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Wardenclyffe Tower (album)

Wardenclyffe Tower
Allan Holdsworth - 1992 - Wardenclyffe Tower.jpg
Studio album by Allan Holdsworth
Released 1992 (1992)
Recorded Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California; Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood; Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles; Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles; The Brewery in North County, San Diego
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 43:12
Label Restless
Producer Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth chronology
Truth in Shredding
(1990)
Wardenclyffe Tower
(1992)
Hard Hat Area
(1993)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition
Japanese edition
2007 remastered edition
2007 remastered edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 1.5/5 stars

Wardenclyffe Tower is the seventh studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1992 through Restless Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe), and in 1993 through Polydor Records (Japan); a remastered edition was reissued in 2007 through Eidolon Efformation, containing three bonus tracks (alternative versions of "Tokyo Dream" from 1983's Road Games and "The-Unmerry-Go-Round" from 1985's Metal Fatigue) which were previously only available on the Japanese release. The album's title is a reference to the real life Wardenclyffe Tower, or Tesla Tower, designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1901. "Zarabeth" is named after a character in the Star Trek episode "All Our Yesterdays".

Daniel Gioffre of AllMusic gave Wardenclyffe Tower a low 1.5 stars out of five, describing it as "formless" and "not very compelling", and being of value to Holdsworth completists rather than casual listeners. He nonetheless noted "Against the Clock", "Dodgy Boat" and the title track as highlights.

All tracks written by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.


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