Ekseption - Trinity
 
Label: Philips - 6423 056 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: Netherlands 
Released: 1973 
Genre: Classical, Pop, Rock 
Style: Modern Classical, Psychedelic, Symphonic Rock

Vinyl Rip in 24 Bit-96 kHz

Rip by Arend
 
Tracklist

Side 1

A1 - Toccata (From Toccata And Fugue In D Minor For Pipe Organ) 5:16
 Composed By - J.S. Bach 	 	
A2 - The Peruvian Flute 8:04
 Composed By - Peruvian Traditional 	 	
A3 - Dreams 1:32
 Composed By - T. Vos 	 	
A4 - Smile 2:53
 Composed By - R.v.d. Linden 	 	
A5 - Lonely Chase 3:10
 Composed By - R.v.d. Linden 	

Side 2
 	
B1 - Romance (From Romance For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In F Major, Op.50) 3:30
 Composed By - L.v. Beethooven 	 	
B2 - Improvisation 9:01
 Composed By - R.v.d. Linden 	 	
B3 - Meddle 1:07
 Composed By - R.v.d. Linden 	 	
B4 - Flight Of Bumble Bee 3:22
 Composed By - Rimsky-Korsakov 	 	
B5 - Finale III 2:50
 Composed By - R.v.d. Linden 
 Featuring [Guets] - Members Of The Dutch Chamber Choir 	 	

Credits▼

Bass Guitar - Cor Dekker
Drums, Percussion - Pieter Voogt
Piano, Organ [Hammond], Spinet, Organ [Pipe], Synthesizer [Arp 2600], Mellotron - Rick Van Der Linden 
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute - Jan Vennik 
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet [With King Octavoice] - Rein Van Den Broek

Guests:
 
Members of the Dutch Chamber Choir (on "Finale III")

Arranged By [All Titles] - Rick Van Der Linden 
Co-producer [Assisted By] - Pieter Nieboer 
Design [Album Design] - Jan Van Uden 
Directed By - Rein Van Den Broek, Rick Van Der Linden 
Engineer - Pieter Nieboer 
Photography By - Claude Vanheye 
Producer - Ekseption 
 
Notes▼

Gatefold sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers▼

Other (Rights Society): STEMRA


Technical Info:*

Linn LP12 with Lingo power supply
Ittok LV II arm
Ortofon MC 20 Super II Cartridge
Accuphase C11 Phono-pre
Pro-Line Silver interlink
Tascam US 144 ADC - Audioquest Coffee USB Cable 
Wavelab 6 and CD Wave 1.95.2

Tweaks: 
Noise Eater 
Masterbase (under the feet of the turntable)
Boston Audio Mat 1 (*upgrade)



Ekseption's 6th album included some personnel-changes as both Dick Remelink and Peter de Leeuwe were changed by Jan Vennik and Pieter Voogt. But these changes didn't affect the band's musical inspiration and artistic quality as "Trinity" proved to be another of their best albums. "One of my last favorites of Ekseption, almost forty years after the release, you can hear it by this fantastic Philips recording on vinyl. Listen to the outstanding "Toccata" on Youtube; Enjoy!"


Review:

 I doubted whether to give this album four stars or five stars, but I decided on four stars since the next album that Van der Linden would make with his new band Trace deserves that honour. Nevertheless, this truly is an excellent album which shows a fully matured Ekseption with its unique own mix of prog rock, classical and jazz. Of course, the classical composers are not forgotten: Bach's famous 'Toccata', Beethoven's 'Romance from his second violin concerto' as well as Rimsky Korsakov's devastatingly fast 'Flight of the bumble bee' are transformed through Rick's unique recipe into a unique, exciting cocktail. 

 Besides the classical composers there also are Rick's own compositions as well as a great piece of music written by Tony Vos, 'Dreams', where the brass is carrying Jan Vennik's flute. 'The Peruvian Flute' is based on a Peruvian traditional, but of course Rick places his own stamp on the music to such a degree that it becomes unmistakenly Van der Linden. In 'Improvisation', the longest track on the album, each of the band members is allowed a solo, and whereas usually this can lead to some boring showcase of the individual's mastery of technique, on this song everything blends ekseptionally well together. 

 The album ends with the beautiful 'Finale III', where members of the Dutch Chamber Choir sing their part as well, an inspired closing track to an uplifting album. I hope it will see its release on CD soon. This one definitely is a must have.

 DZ@Progarchives.com