''See See the Sun'' is the first album by the

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band

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. It was originally released by

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in 1973 and reissued by Pseudonym with two bonus tracks (both of which were originally singles b-sides) in 1995, and again in 2012. The song 'Mammoth' is one of the very few pop singles to feature a barrel organ (or

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). The organ, The Flamingo, was too big to get through the studio entrance. Therefore, the melody was recorded outside. Being a manually operated organ, the pace varied all the time, making it very hard to fit the piece into the rest of the song.

Track listing

# "Reason for it All" (Scherpenzeel) – 6:29 # "Lyrics" (Scherpenzeel) – 3:42 # "Mouldy Wood" (Slager/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 5:16 # "Lovely Luna" (Koopman) – 8:19 # "Hope for a Life" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 6:49 # "Ballet of the Cripple" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 4:39 # "Forever is a Lonely Thought" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 5:26 # "Mammoth" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 2:57Dutch Charts - "Mammoth" peaked at No.17
/ref> # "See See the Sun" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 4:13

Bonus tracks (1995 reissue)

# "Still Try to Write a Book" (Koopman) – 2:01 # "Give it a Name" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 2:44

Lineup

Max Werner Max Werner (29 December 1953 – 9 April 2024) was a Dutch vocalist, musician, and drummer. He was the lead singer, drummer, and percussionist of the progressive art rock band Kayak. Life and career Werner was born in Hilversum. In 1972, W ...

– lead vocals, percussion, Mellotron *

Johan Slager Johan Slager (8 June 1946 – 22 January 2025) was a Dutch musician best known as the original guitarist of rock band Kayak. He was born in Amsterdam. Biography Slager co-founded the band along with Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman, and Max Wer ...

– guitars, backing vocals *

Ton Scherpenzeel Ton Scherpenzeel (born 6 August 1952) is a Dutch keyboardist, composer, lyricist, and founding member of Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Subsequent to Kayak, Scherpenzeel joined British progressive rock band Camel (band), Camel. He also play ...

– keyboards, backing vocals * Cees van Leeuwen – bass, backing vocals, harmonica *

Pim Koopman Wilhelmus Frederikus "Pim" Koopman (11 March 1953 – 23 November 2009) was a Dutch musician best known as the drummer, percussionist and occasional lead singer of rock band Kayak. Biography Born in Hilversum, Koopman co-founded Kayak in 197 ...

– drums, backing vocals, synthesizer, marimba, lead vocals on "Lovely Luna," "Forever Is a Lonely Thought," and "Give It a Name"

Guest appearances

* Giny Bush and Martine Koeman – violins on "Lyrics" * Ernst Reijseger – cello on "Lyrics" * Gerrit-Jan Leenders – vocals, percussion on "Hope for a Life" * Rijn Peter de Klerk – percussion on "Hope for a Life" * G. Perlee – barrel organ "Flamingo" Amsterdam on "Mammoth"

References

External links

Album review
{{Authority control Kayak (band) albums 1973 albums Harvest Records albums