- Artist:
- Aphrodite's Child
666 (The Apocalypse Of John, 13/18): 4CD + Blu-Ray
Release date: 1 November, 2024
Originally released in 1972 by Greek band Aphrodite’s Child, ‘666 - The Apocalypse Of John’ is one of the most controversial, ambitious, exotic and lauded progressive rock albums of all time. Composed by Vangelis, with lyrics written by Costas Ferris, it is a conceptual double album that was hailed upon its release as “a work of stunning complexity and originality” and is the crowning moment in the career of Aphrodite’s Child, a group which also featured the outstanding talent of Demis Roussos (vocals, bass guitar), later an internationally renowned vocalist and solo artist, along with the gifted musicians Silver Koulouris (lead guitar) and Lucas Sideras (drums, vocals).
Featuring material such as ‘The Four Horsemen’, ‘Aegian Sea’, ‘Babylon’, ‘Do It’, ‘The Beast’ and ‘All the Seats Were Occupied’, this album’s renown has grown steadily over the decades, influencing successive generations of musicians.
The 4-CD / 1 Blu Ray set contains audio remastered versions of the original album mix and the rare 1974 Greek LP mix (which featured considerably different mixes to the original LP release). The Blu Ray disc features a 96 kHz / 24-bit Atmos and 5.1 up mixes and stereo mix, all of which were overseen by Vangelis. The Blu Ray also contains bonus video content of a 28-minute episode of the French television show Discorama from June 1972 featuring Vangelis performing in the television studio and talking about the album (with English subtitles added).
This set also includes a lavishly illustrated book featuring a new essay and original interviews with the band plus many previously unseen photographs that Vangelis sourced from his various archives around Europe not long before his sad passing in May 2022.
DISC ONE “666” – The 1972 version remastered
- The System
- Babylon
- Loud, Loud, Loud
- The Four Horsemen
- The Lamb
- The Seventh Seal
- Aegean Sea
- Seven Bowls
- The Wakening Beast
- Lament
- The Marching Beast
- The Battle of the Locusts
- Do It
- Tribulation
- The Beast
- Ofis
DISC TWO “666” – The 1972 version remastered
- Seven Trumpets
- Altamont
- The Wedding of the Lamb
- The Capture of the Beast
- ∞
- Hic et Nunc
- All the Seats Were Occupied
- Break
DISC THREE “666” – The 1974 Greek LP version remastered
- The System
- Babylon
- Loud, Loud, Loud
- The Four Horsemen
- The Lamb
- The Seventh Seal
- Aegean Sea
- Seven Bowls
- The Wakening Beast
- Lament
- The Marching Beast
- The Battle of the Locusts
- Do It
- Tribulation
- The Beast
- Ofis
DISC FOUR “666” – The 1974 Greek LP version remastered
- Seven Trumpets
- Altamont
- The Wedding of the Lamb
- The Capture of the Beast
- ∞
- Hic et Nunc
- All the Seats Were Occupied
- Break
DISC FIVE – BLU RAY DISC “666” - 96 kHz / 24-bit Atmos upmix, 5.1 upmix & stereo mix
- The System
- Babylon
- Loud, Loud, Loud
- The Four Horsemen
- The Lamb
- The Seventh Seal
- Aegean Sea
- Seven Bowls
- The Wakening Beast
- Lament
- The Marching Beast
- The Battle of the Locusts
- Do It
- Tribulation
- The Beast
- Ofis
- Seven Trumpets
- Altamont
- The Wedding of the Lamb
- The Capture of the Beast
- ∞
- Hic et Nunc
- All the Seats Were Occupied
- Break
Bonus Visual Content:
“Discorama” featuring Vangelis (ORTF TV, France – 4th June 1972)
- Formats:
- CD Box Set
- Label:
- UMR
- Cat#:
- 3594862