''Joe Satriani'' is a self-titled EP by guitarist

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, released in 1984. Originally

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in a limited run on

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only, the majority of the EP was later reissued on the first disc of Satriani's 1993 studio album, ''

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'', with the exception of "Talk to Me", which was not included due to its master tape having been damaged. The EP only uses sounds made by an

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, from tapping on the pickups for

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s, to detuning the guitar for

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. The album was recorded in Jeff Holt's basement studio while Satriani was a guitar teacher in

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and a member of a band called The Squares. The EP was reviewed by ''

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'' magazine, who had no knowledge that Satriani was ever in a typical band. The review, which treated Satriani as a purely instrumental guitarist, inspired him to pursue instrumental guitar playing as a career. However, the EP was not sufficient to secure a recording contract. Satriani used a credit card to finance his first full album, '' Not of This Earth'', and used that finished album to secure a distribution contract with

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.''Strange Beautiful Music''. 2014. Chapters 5, 6.

Track listing

Personnel

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References

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