
From Loudersound.
Dutch prog rock legends Focus will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release of Focus 50, a 3CD/Blu-Ray package to be released on April 30 through In Focus Records distributed by Cherry Red Records.
The Coronavirus pandemic forced Focus to postpone their anniversary celebrations from 2020 and Focus 50 will herald a year of celebration which will culminate in the release of a brand new studio album in early 2022.
At the heart of the Focus 50 package are 2CDs and Blu-Ray of Focus Live In Rio, a concert recorded in Nitteroi, Rio de Janeiro, in 2017. The concert features music from across the history of the band from Focus 1 and House Of The King, on their very first album, through the classics Hocus Pocus, Sylvia and Focus III to Song For Eva which was first released in 2017.
Focus 50 also includes a bonus CD Completely Focused with the classic Focus tracks numbered 1 through 12 re-recorded by the current Focus line-up of Thijs van Leer (keyboard, flute and vocals), Pierre van der Linden (drums), Menno Gootjes (guitar) and Udo Pannekeet (bass). These were recorded during the lockdown period and mixed by Pannekeet.
The discs are accompanied by a booklet with notes by the band, their long serving engineer Geert Scheijgrond and South American tour promoter Marcel Castro with whom Focus have had a long relationship and who brought together the recording of the show in Rio. The booklet also features photos from the Rio concert showing life on the road with Focus together with personal photos from touring and in the studio.
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- Focus - In And Out Of Focus - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.45, €16.95 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2023 16:38)on February 2, 2023 at 6:16 pm
FOCUS In And Out Of Focus (1971 UK issue of the 1970 8-track vinyl LP, single-pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Focus - Ship Of Memories - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.75, €28.25 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2022 09:48)on February 2, 2023 at 6:16 pm
FOCUS Ship Of Memories (1976 UK 9-track stereo LP featuring previously unissued recordings from the aborted 1973-1974 rehearsal sessions for the follow-up to Focus 3, matte picture sleeve. Both the sleeve & vinyl are in Excellent condition with light signs of wear & play SHSP4068)
- Focus - Hamburger Concerto - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.45, €16.95 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2022 12:44)on February 2, 2023 at 6:16 pm
FOCUS Hamburger Concerto (1974 US yellow Atco label 5-track LP, picture sleeve with deletion notch. The sleeve shows only a little light storage wear & the vinyl has a few light hairlines leaving it Excellent SD36-100)
- Focus - Focus 3 - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £20.00, $24.60, €22.60 (New Item) (arrived 21-Sep-2022 10:38)on February 2, 2023 at 6:16 pm
FOCUS Focus 3 (1972 US 10-track vinyl 2-LP set featuring 'Sylvia', housed in a completely different to the European issue unique die-cut gatefold picture sleeve with lenticular colour changing 'Focus 3' text. The sleeve on this copy has a fewminor surface marks and a deletion drill hole to the lower left corner. The vinyl within displays just the occasional scuff and blemish which have no effect on play SAS3901)
- Focus - Sylvia - 4pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.84, €9.04 (New Item) (arrived 30-Sep-2022 10:52)on February 2, 2023 at 6:16 pm
FOCUS Sylvia (1972 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including House Of The King, Polydor company die cut paper sleeve)
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