Focus – Mother Focus

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Focus here featured virtuoso guitarist Jan Akkerman for the last time, not to work with his long-term writing partner Thijs Van Leer for another ten years. Mother Focus also sees Focus’ highly skilled bass player Bert Ruiter try his hand in songwriting. The outcome includes the one of the finest funk tracks on the album — the hilarious “I Need a Bathroom.” The album begins with quite possibly the finest track on the album — and maybe the most typical Focus — the titular “Mother Focus.” The funky theme underlying the number sets the mood for the rest of the LP with aplomb. Indeed, Mother Focus is far from the usual instrumental material. For this reason, Mother Focus may not appeal to the usual fans of the Dutch proggers. The number of feel-good tunes making up the album’s core makes up for the lack of a rocking single in the style of “Hocus Pocus.” A mellower, happier aura permeates the recording as a whole, particularly noticeable in the soothing “Tropic Bird.” Undoubtedly, though, Mother Focus is let down by the lack of Akkerman’s and Thijs’ presence. The whole album cries out for one of them to jump out and take center stage for a while. Instead each track is filled with numerous melodies and rhythms, with only the occasional jaunt from Akkerman. Mother Focus is a fine album in its own right, but maybe not what one would be expecting when taking into account the progressive rock features of their earlier albums. Funk predominates in the last respectable Focus LP. RIP Focus.

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Polydor 2310 408 LP, Album Scandinavia 1975

Side 1.

1. Mother Focus 3:03
2. I Need A Bathroom 3:02
3. Bennie Helder 3:31
4. Soft Vanilla 3:00
5. Hard Vanilla 2:35
6. Tropic Bird 2:42

Side 2.

1. Focus Iv 3:55
2. Someone’s Crying ….. What! 3:18
3. All Together! ….. Oh That! 3:40
4. No Hang Ups 2:54
5. My Sweetheart 3:35
6. Father Bach 1:30

Credits:

Bass Guitar – Bert Ruiter
Design [Total Album Design] – Rob Peters
Drums – David Kemper
Engineer – Eric Prestidge
Executive-Producer – Hubert Terheggen
Guitar – Jan Akkerman
Keyboards, Flute – Thijs Van Leer
Lacquer Cut By – Ivar Finsen
Producer – Focus (2)
Written-By – Bert Ruiter, Jan Akkerman, Paul Stoppelman, Thijs Van Leer

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

Backcover:
All songs published worldcopyright.
© 1975 Radio Tele Music,
Brussels (SABAM); for U.S.
and Canada Radmus Publishing,
Inc. (ASCAP).
Produced by Focus for R.T.M. Brussels
A Radmus Recording.
℗© 1975 Radmus Productions, Inc.

Center labels:
NCB ℗ 1975

Innersleeve Nr. 2003, with pictures from Polydor Catalog.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society NCB
Matrix / Runout 2310 408 A – 8 P75 – F RS – 710
Matrix / Runout 2310 408 B – 8 P75 – F RS – 710
Other 2003

 

 

 

 

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Weight 0,23 kg
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