Album Details

Focus
Moving waves

1971
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Moving Waves brought Focus international acclaim and a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with the radio edit of the bizarre rock rondo Hocus Pocus. This rock classic consists of Akkerman's striking guitar chord sequence used as a recurring theme, with quirky and energetic interludes that include alto flute riffs, accordion, guitar, and drum solos, whistling, nonsensical vocals, falsetto singing, and yodeling. This album established Van Leer and Akkerman as composers who could appeal to both progressive-rock album listeners and radio single buyers.

This is a 1971 German pressing with white text on the back of the cover.

Year
1971
Label
Polydor
Manufactured
Germany
Media
Vinyl LP
Release No.
2310 150
Musicians
Jan Akkerman
Thijs van Leer
Cyril Havermans
Pierre van der Linden
Producer
Mike Vernon
Engineer
Jerry Boys
Studio
Sound Techniques & Morgan Studios, London
Tracks
Hocus Pocus (Van Leer/Akkerman)
Le Clochard (Akkerman)
Janis (Akkerman)
Moving waves (Leer/Khan)
Focus II (Leer)

Eruption
a) Orfeus (Leer)
b) Answer (Leer)
c) Orfeus (Leer)
d) Answer (Leer)
e) Pupilla (Leer)
f) Tommy (Barlage)
g) Pupilla (Leer)
h) Answer (Leer)
i) The Bridge (Akkerman)
j) Break
k) Euridice (Leer/Nobel)
l) Dayglow (Leer)
m) Endless road (Linden)
n) Answer (Leer)
o) Orfeus (Leer)
p) Euridice (Leer/Nobel)
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