Archive number: 144
Title: Brother GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 9
Genre: Progressive Rock Vocal
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 6:30
Composer: Thijs van Leer/Roselie Peters
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, vocals, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: Straightforward re-recording with spoken vocal
Looking at the music of Dutch rock band Focus, started in the late sixties by Thijs van Leer (b /31/03/48) with Jan Akkerman (b 24/12/46). Van Leer still performs and records under the name today (official site here). Akkerman's site here.
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Showing posts with label Golden Oldies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Oldies. Show all posts
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Track by track 143 Neurotika GO
Archive number: 143
Title: Neurotika GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 8
Genre: Progressive Rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 3:40
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, vocals, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: Straightforward re-recording
Title: Neurotika GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 8
Genre: Progressive Rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 3:40
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, vocals, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: Straightforward re-recording
20200926
Track 141 Focus 3 and 2 GO
Archive number: 141
Title: Focus 3 and 2 GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 6
Genre: Progressive Rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 7:35
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Piano, Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: An unusual combination of two Focus tracks
Title: Focus 3 and 2 GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 6
Genre: Progressive Rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 7:35
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Piano, Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: An unusual combination of two Focus tracks
Track by track 140 Sylvia GO
Archive number: 140
Title: Sylvia GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 5
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 5:29
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Piano, Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: Includes the reggae style introduction that has developed in live versions over more recent years
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 5
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 5:29
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Piano, Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: Includes the reggae style introduction that has developed in live versions over more recent years
Track by Track 139 Focus 1 GO
Archive number: 138
Title: Focus 1 GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 4
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 6:58
Composer: Thijs van Leer
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: A basic instrumental version of the oldest song still regularly in the repertoire. A vocal from van Leer at 2:55-3:20. It also has some Anonymus at the end.
Track by track 138 House of the King GO
Archive number: 138
Title: House of the King GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 3
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The NetherlandsLength: 6:51
Composer: Jan Akkerman
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: This is a great version of this staple track
Track by track 137 Tommy GO
Archive number: 137
Title: Tommy GO
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 2
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The NetherlandsLength: 6:51
Composer: Tom Barlage
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: This is a fine version of the track originally embedded in the track Eruption on the second album
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 2
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The NetherlandsLength: 6:51
Composer: Tom Barlage
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: This is a fine version of the track originally embedded in the track Eruption on the second album
Track by track 136 Hocus Pocus GO
Archive number: 136
Title: Hocus Pocus
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 1
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Composer: Thijs van Leer Jan Akkerman
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Vocals, Flute, Jan Dume - Vocals. Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: This is a good but slightly inferior version of the famous hit
Title: Hocus Pocus
Main Album: Golden Oldies
Track number: 1
Genre: Progressive rock Instrumental
Studio: WedgeView Studios, Verlaat, The Netherlands
Length: 6:51Composer: Thijs van Leer Jan Akkerman
Musicians: Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, Vocals, Flute, Jan Dume - Vocals. Menno Gootjes - Guitars, Bobby Jacobs - Bass, Pierre van der Linden - Drums
Producer: Bobby Jacobs
Engineer: Budy Mokoginta and Bram Boll
Label: Focus Music Ltd
Date of recording/release: 2014 CD also produced in vinyl format
Notes: This is a good but slightly inferior version of the famous hit
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