Description
Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Moving Waves by Focus, including the original obi.
This LP contains the band’s only hit, “Hocus Pocus.”
About this copy: This copy of Moving Waves is a 1973 pressing on the Polydor label. The album was released in 1971 in Europe, but wasn’t released in Japan until 1973.
The cover is M-. The obi is M-. The “hojyuhyo,” or reorder tag, is still attached.
The lyric insert is M-, with a couple of minor foxing spots.
The disc is M- and may be unplayed. There’s a bit of foxing on the labels. Beautiful disc!
A gorgeous, and virtually new copy of a terrific album that is hard to find as a first pressing.
Background: Released in October, 1971, Moving Waves was the second album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus.
The album reached #2 on the UK charts and #8 in the U.S., where “Hocus Pocus” reached #9 on the singles charts.
Allmusic.com gave Moving Waves a 4 star review:
The album that boosted Focus into at least semi-fame outside of continental Europe, Moving Waves blasts off with their hit single, “Hocus Pocus.” Built around a killer guitar hook by Jan Akkerman and a series of solo turns by the band, this instrumental replaced “Wipeout” as a staple of FM radio. The bizarrely hilarious vocal and accordion solos by Thijs van Leer — one of which absurdly concludes with rousing stadium cheers — have to be heard to be believed.
You can listen to “Hocus Pocus” here:
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Polydor |
| Catalog Number: |
MP2311 |
| Year of Release: | 1973 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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