Allan Holdsworth Solo Albums

This is a list of releases with Allan as a solo artist. Take note that not all of these releases were authorized by Allan himself, and some of them were pulled from the market. Some albums also exist in multiple versions. The track listing for each entry contains an (S) which takes you back to this page.

Album artist	Album name	Year	Comments
Allan Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness [1]	1976	Unauthorized by Allan
Allan Holdsworth	I.O.U. [2]	1982	Originally self-released by Allan.
Allan Holdsworth	Road Games [3]	1983	Originally released on Warner Bros.
Allan Holdsworth	Metal Fatigue [4]	1985
Allan Holdsworth	Atavachron [5]	1986	Debut album of the SynthAxe
Allan Holdsworth	Sand [6]	1987	Parts of the album were for the first time recorded at Allan's home studio.
Allan Holdsworth	Secrets [7]	1989
Allan Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower [8]	1993	Heavily features Allan's custom baritone guitars.
Allan Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower +3 [9]	1993	Japanese release with 3 bonus tracks, now included in reissues.
Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area [10]	1993
Allan Holdsworth	Just For The Curious	1993	Included with instructional book. Not available as a separate album.
Allan Holdsworth	None Too Soon [11]	1996	Album of jazz standards.
Allan Holdsworth	I.O.U. Live	1997	This release was not authorized by Allan, and subsequently pulled off the market.
Allan Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men Of Tain [12]	2000	This album was also released as a Special Edition in 2003, with two bonus tracks that are included on subsequent reissues.
Allan Holdsworth	Flat Tire [13]	2001	Mostly a solo SynthAxe album.
Allan Holdsworth	All Night Wrong[14]	2002	Live album.
Allan Holdsworth Group	Then! [15]	2003	Live album. Nominally, this is credited to the "Allan Holdsworth Group". Japanese version has "Funnels" bonus track.
Allan Holdsworth	Against The Clock [16] [17]	2005	Compilation album with two previously unreleased tracks.
Allan Holdsworth	Tales From The Vault [18]	2016	This album was released through Pledge Music, and is currently unavailable.
Allan Holdsworth	Eidolon [19]	2017	Compilation, with Jack Bruce vocals on "Road Games".
Allan Holdsworth	The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever [20]	2017	Box Set with Japanese live version of "Funnels".
Allan Holdsworth	Live In Japan 1984 [21]	2018	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.
Allan Holdsworth	Warsaw Summer Jazz Days '98 [22]	2019	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.
Allan Holdsworth	Frankfurt '86 [23]	2020	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.
Allan Holdsworth	Leverkusen '97 [24]	2021	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.
Allan Holdsworth	Leverkusen 2010 [25]	2021	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.
Allan Holdsworth	Jarasum International Jazz Festival 2014 [26]	2022	Posthumous CD/DVD live album.

Duo albums and Allan as a co-leader.

These albums fall into two categories. Allan released two duo albums with Gordon Beck. Two live albums have also been released with Allan as a featured artist, credited to Holdsworth, Pasqua, Haslip and Wackerman, that are as close to solo albums as you get. The group members all have been members of Allan's solo band, and the repertoire has also been played live with Allan's solo groups to a large extent.

Album artist	Album name	Year	Comments
Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck	The Things You See [27]	1981	Duo album
Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck	With A Heart In My Song [28]	1989	Duo album, mostly SynthAxe
Holdsworth, Pasqua, Haslip, Wackerman	Blues For Tony [29]	2009	Live album, featured artist.
Holdsworth, Pasqua, Haslip, Wackerman	Proto-Cosmos (live album) [30]	2022	Posthumous live album, featured artist.