VANGELIS-EARTH Greek 1st Press LP 1973 MINT UNIQUE
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VANGELIS PAPATHANASSIOU -EARTH
VERTIGO/Phonogram 6499 693 1973
condition: Sleeve:NM Vinyl: NM
the sleeve is absolutely clear , with very minor creasing, while the vinyl got only very few tiny light paper scuffs per side that are not affect the audio quality.Vinyl Looks and Sounds great, as new !
Original laminated sleeve. This is my favourite Vangelis work! Released 1973 Recorded Europa-Sonor studios,Paris
Genre Electronica Length 38:47 Label Vertigo, # 6499 693 (LP) Producer(s) Vangelis O. Papathanassiou InstrumentsVangelis plays synthesizers, Mellotron, a drum machine, percussion, provides background vocals, and various ethnic instruments (flute, tabla). Collaborating artists are Anargyros Koulouris (guitars, background vocals, and lute), Robert Fitoussi (bass, and lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8). He became known in the 1980s as F.R. David, when he made the hit single 'Words'. Warren Shapovitch provided the narration on the tracks 'We Were All Uprooted' and 'A song'. It is uncertain whether other collaborators during these years, drummer Tony Oxley and Brian Ogden (bass), also contributed to Earth.
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The album is a prime example of early-1970s progressive rock but offers some flash-forwards into New Age music, such as "We were all uprooted", with extensive use of the Mellotron. Ethnic influences also abound, such as the plucked string accompaniment to "He-O" and the distinctly Indian-sounding "Ritual".
Lyrics are abstract ("Let it happen"), absurd ("He-O") or lyrical ("My face in the rain", "A song"). Various vocalists appear; the main vocal parts on "He-O" and "Let it happen" are sung by a small all-male choir, while "My face in the rain" and "A song" are both with a tenor male vocal (Fitoussi).
The album can be seen to be a direct progression of the type of material he was doing with his erstwhile band Aphrodites Child. It wasn't until his subsequent releases that his electronic, instrumetal style became dominant.
- "Come on" - 2:09
- "We were all uprooted" – 6:51
- "Sunny Earth" - 6:41
- "He-O" - 4:12
- "Ritual" - 2:45
- "Let it Happen" - 4:19
- "The City" - 1:14
- "My Face in the Rain" – 4:23
- "Watch Out" - 3:02
- "A Song" - 3:28
All Items Are shipped from ATHENS Greece not from UK.
S&H to UK is 5.5 GBP for the first LP, 6.5 GBP for 2 LP sets of 2 LPs, and 2.5 GBP for each LP after.
S&H to the rest of the World is 6.2 GBP for the first LP, 8.5 GBP for 2 LP sets of 2 LPs, and 2.5 GBP for each LP after.
s&h to Greece is 4 GBP fro any order size!!!
