Like the Eloy we posted yesterday, Focus 3 is a relatively well known title that the UMR enthusiastically recommends. Focus were at the peak of their career here with Akkerman's blazing solos, and Van Leer's flute and organ forays. 26 minute long jam misspelled 'Anonymus 2' needed to be trimmed down by about half, with the annoying drum solo sucking the life out of the disc by the end, but still is an excellent album overall.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Sire (USA). Single sleeve die-cut cover with room for 2 LPs. I have a long history with this album, with the first copy obtained in 1984 from Ralphs Records in Lubbock while still in college. If I remember right, I overpaid for it and it wasn't in the best shape either. This was one of the first LPs I replaced with a CD (IRS). I kept that CD for over 30 years and decided to part with it at the very end of 2021. It has a short essay, but it's the same one that's in my Moving Waves CD that I got around the same time, and I'm still holding onto it. In the 2010's I picked up online the original UK version with the yellowish picture of Van Leer on the flute. Then I acquired this copy online (2015). Normally I would keep the original, but in this case I prefer the US edition. I sold the UK LP some years ago.
3/19/10 (new entry); 11/4/19; 12/28/21 (update)
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