Spectrum

Artist: Billy Cobham
Label: Rhino
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 081227351922
EAN: 0081227351922
ASIN: B000056O5M

Release Date: 2001-02-01

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Best Prog You Never Heard
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If i could only own 20 albums these would be them

Tracks:

Quadrant 4
Searching for the Right Door/Spectrum
Anxiety/Taurian Matador
Stratus
To the Women in My Life/Le Lis
Snoopy's Search/Red Baron

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Customer Reviews:

HOWEVER, SAME REMASTERING JOB AS THE DOMESTIC CD.......2005-01-23

I bought this hoping for a further sonic upgrade to his classic album over the Atlantic/Atco REmasters Series (#7268-2) released in the late 90's.

However, it is either the same or an identical mastering job to the domestic CD, albeit with one interesting footnote: This disc has all of the "a-b" subtitles correctly track-marked (10 track marks total) where the domestic version has only the six primary song titles track-marked.

This version also sports a nice but unimportant booklet that holds nothing new for someone familiar with Cobham's career up to the point of this album.

The glossy digipak is pretty, but only if you have a re-sealable plastic sleeve to store it in; otherwise, it's going to get ugly quickly just from normal handling.

Bottom line: Unless you are a completist, buy the less expensive domestic version.

The power of this album was underscored in April 2002 by Cobham's short "Spectrum Anniversary" tour of the U.S. I was fortunate enough to see him here in L.A. at back-to-back shows at the Conga Room & The Coachhouse.

The Conga Room show had a higher energy level, as the band got to take a half-hour break in the middle of the show and came back re-charged (Clint Eastwood, you should have stayed for the 2nd half!).

For an encore, the band performed a blistering version of "Quadrant 4" that left the audience on their feet and screaming.

Fabulous!.......2001-12-14

This is an album which has kept me good company for nearly three decades. If you have enjoyed it in the past, you should buy this gorgeous re-mastering - it is worth it! If you have any inkling to buy it, I would encourage you to invest the extra few bucks to hear the great playing in its full glory.

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Phone Time ~ Capone-N-Noreaga

Three Friends ~ Gentle Giant

Terra Incognita

Cliff in the 60's ~ Cliff Richard

Last Dance ~ Steps

Trademark

Shine in the Neverending Space ~ Evil Wings

Handful of Blues ~ Robben Ford & the Blue Line

United Front ~ Arrested Development

Armados, Vol. 1 ~ Aztecas