UPC: 829421887270
Label: FRIDAY MUSIC TWO
Format: LP
Release Date: February 27, 2026
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* CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH BILLY COBHAM & FRIDAY MUSIC!!

* CELEBRATE 5 DECADES OF BILLY COBHAMS SPECTRUM

* DEBUT MASTERPIECE FEATURING TOMMY BOLIN, JAN HAMMER & LELAND SKLAR

* CHART #1 JAZZ ALBUM IN BILLBOARD

*SUPER LIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL

* ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER GRAPHICS

* ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JAZZ ROCK FUSION ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

* PRODUCED BY BILLY COBHAM (MILES DAVIS, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA)

* MASTERED IMPECCABLY BY JOE REAGOSO (MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA/TOMMY BOLIN/JEFF BECK)

* ADDED LINER NOTE COMMENTARY FROM LEGENDARY DRUMMER JOHNNIE BOLIN (TOMMY BOLINS BROTHER)

* FEATURED SELECTIONS: STRATUS RED BARON QUADRANT 4 & TAURIAN MATADOR

FEATURED MUSICIANS: BILLY COBHAM, TOMMY BOLIN, JAN HAMMER, LELAND SKALAR, RAY BARETTO, JOE FARREL, RON CARTER & JOHN TROPEA

Often considered one of the first and finest jazz rock fusion albums ever recorded, legendary drummer Billy Cobhams masterpiece Spectrum celebrates 5 Decades of this power drummers stellar debut. Featuring the core quartet of Billy Cobham, the late great Tommy Bolin (lead guitars), Leland Sklar (bass) and Jan Hammer (keyboards), Spectrum was a powerful explosion of sound and vibrations that has never been duplicated.

Starting things off with the flying blues masterwork Quadrant 4, which highlights the stellar lead guitar of Tommy Bolin, you know your musical journey is going to be a fantastic one indeed.

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in 1973 during the same time Tommy Bolin was in The James Gang, Billy Cobham (Miles Davis/Mahavishnu Orchestra) had known the late genius during his tenure with Zephyr, and along with kingpins like Leland Sklar on his powerful bass guitar, and fellow Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboard pioneer Jan Hammer, the stage is truly set for even more greatness.

Spectrum contains possibly one of the most important fusion tracks of all time with Stratus. The song continues to have a major shelf life as its been sampled over the years by artists like Massive Attack, as well as being a featured song for the gamers in Grand Theft Auto 4. The driving beat of Cobhams drums are second to none, as the interplay between Hammer and Bolin trading licks in revolutionary, while Lelands bass carries the groove, it is truly one of the genres finest hours.

More greatness continues with heavy duty musicianship with tracks like Taurian Matador and Red Baron as well as the stunning self titled Spectrum.

Friday Music has been on the front of jazz rock fusion for years with our acclaimed releases on Tommy Bolin, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck and many others, that we are very pleased to celebrate 5 Decades of Billy Cobhams classic Spectrum.

Mastered impeccably from the original Atlantic Records tapes by long time Tommy Bolin producer and fusion devotee Joe Reagoso, this super limited Anniversary Edition release of Spectrum will be manufactured on striking Translucent Red Vinyl.

To further enhance your Billy Cobham experience, we are also including the original gatefold artwork, as well as added liner note commentary from Tommy Bolins late great brother Johnnie Bolin (Tommy Bolin/Black Oak Arkansas)

TRACK LIST:

1. Quadrant 4
2. Searching For The Right Door
3. Spectrum
4. Anxiety
5. Taurean Matador
6. Stratus
7. To The Women In My Life
8. Le Lis
9. Snoopy’s Search
10. Red Baron