Focus - Moving Waves Album

Tracklist

1	The Bridge	5:15
2	Euridice	1:30
3	Le Clochard (Bread)	1:55
4	Pupilla	0:30
5	Orfeus	1:20
6	Endless Road	1:35
7	Tommy	1:45
8	Answer	0:45
9	Orfeus	0:50
10	Hocus Pocus	6:35
11	Answer	0:50
12	Focus II	4:00
13	Euridice	1:40
14	Pupilla	1:00
15	Answer	1:35
16	Janis Written-By [Middlepart] – Thijs Van Leer	3:00
17	Dayglow	2:05
18	Eruption Concept By [Basical Idea] – Thijs Van Leer	(22:35)
19	Moving Waves Lyrics By – Inayat Khan	2:30
20	Answer	0:35

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5C 054-24385	Focus	Focus II ‎(LP, Album)	Imperial	5C 054-24385	Netherlands	1971
RB 66.188	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Red Bullet	RB 66.188	Netherlands	2001
MP-2311	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Polydor	MP-2311	Japan	1973
STEC 121	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	STEC 121	France	1971
2310150	Focus	Olas Danzantes ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor	2310150	Argentina	1971

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5C 054-24385	Focus	Focus II ‎(LP, Album)	Imperial	5C 054-24385	Netherlands	1971
RB 66.188	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Red Bullet	RB 66.188	Netherlands	2001
MP-2311	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Polydor	MP-2311	Japan	1973
STEC 121	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	STEC 121	France	1971
X2-13060	Focus	Moving Waves ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	I.R.S. Records	X2-13060	Russia	Unknown

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

• Bass – Cyriel Havermans (tracks: B1, B3, B4, C1 to D), Martijn Dresden (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B5)
• Drums, Percussion – Hans Cleuver (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B5), Pierre van der Linden (tracks: B1, B3, B4, C1 to D)
• Engineer – Jerry Boys
• Guitar [Solo], Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Jan Akkerman
• Organ, Harmonium, Mellotron, Flute [Soprano], Flute [Alto], Piano – Thijs van Leer
• Producer – Mike Vernon
• Vocals [Voices] – Cyriel Havermans (tracks: B1, B3, B4, C1 to D), Thijs van Leer

• Bass – Cyriel Havermans
• Drums – Pierre Van Der Linden
• Engineer – Jerry Boys
• Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Jan Akkerman
• Organ, Harmonium, Organ [Melotron], Flute [Soprano], Flute [Alto], Piano – Thijs Van Leer
• Producer – Mike Vernon
• Voice [Voices] – Cyriel Havermans, Thijs Van Leer

Notes

This is a compilation of the first two Focus albums, "In And Out Of Focus" & "Focus II" (Released abroad as "Moving Waves")
Some Exceptions on side 2: "Black Beauty" and "Focus (vocals)" of "In And Out Of Focus" were replaced by "Tommy", "Sylvia", "Love Remembered" and "House Of King"

Labels don't have the white cricle style of another similar release.
The IDs on labels refering 52636/37 have a 138 prefix instead of 180.

Recorded in Sound Techniques and Morgan Studios London.

World copyright all titles-RADIO-TELE-MUSIC-BRUSSELS
Manufactered by B.V. BOVEMA/EMI, Haarlem, Holland.

Cover back and label read 4:35 as tracktime for #C1 'Hocus Pocus', but it is actually 6:35Recorded in Sound Techniques and Morgan Studios London between:
April 13th and May 14th 1971.
4-pages booklet
Compact Disc Pre-Mastered by Ian Gillespie at TAPE ONE, London.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout: JI 1014

• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): 5C180-24572A//HM.17.473-1-Y-8.
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched): 5c180-24572B//HD17474-2-Y-9
• Matrix / Runout (Side C stamp): 056-24385-A--16699-2-Y
• Matrix / Runout (Side D stamp): 056-24385-X//19700-3-Y
• Matrix / Runout (Side D etched): B

Video

Album

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