# The Tokyo Tapes

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The Tokyo Tapes is a live and studio album by English guitarist Steve Hackett, released in April 1998 by Camino Records. It documents two concerts performed by a supergroup line-up of Hackett, John Wetton, Chester Thompson, Ian McDonald and Julian Colbeck, in Tokyo, Japan in December 1996. The album includes two studio tracks recorded by Hackett. In 2001, a DVD of the concerts was released, with the same title.

## Background

The DVD contains 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?"
A Triple-LP package pressed on White Vinyl was released for Record Store Day on June 18, 2022

## Track listing

Original artists for live songs are listed in brackets.
Disc 1
* "Watcher of the Skies" (Banks, Rutherford, Hackett, Gabriel, Collins) – 8:59 [Genesis]
* "Riding the Colossus" (Hackett) – 3:32 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Firth of Fifth" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford, Gabriel) – 9:32 [Genesis]
* "Battlelines" (Wetton, Marlette, Mitchell) – 6:43 [Solo John Wetton]
* "Camino Royale" (Hackett, Magnus) – 9:06 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:39 [King Crimson]
* "Horizons" (Hackett) – 1:53 [Genesis/Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Walking Away from Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:47 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Heat of the Moment" (Wetton, Downes) – 4:06 [Asia]
Disc 2
* "...In That Quiet Earth'" (Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, Collins) – 4:02 [Genesis]
* "Vampyre With a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 7:23 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "I Talk to the Wind" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 5:37 [King Crimson]
* "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Hackett, Rutherford) – 7:14 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Los Endos" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford, Hackett) – 6:54 [Genesis]
* "Black Light" (Hackett) – 2:30 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "The Steppes" (Hackett) – 6:48 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "I Know What I Like" (Hackett, Banks, Rutherford, Collins, Gabriel) – 5:51 [Genesis]
* "Firewall" (Hackett) [Studio Track] – 4:41
* "The Dealer" (Hackett) [Studio track] – 4:23
* "Los Endos" (Hackett) ['Revisited' Studio Version] 8:52

## RSD 2022 Track listing

Original artists for live songs are listed in brackets.
LP 1, Side 1
* "Watcher of the Skies" (Banks, Rutherford, Hackett, Gabriel, Collins) – 8:59 [Genesis]
* "Riding the Colossus" (Hackett) – 3:32 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Firth of Fifth" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford, Gabriel) – 9:32 [Genesis]
LP 1, Side 2
* "Battlelines" (Wetton, Marlette, Mitchell) – 6:43 [Solo John Wetton]
* "Camino Royale" (Hackett, Magnus) – 9:06 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:39 [King Crimson]
LP 2, Side 3
* "Horizons" (Hackett) – 1:53 [Genesis/Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Walking Away from Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:47 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Heat of the Moment" (Wetton, Downes) – 4:06 [Asia]
* "...In That Quiet Earth'" (Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, Collins) – 4:02 [Genesis]
* "Vampyre With a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 7:23 [Solo Steve Hackett]
LP 2, Side 4
* "I Talk to the Wind" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 5:37 [King Crimson]
* "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Hackett, Rutherford) – 7:14 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "Los Endos" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford, Hackett) – 6:54 [Genesis]
LP 3, Side 5
* "Black Light" (Hackett) – 2:30 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "The Steppes" (Hackett) – 6:48 [Solo Steve Hackett]
* "I Know What I Like" (Hackett, Banks, Rutherford, Collins, Gabriel) – 5:51 [Genesis]
LP 3, Side 6
* "Firewall" (Hackett) [Studio Track] – 4:41
* "The Dealer" (Hackett) [Studio Track] – 4:23
* "All Along The Watchtower" (Dylan) [Studio Track: Hackett, Wetton] 8:52

## Credits (live tracks)

* Steve Hackett – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Ian McDonald – flute, saxophone, guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Julian Colbeck – keyboards, vocals
* John Wetton – vocals, bass, guitar
* Chester Thompson – drums

## Credits (studio tracks)

* Steve Hackett – guitar, percussion
* Aron Friedman – keyboards, programming

## Charts

| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 18 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 42 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) | 19 |