50 Years: Anthology 1970–1976

~ Release by Focus (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Focus Plays Focus / In and out of Focus
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Focus (instrumental) drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Focus (instrumental) writer: Thijs van Leer		9:46
2	Why Dream drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman vocals: Thijs van Leer performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Why Dream writer: Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) and Thijs van Leer		3:56
3	Happy Nightmare (Mescaline) drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman vocals: Thijs van Leer performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Happy Nightmare (Mescaline) writer: Mike Hayes, Thijs van Leer and Martijn Dresden		3:56
4	Anonymus		7:01
5	Black Beauty drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman vocals: Thijs van Leer performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Black Beauty writer: Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) and Thijs van Leer		3:05
6	Sugar Island drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman vocals: Thijs van Leer performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Sugar Island writer: Thijs van Leer and Jan Staal		3:02
7	Focus (vocal) drums (drum set): Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) flute and organ: Thijs van Leer guitar: Jan Akkerman vocals: Thijs van Leer performer: Martijn Dresden recording of: Focus (vocal) writer: Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) and Thijs van Leer is based on: Focus (instrumental)		2:43
8	House of the King recording engineer: George Chkiantz (in 1972-07) bass guitar: Bert Ruiter (in 1972-07) drums (drum set): Pierre van der Linden (in 1972-07) recorded at: Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-07) part of: TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 76)	5	2:23
9	Eruption (live Lanx 1970)		37:31

2▶CD: Focus II / Moving Waves

3▶CD: Focus 3

4▶CD: At the Rainbow

5▶CD: Hamburger Concerto

6▶CD: Mother Focus

7▶CD: Ship of Memories

8▶CD: Focus BBC 1973

9▶CD: Live 1971 – 1975

10▶DVD: Focus Sight & Sound, Vol.1

11▶DVD: Focus Sight & Sound, Vol.2

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/16227594 [info]

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includes:	Focus 3 Focus II (aka Moving Waves) Hamburger Concerto In and Out of Focus Live at the Rainbow Mother Focus Ship of Memories

other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/focus/50-years-anthology-1970-1976/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/968139/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=75113 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003442942 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 8712944663174
Format:: 9×CD + 2×DVD
Length:: 15:06:34

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Red Bullet
RB 66.317

Release events

Netherlands
2020-11-13

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