[1972]
Parole di Costas Ferris / Κώστας Φέρρης (1935-), regista cinematografico, scrittore, attore e produttore greco. Nel 1983 il suo film “Rembetiko” (“Ρεμπέτικο”) vinse l’Orso d’Argento al festival di Berlino.
Musica di Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou / Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου, in arte Vangelis / Βαγγέλης
Nel doppio album finale degli Aphrodite’s Child, intitolato “666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18)”, concept album ispirato all’Apocalisse dell’apostolo Giovanni.
Non so di chi sia la voce recitante in questo brano. Mi sembra femminile ma viene attribuita a tal Daniel Koplowitz ovvero a tal John Forst.

Una bellissima spoken song, anzi, una preghiera, con coro collettivo degli Aphrodite’s Child di Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos / Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος
(Riccardo, sarà mica tuo parente alla lontana?)

[1969]
Lyrics by Boris Bergman
Music by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (“Plaisir d'amour”, [1784]), rearranged by Vangelis / Βαγγέλης

Aphrodite's Child (Παιδί της Αφροδίτης) was formed in 1967 by Vangelis (keyboards), together with his musician friends Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals), Lucas Sideras (drums and vocals) and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris (guitar).
But when the group went to Paris in 1968 Koulouris had to stay in Greece (for military service).
The first single was released in 1968: "Plastics nevermore" / "The other people" (as a demo for Philips).
The single "Rain and Tears", released in May 1968, was a huge success all over the world.
The first album: "End of the World" was released in 1968.
In 1969 Aphrodite's Child released their second album "It's Five o'Clock".
In 1970 Vangelis started working on the album "666", when Silver Koulouris joined Aphrodite's Child.
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