineer: ?<br>
Mixer: ?<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Bill Bruford, Francois Moze, Ray Warleigh, Jeff Young.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased recording. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

"The Abingdon Chasp" was originally written for a potential Allan Holdsworth solo project for the British Label Virgin records. Allan first recorded the demo track with Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart, French bassist Francis Moze, and his long-time friend, saxophonist Ray Warleigh. Several months later Bill Bruford formed the band Bruford. Bill said he would like to include "The Abingdon Chasp" for the group's album project, One Of A Kind. Bruford, Stewart, and Jeff Berlin played on the second version with Allan. "On the original track," Allan remembered, "there was a great sax solo in the middle where my guitar solo is in the Bruford version." (Reaching For The Uncommon Chord, p. 30)

==Earth==
Composer: Virgil Donati<br>
Recording date: Finished some time in 2015<br>
Recording studio: Unknown/The Brewery <br>
Producer: Allan Holdsworth?<br>
Engineer: Unknown, Allan Holdsworth.<br>
Mixer: Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Davis?<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Virgil Donati, Jimmy Johnson.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased recording. <br>
Released August 2015<br>

==Material Real Outtake ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: “Road Games” sessions, 1983?<br>
Recording studio: Music Grinder<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Rough mixes from Music Grinder studios<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Joe Turano.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased lead vocals. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Material Real Pinski Mix Mastered ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: As “Road Games”<br>
Recording studio: As “Road Games”<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Mark Pinske at Frank Zappa’s studio.<br>
Musicians: As “Road Games”<br>
Further technical details: Mastered by Robert Feist for Pledge. Previously unreleased mix. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==New Dawn ==
Composer: Pat Smythe<br>
Recording date: Unknown<br>
Recording studio: The Brewery<br>
Producer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Engineer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Mixer: Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Davis?<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth (SynthAxe, Starr Z)<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased recording. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

Allan also performed this piece with Pat Smythe in a 1974 BBC broadcast.

==Poochini ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: Unknown<br>
Recording studio: The Brewery<br>
Producer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Engineer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Mixer: Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Davis?<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth (SynthAxe)<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased recording. <br>
Released mid 2016. <br>

==Road Games Outtake ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: “Road Games” sessions, 1983?<br>
Recording studio: Music Grinder<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Rough mixes from Music Grinder studios<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Joe Turano.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased lead vocals. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Three Sheets Pinski Mix Mastered ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: As “Road Games”<br>
Recording studio: As “Road Games”<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Mark Pinske at Frank Zappa’s studio.<br>
Musicians: As “Road Games”<br>
Further technical details: Mastered by Robert Feist for Pledge. Previously unreleased mix. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Tokyo Dream Pinski Mix Mastered ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: As “Road Games”<br>
Recording studio: As “Road Games”<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Mark Pinske at Frank Zappa’s studio.<br>
Musicians: As “Road Games”<br>
Further technical details: Mastered by Robert Feist for Pledge. Previously unreleased mix. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Was There Outtake ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: “Road Games” sessions, 1983?<br>
Recording studio: Music Grinder<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Rough mixes from Music Grinder studios<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Joe Turano.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased lead vocals. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Water on the Brain Outtake ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: “Road Games” sessions, 1983? <br>
Recording studio: Music Grinder<br>
Producer: As “Road Games”<br>
Engineer: As “Road Games”<br>
Mixer: Rough mixes from Music Grinder studios<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Joe Turano.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased lead vocals. <br>
Released mid 2016.<br>

==Water on the Brain Paul Williams ==
Composer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Recording date: 1981?<br>
Recording studio: The Barge<br>
Producer: Allan Holdsworth<br>
Engineer: As “I.O.U.”<br>
Mixer: ?<br>
Musicians: Allan Holdsworth, Paul Carmichael, Gary Husband, Paul Williams.<br>
Further technical details: Previously unreleased recording. <br>
Released mid 2016.