VERY RARE VANGELIS CHINA LP + BOOKLET POLYDOR

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Nov 7, 2013 Sold Date

Oct 31, 2013 Start Date

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Judging from the Chinese quote already appearing on the sleeve of the 1977 Spiral album, sometime in the seventies Vangelis developed an interest in the ancient culture and philosophy of China that culminated in this first recording to be released on the Polydor label. The company took an active interest in the project by releasing a gatefold first edition of the LP with a booklet containing a lengthy essay and many unique pictures as well as probably ordering the shooting a promotional film showing Vangelis doing recording work in his studio. During the album's 40 minutes, Vangelis manages to capture many diverse elements of China and its people, at least the way it was centuries ago: its tortured history (in The Long March), their philosophy (in Yin & Yang), their story-telling (as in The Little Fete), the tranquility of its country-side (as in The Tao Of Love), its vastness (as in Himalaya). Adding to the atmosphere, the album-cover used for all subsequent regular releases apparently shows Vangelis himself swimming in sort of turquoise-colored water. The authentic Chinese sound was designed especially for this album and is a noticeable improvement over the previous RCA albums. It manifests itself through the use of gongs, acoustic guitar-like sounds, various high ethereal sounds, all very pretty in a delicate way. However, some traditional western instruments are also used – at the end of The Long March Vangelis shows us how good a piano-player he can be and old friend Michel Ripoche from the Paris days has a nice violin-part in The Plum Blossom. The fine Himalaya track shows Vangelis' ability to maintain the listener's interest for over 10 minutes even though being rather static in its musical argument but still not purely ambient.

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JACKET - NEAR MINT

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RECORD - MINT

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