See See The Sun
original vinyl album
1.Reason for it all (Scherpenzeel) 6:29
2.Lyrics (Scherpenzeel )3:42
3.Mouldy wood (music: Scherpenzeel, Slager, Koopman; lyrics: Scherpenzeel) 5:16
4.Lovely Luna (Koopman) 8:19
5.Hope for a lifetime (music Scherpenzeel, Koopman; lyrics: Scherpenzeel) 6:49
6.Ballet for the cripple (music: Scherpenzeel, Koopman; lyrics: Scherpenzeel, van Leeuwen) 4:39
7.Forever is a lonely thought (music: Koopman; lyrics: Scherpenzeel) 5:26
8.Mammoth (Koopman, Scherpenzeel) 2:57
9.See see the sun (music: Koopman, Scherpenzeel; lyrics: van Leeuwen) 4:13
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CD bonus tracks:
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10.Still try to write a book (Koopman) 2:01
11.Give it a name (music: Koopman, Scherpenzeel; lyrics: Koopman, van Leeuwen) 2:44
First release: 1973, EMI Bovema CD release: 1995, Pseudonym Records
Kayak
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Ton Scherpenzeel — organ, synthsizer, piano, backing vocals
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Pim Koopman — drums, synthesizer, marimba, backing vocals; lead vocals (Lovely Luna, Forever is a lonely thought, Give it a name)
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Max Werner — lead & backing vocals, percussion, mellotron
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Cees van Leeuwen — bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Guest musicians
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Giny Busch, Martin Koeman —violin (Lyrics)
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Ernst Reijseger — cello (Lyrics)
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Gerrit-Jan Leenders — vocals, percussion (Hope for a Life)
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Rijn Peter de Klerk — percussion (Hope for a Life)
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Gijsbert Perlee — barrel organ "Flamingo" Amsterdam (Mammoth)
Recorded at Intertone EMI Studios, Heemstede Holland 1972-1973, engineer Pierre Geoffroy Chateau
Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London GB 1973, engineer Alan Parsons
Mixed at Chipping Norton Studios, Chipping Norton GB 1972, engineer Dave Grinsted
Produced by Gerrit-Jan Leenders & Kayak
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Record company EMI had several test logo's designed for the band's name Kayak.
Kayak's mixing consolo, live. Second on the left lighting engineer Peter Scherpenzeel, who later became the band's bass player. Then record producer Gerrit Jan Leenders and in the middle Rijn Peter de Klerk, Kayak's first live FOH mixing engineer.
Kayak in the studio. Behind the mixing console Ton and Max, on the right producer Gerrit Jan Leenders and engineer Pierre Geoffroy Chateau.
Kayak behind the mixing console in Studio 1, Intertone EMI Studios, Heemstede Holland
Book with the score for barrel organ, recording for 'Mammoth'.
Kayak in front of the studio with barrel organ 'Flamingo', shortly before recording 'Mammoth'.
Official Kayak promo pic for 'See See the Sun'
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