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Quick links: '''[[Allan Holdsworth Discography]] - [[Press coverage]] - [[Allan Holdsworth filmography|Filmography]] - [[Allan Holdsworth bibliography|Bibliography]] - [[Allan Holdsworth YouTube Playlists|YouTube Playlists]]'''
Quick links: '''[[Allan Holdsworth|Bio]] - [[Allan Holdsworth Blog|Blog]] - [[Allan Holdsworth Discography|Discography]] - [[Press coverage|Articles]] - [[Allan Holdsworth filmography|Filmography]] - [[Allan Holdsworth bibliography|Bibliography]] - [[Allan Holdsworth YouTube Playlists|YouTube Playlists]]''' - '''[[About The Allan Holdsworth Information Center|About site]]'''
 
'''This web site is an independent fan site, not affiliated with the Allan Holdsworth estate.'''


[[File:Allan_Holdsworth-0250.jpg|450 px|right]]'''NEWS''':
[[File:Allan_Holdsworth-0250.jpg|450 px|right]]'''NEWS''':
*'''New domain - please update your bookmarks: https://allanholdsworth.info/''' Fingerprintsweb.net will be closing down in Sep 2023.
*Aug 7 2025: In 2007, a live DVD was released. The DVD was compiled from four separate shows. Now, the complete four shows are getting released, on streaming and Blu-Ray. Read more: '''[[The Complete Yoshi's Shows]]'''.
*July 29 2025: The Allan Holdsworth estate has established official '''[https://www.facebook.com/tribute.allanholdsworth Facebook]''' and '''[https://www.instagram.com/allan_holdsworth_official/ Instagram]''' accounts. '''[https://www.facebook.com/AllanHoldsworthArchives Allan Holdsworth Archives on Facebook]''' (and Instagram) and the website '''allanholdsworth.info''' remain independent fan sites.
*Gary Husband releases '''[[Postcards From The Past]]''' on August 15, featuring Allan on two tracks.


*John Vullo has released the book '''[[Looking Glass (book)|Looking Glass]]''', with the subtitle " A comprehensive study of Allan Holdsworth’s improvisational ideas, patterns, scales, charts & tunings", based on his five hour video on Allan.
*Anil Prasad has released the audio file from his great "Innerview" in 1993: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5XILLGMII '''Listen here (YouTube)'''.]


*Brett Stine has released the book '''[[In The Mystery (book)|In The Mystery]]''', with the subtitle “A Deconstruction of the Harmony, Melody, and Improvisation of Allan Holdsworth”.
*Andrea Giustiniani has rather quietly published a book of Holdsworth transcriptions. From what we can gather, the book contains melodies and solos of 14 tunes recorded and mostly composed by Allan. The book appears to be standard notation ONLY. That's about all we can say about it. '''[[Allan Holdsworth - Transcriptions (book]]'''.


*'''[[Y.O.U. (tribute album)]]''' is a 2023 album by 8 Italian guitarists who pay tribute to Allan.
*MoonJune is rereleasing "Abracadabra" by SoftWorks on April 15 2025. The rerelease contains two previously unreleased bonus tracks from a concert in Tokyo, August 10, 2003. For further details, please see '''[[Abracadabra_(album)|Abracadabra]]'''.


*'''[[Above and Below: The Music of Allan Holdsworth]]''' is a tribute album where a variety of artists perform Allan's compositions.
*Engineer Robert Feist has written a recollection on working with Allan: [https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/allan-holdsworth-road-games-metal-fatigue-sessions '''Read on GuitarPlayer.com'''] [https://web.archive.org/web/20250105011540/https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/allan-holdsworth-road-games-metal-fatigue-sessions (archive.org)].


*'''[[Proto-Cosmos (live album)]]''' is a live album by Holdsworth, Pasqua, Haslip, Wackerman. The album was released to streaming platforms on October 2022.
*Jazz In Britain is releasing an archival album of PAZ: '''[[Variation and Creation: The Story of PAZ]]'''.


*John Vullo has released a five hour video called '''[https://youtu.be/ChL9R2r0N9Y "A comprehensive study of Allan Holdsworths improvisational ideas, patterns, scales, charts & tunings"]'''.
*MoonJune is releasing a remastered version of [[Floating World Live (album)|'''Floating World''']].


*Manifesto Records are releasing '''"[[Jarasum International Jazz Festival 2014]]"''' on May 6, 2022.
*Steve Hunt and Tim Miller have a new album out featuring no less than four Holdsworth alumni: [https://stevehunt.bandcamp.com/album/changes '''Changes'''].


*Repertoire Records has released a box set by Nucleus, featuring Allan on two discs: '''[[Live At The BBC (Nucleus album)]]'''.
*British Progressive Jazz has released a live track from 1973 featuring Allan on the album '''[[This Is British Progressive Jazz (album)|This Is British Progressive Jazz]].'''


*The project "Allan's Legacy" has released the tribute project '''"[[The Nineteen Men Of Tain]]"'''.
*Allan's family has created a company to maintain the business side of Allan's legacy. Read more: '''[[Allan Holdsworth LLC]]'''


*Manifesto is releasing '''[[Leverkusen 2010]]''' in November 2021.
*An archival release of Allan playing live with Pat Smythe has been released: '''[[New Dawn: Live 1973]]'''.


*Manifesto is releasing '''[[Leverkusen '97]]''' in March 2021.
*The website has undergone some updates and maintenance. The discography entries have been expanded, the interviews have summaries added, and the bibliography and filmography has been updated.
*'''[[Archived news]]'''


*Moonjune are releasing a live album with Soft Works: [https://softmachine-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/abracadabra-in-osaka-elton-dean-allan-holdsworth-hugh-hopper-john-marshall '''Abracadabra In Osaka''']
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*JMS are releasing a live recording from 1980 featuring Allan with Gordon Beck and Didier Lockwood: '''[[The Unique Concert]]'''
 
*John Vullo has rather quietly published his book [https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Chords-Holdsworth-John-Vullo-ebook/dp/B08CRH9QTF/ '''Secrets: The Chords of Allan Holdsworth''' ].
 
*The Jazz in Britain edition of "Devil Take The Hindmost" has sold out, and Ed Chang has published an ebook edition by himself. You can read more about it at [https://www.facebook.com/DevilTaketheHindmost Ed's Facebook page]. More info here: '''[[Devil Take The Hindmost (2020 Book)]]'''.
 
*Manifesto is releasing a combined CD/DVD package of Allan's concert in [[Frankfurt '86 (album)| '''Frankfurt '86''']] on May 29 2020.
 
*Jazz in Britain is publishing a book on Allan's music, written by Ed Chang. In conjunction with the book, there will also be released an album of archival material called '''[[Warleigh Manor]]'''. Release dates TBA.
 
*Make sure you check out the '''[[Allan Holdsworth YouTube Playlists]]'''.
 
*Art Of Life has released an archival album by Peter Lemer, featuring Allan on one track: [[Jet Yellow (album)|'''Jet Yellow''']]
 
*[[Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98 (album)|'''Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98''']] is being released June 14, 2019 on Manifesto: [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q9KK1FK/ Order]


*The widely bootlegged concert from Japan in 1984 has been released on Manifesto Records. Available on [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HSLVBJW/ Amazon].
DISCLAIMER: The Allan Holdsworth Information Center (allanholdsworth.info) is an independent fan site, not affiliated with Allan's estate in any way.  
 
== Welcome to the Allan Holdsworth Information Center.==


The intention of this website is to present historical information on British guitarist [[Allan Holdsworth]], by making available interviews, transcriptions and other material that is otherwise hard to find. This website is not affiliated with Allan Holdsworth's estate in any way, and is a private, non-profit endeavor. The admin of this site also runs the  [https://www.facebook.com/AllanHoldsworthArchives/ Allan Holdsworth Archives] page on Facebook, please leave a message there if you would like to get in touch. We also recommend that you join [https://www.facebook.com/groups/361803263942657/ The unReal Allan Holdsworth] Facebook group for up to date information from knowledgeable people, but this site is not affiliated with the group. The official Facebook page is found at [https://www.facebook.com/allanholdsworthmusic/?fref=ts Allan Holdsworth Music], which is maintained by Manifesto Records, and again not affiliated with this site.
The intention of this website is to present historical information on British guitarist [[Allan Holdsworth]], by making available interviews, transcriptions and other material that is otherwise hard to find. This website is not affiliated with Allan Holdsworth's estate in any way, and is a private, non-profit endeavor. The admin of this site also runs the  [https://www.facebook.com/AllanHoldsworthArchives/ Allan Holdsworth Archives] page on Facebook, please leave a message there if you would like to get in touch. We also recommend that you join [https://www.facebook.com/groups/361803263942657/ The unReal Allan Holdsworth] Facebook group for up to date information from knowledgeable people, but this site is not affiliated with the group. The official Facebook page is found at [https://www.facebook.com/allanholdsworthmusic/?fref=ts Allan Holdsworth Music], which is maintained by Manifesto Records, and again not affiliated with this site.


A huge thanks to all the wonderful people who have helped supply material. In particular, thanks to Olivier for collecting material from the year 2000 onwards, and to Ed for filling in a lot of gaps. We highly recommend that you check out Ed Chang's "chronological analysis and appreciation" at http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.com. Thanks also to all the great folks at the unReal group, especially Nick for getting the group going, and to Manning for taking on the mantle. A huge thanks to Allan's musicians, friends and family members who have shared many a great memory. All of these efforts have been an inspiration in updating the old site, which is archived at http://fingerprintsweb.net/ah/home.html [Dead link].
A huge thanks to all the wonderful people who have helped supply material. In particular, thanks to Olivier for collecting material from the year 2000 onwards, and to Ed for filling in a lot of gaps. We highly recommend that you check out Ed Chang's "chronological analysis and appreciation" at http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.com. Thanks also to all the great folks at the unReal group, especially Nick for getting the group going, and to Manning for taking on the mantle. A huge thanks to Allan's musicians, friends and family members who have shared many a great memory.


This site is a work in progress.
This site is a work in progress.
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=Allan Holdsworth discography =
=Allan Holdsworth discography =


Here is what is probably the most comprehensive[[Allan Holdsworth Discography|Allan Holdsworth discography]]. The discography is built chronologically on every official (but sometimes contested) release Allan has appeared on, excluding most compilations. Each album entry now has a track listing and performance details. Each entry contains quotes by Allan (and sometimes others) on the album, and there's a summary of these quotes that was generated in 2023 on the basis of the existing quotes. The discography thus aims to give a comprehensive overview of Allan's recording, based as much on Allan's own opinion as possible.
Here is what is probably the most comprehensive [[Allan Holdsworth Discography|Allan Holdsworth discography]]. The discography is built chronologically on every official (but sometimes contested) release Allan has appeared on, excluding most compilations. Each album entry now has a track listing and performance details. Each entry contains quotes by Allan (and sometimes others) on the album, and there's a summary of these quotes that was generated in 2023 on the basis of the existing quotes. The discography thus aims to give a comprehensive overview of Allan's recordings, based as much on Allan's own opinion as possible.


= Allan Holdsworth press coverage =
= Allan Holdsworth press coverage =
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=Links=
=Links=
Here's a draft for some links to relevant [[Allan Holdsworth websites]].
Here's a draft for some links to relevant [[Allan Holdsworth websites]]. It's quite terrible.


=Allan's guitars=
=Allan's guitars=
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=Allan's amps=
=Allan's amps=
[[Allan's amps]]
Here are categorized quotes on [[Allan's amps]].


=Allan's influences=
=Allan's influences=
[[Allan's influences]]
Here are some categorized quotes where Allan talks about his influences: [[Allan's influences]]


=Interview transcriptions=
=Interview transcriptions=
Here's a new project, where audio and video interviews found online are transcribed automatically.
Here's a new project, where audio and video interviews found online are transcribed automatically: [[Interview transcriptions]]. This project really needs to be updated, as the transcriptions are very raw indeed.
 
[[Interview transcriptions]]


=Quotes on Allan=
=Quotes on Allan=
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[[Obituaries]]
[[Obituaries]]


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[[Jazzman 2012]]
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