Solution is the first album by the DutchThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
symphonic rockSymphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
group SolutionSolution were a Dutch progressive rock band that existed from 1970 to 1983, during which time they released six studio albums and one live album...
. It was released in 1971-Events:*February 1 – after months of feuding in the press, Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones hold a "drum battle" at The Lyceum.*February 8 – Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, is premièred at New York's Academy of Music...
on the DeccaDecca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
label.
History
It is the only Solution album to feature original vocalist and bassist Peter van der Sande, who was replaced by Guus Willemse around the time of the LP release. Van der Sande provides raw vocals on "Phases", while the other four tracks are instrumental. Solution was recorded over three consecutive days in May 1971.
"Koan", "Trane Steps" and "Circus Circumstances" all feature frantic ensemble playing by the band, complemented by the relatively peaceful "Preview". The theme from the latter song would later be incorporated into the codas of "Second Line" and "Third Line" on the subsequent two albums.
"Circus Circumstances" is based on a composition by French composer Jacques IbertJacques François Antoine Ibert was a French composer. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I.Ibert pursued a successful composing career,...
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In 1976 Solution was coupled with DivergenceDivergence is the second album by the Dutch symphonic rock group Solution. It was released in 1972 on the EMI subsidiary Harvest Records.-History:This album is among the most progressive by the group...
as a double album, retaining the eponymous title. This pairing was issued by EMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
on Compact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 1988 and again in 2007. In 2006, the entirety of the first album was included on The Ultimate Collection.
Track listing
- "Koan" (7:50)
- "Preview" (:51)
- "Phases" (12:19)
- (Barlage/Ennes/Waterman/vs Sande)
- "Trane Steps" (10:19)
- "Circus Circumstances" (7:03)
- (Ibert/Emmerson/Barlage/Ennes/Waterman)
Credits
Tom Barlage: flute, alto & soprano sax
Willem Ennes: piano, electric piano, organ
Peter v. d. Sande: bass, vocals
Hans Waterman: drums
Steve Boston: congas and cowbell on "Phases"
Produced by John Schuursma and Joop Visser
Engineers: Pierre Geoffroy Chateau and André Hooning
Recorded May 17, 18 and 19 1971 at Bovema's Studio - Heemstede
Photos: Janos Barendsen
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