Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive rock band formed in 1967, by Vangelis (keyboards), Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris (guitar). Their band's name was derived from the title of a track from another Mercury act, Dick Campbell, from his "Sings Where It's At" album. Papathanassiou and Roussos had already been successful in Greece (playing in the bands Formynx and Idols respectively) while they got together with Sideras and Koulouris to form a new band. Their first recording as a band was for George Romanos' album "In Concert" and "In Studio" where they played on four songs and were credited as 'Vangelis and his Orchestra'. In the same year they recorded a two song demo and submitted it to Philips Records.
666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is a double album (one full compact disc) by psychedelic/progressive art rock group Aphrodite's Child. It was released in 1972, and was the primary vehicle/effort for the Vangelis project. It had a minor Album Oriented Radio hit in "The Four Horsemen", and the song "Break" was also released. The album was ostensibly an adaptation of Biblical passages from the book of the same name, but was also very experimental in lyrics and composition. By the time the double album 666 finally was released in June 1972, and having sold over 20 million albums, the band had already split.
TRACK LISTING
01 - The System
02 - Babylon
03 - Loud, Loud, Loud
04 - The Four Horsemen
05 - The Lamb
06 - The Seventh Seal
07 - Aegian Sea
08 - Seven Bowls
09 - The Wakening Beast
10 - Lament
11 - The Marching Beast
12 - The Battle Of The Locusts
13 - Do It
14 - Tribulation
15 - The Beast
16 - Ofis
17 - Seven Trumpets
18 - Altamont
19 - The Wedding Of The Lamb
20 - The Capture Of The Beast
21 - [Infinity Symbol]
22 - Hic And Nunc
23 - All The Seats Were Occupied
24 - Break
Label: Fruitgum Corp. (Vertigo) * Format: Album, Remastered * Country: Australia * Released: 2004 (1972) * Genre: Rock * Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
I think this is the proper CD for my 666th post. Enjoy!