Focus At The Rainbow

On cover: All compositions published by Radmus Publishing Ltd. (ASCAP) Production and Mix-down by Mike Vernon for RTM Recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, Saturday, 5th May, 1973. Location recording: Pye Studios Mobile Unit Mix down at AIR (London) Studios Design: Peter Corriston-AGI Sire Records/Distributed by Famous Music Corp. New York 10023/ A G + W Company On labels: ℗1973 RTM Records Produced by Mike Vernon for RTM Mix down at AIR (London) Studios All compositions published by Radmus Publ. Inc. (ASCAP) Sire Records Inc., Distributed by Famous Music Corp., A Gulf + Western Company

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-2 Δ18375(2) R.L. (Side A Runout Variant 1 Etching)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-2 Δ18375-X(1) R.L. (Side B Runout Variant 1 Etching)
• Matrix / Runout: (MR) sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ (Runout Stamp - Both Sides)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-2 Δ18375(2) R.L. (Side A Runout Variant 2 Etching)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-2 Δ18375-X(2) R.L. (Side B Runout Variant 2 Etching)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-2 Δ18375(1) R.L. (Side A Runout Variant 3 Etching)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-2 Δ18375-X(2) R.L. (Side B Runout Variant 3 Etching)
• Price Code: 0598 (Spine)

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Recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, Saturday 5th May 1973. Issued in standard cardstock sleeve (not gatefold). This release is a label variation of [r=5288594], pressed by a different company.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A1 STERLING RL PR (Side A, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B1 STERLING RL PR (Side B, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-1-11-1 STERLING RL PR (Side A, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-1-11=1 STERLING RL PR 0 (Side B, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-1-11-1 STERLING RL PR 0 (Side A, variant 3)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-1-11-1 STERLING RL PR 0 (Side B, variant 3)

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On cover: All compositions published by Radmus Publishing Ltd. (ASCAP) Production and Mix-down by Mike Vernon for RTM Recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, Saturday, 5th May, 1973. Location recording: Pye Studios Mobile Unit Mix down at AIR (London) Studios Design: Peter Corriston-AGI Sire Records/Distributed by Famous Music Corp. New York 10023/ A G + W Company On labels: ℗1973 RTM Records Produced by Mike Vernon for RTM Mix down at AIR (London) Studios All compositions published by Radmus Publ. Inc. (ASCAP) Sire Records Inc., Distributed by Famous Music Corp., A Gulf + Western Company

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: SAS7408-A (Label Side A)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS7408-B (Label Side B)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-A-3 K-6093 SON (Etched Side A)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7408-B-2 K-6094 SON (Etched Side B)
• Matrix / Runout: STERLING (Stamped Side A/B)
• Pressing Plant ID: SON (In runouts)

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Original 1974 2nd Japanese pressing with red/black/white texted white obi, original semi-gloss, die-cut triple foldout sleeve and a 4-page insert with Japanese and English tracklistings, track durations, three sets of Japanese liner notes (all dated in October 1973) and a transcripted interview in Japanese with Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman. On back sleeve and insert, track B1 is depicted simply as "Eruption (Except)", while on labels this track is broken into seven sub-tracks, as seen on submitted tracklist. On insert, there are no Japanese titles for the sub-tracks. On back sleeve, track B4 title is "Hocus Pocus—Reprise", while on labels and insert the title is "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)". Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥ 2,000 (List price on back cover and obi underneath sticker if present)
• Price Code: ¥ 2,300 (Some may have this price on silver sticker on obi hiding original price)
• Other: Ⓧ (Tax code on back cover)
• Other: 7401 (Release date, January 1974, on back sleeve)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol on side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2348 A LD5K 14 :.3 A-1-14 (Variant 1, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2348 B A-1-9 (Variant 1, side B runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2348 A A–1–6 :.3 (Variant 2, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2348 B A–1–5 (Variant 2, side B runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2348 A A–1–1 LK 3 (Variant 3, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2348 B A–1–7 (Variant 3, side B runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2348 A A–1–16 A 4 (Variant 4, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2348 B A–1–15 (Variant 4, side B runout)

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Japanese re-issue with obi & single-sheet insert with Japanese language liner notes. Unlike other earlier album versions that have either gatefold or trifold cover, this is just a standard, laminated non-gatefold cover. "100 Years of Recorded Sound 1877 1977" symbol on bottom right on obi. "オリジナル・フォーカスシリーズ = Original Focus Series" on obi and insert. On back cover and labels Track B1 title is "ERUPTION (Excerpt)", while on the insert it just states "ERUPTION" Instead of track lengths being represented on the insert, the times given are where the track times end according to time length of each side. "MADE IN JAPAN" on back cover

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Price Code: ¥2,500 (List price on obi)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol in runouts)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–A 1 S 5 〄 3 - 3 (Variant 1, side A runout, stamped)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–B 1 S 2 〄 (Variant 1, side B runout, stamped)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–A 1 S 2 〄 7 - Y (Variant 2, side A runout, stamped)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–B 1 S 2 〄 (Variant 2, side B runout, stamped)

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Japanese white-label promo re-issue with obi and single-sheet insert with Japanese liner notes. Unlike other earlier album versions that have either gatefold or trifold cover, this is just a standard, laminated non-gatefold cover. "100 Years of Recorded Sound 1877 1977" symbol on bottom right on obi. "オリジナル・フォーカスシリーズ = Original Focus Series" on obi and insert. On back cover and labels Track B1 title is "ERUPTION (Excerpt)", while on the insert it just states "ERUPTION" Instead of track lengths being represented on the insert, the times given are where the track times end according to time length of each side. "MADE IN JAPAN" on back cover. Runouts stamped: Side A "7 - Y" upside down

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Price Code: ¥2,500 (List price on obi)
• Other: 12/20 (Release date, 20 December 1977, on labels)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol in runouts)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–A 1 S 3 〄 7 - Y (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C–054–24939–B 1 S 2 〄 (Side B runout)

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Semi-gloss cover with obi and 2-page insert with Japanese and English tracklistings, and Japanese language liner notes by 寺村 敏 (dated November 1977) on page 1 and another full page of Japanese language liner notes by 黑田史郎 from "Rock Magazine "Rockin' Balls"" on page 2. Times listed on insert represent where each track finishes in relation to each side; documented track time lengths (other than A1 and B1) have been worked out from the listed times on the insert. Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥1,500 (List price on obi)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol in runouts)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C 054-24939-B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C-054-24939-A 1S (Variant 1, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 5C-054-24939-B 1S (Variant 1, side B runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 5 C – 0 5 4 – 2 4 9 3 9 – A 1 S 2 ₈ 〄 Y ℽ 7 4 3 Y – 6 7 (Variant 2, side A runout, "Y ℽ 7 4 3 Y – 6 7 " upside down)
• Matrix / Runout: 5 C – 0 5 4 – 2 4 9 3 9 – B 1 S 3 ₅ 〄 (Variant 2, side B runout)

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Die-cut triple foldout sleeve with obi and 4-page insert with Japanese and English tracklistings and track times on page 1, three sets of Japanese language liner notes from 3 separate authors respectively dated Oct 1973, 20th Oct 1973 and 22nd Oct 1973 on pages 2 and 3 and a Japanese interview with Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman on page 4.

Likely 3rd Japanese pressing with slightly different obi to the 1974 2nd Japanese pressing Focus At The Rainbow = フォーカス・アット・ザ・レインボー, having a "75" circled tax code and ¥2,300 only on obi and not on back cover. The 1974 2nd Japanese pressing has the Ⓧ tax code and ¥2,000 price on obi and back cover.

Possibly a 1975 release due to the "75" circled tax code, but cannot be 100% sure.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥2,300 (List price on obi )
• Other: 75[circled] (Tax code on obi)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol in side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2348 A A — 1 — 17 GF D5KA 4 (Side A runout, stamped)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2348 B A — 1 — 16 (Side B runout, stamped)

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