Best Of by Vangelis - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

Perhaps this Camden collection of Vangelis tracks should have been retitled The Best of Vangelis 1972-1985. It might have made more sense, but that's a small complaint because what is here is terrific. There are cuts from Spiral and Beauborg, from the Jon & Vangelis recordings, and even from the Cosmos TV series narrated by Carl Sagan. The sound is good, as is the presentation, and it's a nice little introduction -- with the word "little" being the main word in the sentence. Vangelis so often works conceptually -- and has from the very beginning -- that it's tough to size him up in a single-disc retrospective or even really introduce him. But this set tries and, for what it is, does a decent job.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo

1. Spiral

Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Marlis Duncklau; Production
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

2. Pulstar (Audio)

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

3. Freefall

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

4. Sword Of Orion

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

5. Alpha

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Keyboard: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

6. Ballad

Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Marlis Duncklau; Production
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

8. So Long Ago, So Clear

by Jon Anderson, Vangelis

Primary Artist: Jon Anderson
Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Jon Anderson
Vangelis
Jon & Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Lyricist: Jon Anderson; Composer

10. Mare Tranquillitatis

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

9. Shine for Me

by Jon Anderson, Vangelis

Primary Artist: Jon Anderson
Vangelis; Main Performer
Performer: Jon Anderson
Vangelis
Jon & Vangelis; Performer
Vocals: Jon Anderson; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Lyricist: Jon Anderson; Composer
Coordinator: John Martin; Production
Mastering Engineer: Alain Marnat
Mireille Landman; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

12. Theme from the TV Series "Cosmos" (Heaven and Hell, 3rd Movement)

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Producer: Vangelis; Production

14. Bacchanale

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Vocals: Vangelis; Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Producer: Unknown; Production

13. 12 O'Clock

Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Keyboard: Vangelis; Performer
Vocals: Vangelis; Performer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer

7. To the Unknown Man

Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Evangelos Papathanassiou Vangelis
Vangelis; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Marlis Duncklau; Production
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

11. Dervish D.

Performer: Vangelis; Performer
Primary Artist: Vangelis; Main Performer
Arranger: Vangelis; Composer
Composer: Vangelis; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Marlis Duncklau; Production
Engineer: Keith Spencer-allen; Production
Producer: Vangelis; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 10 minutes and 51 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

4/14 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Progressive Rock, Electronic, Easy Listening, New Age, Ambient, Synth-pop

Label

RCA Camden

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 24, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

743219397720