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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''': | ||
*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. | |||
*Anil Prasad has released the audio file from his great "Innerview" in 1993: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5XILLGMII '''Listen here (YouTube)'''.] | |||
*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]]'''. | |||
*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]]'''. | |||
*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)]. | |||
*Jazz In Britain is releasing an archival album of PAZ: '''[[Variation and Creation: The Story of PAZ]]'''. | |||
*MoonJune is releasing a remastered version of [[Floating World Live (album)|'''Floating World''']]. | |||
*Steve Hunt and Tim Miller have a new album out featuring no less than four Holdsworth alumni: [https://stevehunt.bandcamp.com/album/changes '''Changes''']. | |||
*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]].''' | |||
*Allan's family has created a company to maintain the business side of Allan's legacy. Read more: '''[[Allan Holdsworth LLC]]''' | |||
*An archival release of Allan playing live with Pat Smythe has been released: '''[[New Dawn: Live 1973]]'''. | |||
*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]]''' | |||
== Welcome to the Allan Holdsworth Information Center.== | == Welcome to the Allan Holdsworth Information Center.== | ||
DISCLAIMER: The Allan Holdsworth Information Center (allanholdsworth.info) is an independent fan site, not affiliated with Allan's estate in any way. | |||
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. | 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's a | 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 = | |||
Here's a collection of [[Press coverage|Allan Holdsworth articles]], as well as a few related items, spanning Allan's career. The collection spans over one hundred interviews. In 2023, articles of some length have been given an introductory summary, produced by artificial intelligence. Foreign language articles are presented in the original language, as well as machine and sometimes human translations. | |||
=Allan Holdsworth filmography= | =Allan Holdsworth filmography= | ||
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=Allan Holdsworth bibliography= | =Allan Holdsworth bibliography= | ||
Here's a draft for a [[Allan Holdsworth bibliography]]. | Here's a draft for a [[Allan Holdsworth bibliography]]. | ||
= Academic theses = | = Academic theses = | ||
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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. | ||
=Quotes on Allan= | =Quotes on Allan= | ||
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Here's a work in progress: [[Quotes by other artists on Allan]] | Here's a work in progress: [[Quotes by other artists on Allan]] | ||
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