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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 - Moving Waves - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $23.22, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 09:29)on July 26, 2024 at 8:14 am
FOCUS Moving Waves (Original 1971 UK Blue Horizon label 6-track LP, including the full version of Hocus Pocus, plus Side 2, which is entirley devoted to Eruption. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear whilst the vinyl appears barely played)
- Focus - Hamburger Concerto - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $23.22, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 11:51)on July 26, 2024 at 8:14 am
FOCUS Hamburger Concerto (1974 UK mail order only issue of the 5-track LP issued by the Audio Club Of Great Britain with an exclusive 'ACB' catalogue number, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little minor age yellowing at the edges & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played ACB00218)
- Focus - Live At The Rainbow - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 26-Jan-2024 16:46)on July 26, 2024 at 8:14 am
FOCUS Live At The Rainbow (1973 US 7-track vinyl LP recorded live at London's Rainbow Theatre on the 5th May 1973. The silvery card picture sleeve has a deletion drill hole and shows just a little light shelfwear while the vinyl remains in barely played condition SAS-7408)
- Focus - Focus II - Dutch - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 15-Feb-2024 14:43)on July 26, 2024 at 8:14 am
FOCUS Focus II (1976 Dutch issue of the 1971 6-track vinyl LP with cream & red EMI labels, glossy picture sleeve with 'EMI-Bovema Holland' logo on the back but still has the Imperal logo on the front. This album was released as 'Moving Waves'elsewhere in a with completely different artwork. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl has only very light signs of play)
- Focus - Focus 3 - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £10.00, $12.90, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 19-Feb-2024 10:29)on July 26, 2024 at 8:14 am
FOCUS Focus 3 (1972 UK 10-track double LP, including the hit single Sylvia & House Of The King, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
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