Los Angeles, CA - Tommy Bolin fans, you
are in for a treat! The 1969 recorded debut of the guitar great
performing with his first major act, Zephyr, the blues and jazz
influenced rock and roll steamroller fronted by powerhouse female
vocalist, Candy Givens, will be reissued courtesy of Purple Pyramid
Records starting August 5. With newly remixed and remastered audio
created under the supervision of founding member David Givens, this
gem of an album has truly been restored to the band’s original
vision. As Givens says, “For the first time you can hear what we
heard before everything went wrong. I’m happy with the results!”
Happier still will be Bolin fans
everywhere as a treasure trove of unreleased live material and studio
improvisations were also uncovered in the process of remixing the
album. These include performances of the band at small clubs in their
home state of Colorado as well as Reed’s Ranch where the band
opened for The Grateful Dead. In addition, the studio rehearsals
showcase Bolin’s adventurous playing on two free form jams as he
lays down blistering solos and eerie atmospheres courtesy of his
Echoplex effect.
A limited edition 2,000 unit pressing
of the reissue in a 3CD deluxe box set was released in May and has
already been sold out, but a single disc version is set to arrive
August 5 and a special 180 gram colored vinyl pressing will follow
later this year.
Get a glimpse into the early salad days
of this inimitable virtuoso whose rise to fame occurred nearly as
fast as his untimely exit. His music lives on!
1. Sail On
2. Sun’s A Risin’
3. Raindrops
4. Boom-Ba-Boom
5. Somebody Listen
6. Cross The River
7. St. James Infirmary
8. Huna Buna
9. Hard Chargin’ Woman
BONUS TRACKS (CD ONLY)
10. Guitar Solo / Cross The River
(Reed’s Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO - July 3, 1969)
11. Jam (San Bernardino, CA 1971)
12. Uptown (To Harlem) [Boulder, CO
1971]
13. Sail On (Tulagi’s - Boulder, CO
June 19, 1973)
To order the CD on Amazon:
http://georiot.co/47xz
To order the digital version on iTunes: http://georiot.co/31hA
