Focus - Focus III (1972) (repost)

Posted By: uff
Date: Nov. 20, 2012

Focus - Focus III (1972)
rock | 1cd | Eac Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
EMI CDM 7-48861-2 | rel: 1988 | 395Mb

Riding on the success of their hit single "Hocus Pocus" from the revolutionary Moving Waves album, Focus got to work on this, their third LP in four years. While the debut album featured a style not too dissimilar to the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Focus' second LP, Moving Waves, was purely instrumental and wholly serious-minded. Focus III kept this same sound, but approached it with a jollier, more accessible tone. As with its predecessor, Focus III featured only one tune that would have a chance of being a hit single. The enjoyable rhythm of "Sylvia," partnered with Jan Akkerman's victorious guitar solo, some of Van Leer's finest organ work, Bert Ruiter's tight basslines, and Pierre Van Der Linden's mellow drumming, assured the track classic status. "Sylvia" found worldwide success and gained the band valuable radio and press exposure. The song remains one of the most loved and best remembered songs from Focus' catalog. The consistency in musical quality throughout Focus III is enough to merit any listeners' respect. To be frank, this LP has it all: diverse songs, astounding musicianship, one of the finest singles ever released – Focus III should unquestionably be ranked alongside the likes of Revolver, Dark Side of the Moon, and any others of rock's greatest.

Track listing
1 "Round Goes the Gossip" – 5:12
2 "Love Remembered" – 2:49
3 "Sylvia" – 3:31
4 "Carnival Fugue" – 6:08
5 "Focus III" – 6:04
6 "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" – 13:55
7 "Elspeth of Nottingham" – 3:06
8 "Anonymus Two" – 26:19

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 30. March 2012, 21:57

Focus / Focus III

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Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


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6 | 23:48.18 | 13:50.20 | 107118 | 169387
7 | 37:38.38 | 3:11.02 | 169388 | 183714
8 | 40:49.40 | 26:20.68 | 183715 | 302282


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Test CRC F497CEA6
Copy CRC F497CEA6
Copy OK

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Thx to the original uploader

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