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The Complete Jan Akkerman is a new 26 CD box set which brings together all the studio albums (and more) of Dutch guitar legend Jan Akkerman, who found international success with the band Focus.
The creative guitarist is well known for his individualistic style, combining rock, jazz, blues, and baroque into his solo projects. This 26-disc set includes the solo studio long-players, his most important live recordings and a CD of rare and previously unreleased tracks.
The booklet includes a biography, some unpublished photos and an album-to-album breakdown, featuring full credits (including never-before-published facts about who played what on specific albums) and Jan’s own memories about the 23 studio and live albums, taken from recent interviews with Jan.
In terms of mastering, these have come from the best available sources, including analog two-track tapes, digital safety copies, and the odd DAT tape (for the rarities disc). Where master tapes have disappeared or been untraceable, then “a few” needle drops have been used. Everything has been remastered “carefully” to maintain dynamic range, and some are even flat transfers because they didn’t need enhancing in any way.
CD 1 – TALENT FOR SALE
CD 2 – PROFILE
CD 3 – TABERNAKEL
CD 4 – JAN AKKERMAN & KAZ LUX: ELI / TRANSPARENTAL
ELI:
CD 5 – JAN AKKERMAN
CD 6 – TONY SCOTT featuring JAN AKKERMAN: PRISM
CD 7 – JAN AKKERMAN & CLAUS OGERMAN: ARANJUEZ
CD 8 – LIVE
CD 9 – JAN AKKERMAN 3
CD 10 – OIL IN THE FAMILY
CD 11 – PLEASURE POINT
CD 12 – IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
CD 13 – CAN’T STAND NOISE
CD 14 – FROM THE BASEMENT
CD 15 – HEARTWARE
CD 16 – THE NOISE OF ART
CD 17 – PUCCINI’S CAFE
CD 18 – BLUES HEARTS
CD 19 – FOCUS IN TIME
CD 20 – 10.000 CLOWNS ON A RAINY DAY (2CD)
CD 22 – PASSION
CD 23 – C.U.
CD 24 – MINOR DETAILS
CD 25 – MY FOCUS
For this CD Jan Akkerman selected his personal favorite Focus tracks, with some early (pre-Focus) works added.
CD 26 – AKKERARCHIVES