Ekseption – Ekseption

Ekseption – Ekseption €3 Label: Philips – 873 003 UBY
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock, Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1


The 5th
Arranged By – Ekseption
Written-By – L. v. Beethoven*
Arranged By – Ekseption
Written-By – L. v. Beethoven*
3:22
A2


Dharma (For One)
Written-By – C. Bunker*, I. Anderson*
Written-By – C. Bunker*, I. Anderson*
3:25
A3


Little X Plus
Written-By – Ekseption
Written-By – Ekseption
2:20
A4


Sabre Dance
Written-By – A. Khatchaturian*
Written-By – A. Khatchaturian*
3:48
A5


Air
Arranged By – Ekseption
Written-By – J.S. Bach*
Arranged By – Ekseption
Written-By – J.S. Bach*
2:50
B1


Ritual Fire Dance
Written-By – M. De Falla*
Written-By – M. De Falla*
3:55
B2


Rhapsody In Blue
Written-By – G. Gershwin*
Written-By – G. Gershwin*
4:00
B3


This Here
Written-By – B. Timmons*, J. Hendricks*
Written-By – B. Timmons*, J. Hendricks*
4:17
B4


Dance Macabre Opus 40
Written-By – Saint-Saëns*
Written-By – Saint-Saëns*
5:05
B5


Canvas
Written-By – B. Bennet*
Written-By – B. Bennet*
2:27
Companies, etc.

• Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc B.V.
• Pressed By – Phonodisc B.V.
• Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Guitar, Vocals – Rob Kruisman
• Bass Guitar – Cor Dekker
• Design [Cover] – Jan Lepair
• Drums, Vocals – Peter de Leeuwe
• Engineer – Albert Kos, Gerard Beckers
• Guitar [Solo], Tenor Saxophone – Huib Van Kampen
• Photography By – Laurens Van Houten
• Piano, Organ, Dulcimer – Rick Van Der Linden
• Producer – Tony Vos
• Trumpet – Rein van den Broek

Notes "Ekseption's idea to record well-known classical themes started in 1968, when the group visited a concert of a British group called The Nice. The six boys were impressed by the way The Nice mixed pop and classical music.
A few weeks after the concert Ekseption was invited to play with one of the finest symphony orchestras in Holland - the North Holland Philharmonic - at a big festival in Haarlem.
The obvious man with Ekseption to handle this project was 22 year old pianist Rick van der Linden, who is also one the promising young classical pianists in Holland. Rick, who finished Conservatory and has played piano recitals with well-known orchestras, started to arrange several classical themes for the festival.
Some weeks before the event, however, Ekseption was told that the orchestra refused to perform with a pop group. That part of the festival was cancelled, but Ekseption stuck to the idea and decided to use the arrangement of Beethoven's "The 5th" for their new record.
"The 5th" was an instant smash hit and stayed for seven weeks in the national Top Ten. This LP was the result of requests for more 'classical pop' from Ekseption's many fans."

2nd pressing. Can be identified from the runout matrix number ("2" after the Y) and writer's credit of A2 on label and sleeve (I. Anderson/C. Bunker instead of J. Tull)

The runouts are stamped; the "X's" or "*" are crossed out 2's and Y's.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society (Boxed): B.I.E.M.
• Rights Society (Label side B): M.C.P.S.
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 873 003.1 Y
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 873 003.2 Y
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 * 119
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): AA 873 003 2Y 2 670 116
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 XXX111
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): AA 873 003 XX 2Y 1 670 119
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 * 116
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): AA 873 003 XX 2Y 1 670 1113
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 115
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): AA 873 003 XX 2Y 2 670 115 0̶
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 * 118
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): AA 873 003 2Y 2 670 114 0̶

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