End of the World (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = End of the World
| type = Album
| artist = Aphrodite's Child
| cover = Aphrodites_Child_End_Of_The_World.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 November 1968
| recorded = 10th, 18th, May;
26th – 29th June;
11th – 13th September;
2nd – 8th October 1968
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock, art rock, psychedelic rock
| length = 34:43
| label = Philips
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = It's Five O'Clock
| next_year = 1969
| misc = {{Singles
| name = End of the World
| type = studio
| single1 = Rain and Tears
| single1date = 1968
| single2 = End of the World
| single2date = 1969
| single3 = Valley of Sadness
| single3date = 1969
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29251|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
End of the World is the debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child. It features the UK top 30 hit "Rain and Tears".{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/rain-and-tears/|title = Rain and tears | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website = Official Charts}}
Track listing
All songs written by Boris Bergman and Vangelis Papathanassiou except as noted
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Recorded
| title1 = End of the World
| extra1 = 22nd, 24th, 28th, 29th June; 11th, 12th, 13th September 1968
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = Don't Try to Catch a River
| extra2 = 10th, 18th May 1968
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Mister Thomas
| extra3 = 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th October 1968
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Rain and Tears
| writer4 = Johann Pachelbel, Bergman, Vangelis
| extra4 = 10th, 18th May 1968
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = The Grass is No Green
| extra5 = 22nd, 24th, 28th, 29th June; 11th, 12th, 13th September 1968
| length5 = 5:59
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Recorded
| title1 = Valley of Sadness
| writer1 =
| extra1 = 22nd, 24th, 28th, 29th June; 11th, 12th, 13th September 1968
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = You Always Stand in My Way
| extra2 = 22nd, 24th, 28th, 29th June; 11th, 12th, 13th September 1968
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = The Shepherd and the Moon
| extra3 = 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th October 1968
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Day of the Fool
| extra4 = 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th October 1968
| length4 = 5:51
}}
Personnel
- Vangelis - keyboards, piano, organ, clavichord, flutes, vibraphone, vocals
- Demis Roussos - lead vocals, bass, electric and acoustic guitars
- Loukas Sideras - drums, percussion, timpani, vocals
Additional personnel
- Claude Chauvet: additional vocals (1, 4)
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Aphrodites-Child-End-Of-The-World-Rain-And-Tears/release/2013349 |title=Aphrodite's Child - End Of The World (Rain And Tears) (LP) at Discogs |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2010-01-23 }}
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