Ekseption - Ekseption Album

Tracklist

1	Sabre Dance Written-By – A. Khatchaturian	3:48
2	This Here Written-By – B. Timmons, J. Hendricks	4:17
3	Dance Macabre Opus 40 Written-By – Saint-Saëns	5:05
4	Ritual Fire Dance Written-By – M. De Falla	3:55
5	Air Arranged By – EkseptionWritten-By – J.S. Bach	2:50
6	Little X Plus Written-By – Ekseption	2:20
7	Canvas Written-By – B. Bennet	2:27
8	The 5th Arranged By – EkseptionWritten-By – L. v. Beethoven	3:22
9	Dharma (For One) Written-By – J. Tull	3:25
10	Rhapsody In Blue Written-By – G. Gershwin	4:00

Credits

• Design [Cover] – Jan Lepair
• Drums, Vocals – Peter de Leeuwe
• Engineer – Albert Kos, Gerard Beckers
• Guitar – Cor Dekker
• Guitar, Saxophone – Huib Van Kampen
• Photography By – Laurens Van Houten
• Piano, Organ – Rick Van Der Linden
• Producer – Tony Vos
• Saxophone, Flute, Guitar, Vocals – Rob Kruisman
• Trumpet – Rein van den Broek

Notes

"Ekseption's idea to record well-known classical themes started in 1968, when the group visited a concert of a British group called The Nice. The six boys were impressed by the way The Nice mixed pop and classical music.
A few weeks after the concert Ekseption was invited to play with one of the finest symphony orchestras in Holland - the North Holland Philharmonic - at a big festival in Haarlem.
The obvious man with Ekseption to handle this project was 22 year old pianist Rick van der Linden, who is also one the promising young classical pianists in Holland. Rick, who finished Conservatory and has played piano recitals with well-known orchestras, started to arrange several classical themes for the festival.
Some weeks before the event, however, Ekseption was told that the orchestra refused to perform with a pop group. That part of the festival was cancelled, but Ekseption stuck to the idea and decided to use the arrangement of Beethoven's "The 5th" for their new record.
"The 5th" was an instant smash hit and stayed for seven weeks in the national Top Ten. This LP was the result of requests for more 'classical pop' from Ekseption's many fans."

1st pressing. Can be identified from the runout matrix number ("1" after the Y), writer's credit of A2 on label and sleeve (J. Tull instead of I. Anderson/C. Bunker) and it comes in a flipback sleeve. Also, the font used for the Philips name on the labels is the old, thick (or bold) font; on subsequent pressings, the font used for the Philips name are clearly thinner [see and compare label images].

Barcodes

• Rights Society: BIEM MCPS
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1): AA 873 003 1Y 1 670 114
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2): AA 873 003 2Y 1 670 115

Companies

• Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc B.V.
• Pressed By – Phonodisc B.V.

Album

Ekseption'78. More by Ekseption. Hollands Glorie. Ekseption '78. Respect the Gun EP - Single. 3 Originals. Beggar Julia's Time Trip. 3 Re-Issued. Released 1969. Ekseption Tracklist. The 5th Lyrics. Sabre dance Lyrics. Air Lyrics. About Ekseption. Ekseption Q&A. Ekseption was a Dutch rock band active from 1967 to 1989, playing mostly-instrumental progressive rock and classical rock. The central character in the changing roster, and the only band member present on every album, was conservatory-trained trumpeter Rein van den Broek 10 September 1945 - 11 May 2015. The band saw some commercial success in the 1970s, having Dutch top ten hit singles with their adaptations of Beethoven's Fifth and Bach's Celebrated Air. The second album, Beggar Julia's Time. Songs in album Ekseption - Ekseption '78 1978. Ekseption - Again Matthaus passion BWV 244 Komt ihr tochter, helft mir klagen. Ekseption - Your Home. Ekseption - Wildflower. Ekseption - Signal. Ekseption - Pearl Concerto G minor, Op. 7, 5 2nd part. Ekseption - Thoughts. Ekseption - Summertime. Ekseption - Nocturne Cantata BWV 140 Wachtet auf Ruft uns die stimme. Ekseption - Impromptu Impromptus Op. Listen free to Ekseption Ekseption The 5Th, Dharma For One and more. 10 tracks 35:29. Young keyboardist Rick van der Linden, leader of Ekseption, was inspired to arrange rock treatments of classical music after hearing the Nice in concert, which led to the group's debut LP for Phillips in Europe. Although their somewhat jazzy treatment of the theme from the first movement of Beethoven's well-known Fifth Symphony was a hit in Europe, this song has not aged well. His treatments of works by Bach and Khatchaturian have their moments, but are equally dated. The group also delves int. Ekseption's idea to record well-known classical themes started in 1968, when the group visited a concert of a British group called The Nice. The six boys were impressed by the way The Nice mixed pop and classical music. A few weeks after the concert Ekseption was invited to play with one of the finest symphony orchestras in Holland - the North Holland Philharmonic - at a big festival in Haarlem. The obvious man with Ekseption to handle this project was 22 year old pianist Rick van der Linden, who is also one the promising young classical pianists in Holland. Selected Ekseption. Поп 1999. The 5Th. Sabre Dance. The Moldau Ma Vlast. Have Mercy On Me Erbarme Dich, Bwv 244. Flight Of A Bumble Bee. Toccata from Toccata And Fugue In D Minor For Pipe Organ. A La Turka Piano Sonata In A K331: Alla Turca. Rhapsody In Blue. Italian Concerto In F Bwv 971: 1. Romance from Romance F. Discover all of this album's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and '78, 1978. Ekseption '78, 1978. Wild Flower, 03:16. Signal, 04:10