Albedo 0.39 (Official Vangelis Supervised Remastered Edition)

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Annotation

Esoteric Recordings are proud to announce the release of newly remastered and sonically enhanced editions of the albums recorded for the RCA and ARISTA labels by VANGELIS. All of these reissues come in deluxe digi-pack designs, with new masters personally supervised by VANGELIS.

The superb "ALBEDO 0.39” was VANGELIS’ second album to be released by RCA Records and was recorded at his personal studio in London, Nemo in 1976. This conceptual work, inspired by Space and Galactic Physics, took its name from the planet Earth’s albedo, (the proportion of the light a planet receives that is reflected back into outer space), as it was in 1976. The album was to feature the iconic "Pulstar” and saw VANGELIS push the perceived boundaries of the synthesizer as a musical instrument to new dimensions. In addition, VANGELIS played a wide variety of other instruments on this stunning work.

This Esoteric Recordings release (undertaken with the full approval and supervision of VANGELIS himself) features a booklet that restores the original album artwork.

Annotation last modified on 2014-01-25 15:43 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pulstar
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
performer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Pulstar (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
3.155:45
2Freefall
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, keyboard, membranophone and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Freefall (Albedo 0.39) (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
32:16
3Mare Tranquillitatis
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, keyboard, membranophone and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Mare Tranquillitatis (Vangelis song) (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
41:45
4Main Sequence
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, keyboard, membranophone and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Main Sequence (Albedo 0.39) (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
8:05
5Sword of Orion
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Sword of Orion (Albedo 0.39) (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
2:00
6Alpha
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Alpha (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
45:45
7Nucleogenesis, Part One
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, keyboard, membranophone and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Nucleogenesis (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
5:56
8Nucleogenesis, Part Two
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, keyboard, membranophone and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Nucleogenesis (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
36:11
9Albedo 0.39
sound engineer:
Keith Spencer-Allen
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard and synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (in 1976)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Albedo 0.39 (Albedo 0.39) (in 1976)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
4.54:25

Credits

Release

liner notes:Mark Powell (reissue producer, recordings label manager, music journalist and freelance catalogue consultant)
remaster of:Albedo 0.39
part of:Remastered by Vangelis (Series by Vangelis remastered by the composer) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5173691 [info]
ASIN:FR: B00FG1EVBM [info]