Aphrodite's Child was a Greek rock and pop band formed in 1967, by Evangelos Papathanassiou, later known professionally as Vangelis (keyboards, flutes), Demis Roussos (bass, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Silver Koulouris (guitar). They initially found success in Europe with hit singles like "Rain and Tears", "End of the World", "I Want to Live", and "It's Five O'Clock", before pivoting to progressive rock with their third and final album, 666 (1972). An ambitious concept album inspired by the Book of Revelation, it later gained critical acclaim and has appeared on a number of lists of the top progressive and psychedelic albums of all time.
Aphrodite's Child - End Of The World (1969)
Tracks:
All tracks written by Evangelos Papathanassiou/Boris Bergman.
01. End Of The World - 3:13
02. Don't Try To Catch A River - 3:40
03. Mister Thomas - 2:48
04. Rain And Tears - 3:12
05. The Grass Is No Green - 6:05
06. Valley Of Sadness - 3:12
07. You Always Stand In My Way - 3:55
08. The Shepherd And The Moon - 3:02
09. Day Of The Fool - 5:57
Personnel:
- Vangelis Papathanassiou - keyboards, flute, vibraphone, backing vocals
- Demis Roussos - lead vocals, bass, guitar, bouzouki
- Lucas Sideras - drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
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- Claude Chauvet - vocals (01,04)
Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (1970)
Tracks:
01. It's Five O'Clock (V Papathanassiou, Richard Julian Francis) - 3:27
02. Wake Up (V Papathanassiou, Richard Julian Francis) - 4:02
03. Take Your Time (V Papathanassiou, Richard Julian Francis) - 2:36
04. Annabella Lee (Demis Roussos, Richard George Adams) - 3:44
05. Let Me Love, Let Me Live (Lucas Sideras, Richard Julian Francis) - 4:40
06. Funky Mary (V Papathanassiou, Lucas Sideras) - 4:11
07. Good Time So Fine (V Papathanassiou, Valerie Johnson ) - 2:42
08. Marie Jolie (V Papathanassiou, Richard Julian Francis) - 4:37
09. Such A Funny Night (V Papathanassiou,Richard George Adams) - 4:30
Bonus Tracks:
10. I want To Live (J.P Martini, V Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman) - 3:57
11. Spring, Summer, Winter And Fall (V Papathanassiou, R Francis) - 4:58
Personnel:
- Vangelis Papathanassiou - organ
- Demis Roussos - lead vocals, bass, guitar
- Lucas Sideras - drums, timbales, backing vocals
Aphrodite's Child - 666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) (1972)
Tracks:
Music composed by Vangelis Papathanassiou. Text written by Costas Ferris.
Disc One:
01. The System - 0:23
02. Babylon - 2:47
03. Loud, Loud, Loud - 2:42
04. The Four Horsemen - 5:53
05. The Lamb - 4:33
06. The Seventh Seal - 1:30
07. Aegian Sea - 5:22
08. Seven Bowls - 1:29
09. The Wakening Beast - 1:11
10. Lament - 2:45
11. The Marching Beast - 2:00
12. The Battle Of The Locusts - 0:56
13. Do It - 1:44
14. Tribulation - 0:32
15. The Beast - 2:26
16. Ofis - 0:14
Disc Two:
01. Seven Trumpets - 0:35
02. Altamont - 4:33
03. The Wedding Of The Lamb - 3:38
04. The Capture Of The Beast - 2:17
05. ∞ (Infinity) - 5:15
06. Hic And Nunc - 2:55
07. All The Seats were Occupied - 19:18
08. Break - 2:57
Personnel:
- Vangelis Papathanassiou - organ, piano, flute, percussion, vibes, backing vocals, arranger, producer
- Demis Roussos - lead vocals (1-02, 1-04, 2-06), backing vocals, bass
- Lucas Sideras - lead vocals (1-15, 2-08), backing vocals, drums
- Silver Koulouris (Anargyros Koulouris) - guitars, percussion
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- Harris Halkitis - bass, tenor saxophone, congas, backing vocals
- Michel Ripoche - trombone, tenor saxophone (1-02, 2-06)
- Irene Papas - female vocals (2-05)
- John Frost - english text narration
- Yannis Tsarouchis - greek text narration
