Frankfurt '86 (album)

To be released on May 29, 2020 by Manifesto Records.

Ordering info

Amazon

Preorders for the U.S. market are open on Amazon (US).

Preorders for non-U.S. orders: At the time of writing (April 14), Amazon.com does not deliver outside the USA, at least not to all countries. Please check the Amazon link for availability. However, Amazon UK is taking preorders, and they deliver to several countries. Please check availability to your country here: Amazon UK

WOWHD

Manifesto advises that WOWHD is a legitimate alternative. WOWHD has 12 localized domains covering Europe, North America, Oceania, and a few other countries. They deliver in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UK (and maybe a few more).

Here is a link to the UK site: WOWHD UK product page.

Select the country of your choice, and have the price quoted for you in the local currency. The price quoted includes shipping. Note that according to the website, items ship from a warehouse in Shepherdsville, KY, United States. They also state: "Please be prepared to pay the CUSTOMS DUTY, TAXES / VAT that your country charges."

Disclaimer

The preceding is not an endorsement of any of the shops listed. Amazon is the shop that Manifesto links to on their website. Manifesto advises that WOWHD is a legitimate alternative. There may be other legitimate alternatives. Amazon.com may resume deliveries outside of the USA at a later date. The choice of vendor is entirely at the customer's discretion and responsibility. The Allan Holdsworth Information Center does not earn a commission from any of the links given. At the time of writing, the world is suffering the effects of a pandemic. We would like to point out that global deliveries might be delayed due to the situation.

Album info

Frankfurt '86 is an upcoming CD/DVD album of Allan's concert on February 16, 1986, at Kongresshalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The audio and video has been located from the original broadcast masters of Hessische Rundfunk, and the quality surpasses existing bootlegs to the extent that it's like watching the concert for the very first time, judging by the video previews that have been released:

https://vimeo.com/403438628

https://vimeo.com/423496357

The track list is identical to the one from the original broadcast:

1. Three Sheets to the Wind
2. Letters of Marque
3. Tokyo Dream
4. Looking Glass
5. Atavachron
6. Non-Brewed Condiment
7. White Line
8. Shallow Sea
9. Devil Take the Hindmost

The lineup for this concert features Gary Husband on drums, Jimmy Johnson on bass and Kei Akagi on keyboards.

This concert is unique in that it is the first known professionally shot concert performance of Allan playing the SynthAxe. This shows, as the system malfunctions on stage a couple times during the concert. Nevertheless, the performance is stellar.