Talk:666 (Aphrodite's Child album)

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Albums, an attempt at building a useful resource on recordings from a variety of genres. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.AlbumsWikipedia:WikiProject AlbumsTemplate:WikiProject AlbumsAlbum articles

Progressive Rock Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Progressive Rock, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Progressive rock on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Progressive RockWikipedia:WikiProject Progressive RockTemplate:WikiProject Progressive RockProgressive rock articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Title

"The album was ostensibly an adaptation of Biblical passages from the book of the same name" ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.140.138.123 (talk) 13:51, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added lots of new info, comments?

I just added lots of info about 666, however I'm pretty new to updating wikipedia, so feedback & more introduction to the wikipedia culture is welcome.

I added a bit to the intro, corrections to the track list, and a Review section clearly ID'd as "someone's opinion". Do we have an identified way to label a section as "review" and "opinion", or do we just "work it out"? My section does have I believe a lot of info about 666 that can be considered accurate, not just opinion.

My KUDOs to Kazvorpal who started this up and continues to care about it. IMO this is one of the greatest musical albums ever issue, even though obviously it's not for all.

The "review" should be rewritten. It is not suitable for an encyclopedia. Why not mention the fact that Vangelis clearly owned a Mellotron? JFW | T@lk 00:33, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I added material and edited the linked page on Aphrodite's Child, and will edit this page when I have time. - Happydog

Minor edit to tracklisting

Did 3 minor changes to song titles:

The Four Horsemen

The Lamb

Hic and Nunc

These now match with my copy of the album and see, for example, allmusic.com tracklisting

Also added album side panel - my first one so couldn't do everything I wanted - for example I wasn't sure how to upload a cover image.

OK Now uploaded cover image - I'll wait and see if it's allowed (I just scanned my own CD cover - is this OK, copyright-wise?)

Yes, that falls under fair use. I changed the licensing tag to the image accordingly. Garion96 ^(talk) 16:21, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

—This unsigned comment was added by OAP boba (talk • contribs) . 16:17, 1 April 2006 OAP boba

I also checked with allmusic. The say Hic et Nunch though. But the backcover of my cd indeed also says Hic Et Nunc. So that must be the right one. Garion96 ^(talk) 15:31, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking at my CD right now and it definitely says HIC AND NUNC. My CD is Vertigo 838 430-2OAP boba 15:44, 1 April 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Sorry, typo in my last message. Allmusic says Hic Et Nunc. My cd says hic AND nunc. So the change seems to be correct. Garion96 ^(talk) 16:17, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For info, my copy of the vinyl LP (Vertigo 6286 688 and 689) lists the track in question as "Hic Et Nunc". (81.174.241.81 (talk) 11:55, 22 May 2008 (UTC)).[reply]

Is it a rock opera?

Is this album a rock opera - and if so, should it appear in the list of rock operas? All the elements point to yes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Domogled (talk • contribs) 12:05, 9 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

I don't really think it is. Rock opera currently says "...largely defined by the intent and self-definition of the work by its creator. ... the rock opera tells a coherent (if sometimes sketchy) story, often with first-person lyrics sung by characters, ...".

While it's definitely a concept album, there isn't really a story as such. The lyrics aren't generally first-person. And I haven't heard of any of the creators describing it as a rock opera. So I'd expect to see more reasoning before it could be classified as one. --David Edgar 11:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of shawm or bagpipes

There is some kind of reed instrument used on the album. I can't make out if it is a shawm or bagpipes, but there is no mention of it in the list of personnel. 62.235.226.168 (talk) 14:23, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Release date

The release date seems to be unclear for this recording. The fact box states the release date as June 1970, but also states that it was recorded in the period "Late 1970 – Early 1971", which suggests that the release year cannot be 1970. Further down in the same box, in the "Chronology section", the year is given as 1972. I also checked with allmusic.com which gives the release year as 1971. However, other sites, e.g.[1] [2] give 1972 as the release year. I guess that 1970 must be a mistake, but does anybody have a reliable source for the release date, at least the year? --KYN (talk) 17:19, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The release year date is indicated as February 1972, in a source that is very difficult to refute, from Mike Gormley in a signed publicity letter dated May 9, 1972 through Mercury/Phillips stating the album "was originally released in February. That letter was included in the original US version of the LP, Vertigo #VEL 2-500 - John T. Buck 19:38, 25 December 2016 (EST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by John.T.Buck (talk • contribs)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:666 (Aphrodite's Child album)/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

What content there is is good, but needs at least explicit performer and production credits. John Carter 17:45, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 09:30, 16 October 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 06:11, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on 666 (Aphrodite's Child album). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131853/http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2007/12/aphrodites_child.html to http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2007/12/aphrodites_child.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 04:19, 26 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]