Billy Cobham's Spectrum

The original pressing is dynamic and much superior to the CD release. I have had the original since the late 70s and still am amazed by it. Great addition to any collection.

Cobham's 1st 4 albums; Spectrum, Crosswinds, Total Eclipse, & Shabazz are his best in every way. Recording quality, performance, writing, arranging are all 5-star! I saw him 12 times (twice w/Mahavishnu, the rest solo) so I guess you can say I was a fan;).

Yeah, the CD sounds typically compressed, and given the quality of the album, it really leaves me wanting every time I pull it out.

I'll look for the original LP.

And too bad Bolin didn't make it - the kid could really play.

Many thanks for the input.

One of my favorites is "Power Play", probably not to everyone's liking though.

It's not clear which cd you guys are talking about. It's been issued twice in the U.S., an original and a remaster. Best I've heard it on cd is the tracks that appear on The Ultimate Tommy Bolin box set, substantially better than the remastered cd.

I recently acquired the U.S. Atlantic lp (a later 70's reissue I think) and it sounds quite good. Haven't compared it to the box set yet.