Focus
Moving waves
1971
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)