Ekseption – Ekseption
- Artist: Ekseption
- Cod produs: 873 003 UBY
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Artist: Ekseption
Label: Philips
Format: Vinyl - LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Netherlands
Year: 1969
Genres: Jazz, Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock
Collection Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Collection Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
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." 1st pressing. Can be identified from the runout matrix number ("1" after the Y), writer's credit of A2 on label and sleeve (J. Tull instead of I. Anderson/C. Bunker) and it comes in a flipback sleeve. Also, the font used for the Philips name on the labels is the old, thick (or bold) font; on subsequent pressings, the font used for the Philips name are clearly thinner [see and compare label images]. The runouts are stamped.
Tracklist:
A1 The 5th (3:22)
A2 Dharma (For One) (3:25)
A3 Little X Plus (2:20)
A4 Sabre Dance (3:48)
A5 Air (2:50)
B1 Ritual Fire Dance (3:55)
B2 Rhapsody In Blue (4:00)
B3 This Here (4:17)
B4 Dance Macabre Opus 40 (5:05)
B5 Canvas (2:27)
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Artist: Ekseption
The band was also joined by Rob Kruisman, who became the new bandleader. Later that year also [a=Rick van der Linden] (keyboards) joined the group. He was a classically trained musician who finished Conservatory and had played with several jazz- and popgroups, one of them was the Occasional Swing Combo. They met each other, because both bands played at the same gig. Van den Broek was impressed by the playing of Van der Linden and asked him to join Ekseption. In 1968 the band entered the Loosdrechtse Jazz Concours and won the first prize, a record deal with Phonogram.
At the end of the year the band was about to record their debut album with producer Tony Vos. By this time Alta and Griek were replaced by bass guitarist Cor Dekker (he died in 2005) and drummer Peter de Leeuwe. As the first single "Beethoven's The Fifth" was chosen and it became an instant hit for the band. The follow up singles "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Air" became big hits as well. Because of this chart success Van der Linden became the new bandleader. In 1969 Kruisman left the band because he was not happy with the new musical approach. Shortly after that also co-founder Van Kampen left the band (he dies in 2003). He left the music business, and became a music teacher.
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