At the Rainbow
At the Rainbow is the first live album from the Dutch rock band Focus, released in October 1973 on Imperial Records. The album was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 5 May 1973. A studio album was initially slated for release, but it was shelved due to disagreements within the band. (An album compiled from the tapes of these sessions was later released with the title Ship of Memories.) At the Rainbow was released instead.
| At the Rainbow | ||||
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| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | May 5, 1973 at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
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Track listing
Vinyl release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Focus III" | Thijs van Leer | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" | Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter | 11:29 |
| 3. | "Focus II" | van Leer | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eruption (Excerpt)
| van Leer, except Tommy by Tom Barlage | 8:29 |
| 2. | "Hocus Pocus" | Akkerman, van Leer | 8:30 |
| 3. | "Sylvia" | van Leer | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)" | Akkerman, van Leer | 2:46 |
| Total length: | 42:39 | ||
CD release 1988
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Focus III" | Thijs van Leer | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" | Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter | 11:38 |
| 3. | "Focus II" | van Leer | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Eruption (Excerpt)
| van Leer, except Tommy by Tom Barlage | 8:29 |
| 5. | "Hocus Pocus" | Akkerman, van Leer | 8:29 |
| 6. | "Sylvia" | van Leer | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)" | Akkerman, van Leer | 2:47 |
| Total length: | 42:39 | ||
Performed at the show, but unreleased
- "Anonymus 2"
- "House Of The King" (Instrumental) (filmed)
- Lute solo ("Britannia" by John Dowland)
Personnel
- Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
- Jan Akkerman – guitar
- Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
- Pierre van der Linden – drums
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References
- "allmusic ((( Live at the Rainbow > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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