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1988 studio album by Ronnie Montrose
The Speed of Sound is a 1988 all-instrumental album by
American
rock
guitarist
Ronnie Montrose , who led the bands
Montrose (1973-77 & 1987) and
Gamma (1979-83 & 2000) and also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including
Van Morrison (1971–72),
Herbie Hancock (1971),
Beaver & Krause (1971),
Boz Scaggs (1971),
Edgar Winter (1972 & 1996),
Gary Wright (1975),
The Beau Brummels (1975),
Dan Hartman (1976),
Tony Williams (1978),
The Neville Brothers (1987),
Marc Bonilla (1991 & 1993),
Sammy Hagar (1997), and
Johnny Winter . In 1997, Ronnie stated that this album was his favorite instrumental record he had done so far.
[1] The track titles are words and phrases referencing aviation themes.
In 1999, Ronnie Montrose himself re-released a limited edition of 500 compact discs that were each numbered and autographed and came with a certificate of authenticity through his own company RoMoCo. The CD had different artwork on the jewel case as well as the insert which was numbered as well.
Track listing
"Mach 1" (
Ronnie Montrose ) – 4:27
"Black Box" (Montrose) – 4:40
"Hyper-Thrust" (Montrose) – 3:25
"Monolith" (Montrose) – 3:15
"Zero G" (Montrose) – 4:18
"
Telstar " (
Joe Meek /
The Tornados cover) – 3:11
"Sidewinder" (Montrose) – 3:54
"Windshear" (Montrose) – 4:16
"VTOL" (Montrose) – 3:05
"Outer Marker Inbound" (Montrose) – 4:34
Personnel
Production
Produced by Ronnie Montrose
Engineered by Ronnie Montrose and Roger Wiersema
References
Ronnie Montrose; The Speed of Sound liner notes; Enigma Records 1988
All Music Guide
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