Looking for 1984 "Joe Satriani" Album with Black and white cover with your name only on it, given to me by you or your student. Dear Joe, I worked at Captain Video Albany 1984-1985. My roommate was one of your students named Ned S. (rymes with ELL ) I don't want to use his real name. Ned was 17 and lived with me and one other in a one bedroom apt. Point is he had no money. You were so cool because you took free video rentals as payment for his guitar lessons.

Funny thing was whenever Ned would come back from one of your lessons, he would go on and on about what a amazing talent you were. We would always say "if he is so talented why is he not famous"! Ned quit taking lessons even though he was very talented and decided he just had to be a bass player. I remember I was the one who told you this. Your reaction was deep thought then "that is really interesting".

Now my question back then your true first album as I understood it was just old time record with just your name on it in black and white block letters. It had a very stripped down sound because I think you used your guitar to make most of the sounds. WELL I was given THAT 33 RECORD AND LOVED IT. I even asked you how you came up with the last song called "Saying Goodbye". You told me you kept thinking of seeing your wife pulling away on a train (right before you fell asleep) and then you dreamt the song and wrote it in the morning.

Since then I still can not find the album even on ebay etc. I wonder do you know of any place I can purchase this piece of musical perfection. All the songs are stuck in my head because it was the soundtrack of my twenty's.

If you can help point me in the proper direction, any help would be very much appreciated.

If not I totally understand you must be crazy busy.

Just to be clear it is not listed on your website as one of your albums.

BTW Ned was a friend of mine, and thanks for being such a great teacher towards him. You were always such a stand up guy. If your having trouble remembering Ned St ( he road a 550 GPZ motorcycle bought on credit, was pasty white, maybe 6'3, great laugh, took himself seriously)