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APHRODITE'S CHILD: END OF THE WORLD

The debut album of the Aphrodite's Child, "End Of The World" is an uneven record. The more heart-wringing numbers will be way too sappy for many listeners, some of the hard-rocking songs have overwrought soulful vocals, and there's a general awkwardness that's inevitable when bands are singing in a non-native language. But this epic melancholic grandeur also makes Aphrodite's Child stick out to some degree among second-division psychedelic acts, and their use of skin-crawling psychedelic effects, while dated, is quite imaginative.

Tracklist:

1.End Of The World 2.Don't Try To Catch A River 3.Mister Thomas 4.Rain And Tears 5.The Grass Is No Green 6.Valley Of Sadness 7.You Always Stand In My Way 8.The Shepherd And The Moon 9.Day Of The Fool

Lineup:

Demis Roussos - acoustic & electric guitars, bass, bouzouki, trumpet, vocals, Vangelis - organ, keyboards, vibraphone, flute, Loukas Sideras - drums, percussion, timbales, Claude Chauvet - additional Vocals ("End Of The World", "Rain And Tears")

Release date: October 15, 1968