The Tokyo Tapes
The Tokyo Tapes is ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's live album featuring a progressive rock supergroup line-up of John Wetton, Chester Thompson, Ian McDonald and rounded out by keyboardist Julian Colbeck. The album was compiled from two concerts at Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 16 & 17 December 1996. The album also contains two Steve Hackett studio tracks.
In 2001, a live DVD also called The Tokyo Tapes and culled from the same two performances was released. It contained all 17 live tracks plus 18 minutes of bonus rehearsal footage and band biographies.
Both the CD and the DVD were promoted with the tagline:
"What would it sound like if occasional members of GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, ASIA, YES, ZAPPA & WEATHER REPORT all got together to form a unique team just for one night?"Track listing
Original artists for live songs are listed in brackets.
Disc 1
- "Watcher of the Skies" – 8:59
- "Riding the Colossus" – 3:32
- "Firth of Fifth" – 9:32
- "Battlelines" – 6:43
- "Camino Royale" – 9:06
- "The Court of the Crimson King" – 7:39
- "Horizons" – 1:53
- "Walking Away from Rainbows" – 3:47
- "Heat of the Moment" – 4:06
Disc 2
- "...In That Quiet Earth'" – 4:02
- "Vampyre With a Healthy Appetite" – 7:23
- "I Talk to the Wind" – 5:37
- "Shadow of the Hierophant" – 7:14
- "Los Endos" – 6:54
- "Black Light" – 2:30
- "The Steppes" – 6:48
- "I Know What I Like" – 5:51
- "Firewall" – 4:41
- "The Dealer" – 4:23
- "Los Endos" 8:52
Credits (live tracks)
- Steve Hackett – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Ian McDonald – flute, saxophone, guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Julian Colbeck – keyboards, vocals
- John Wetton – bass, guitar, vocals
- Chester Thompson – drums
Credits (studio tracks)
- Steve Hackett – guitar, percussion
- Aron Friedman – keyboards, programming
