Focus (2) – Moving Waves
Label: | Blue Horizon – 2931 002, Blue Horizon – 2931-002 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Prog Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Hocus Pocus | 6:35 | |
| A2 | Le Clochard ("Bread") | 1:55 | |
| A3 | Janis | 3:00 | |
| A4 | Moving Waves | 2:30 | |
| A5 | Focus II | 4:00 | |
| Eruption | (22:35) | ||
| B1 i | Orfeus, Answer, Orfeus | ||
| B1 ii | Answer, Pupilla, Tommy, Pupilla | ||
| B1 iii | Answer, The Bridge | ||
| B1 iv | Euridice, Dayglow, Endless Road | ||
| B1 v | Answer, Orfeus, Euridice |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Polydor Records Ltd.
- Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
- Made By – James Upton Ltd.
- Recorded At – Sound Techniques, London
- Recorded At – Morgan Studios
- Mastered At – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Published By – Radio Tele
Credits
- Bass Guitar, Voice [Voices] – Cyriel Havermans*
- Design, Photography By – Terence Ibbott
- Drums – Pierre Van Der Linden
- Engineer – Jerry Boys
- Lead Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar – Jan Akkerman
- Organ, Harmonium, Mellotron, Flute [Soprano And Alto], Piano, Vocals [Voices] – Thijs Van Leer
- Producer – Mike Vernon
Notes
White Blue Horizon labels with text in blue, ⚭ Stereo to the left and lower-case Britico below it, unlike Moving Waves which has BRITICO in caps.
First cat#. on cover, second on label.
On the back cover the track positions for the B-side are listed as ''I, II, III, IIII, IV''
Recorded between April 13 and May 14, 1971 at Sound Techniques and Morgan Studios, London.
℗ 1971.
First edition with Blue Horizon white/blue label, Blue Horizon logo on back cover. This was soon followed by a repress, Moving Waves with a Polydor logo on back cover and keeping the Blue Horizon label, although with slight variations in the lettering and general layout.
First cat#. on cover, second on label.
On the back cover the track positions for the B-side are listed as ''I, II, III, IIII, IV''
Recorded between April 13 and May 14, 1971 at Sound Techniques and Morgan Studios, London.
℗ 1971.
First edition with Blue Horizon white/blue label, Blue Horizon logo on back cover. This was soon followed by a repress, Moving Waves with a Polydor logo on back cover and keeping the Blue Horizon label, although with slight variations in the lettering and general layout.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: Britico
- Price Code: SUPER
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped variant 1): 2931002 A A//1▽420 11 14 04
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 1): 2931002 B B//1▽ 420 11 21
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped "2931002 A" variant 2): 2931002 A 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ A//1▽ 420 111 04
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped "2931002 B" variant 2): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 111
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped variant 3): 2931002 A 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ A//1▽ 420 11 2 04
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 3): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 11 10
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped variant 4): 2931002 A 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ A//1▽ 420 11 8 04
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 4): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 11 5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped variant 5): 2931002 A 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ A//1▽ 420 11 2 04
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 5): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 11 2
Other Versions (5 of 120)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Moving Waves (LP, Album, Stereo, Presswell Pressing) | Sire | SAS 7401 | US | 1971 | ||
New Submission | Focus II (LP, Album) | Imperial (2) | 5C 054-24385 | Netherlands | 1971 | ||
| Moving Waves (LP, Album) | Sire | STEC 121 | France | 1971 | |||
Recently Edited | Moving Waves (LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Pressing) | Sire | SAS-7401 | US | 1971 | ||
Recently Edited | Focus II (LP, Album) | Imperial (2), Imperial (2) | 4C 056-24385 | Belgium | 1971 |
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Reviews
- Waw! I was not expecting this - excellent sound, explosive. Is this really from 1973 vinyl record? Yes. One of the best sounding albums in my collection. And, the music, the top. Totally underrated. This album has all - and yet excellent mix.
Just brought this today, underrated album imo. My first time listening to it too, only heard hocus pocus beforehand.- Edited 7 years agoI have a copy with matrix markings 2431011 A//1^420 112 and 2931002 A on side A and 2431011 B//1^420 11 4 and 2931002 B on Side B. The label is identical to the first UK issue LP and the cover on the Blue Horizon label not Polydor. Any ideas?
- A truly five star album from a truly unique prog rock band. What made this band exceptional wasn't Jan Akkermann's searing guitar work. It was the unique "singing" style of Thijs van Leer. The rock/jazz fusion is excellent throughout. It's not all hard driving rock [ like Hocus Pocus] but have subtle quieter passages. Side Two is devoted to one track [ Eruptions] that seems to have every sort of element. This album is really worth a listen. Future output from the band became more patchy.
- Actually title of record is MOVING WAVES
Release
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