Steve Hackett announces reissues of his classical catalogue; ‘Bay Of Kings’ & ‘Momentum’ out August
May 31, 2024
Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett & InsideOutMusic are pleased to announce reissues of his classical catalogue, beginning in August 2024 with ‘Bay Of Kings’ & ‘Momentum’. Steve comments: “My love of classical guitar began to coalesce with both Bay of Kings and Momentum, which showed another side of the guitar. This was the opposite of Rock ‘n Roll… A more romantic and personal approach already hinted at within both the Genesis music and my solo work. I’m proud that these albums are getting a second lease of life.”
‘Bay Of Kings’ was originally released in 1983, and is his first album of instrumental, classical guitar music, with contributions from Nick Magnus & John Hackett.
‘Momentum’ was originally released in 1988, and sees Steve crafting beautiful compositions, alongside contributions from his brother John Hackett on flute.
The titles ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Metamorpheus’ & ‘Tribute’ are all also now available digitally via InsideOutMusic, with physical releases expected later in 2024.
These follow hot on the heels of his critically-acclaimed new studio album ‘The Circus and the Nightwhale’. A rite-of-passage concept album with a young character called Travla at the centre of it, the 13 tracks have an autobiographical angle for the musician who says about his 30th solo release: “I love this album. It says the things I’ve been wanting to say for a very long time.”
Order now here: https://stevehackett.lnk.to/TheCircusAndTheNightwhale
Steve Hackett & band will tour the world extensively in 2024, including a brand new UK tour ‘Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo’, which will see him return to the legendary Royal Albert Hall. For the full list of dates, head to: http://hackettsongs.com/tour.html
