Velvet Darkness (album)
From Allan Holdsworth Information Center
According to Allan, these recordings were studio rehearsals, and he never authorized its release. The band tracks sound like run-throughs, but there is occasional magic to be found. The acoustic tracks, “Kinder” (a version of “Fred”), and “Last May” (dedicated to his then wife Claire), are very nice though...
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