Vangelis – Gift...

Description

Label: Sony Music – MOVLP2699, Music On Vinyl – MOVLP2699
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, 180g
Country: Europe
Released: 8 Dec 2023
Genre: Electronic
Style: Modern Classical, Synth-pop, Experimental, Ambient

Tracklist:
A1 Theme From The TV Series Cosmos (Heaven & Hell Third Movement) 4:07
A2 Pulstar 5:48
A3 Page Of Life
Featuring [With] – Jon Anderson
3:20
A4 Alpha 5:47

B1 Sword Of Orion 1:58
B2 The Motion Of The Stars 4:25
B3 A Way 3:28
Heaven And Hell Suite (Excerpts)
B4 So Long Ago, So Clear
Featuring [With] – Jon Anderson
5:08

C1 Heaven & Hell Part II (Excerpt) 3:24
C2 12 O'Clock 5:35
C3 The Will Of The Wind 4:48
C4 Glorianna (Hymn A La Femme) 4:26

D1 Metallic Rain 6:13
D2 Shine For Me
Featuring [With] – Jon Anderson
4:14
D3 Intergalactic Radio Station 7:51

Companies:
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.

Notes:
Made in The EU
By 1996 Greek synth composer extraordinaire Vangelis - real name Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou - had become such an icon of electronic music not one but two retrospective anthologies arrived around the same time. Not bad considering this was only around halfway through his recording career, and in many ways his work was still in an evolutionary process. Gift was one of those compilations, and focuses attention on the first four records made by this Hellenic legend. Starting out with work from 1975's Heaven & Hell, from which an excerpt of the original (rather longwinded) 'Heaven & Hell Part II' has been lifted, we also get 'So Long Ago, So Clear', the artist's first collaboration with Jon Anderson (the musician-singer-songwriter whose name is credited on several other tracks here), and outstanding outings such as 'Pulstar' and 'Alpha'. A joy from start to finish.
Box 28

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text On Sticker): 8 719262 033511
Barcode (Scanned On Sticker): 8719262033511