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Please Don't Touch! is the second studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett. It was released in April 1978 on Charisma Records, and it is his first album released after leaving the progressive rock band Genesis in 1977. Hackett had released Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) during his time in Genesis. For his next solo release he recorded in the United States and hired various guest artists, including singers Randy Crawford, Richie Havens, and Steve Walsh, drummers Phil Ehart and Chester Thompson, bassist Tom Fowler, with Van der Graaf Generator violinist Graham Smith.

Following its release, the album reached No. 38 in the United Kingdom and No. 103 in the United States. To promote the album, Hackett assembled a band and completed his first concert tour as a solo artist in 1978. A remastered edition of the album was released in 2005 on Hackett's label Camino Records with bonus tracks. A 5.1 surround mix by Steven Wilson was included on the Premonitions: The Charisma Recordings 1975–1983 in 2015.

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Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Please Don’t TouchSteve Hackett12" Vinyl10
CharismaCDS 4012[none]
Please Don’t TouchSteve Hackett12" Vinyl10
ChrysalisCHR 1176
Please Don’t TouchSteve Hackett12" Vinyl10
Charisma9124 024[none]
Please Don’t Touch!Steve HackettCD10
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0777 7 86680 2 2, CDSCD 4012077778668022
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD10
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDSCD 40125012984501225
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD13
  • GB2005-09-19
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Charisma00946 352309 2 5, CDSCDR 4012094633722224
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD13
  • FR2005-09-20
CharismaCDSCDR 4012094633722224
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD13
  • GB2005-12-19
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDSCDR 4012094635230925
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD13
EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)00946 352309 2 5, 3 52309 2, CDSCDR 4012094635230925
Please Don’t Touch (deluxe edition)Steve Hackett2×CD + DVD-Video13 + 10 + 20
  • GB2016-05-27
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)477 686-2602547768629
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD10Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0777 7 86680 2 2, CDSCD 4012077778668022
Please Don’t TouchSteve HackettCD10Caroline Blue PlateCAROL 1861-2017046186124
Please Don’t Touch (deluxe edition)Steve Hackett2×Digital Media13 + 10Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)[none][none]
Bootleg
Please Don’t TouchSteve Hackett(unknown)10
Solo Ediciones9124 024[none]
(unknown)
Please Don’t Touch!Steve HackettCassette10
Charisma7208 620[none]

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:Narnia
included in:5 Classic Albums
Premonitions: The Charisma Recordings 1975–1983
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/36295 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Steve-hackett/Please-dont-touch [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/steve-hackett/please-dont-touch/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/74421/ [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4161 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191888 [info]
Wikidata:Q2154580 [info]