The Ultimate: Redux

Rediscover the genius of the legendary guitarist and mega-talented Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple / James Gang / Billy Cobham) with this all-new deluxe 3-disc set, 'The Ultimate: Redux'. As the new home for the Tommy Bolin Archives, Inc., Friday Music, and TBA Inc. have put together this incredible 31-track collection for the serious Bolin collectors and new fans of classic rock guitar with a clever mix of rock, fusion and blues. Tommy was truly the consummate guitarist and his influence has been felt by many.

With the help of Tommy's brother, Johnnie Bolin, producers Joe Reagoso and Michael Drumm managed to cull over forty hours of unreleased tapes, sessions, live material, demos, unreleased masters, and have come up with the best Bolin music ever presented in one place. The remastering process was full of surprises as Reagoso attests... "I was going over the playback of Hard Chargin Woman, and there is this Echoplex break that seemed like World War Ten was just beginning. I mean I never heard anything like it. It went from a this blues belter, to this unbelievable echoplex break....then back to a small blues combo sound.....without Bolin missing a step...it just blew my mind. I played it for some other guitarists and they were equally knocked out. This is one for the history books folks."

In addition to all of the various stages of his career presented in this package, the Bolin family has also shared never-before-seen photographs from Tommy's own collection. Full colour photographs also grace each CD, make this set pleasing for the eyes, as well as the ears.

As an introduction to the box set, the legendary guitarist Steve Vai put his appreciation of Tommy Bolin into the written word, which graces the packaging as well. The producers have also provided an informative essay in the booklet, which also brings another side to the life of this artist rarely told by others.

The music speaks for itself. Hard core Bolin fans will finally get a glimpse of the Energy sessions from 1972. This was some rare Holy Grail material, but now with the proper distribution in place, these ill-fated sessions will get a chance to be heard by music lovers everywhere. The live material is second to none; his Tommy Bolin Band performances of "You Told Me That You Loved Me", "Post Toastee", plus the rare outtakes of "Crazed Fandango", "Cucumber Jam" and the simplicity of "Slow Driver" will keep the listener amazed for years to come.

Tommy Bolin's time on earth was tragically short, but he left his fans an abundance of incredible works as this collection proves, with over 3 hours of unreleased tracks, sessions, rehearsals, live performances, and personal recordings. As Johnnie Bolin recalls... "The local clubs wouldn't book Tommy. The owners couldn t make any money at the bar. Everyone was listening to Tommy play the guitar in awe". People are still in awe and this album will make a lot of fans happy for years to come! Enjoy!

All newly re-mastered by Joe Reagoso (Deep Purple, David Lee Roth, Paul Rodgers, Johnny Winter, Canned Heat), these recordings are official Tommy Bolin Archives owned and approved masters.