Billy CobhamSpectrum

Label:

Atlantic – SD 7268

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , MO - Monarch Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Jazz-Rock

Tracklist

A1 Quadrant 4 4:18
A2a Searching For The Right Door
Soloist [Uncredited], Drums [Uncredited]Billy Cobham
1:19
A2b Spectrum
Acoustic BassRon Carter
CongasRay Barretto
FlugelhornJimmy Owens
Flute, Soprano SaxophoneJoe Farrell
5:07
A3a Anxiety
Soloist [Uncredited], Drums [Uncredited]Billy Cobham
1:40
A3b Taurian Matador 3:03
B1a Stratus Part 1 2:58
B1b Stratus Part 2 6:50
B2a To The Women In My Life
Soloist [Uncredited], Piano [Uncredited]Jan Hammer
0:48
B2b Le Lis
Acoustic BassRon Carter
Alto SaxophoneJoe Farrell
CongasRay Barretto
Flugelhorn, TrumpetJimmy Owens
GuitarJohn Tropea
3:17
B3a Snoopy's Search
Soloist [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Uncredited]Jan Hammer
1:00
B3b Red Baron 6:37

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic
  • Manufactured ByAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Published ByPegasus Music, Inc.
  • Recorded AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Remixed AtTrident Studios
  • Produced ForBillham Cobly Productions Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Mastered AtAtlantic Studios
  • Pressed ByMonarch Record Mfg. Co. – △18130

Credits

  • Design [Album Design]Stanislaw Zagorski
  • Electric Bass [Fender Bass]Lee Sklar* (tracks: A1, A2b, A3b to B1b, B3b)
  • Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog]Jan Hammer (tracks: A1, A2b, A3b to B1b, B3b)
  • Engineer [Recording & Re-mix]Ken Scott
  • GuitarTommy Bolin (tracks: A1, A2b, A3b to B1b, B3b)
  • Painting [Cover]Jeff Snider (2)
  • PercussionBilly Cobham
  • Photography By [Backliner Photo]Armen Kachaturian
  • Photography By [Inside Liner Photo]Urve Kuusik
  • Written-By, ProducerWilliam E. Cobham Jr.*

Notes

On labels:
℗ 1973 Atlantic
Mfg by Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.

On inside gatefold cover:
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.

Note: the personnel is credited globally, but preludes A2a, A3a, B2a and B3a are solo performances.
This release appears to be a DJ or promo release, given its lack of price code on the jacket spine, and DJ appearing in the pressing code.

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A-732895-DJ-MO
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A-732896-DJ-MO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ST-A-732895-CC-RE
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ST-A-732896--BB-Re-EX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ST-A-732895--BB-RE-EX MR △18130 (2) AT PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ST-A-732896--BB-Re-EX MR AT △18130-X PR

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    littledoodle3
    delightful funk, elemental music, such a groove . ! .

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