Velvet Darkness (studio album)
by Allan Holdsworth

Velvet Darkness by Allan Holdsworth
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 23,078th   
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 6 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (245th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,735th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,078th)

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Allan Holdsworth bestography

Velvet Darkness is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Allan Holdsworth on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Allan Holdsworth is I.O.U. which is ranked number 14881 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 76.

Allan Holdsworth album bestography « Higher ranked (20,736th)
Secrets
This album (23,078th)
Velvet Darkness
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The Sixteen Men Of Tain

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Overall rank: 23,078th | 1970s rank: 2,735th | 1976 rank: 245th

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From 07/03/2022 00:56 | #286999
Just going to drop this quote from the Wikipedia entry for this album, for those who might not know: "None of the musicians involved ever received royalties for their work. Holdsworth therefore considered the album an unauthorised release and not part of his discography."
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Best Albums of 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Boston by Boston
6. Desire by Bob Dylan
7. Hejira by Joni Mitchell
8. 2112 by Rush
9. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
10. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
11. A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis
12. Rising by Rainbow
13. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
14. Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre
15. A Day At The Races by Queen
16. The Royal Scam by Steely Dan
17. "Rocks" by Aerosmith
18. África Brasil by Jorge Ben
19. Moonmadness by Camel
20. Arrival by ABBA
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