ZCUOO 50 Years Anthology 1970-1976

Focus - 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976, consisting of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs with remasters and previously unreleased material, including the 1973 concert film Focus At The Rainbow. This box set contains the complete works of Focus between 1970 and 1976, the years in which the band had four highly talented musicians from the Netherlands in its ranks: guitarist Jan Akkerman, keyboardist Thijs van Leer, bassist Bert Ruiter and drummer Pierre van der Linden. 'Focus - 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976' was compiled by Focus/Jan Akkerman archivist Wouter Bessels and brings together new remasters of their first seven albums, plus single versions, B-sides, alternative mixes, demos, rough studio mixes and previously unreleased live recordings. In addition, two DVDs contain more than four hours of audiovisual material from the archives of global television broadcasters, plus the first official and long-awaited release of the 1973 concert film Focus At The Rainbow, carefully remastered from the original 16 mm film. Contents: - First 7 albums - released between 1970 and 1976 - 24-bit remastered from the original tapes - Single versions, B-sides, alternative mixes, demos and previously unreleased bonus tracks - CD with the first official release of BBC In Concert 1973 - in stereo from the BBC archive tapes - CD with 80 minutes of previously unreleased Focus concert recordings from 1971-1975 - 2 DVDs with the complete Focus At The Rainbow concert film from 1973 - restored and remastered from the original 16 mm film, two BBC Old Grey Whistle Test broadcasts from 1972 and BBC In Concert from 1974. Plus rare footage of Focus live in Dublin in 1973, various clips, the "Goud van Oud" reunion from 1990 and the "Focus 2 Classic Albums" documentary from 1997 - 80-page booklet with band history, liner notes and various memorabilia.