Ekseption - Ekseption

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A1	The 5th Arranged By – EkseptionWritten-By – L. v. Beethoven*	3:22
A2	Dharma (For One) Written-By – C. Bunker*, I. Anderson*	3:25
A3	Little X Plus Written-By – Ekseption	2:20
A4	Sabre Dance Written-By – A. Khatchaturian*	3:48
A5	Air Arranged By – EkseptionWritten-By – J.S. Bach*	2:50
B1	Ritual Fire Dance Written-By – M. De Falla*	3:55
B2	Rhapsody In Blue Written-By – G. Gershwin*	4:00
B3	This Here Written-By – B. Timmons*, J. Hendricks*	4:17
B4	Dance Macabre Opus 40 Written-By – Saint-Saëns*	5:05
B5	Canvas Written-By – B. Bennet*	2:27

Companies, etc.

• Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc B.V.
• Pressed By – Phonodisc B.V.

Credits

• Design [Cover] – Jan Lepair
• Drums, Vocals – Peter de Leeuwe
• Engineer – Albert Kos, Gerard Beckers
• Guitar – Cor Dekker
• Guitar, Saxophone – Huib Van Kampen
• Photography By – Laurens Van Houten
• Piano, Organ – Rick Van Der Linden
• Producer – Tony Vos
• Saxophone, Flute, Guitar, Vocals – Rob Kruisman
• 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)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM MCPS
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): AA 873 003 1Y 2 670 *** 119
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): AA 873 003 2Y 2 670 116

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
873 003 UBY	Ekseption	Ekseption ‎(LP, Album)	Philips	873 003 UBY	Netherlands	1969
873 003 UBY	Ekseption	Ekseption ‎(LP, Album)	Philips	873 003 UBY	New Zealand	1969
PHS 600-334	Ekseption	Ekseption ‎(LP, Album)	Philips	PHS 600-334	Canada	1970
873.003 BY	Ekseption	Classic In Pop ‎(LP, Album)	Philips	873.003 BY	France	1969
92 857	Ekseption	Classic In Pop ‎(LP, Comp, Club)	Philips	92 857	Austria	1970

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