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Here is a list of song titles associated with Allan Holdsworth. For his early band and session recordings, only titles where he contributed as a composer are listed. For his solo albums, all titles are listed, also the ones written by other band members. See also [[Allan Holdsworth Compositions]]. {|class="wikitable sortable"|- ! Title! Artist! Writer(s)! Album! Meaning|- |0274
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|MeaningThe area phone code for Bradford.
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|5 to 10
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Meaning
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|[[54 Duncan Terrace]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Secrets
|MeaningThe address of pianist [[Pat Smythe]].
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|54 Duncan Terrace
|Holdsworth
|With A Heart In My Song
|MeaningThe address of pianist Pat Smythe.
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|Above & Below
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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|[[Above and Below]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|Above and Below (Reprise)
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|[[Against the The Clock(song)|Against The Clock]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Naomi Star
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Meaning
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|[[All Our Yesterdays ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Atavachron
|MeaningThe title refers to an episode of the same name in “Star Trek”.
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|Alphrazallan
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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|[[At the Edge]]
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|Meaning
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|[[Atavachron(song)|Atavachron]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|MeaningThe Atavachron was a time travel device in “Star Trek”.
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|[[Bo Peep(song)|Bo Peep]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Brothers
|Hiseman, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Meaning
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|Checking Out
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|City Nights
|Gary Husband
|Secrets
|Meaning
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|Clown
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Meaning
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|Curves
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Dark House
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Meaning
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|Devil Take the Hindmost
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|MeaningDevil Take the Hindmost is a type of bicycle run. At the end of every lap or every set number of laps the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race. When just a handful of riders remain, they sprint for the finish.
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|Diminished Responsibility
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|MeaningThe title is a pun on the use of diminished scales in the theme of the song.
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|[[Distance vs. Desire]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Meaning
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|Dodgy Boat
|Steve Hunt
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|MeaningThis title is an example of rhyming slang, explained by Steve Hunt in his interview with Rick Beato.
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|Don't You Know
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Downside Up
|Chad Wackerman
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|Eeny Meeny
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Eidolon
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|Endomorph
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Secrets
|Meaning”Something that is encapsulated in something else”, referring to Allan’s expression of love for his parents.|-|Every Little Breeze |Allan Holdsworth|Holdsworth|BBC session|Allan played this number, consisting of several ideas that would later emerge in other songs, as a tribute to "the recent arrival of his baby daughter" Louise.
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|Floppy Hat
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|MeaningThis song is apparently dedicated to Claire, Allan’s second wife.
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|Foyers of Fun
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Meaning
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|Fred
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|MeaningThis song was originally titled “Kinder”, but was renamed. Fred was the nickname for Holdsworth’s first wife, Angela.
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|Funnels
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|MeaningThe song was commissioned for Queen Mary’s Jazz Festival. The ship Queen Mary has three funnels.
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|Funnels
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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|Gas Lamp Blues
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|MeaningThis is a reworking of the song “Gattox”.
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|Gattox
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning
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|Golden Lakes
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|Golden Lakes
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|Meaning
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|Gone Sailing
|Holdsworth
|Bundles
|Meaning
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|Good Clean Filth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning
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|Gorgon
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Meaning
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|Hard Hat Area
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Meaning
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|Home
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|MeaningThe title refers to Allan’s native Yorkshire. The pub sounds at the beginning were recorded in a local Yorkshire pub.
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|House of Mirrors
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Meaning
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|In the Mystery
|Holdsworth, Paul Korda
|Metal Fatigue
|Meaning
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|Is She Just a Dream?
|Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|Joshua
|Steve Hunt
|Secrets
|MeaningJoshua is the name of Steve Hunt’s first son.
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|Karzie Key
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning"...a karzie is an English slang word for a toilet which is believed to have origins from the British Army in India ... When Sam and Elsie lived in Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire their toilet was outside 20 yards from the house. the toilet door had a lock on it and the key was needed to gain entry. After a family visit, Allan inadvertently took the key back with him to the United States, hence the tune's title. (Graham Hepworth)
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|Kinder
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|MeaningThe title refers to a childlike quality in the use of the German word “children”.
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|Land of the Bag Snake
|Holdsworth
|Bundles
|Meaning
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|Lanyard Loop
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|MeaningAll Night Wrong|
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|Last May
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning
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|Let's Throw Shrimp
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson
|Against The Clock
|MeaningAccording to Eddie Coralnick: Allan had some drum tracks from Chad Wackerman, unused material....he needed a bonus track for Against the Clock....Allan wrote track around Chad's drum tracks....Allan needed a name for the track, Chad residing in Australia......Allan said let's throw another shrimp on the bar-b, which was part of an Australian promo for travel to Australia......I said how bout....Let's Throw Shrimp.....
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|Letsby
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|Meaning
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|[[Letters of Marque]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|MeaningThe title refers to the government license authorizing a person (known as a privateer) to attack and capture enemy vessels and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation and sale, in the age of sail.
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|Looking Glass
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Meaning
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|Low Levels, High Stakes
|Allan Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|MeaningHoldsworth|
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|Mac Man
|Allan Holdsworth
|Sand
|MeaningHoldsworth|
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|Madame Vintage
|Holdsworth
|Abracadabra
|Meaning
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|Maid Marion
|Hunt
|Secrets
|Meaning
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|Material Real
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Meaning
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|Material unreal
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|Mental Medication
|Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson
|U.K.
|Meaning
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|Metal Fatigue
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Metal Fatigue
|Meaning
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|Mr. Spock —
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|MeaningThe title is one of Allan’s numerous references to Star Trek.
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|Mr. Berwell
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|MeaningThe title refers to Allan’s son Sam, although Allan was never explicit about this in any published interview.
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|Nevermore
|Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton
|U.K.
|Meaning
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|Night Illusion
|Holdsworth
|Gazeuse!
|Meaning
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|Non Brewed Condiment
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|MeaningNon-brewed condiment is a vinegar substitute created with water, acetic acid, flavourings and often caramel colour. It is sometimes used in fish and chip shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland instead of malt vinegar.
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|Not So Sweet Dreams
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|Oneiric Moor
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Meaning
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|Out from Under
|Steven Robinson, Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|Out of Confusion
|Dave Freeman, Steven Robinson, Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|Panic Station Williams)
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Metal Fatigue
|Meaning
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|Peril Premonition
|Chad Wackerman
|Secrets
|Meaning
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|Please Hold On
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Poochini
|Holdsworth
|Tales From The Vault
|MeaningPoochini was the name of one of Allan’s dogs.
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|Postlude
|Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband
|Hard Hat Area
|Meaning
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|Prelude
|Holdsworth, Steve Hunt
|Hard Hat Area
|Meaning
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|Pud Wud
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|MeaningPud Wud was the nickname of Allan’s daughter Emily.
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|Questions
|Chad Wackerman)
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Meaning
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|Road Games
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Meaning
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|Ruhkukah
|Allan Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|MeaningHoldsworth|According to Eddie Coralnick, “Is a term a Great Friend R.I.P. came up with as he was a Studly woman's man.....and was seemingly in the bedroom with the Ladies...per Allan....imagine a headboard of a bed hitting the wall as Barry was engaged with a Lady friend in The bedroom......RUHKUKAH , RUHKUKAH, RUHKUKAH......Sort of a Manly expression Barry Blood ......seemed to use bragging at the PUB, That is what that track is about.....Allan would just say RUHKUK....for short !”
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|San onofre
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|Sand
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Meaning
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|Secrets
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Secrets
|Meaning
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|Shadows Of
|Holdsworth
|Gazeuse!
|Meaning
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|Shallow Sea
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|Snow Moon
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|So Long
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|Sphere of Innocence
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Meaning
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|Spokes
|Holdsworth
|Secrets
|Meaning
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|Sundays
|Holdsworth
|With A Heart In My Song
|Meaning
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|Sweet Dry Biscuits
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|Temporary Fault
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|Texas
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Meaning
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|The 4.15 Bradford Executive
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman
|Sand
|MeaningThe song is meant to depict a train ride from Bradford to London.
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|The Abingdon Chasp
|Holdsworth
|One Of A Kind
|Meaning”The Abingdon Chap” is a logo of a British brewery, and “chasp” is how it would be pronounced after you had a few pints.
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|The Castle
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|The Dominant Plague
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Meaning
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|The Drums Were Yellow (
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Gary Novak
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|MeaningThis track is a tribute to Tony Williams, who would play yellow Gretsch drums.
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|The Duplicate Man
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|The Duplicate Man (Intro)
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Meaning
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|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|MeaningThe title is a reference to the Glenmorangie distillery, which was traditionally run by “the sixteen men of tain”.
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|The Things You See
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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|The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|Meaning
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|The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|[[The Un-Merry-Go-Round]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|Meaning
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|The Witch
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Meaning
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|[[Three Sheets to the Wind]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|MeaningAccording to Allan’s second wife Claire, the term simply means “drunk”.
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|[[Tokyo Dream]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Meaning
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|Tullio
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|MeaningThe song is a tribute to cyclist and inventor Tullio Camagnolo.
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|Up and On
|John Edwards, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Meaning
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|Velvet Darkness
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning
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|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|MeaningThe title refers to one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions.
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|Was There?
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Meaning
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|Water on the Brain Pt. II
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Meaning
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|Water on the Brain Pt.II
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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|Where Is One
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|[[White Line (]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Pete Brown
|I.O.U.
|Meaning
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|Wish
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Meaning
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|Zarabeth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|MeaningThis title refers to a character in an episode of “Star Trek” called “All Our Yesterdays”.
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|Zone
|Holdsworth, Steve Hunt, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson
|All Night Wrong
|Meaning
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