
Steve Hackett: Bay of Kings
£11.88
Usually available for despatch within 2-3 working days
Despatch Information
This despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the UK supplier's stock.
If ordering multiple items, we will aim to send everything together so the longest despatch estimate will apply to the complete order.
If you would rather receive certain items more quickly, please place them on a separate order.
If any unexpected delays occur, we will keep you informed of progress via email and not allow other items on the order to be held up.
If you would prefer to receive everything together regardless of any delay, please let us know via email.
Pre-orders will be despatched as close as possible to the release date.
Label: Edifying Records
Cat No: EDFCD002
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 16th December 2013
Contents
Works
Bay of KingsBlack Light
Calmaria
Cast Adrift
Horizons
Kim
Marigold
Petropolis
Second Chance
Skye Boat Song
St Elmo's Fire
Tales of the Riverbank
The Barren Land
The Journey
Time Lapse at Milton Keynes
Artists
Steve Hackett (guitar, keyboard)John Hackett (flute)
Nick Magnus (keyboard)
Works
Bay of KingsBlack Light
Calmaria
Cast Adrift
Horizons
Kim
Marigold
Petropolis
Second Chance
Skye Boat Song
St Elmo's Fire
Tales of the Riverbank
The Barren Land
The Journey
Time Lapse at Milton Keynes
Artists
Steve Hackett (guitar, keyboard)John Hackett (flute)
Nick Magnus (keyboard)
About
Since his days with Genesis, Steve Hackett has showcased his classical guitar skills on solo pieces like "Horizons". He had a strong affinity for such material and usually included one solo guitar piece on his own albums.
By 1980-1981, Hackett had amassed enough material to release an entire album of his classical work and pitched the idea to his label Charisma. The record company felt such a release wouldn't prove commercially viable - they saw Hackett as a 'rock' artist - but the guitarist believed strongly in the project.
To this end, he began recording tracks for it in his own time and with his own money. Even after the success of Hackett's 1982 album 'Highly Strung' and its hit single 'Cell 151', Charisma still vetoed the idea. So Hackett left the label and took his project to a smaller one called Lamborghini, who released the album under the title 'Bay of Kings' in 1983.
It turned out to be one of the guitarist's strongest efforts ever, truly a labour of love, and sold in respectable quantities. Hackett had taken great care recording his guitar, and his efforts shine throughout this gorgeous-sounding album. The beautiful guitar work was complemented in places by strings and flute (the latter played by Steve's brother John).
There are remakes of two of Steve's earlier pieces, 'Horizons' (from the Genesis album Foxtrot) and 'Kim' (from Hackett's 'Please Don't Touch' LP), both of which improved on the originals.
Error on this page? Let us know here
Need more information on this product? Click here