Focus Plays Focus

Matte cover with pale green/white obi and a 1-page insert with tracklistings in both Japanese and English, track times, Japanese language liner notes and English lyrics to the three songs on the album. Some have "¥2,300" sticker over "¥2,000" on obi and on back cover Some have "[74]circled ¥2,300" sticker over both Ⓧ tax code and "¥2,000" on back cover Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥2,000 (List price on obi and back cover)
• Price Code: ¥2,300 (Some have this list price on sticker over "¥2,000" on obi and back cover)
• Other: Ⓧ (Tax code on back cover)
• Other: 74[circled] (Some have this tax code on sticker on back cover)
• Other: TA7310 (Release date, October 1973, on back cover)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard in side A runout)
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: MP2330 A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: MP2330 B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2330A A–1–6 K4 K 13 (Side A runout, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2330B A–1–7 (Side B runout, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2330A A–1–3 I3 (Side A runout, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2330B A–1–2 (Side B runout, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 MP-2330A A–1–6 I3 (Side A runout, variant 3)
• Matrix / Runout: MP-2330B A–1–4 (Side B runout, variant 3)

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Produced for RTM

All selections published by Radmus Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

All compositions published world-wide by Radio-Tele Music.

Originally released by Sire in 1970. (

"PR" in runouts denotes a Presswell pressing.

Similar releases:

Another Presswell pressing but with different labels: In And Out Of Focus

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7404-A (A-side, center label)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7404-B (B-side, center label)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 A-1-II-I STERLING PR (A-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 B-1-II-I STERLING Z (B-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 A-1 II II STERLING PR (A-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 B-1-II-I STERLING Z PR D (B-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 A-1-II-I STERLING PR G (A-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 3)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 B-1-II-I STERLING Z PR D (B-side, etched, Sterling stamped, variant 3)
• Rights Society: ASCAP

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Runouts are etched except for IAM logo and STERLING which are stamped Sire Records Inc., distributed by Famous Music Corp. a Gulf + Western Company Re-packaged and made available after their success with "Moving Waves" and "Focus III". (Liner notes.)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7404-A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS-7404-B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 A-2 [IAM logo] STERLING 3 (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: SAS 7404 B-2 [IAM logo] STERLING 3 (Side B runout)

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Glossy cover with obi and 2-page insert with Japanese and English tracklistings, Japanese language liner notes and English lyrics to songs. Liner notes are dated 18th August 1977.

Sire logo on back 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.

Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥2,500 (List price on obi)
• Rights Society: JASRAC (On labels)
• Rights Society: ASCAP (On back cover)
• Other: 〄 (Japanese Industrial Standard in runouts)
• Matrix / Runout: MP 2330-A (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: MP 2330-B (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: MP – 2330 – A 1S [Japanese character] 2 〄 7 – XG YG Y (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: MP – 2330 – B 1S 2 〄 (Side B runout)

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PROMO / REISSUED IN 1977 .Made In Japan.

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