Highly Strung is the sixth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. "Cell 151" was a minor hit from the album, and charted in Great Britain. Added to Hackett's band was drummer Ian Mosley, who would join Marillion in 1984. This was Hackett's final studio release for Charisma.
In 2007, Highly Strung was remastered and re-released by Hackett's Camino Records label. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks.
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Highly Strung is the sixth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. "Cell 151" was a minor hit from the album, and charted in Great Britain. Added to Hackett's band was drummer Ian Mosley, who would join Marillion in 1984. This was Hackett's final studio release for Charisma.
In 2007, Highly Strung was remastered and re-released by Hackett's Camino Records label. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks.
2007 Remaster Bonus Tracks
The U.S. LP version of the album had a different track order than that found on other versions of the album:
Side One
Side Two
In 1983 Charisma released an EP for "Cell 151" which included a bonus EP. The "Cell 151" EP contains the long version of Cell 151 plus two more tracks. The front cover painting is by Kim Poor, and the back photo is from Steve Hackett's UK Tour 1983 with a list of concert locations.
The Bonus EP has an album sleeve of white and the album label itself is white, with a large "1" on side one, and...
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