Hocus Pocus

A small tribute to my all-time favorite group, Focus. The best thing about Focus was that they were popular enough to make it to the record stores, but unpopular enough to make it to the "99-cent" bin.
Also included are the first two Trace albums, Focus' Dutch rivals.

Tape One, Side A
Focus 2

Total Time = 44:00
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Hocus Pocus
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman		 Moving Waves
Side One
 16:35
Le Clochard ("Bread")
Jan Akkerman		 21:55
Janis
Jan Akkerman		 33:00
Moving Waves
Thijs van Leer / Inayat Khan		 42:30
Focus II
Thijs van Leer		 54:00
Hocus Pocus II
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman		 Hocus Pocus
45 RPM B side		 3:25
Eruption:
I. Orfeus Thijs van Leer
I. Answer Thijs van Leer
I. Orfeus Thijs van Leer
II. Answer Thijs van Leer
II. Pupilla Thijs van Leer
II. Tommy T. Barlache
II. Pupilla Thijs van Leer
III. Answer Thijs van Leer
III. The Bridge Jan Akkerman
IV. Euridice Thijs van Leer / E. Nobel
IV. Dayglow Thijs van Leer
IV. Endless Road Pierre van der Linden
V. Answer Thijs van Leer
V. Orfeus Thijs van Leer
V. Euridice Thijs van Leer / E. Nobel		 Moving Waves
Side Two
 122:35

Tape One, Side B
Focus 3

Total Time = 43:27
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Focus III
Thijs van Leer		 Focus 3
Side Two
 16:07
Answers? Questions! Question? Answers!
Jan Akkerman / Bert Ruiter		 214:03
Round Goes The Gossip
Thijs van Leer		 Focus 3
Side One
 15:16
Love Remebered
Jan Akkerman		 22:49
Sylvia
Thijs van Leer		 33:32
Carnival Fugue
Thijs van Leer		 46:02
Elspeth Of Nottingham
Jan Akkerman		 Focus 3
Side Four
 23:15
House Of The King
Jan Akkerman		 32:23

Tape Two, Side A
Focus 7

Total Time = 44:48
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Anonymus II (Part 1)
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman
Pierre van der Linden / Bert Ruiter		 Focus 3
Side Three
 119:28
Anonymus II (Conclusion)
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman
Pierre van der Linden / Bert Ruiter		 Focus 3
Side Four
 17:30
P's March
Thijs van Leer		 Ship Of Memories
Side One
 14:48
Can't Believe My Eyes
Jan Akkerman		 25:22
Focus V
Thijs van Leer		 33:02
Glider
Jan Akkerman		 Ship Of Memories
Side Two
 14:38

Tape Two, Side B
Focus 4

Total Time = 44:31
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Focus III
Thijs van Leer		 Live At The
Rainbow
Side One
 13:53
Answers? Questions! Question? Answers!
Jan Akkerman / Bert Ruiter		 211:37
Focus II
Thijs van Leer		 34:22
Eruption (Excerpt):
I. Orfeus Thijs van Leer
II. Answer Thijs van Leer
III. Orfeus Thijs van Leer
IV. Answer Thijs van Leer
V. Pupilla Thijs van Leer
VI. Tommy T. Barlache
VII. Pupilla Thijs van Leer 		Live At The
Rainbow
Side Two
 18:44
Hocus Pocus
Thijs van Leer		 28:30
Sylvia
Thijs van Leer		 32:48
Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
Thijs van Leer		 42:49
Ship Of Memories
Pierre van der Linden		 Ship Of Memories
Side Two
 51:48

Tape Three, Side A
Focus 5

Total Time = 42:53
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Delitiae Musicae
Trad; arr. & adpt. by Jan Akkerman		 Hamurger
Concerto
Side One
 11:12
Harem Scarem
Thijs van Leer		 25:51
La Cathedrale De Strasbourg
Thijs van Leer		 34:59
Birth
Jan Akkerman		 47:46
Early Birth
Jan Akkerman		 Harem Scarem
45 RPM B side		 2:55
Hamburger Concerto:
I. Starter
Trad; arr. & adpt. by Thijs van Leer		 Hamurger
Concerto
Side Two
 12:00
II. Rare
Jan Akkerman		 23:20
III. Medium I
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman		 34:05
IV. Medium II
Jan Akkerman		 46:05
V. Well Done
Thijs van Leer		 53:25
VI. One For The Road
Jan Akkerman		 61:15

Tape Three, Side B
Focus 6

Total Time = 45:24
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Mother Focus
Jan Akkerman / Thijs van Leer		 Mother Focus
Side One
 13:03
I Need A Bathroom
Bert Ruiter		 23:02
Bennie Helder
Thijs van Leer		 33:31
Soft Vanilla
Bert Ruiter		 43:00
Hard Vanilla
Bert Ruiter		 52:35
Tropic Bird
Bert Ruiter		 62:42
Focus IV
Thijs van Leer		 Mother Focus
Side Two
 13:55
Someone's Crying.....What!
Jan Akkerman		 23:18
All Together!.....Oh That!
Jan Akkerman		 33:40
No Hang Ups
Paul Stoppleman		 42:54
My Sweetheart
Thijs van Leer / Jan Akkerman / Bert Ruiter		 53:35
Father Bach
Trad; arr. & adpt. by Thijs van Leer		 61:30
Maximum
Thijs van Leer / Bert Ruiter		 Focus Con Proby
Side Two
 38:39

Tape Four, Side A
Trace 1

Total Time = 44:55
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Gaillarde
From 3rd part of the Italian Concert
BWV 971 in F major - J.S. Bach -
& traditional Polish dance
(Arranged by Rick van der Linden)		 Trace
Side One
 16:07
Gare Le Corbeau
Jap van Eik		 22:02
Gaillarde
From 3rd part of the Italian Concert
BWV 971 in F major - J.S. Bach -
& traditional Polish dance
(Arranged by Rick van der Linden)		 34:55
Progression
Rick van der Linden;
composed 17-11-1973		 Trace
Side Two
 112:02
A Memory
Swedish Traditional
(Arranged by Rick van der Linden)		 23:54
The Lost Past
Pierre van der Linden		 33:27
A Memory
Swedish Traditional
(Arranged by Rick van der Linden)		 41:40
Opus 1065
J. S. Bach; from Concerto for 4 Pianos,
originally harpsichord, & strings in A Minor,
BWV 1065 (arr. Rick van der Linden)		 Birds
Side Two
 47:44
Penny
Rick van der Linden		 52:42
Trixie-Dixie
Rick van der Linden		 60:22

Tape Four, Side B
Trace 2

Total Time = 45:18
TitleLP / Side TrackTime
Birds (by Rick van der Linden):
King Bird
 Birds
Side One
 14:06
First Avenue
 20:31
Sculptor Bird
1:29
Second Avenue
 30:15
Preacher Bird
2:10
Third Avenue
 40:27
Birdcorps
 50:52
Firecorps
 60:43
Birdcorps
 70:12
Mail Bird
0:29
Fourth Avenue
1:54
Soul Bird
1:41
Mail Bird
1:24
Sculptor Bird
1:29
Second Avenue
0:15
Preacher Bird
2:16
Last Avenue
0:12
King Bird
1:20
Reflection
1:09
Bouree
J. S. Bach; from English Suite No. 2
in A minor, fifth part, first bouree,
BWV 807 (arr. Rick van der Linden)		 Birds
Side Two
 12:26
Snuff
Rick van der Linden		 22:24
In A Mist
B. Belderbecke / W. H. Challis		 31:12
The Death Of Ace
E. Grieg; from Peer Gynt Suite
(arr. Rick van der Linden)		 Trace
Side One
 45:13
The Escape Of The Piper
Rick van der Linden		 53:08
Once
Rick van der Linden		 64:11
Final Trace
Rick van der Linden		 Trace
Side Two
 53:50

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