Belladonna (album)

"Belladonna" is a 1972 album by English jazz musician Ian Carr, that features Allan on guitar. It is sometimes credited to Nucleus, which was Carr's band, where a lot of talented musicians passed through. Allan recorded this album soon after moving to London in 1972. His style was still in formation. Here, he mostly plays fairly traditional rhythm guitar and fills throughout, even experimenting with a wah-wah pedal in places. He notably plays a blistering solo on the track Hector’s House. His style is recognizable, but still raw. His sound is also raw, a far cry from the sophisticated use of distortion that he would come to gain recognition for. The music is “proto-fusion”, and the band lineup includes Gordon Beck and Roy Babbington. The album was produced by Jon Hiseman, who would go on to recruit Allan for the band Tempest.

Track listing

Ian Carr: Belladonna (1972) (D)

	Track title	Composer	Length	Comments.
1.	Belladonna	Carr	13:41
2.	Summer Rain	Carr	6:10
3.	Remadione	Smith	3:38	Guitar solo/fills 1.46-3.38
4.	Mayday	Carr	5:33
5.	Suspension	Carr	6:07
6.	Hector's House	Smith	4:32	Guitar solo 2.48-4.32

Links

AH archives: https://www.facebook.com/AllanHoldsworthArchives/posts/189665224540712

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Ian-Carr-Belladonna/release/507693

Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/06/2-london-jazz-and-ian-carr.html

YouTube playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc1P3CKuVsD5ycZ8vGB_7N0NgSh3kPlXh

YouTube full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lakrGAhM-vk

Wikipedia: No entry, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Carr