Cover of Spectrum

Billy Cobham

Spectrum

1973 Fusion Jazz-Funk Jazz-Rock
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Tracklist

  1. A1 Quadrant 4 4:18
  2. Medley 6:33
  3. A2a Searching For The Right Door
  4. A2b Spectrum
  5. Medley 4:45
  6. A3a Anxiety
  7. A3b Taurian Matador
  8. B1 Stratus 9:50
  9. Medley 4:00
  10. B2a To The Women In My Life
  11. B2b Le Lis
  12. Medley 7:39
  13. B3a Snoopy’s Search
  14. B3b Red Baron

Musicians

Also credited

Also credited. Design (Album Design): Stanislaw Zagorski. Engineer (Recording & Re-mix Engineer): Ken Scott. Painting (Cover Painting): Jeff Snider. Photography By (Backliner Photo): Armen Kachaturian. Photography By (Inside Liner Photo): Urve Kuusik.

Release notes

On inside gatefold artwork:
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, N.Y.
Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London, England
℗ © 1973 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

All selections published by Pegasus Music, Inc., ASCAP.

Ron Carter & Joe Farrell appear through the courtesy of CTI Records.
Ray Barreto appears through the courtesy of Fania Records.

Moog synthesizer drum, Moog sample and hold devices were used on drum solos on “Stratus” and “Snoopy’s Search”.

On labels:
℗ 1973 Atlantic
Mfg by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y.

Note: The prelude to each medley (A2a, A3a, B2a, B3a) are solo performances but are not printed as such on the artwork.

Distinguishing features:
Early issue with Broadway address on label.
Label matrix lists “RI” (PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN).

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