1970,
Netherlands
00:55:05;
101M;
256S;
505;
-
Dark Rose
- 5:23
-
Reason to Believe
- 2:26
-
Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- 2:39
-
Scarborough Fair
- 6:29
-
Summertime
- 4:25
-
Sinner's Prayer
- 2:34
-
Sea of Delight
- 17:01
-
Down Man - bonus track
- 2:41
-
Woman's Gone - bonus track
- 4:17
-
Sea of Delight - bonus track
- 1:06
-
Sea of Delight - bonus track
- 2:54
-
Amsterdam, the First Day - bon
- 3:10
Jan Akkerman - guitar, organ, vibes, bass, bass (09)
Kazimierz Lux, Jan Akkerman - written by (01, 08, 12)
Tom Barlage - flute (1 & 4, 01, 04)
Jacques Bontje - artwork by
Lowell Fulsom - written by (06)
Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel - written by (04)
George Gershwin - written by (05)
Tim Griek - producer
Tim Hardwin - written by (02)
Rob Hoeke - piano (9, 09)
André Hooning - engineer
Pierre Van Der Linden - drums
Kazimierz Lux, Jan Akkerman, André Reijnen , Pierre Van Der Linden - written by (07)
Kazimierz Lux, Jan Akkerman, André Reijnen, Pierre Van Der Linden - written by (10, 11)
Kazimierz Lux - vocals, percussion, written by (09)
Jimmy Reed - written by (03)
André Reijnen - bass
Peter van 't Riet - remastered by
Hans van Vuuren - compilation producer
All tracks are digitally transferred from the Master Tapes. This release includes 5 bonus tacks. Remastered at Digipro Holland by Peter van't Riet using the Sonic Solutions No Noise System to ensure the highest possible sound quality.
Special thanks to Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux.
ⓟ 1996 EMI Music Holland BV
This compilation ⓟ & © Pseudonym Records with kind permission of EMI Music Holland BV.
The following is extracted from the accompanying artwok:
Volendam 17-6-96
It was the winter of 68/69 and I really didn't feel like doing any more work for my father's company. Once more, together with Pierre V/D Linden with whom I had previously played in "The Cellar Rockers" and prior to that in "The Friend Sextet", I began to succumb to the lure of making music again; we were both approximately eighteen years old.
While I was doing a lot of session work for "The Cats", "Gloria", "Ria Valk", "The Blue Diamonds" etcetera, with Pierre on drums, Tim Griek the producer (and unfortunately, prematurely passed away) asked us one night to make a demo with a singer who could perform in the really high registers; KAZ LUX.
There was no bass player but fortunately I had brought a six string Fender Double Six along for the jam. On my invitation, Rob Hoeke also blew by later that night, and before we knew it the first demo had already been cut. This piece, later to be known as 'Woman Gone', was the first blues piece which we recorded together. In between sessions I went home, spending an hour or so in my so called "propagatory machine" which had the form of a '55 Chevy Bel Air, a car built in a particularly awe inspiring year of manufacture!
Next session, I took along my Gretsch White Falcon and a Cordovox Lesley amp. With the Gretsch down tuned one whole note, I ventured into the studio. At that time I usually tuned that particular guitar in D or D flat because in doing so, it actually ended up sounding pretty "country".
However, when I connected my "mini washing machine" (the 15 watt Lesley) to a 200 watt amp (which as I recall was a "Seldon", an illegitamate child of a Marshall built by Amsterdammer H. van Tilburg; get my drift!), the "washing machine" hardly seemed to know whether it was coming or going. After this little escapade, my father and Kaz affectionately reffered to my Lesley as "Jan's spitting pan".
After about nine months (yes, that too), the group's manager, J. Boete Van Settent allowed me to leave, immortalizing the grop in the act! By this time I had jammed with the "Focus" gang, something which had obviously damaged the exclusivity of my own creativity (madman!). The rest is history.
Lots of listening pleasure.
Jan Akkerman
Pseudonym Records, CDP 1033 DD
