666 (Aphrodite's Child album)
1972 studio album by Aphrodite's Child / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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666 (subtitled The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is the third and final studio album and only double album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, released in June 1972 by Vertigo Records. An ambitious double-LP concept album, ostensibly an adaptation of Biblical passages from the Book of Revelation, 666 was composed by keyboardist Vangelis and lyricist Costas Ferris.
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Released | June 1972 (1972-06) | |||
Recorded | 1970–1971 | |||
Studio | Studio Europa Sonor, Paris, France | |||
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Length | 77:58 (international release) 82:44 (Greek release) 43:50 (Brazilian release) | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Producer | Vangelis Papathanassiou | |||
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Conflict within the band and with their record company over the album's uncommercial style led to its release being delayed for more than a year. Though it was eventually released to a lukewarm critical and commercial reception, it later attracted a cult following among fans and musicians and became the group's most acclaimed project. It has appeared on various lists of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time.[1][4]