Radio Free Albemuth is the debut solo album by bassist Stuart Hamm, released in 1988 on Relativity Records. An energetic instrumental fusion album, Hamm is backed up by keyboardist Scott Collard and drummer Mike Barsimanto, with guitarist Joe Satriani guesting on three tracks, and Allan Holdsworth (SynthAxe) and Tommy Mars (keyboards) playing on the title track. The title of the album and many of the songs were inspired by the novels of Philip K. Dick.
Track listing
Personnel Stuart Hamm – bass guitar, production Allan Holdsworth – SynthAxe on "Radio Free Albemuth"Holdsworth is listed on guitar at AllMusic, but if you listen to the actual recording, it is apparent that the solo is performed with a synthesizer. Holdsworth was a prolific user of the SynthAxe in this time period, and did not perform with regular guitar synthesizers. The synthesizer may have been processed through a guitar amp, a method Holdsworth had previously employed on "Mac Man" from the album "Sand". ("Castles Made Of Sand", Guitarist, November 1987) Joe Satriani – electric guitar on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Flow My Tears" and "Sexually Active" Mike Barsimanto – drums Amy Knoles – percussion on "Radio Free Albemuth" Scott Collard – keyboards Glen Freundl – keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Sexually Active" and "Country Music" Tommy Mars – keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth" Charles Hamm – front cover photo Mark Effords – back cover photo David Bett – design
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