OUT OF FOCUS - Wake Up +3 - EU Prog Gems Limited Edition - LISTEN - VERY RARE

Out Of Focus are without doubt one of the 10 best progressive bands of the 70s from outside Britain! Released at the beginning of 1971 by the Kuckuck label (known among other things also for records by Murphy Blend and Armaggedon), a splendid album by a forgotten German band - in my humble opinion it is probably the best title from Germany in the circle of heavy, progressive rock! A brilliant combination of the atmospheres of early Jethro Tull with Pink Floyd and with a pinch of Colosseum - backed by very solid rhythm section playing and an excellent, pleasantly mannered vocal. Full of imagination and unrestrained power, a 78-minute CD without weak points! Additionally 3 linked-together live tracks (from Palermo 1972) lasting 30 minutes together are included! Excellent sound - slightly clearer than on the Ohrwashl edition, and a much nicer booklet containing several rare photos of this splendid band! NOTE! The short sound of a cuckoo clock placed at the end of the record always appeared at the end of each vinyl side of albums on the Kuckuck label and until now had not been included! AN ABSOLUTE MUST! Condition: New, sealed. (JL)