Focus Plays Focus

Focus Plays Focus
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1970
RecordedJanuary 1970
StudioSound Techniques
(Chelsea, London)
GenreProgressive rock[1]
Length33:30 (UK edition 35:50)
LabelImperial
(5C 054-24192)[2]
ProducerHubert Terheggen
Focus chronology
Focus Plays Focus
(1970)
Focus II
(1971)

Focus Plays Focus is the first studio album by Dutch rock band Focus, released in September 1970 on Imperial Records. It is the only album recorded by the group's original line-up consisting of organist and vocalist Thijs van Leer, bassist Martijn Dresden, drummer Hans Cleuver, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. It was renamed In and Out of Focus for the international re-release of the album from 1971 onwards which included their debut single "House of the King".

  1. ^ "In and Out of Focus - Focus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Focus Plays Focus (Media notes). Imperial Records. 1970. 5C 054-24192.