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
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
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1P’s March
recorded in:
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
producer:
Mike Vernon
alto flute, clavinet, flute, mellotron, organ and piccolo:
Thijs van Leer (in 1973-05)
instruments:
Jan Akkerman (in 1973-05), Pierre van der Linden (in 1973-05) and Bert Ruiter (in 1973-05)
recording of:
P’s March (in 1973-05)
writer:
Thijs van Leer
4:48
2Can’t Believe My Eyes
recorded in:
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
producer:
Mike Vernon
instruments:
Jan Akkerman (in 1973-05), Thijs van Leer (in 1973-05), Pierre van der Linden (in 1973-05) and Bert Ruiter (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Can’t Believe My Eyes (in 1973-05)
writer:
Jan Akkerman
5:22
3Focus V
recorded in:
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
producer:
Mike Vernon
instruments:
Jan Akkerman (in 1973-05), Thijs van Leer (in 1973-05), Pierre van der Linden (in 1973-05) and Bert Ruiter (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Focus V (in 1973-05)
writer:
Thijs van Leer
3:02
4Out of Vesuvius
recorded in:
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
producer:
Mike Vernon
instruments:
Jan Akkerman (in 1973-05), Thijs van Leer (in 1973-05), Pierre van der Linden (in 1973-05) and Bert Ruiter (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Out of Vesuvius (in 1973-05)
writer:
Jan Akkerman, Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden and Bert Ruiter
5:51
5Glider
producer:
Focus (Dutch progressive rock group)
electric sitar and guitar:
Jan Akkerman
instruments:
Thijs van Leer and Bert Ruiter
membranophone:
Pierre van der Linden
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (in Brussels, subsidiary of Morgan Studios, London) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
recording of:
Glider
writer:
Jan Akkerman
4:40
6Red Sky at Night
producer:
Focus (Dutch progressive rock group)
instruments:
Jan Akkerman
membranophone:
David Kemper
Moog:
Thijs van Leer
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (in Brussels, subsidiary of Morgan Studios, London) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
recording of:
Red Sky at Night
writer:
Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer
5:52
7Spoke the Lord Creator
producer:
Hubert Terheggen
instruments:
Jan Akkerman (on 1970-01-26), Hans Cleuver (Dutch drummer, 1947–2018) (on 1970-01-26), Thijs van Leer (on 1970-01-26) and Martijn Dresden (on 1970-01-26)
recording of:
Spoke the Lord Creator (on 1970-01-26)
writer:
Eric Cleuver and Thijs van Leer
32:33
8Crackers
producer:
Focus (Dutch progressive rock group)
acoustic guitar:
Jan Akkerman
instruments:
Jan Akkerman, David Kemper, Thijs van Leer and Bert Ruiter
recording of:
Crackers
writer:
Jan Akkerman
concert flute arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Gibbs
2:42
9Ship of Memories
producer:
Mike Vernon
harmonium and membranophone:
Pierre van der Linden
recording of:
Ship of Memories
writer:
Pierre van der Linden
1:47
10Elektrisch levenslicht
3:09
11The Shrine of God
3:39
12Watch the Ugly People
2:19
13House of the King (rough mix version 1)
2:27
14House of the King (rough mix version 2)
2:26
15Focus (unreleased single version)
4:37
16Hocus Pocus (US single version – takes 14–17)
7:12
17Glider (single version)
3:28
18P’s March (single version)
4:07
19O Avondrood
5:10
20Crackers (vocal version)
2:31
8▶CD: Focus BBC 1973
9▶CD: Focus Live 1971 – 1975