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VANGELIS
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Personal Data:

Born: 29.03.1943 (Valos, Greece, as Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou)
Died: 17.05.2022
VANGELIS (photo)

Appearances:

1963-? Formynx
1968-cca 1975 Aphrodite's Child
cca 1979 Jon & Vangelis
cca 1981-cca 1983 Jon & Vangelis
cca 1991 Jon & Vangelis

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Dragon1971 Charly
2.Hypothesis1971 Affinity
3.Fais que ton reve soit plus long que la nuit1971
4.L'apocalypse des animaux1973 Polydor
5.Earth1974 Vertigo
6.Cosmos1974
7.Heaven And Hell28.11.1975RCA31
8.Can You Hear The Dogs Barking1975
9.Phos Socrates1976
10.La fete sauvage1976
11.Albedo 0.39
produced by: Vangelis		24.09.1976RCA18
12.Ignacjo1977
13.Spiral02.12.1977RCA
14.Beauborg7/1978 RCA
15.The Best Of Vangelis27.10.1978RCA
16.China4/1979 Polydor
17.Opera Sauvage
produced by: Vangelis		1979 Polydor 42
18.Odes1979
19.See You Later28.11.1980Polydor
20.Chariots Of Fire03.04.1981Polydor5 1
21.To The Unknown Man
(2LP)		11/1982 RCA
22.Magic Moments
(MC)		6/1984 RCA
23.Soil Festivities10/1984 Polydor55
24.Mask3/1985 Polydor69
25.Invisible Connections3/1985 Polydor
26.Rhapsodies1986 Polydor
27.Greatest Hits1986
28.Cosmos1986
29.Direct9/1988 Arista
30.Antarctica11/1988 Polydor
31.Themes7/1989 Polydor11
32.The City19.11.1990east west
33.1492 Conquest Of Paradise
produced by: Vangelis		10/1992 east west33
34.Entends-tu les cheins4/1993 C.A.M.
35.Greatest Hits1994
36.Blade Runner06.06.1994east west20
37.Best In Space05.12.1994
38.Space Themes1995
39.Mundo Magico De Vangelis06.10.1995
40.Voices24.10.1995Warner Music58
41.Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)11.03.1996Polydor14
42.Oceanic21.10.1996east west
43.Gift: Greatest Hits1997
44.Collection10.03.1997
45.El Greco26.10.1998east west
46.Reprise 1990-199916.11.1999Warner Music
47.Music Of Vangelis: Chariots Of Fire11.04.2000
48.Chariots Of Fire13.03.2001St.Clair
49.Mythodea - Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey23.10.2001Sony Classical
50.Odyssey - The Definitive Collection04.11.2003UMTV20
51.Best Of Vangelis20.04.2004Paradiso/BMG
52.The Music Of Vangelis24.05.2005Kala
53.Vangelis / Odyssey: The Definitive Collection17.01.2006Universal International
54.Blade Runner Trilogy22.01.2008Universal
55.Who Killed The Dragon?21.01.2010Finders Keepers
56.The Collection
(2CD)		19.07.2012Rhino/Warner Bros29
57.Sex Power04.05.2013Missing Vinyl
58.Amore08.07.2016Monster Melodies
59.Mission Accomplie (Rosetta's Waltz)05.08.2016Decca
60.Delectus: The Polydor & Vertigo Recordings - 1973-198526.08.2016Universal
61.Rosetta30.09.2016Decca40
62.Nocturne - The Piano Album1/2019 Decca
63.Juno To Jupiter9/2021 Decca

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.So Long Ago, So Clean / Heaven And Hell Theme
(v USA)		8/1976 RCA
2.Pulstar / Alpha12.11.1976RCA
3.To The Unknown Man / To The Unknown Man (part 2)30.12.1977RCA
4.The Long March / The Long March (part 2)5/1979 Polydor
5.Pulstar / Dervish D / Spiral / Alpha14.12.1979RCA
6.My Love / Domestic Logic 16/1980 Polydor
7.Chariots Of Fire - Titles / Eric's Theme4/1981 Polydor12 1
8.Heaven And Hell, Third Movement (Theme From The BBC-TV Series - The Cosmos)7/1981 BBC48
9.Chariots Of Fire - Titles / Eric's Theme
(reissue)		2/1982 Polydor41
10.Chariots Of Fire - Titles / Eric's Theme
(reissue)		8/1984 Polydor
11.The Will Of The Wind / Metallic Rain / Intergalactic Radio Station9/1988 Arista
12.Missing1989
13.Conquest Of Paradise / Moxica And The Horse
12",CD + Line Open / Landscape		10/1992 east west60
14.28th Parallel / West Across The Ocean Sea3/1993 east west
15.Voices / Voices II (Echoes) / Voices III10/1995 east west
16.Conquest Of Paradise12/1995 east west149
17.Sauvage Et Beau04.03.1996Polydor
18.Ask The Mountain
& Stina Nordenstam		11.03.1996east west
19.Spiral29.04.1997
20.FIFA 2002 World Cup Anthem11.06.2002
21.Let It Happen / Mekano
& Turelli		26.02.2007Gamm

Videos:

1. Journey To Ithaka - 7.4.2014, Gonzo

Movies:

1. Chariots Of Fire (1981, music by, directed by Hugh Hudson)
2. Blade Runner (1982, music by, directed by Ridley Scott)
3. 1492 Conquest Of Paradise ( 1992, music by, directed by Ridley Scott)

Various:

1/1977 stage performance David Bedford: The Odyssey (kb)

produced by LP:

Demis Roussos: Magic (11.3.77, Philips)

appeared on the LP:
Jon Anderson: Change We Must (10/94, EMI)

Compilation Appearances:
"La Petite Fille De La Mer" on OST "Stranger Than Fiction" (7.11.06, Columbia)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19931017.11.19937album review
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19818 233Ze světa
19925 32Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975901.03.197534interview
19755227.12.197529Albumsalbum review
1976821.02.197627Caught In The Actgig review
19763818.09.197624New Albumsalbum review
19764002.10.197646interview
19764513.11.19763Singlessingle review
19775331.12.197714Albumsalbum review
1978107.01.197815Singlessingle review
19794715.12.197922Singlessingle review
19804306.12.198016Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974013.07.19743News Desk
1974027.07.19742News Desk
1975027.12.197516Plattersalbum review
1976017.01.19762News Desk
1976009.10.197635Plattersalbum review
1976006.11.197613
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1993601.04.19935Pelmel
19932217.11.199328Recenzealbum review
19941502.08.199428Recenzealbum review
19962 88Recenzealbum review
19971 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19992 109Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20002 111Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200112 109Recenze - Novinkyalbum review