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Various artists - compilations: Guitar speak II
Vinyl LP (1990)

Ten great songs by ten great guitarists. Jan Akkerman performes Stealth.

Various artists - compilations: 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions!
CD album (1991)

An indie/underground tribute to K-Tel records, this sampler contains a surf version of Hocus Pocus performed by Spies Who Surf!

Various artists - compilations: Soundtrack: Born to ski
CD album (1991)

Soundtrack from the Warren Miller film "Born to ski". Jan Akkerman performes "Quiet storm".

Various artists - compilations: 2 meter sessies, volume 3
CD album (1992)

Jan Akkerman and B.B. Queen performs (I wanna be) Next to you

Various artists - compilations: Blues Route '93
CD album (1993)

Compilation of 18 artists performing at the Blues Route '93 in Utrecht, Holland with Jan Akkerman performing J.A.P. Blues.

Various artists - compilations: Parkpop '93
CD album (1993)

Parkpop The Hague is one of the largest free popfestivals in Europe. Jan Akkerman is represented with "Key to the highway" on this promotion CD for the 1993 edition of the festival.

Various artists - compilations: Dutch rock & pop music 1996
CD album (1996)

Dutch promo compilation from The Conamus Foundation with various groups and artists. Jan Akkerman performes Traffic Jam.

Various artists - compilations: Dutch Treats
CD album (1996)

Various Dutch pop/rock bands, including Focus and Earth & Fire.

Various artists - compilations: Dreyfus CD sampler
CD album (1997)

Promotion sampler for Dreyfus Records. Philip Catherine Quartet performs "Mingus in the sky" from the CD "Live".

Various artists - compilations: Pseudonym sampler - Volume 2
CD album (1997)

Sampler with tracks from various (mostly) Dutch artist. Tracks include remastered versions of "Tommy" (from Jan Akkerman: Live) and Summertime (from Branbox: Brainbox)

Various artists - compilations: Merry Christmas
CD album (2000)

Christmas songs performed by various Dutch artists. Thijs van Leer performs "God rest you merry gentlemen".

Various artists - compilations: A portrait for strings (Unitone guitar series)
CD album (2001)

A collection of eminent guitarwork from several masters. Jan Akkerman performs two lute pieces: Pavan and Gaillard.

Various artists - compilations: The guitar players
CD album (2001)

3 CD box with various tracks from the world's leading guitar players. Two tracks by Jan Akkerman.

Various artists - compilations: The Neat singles Collection - Volume one
CD album (2002)

On this double CD the British NWOBHM band "Blitzkrieg" performs a S/T track obviously inspired by the "Hocus Pocus" riff.

Various artists - compilations: Nederbeat Dutch Nuggets 1
CD album (2003)

Compilation of various nederbeat artists and bands from the period 1963 to 1969. Two tracks with Johnny and his Cellar Rockers.

Various artists - compilations: Nederpop met hart en ziel 1955 - 1979
CD album (2003)

Compilation of Dutch pop and rock from 1955 to 1979. Focus is represented with Sylvia.

Various artists - compilations: The Best Prog Rock album in the world ...ever!
CD album (2003)

3 CD box with the best of prog rock. Focus is represented with Hocus Pocus.

Various artists - compilations: Guitar legends
CD album (2004)

Double CD with various guitarplayers. Jan Akkerman performs Hocus Pocus and Sylvia's Grandmother.

Various artists - compilations: Live In Hope: The wildlife album 2
CD album (2006)

The second special relase promoting and supporting Wildlife Trusts and World Wildlife Fund. Jan Akkerman performs Wildflower 2.

Various artists - compilations: The wildlife album
CD album (2005)

A special relase promoting and supporting Wildlife Trusts and World Wildlife Fund. Jan Akkerman recorded and performs Rain Happens especially for this compilation.

Various artists - compilations: Düsseldorfer Jazz Rally 2006
CD album (2006)

Promotion CD for Düsseldorfer Jazz Rally 2006. Jan Akkerman performs a live version of Hocus Pocus.

Various artists - compilations: VPRO nederpop 1968 - 1975
CD album (2006)

Compilation CD with live recordings of Dutch rock groups, made by the VPRO Radio station during the 60s and early 70s. Brainbox and Solution are among the bands. Solution plays the song Divergenze, renamed to Tommy by Focus on the 'Moving waves' album.

Various artists - compilations: Het beste van 2 meter sessies 1987 - 2009
CD album (2009)

3 CD set with an impressive selection of artist performing live at the Dutch radio show '2 meter sessies'. Jan Akkerman & Ice T performes 'Addicted to danger'.

Various artists - compilations: A Tribute To Keith Emerson & Greg Lake
CD album (2020)

Several prog rock all-stars show up to pay their respects to two keyboardist Keith Emerson & singer/songwriter/bassist Greg Lake. Thijs van Leer and John Wesley perform "From the beginning.
Features all-new performances

Various artists - compilations: Synthesizer classics
CD album (2022)

The modern-day wizards and veteran kinghts of the keyboard reinvent several classic tracks that laid the foundation of electronic music and influenced thousands of synth-sational artists and players! Thijs van Leer performs "Escape from New York" by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth - from the 1981 film of the same name.

Various artists - compilations: Het beste van Nederpop
CD album (n/a)

Various dutch rock/blues bands, including The Hunters.

Various artists - compilations: House of the king / Sylvia
Vinyl maxi single (n/a)

12 inch maxi singel featuring Focus on one side and Brainbox on the other.

Various artists - compilations: Sound Monsters
Vinyl LP (n/a)

Compilation from Argentina. Focus tracks are: House of the king, Round goes the gossip and Sylvia.

Various artists - compilations: The world of musical 2
CD album (n/a)

Compilation of famous musical songs. Thijs van Leer performes 'If I were a rich man'.

Various artists - compilations: The Dali CD
CD album (n/a)

Demo CD from Danish speaker manufacturer Dali. Various artist including Jan Akkerman (Am I losing you).

Various artists - compilations: Bloodrock / Hocus Pocus
Vinyl single (n/a)

Special Canadian release with D.O.A (Bloodrock) on the A-side and Hocus Pocus (Focus) on the B-side.

Various artists - compilations: Rijam 4 star hits
Vinyl EP (1972)

4 track gold coloured flexi disc. Promotion for 'Rijam schoolahenda'. With Kayak, Brainbox, Dizzy man's band and Focus (Hocus Pocus).