Vinyl Album - Vangelis - China - Polydor

Vinyl Album

Artist:	Vangelis
Title:	China
Label:	Polydor
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	POLD 5018
Date:	Apr 1979
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	8 Own
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Vangelis	Chung Kuo	Vangelis	Rate
A2	Vangelis	The Long March	Vangelis	Rate
A3	Vangelis	The Dragon	Vangelis	Rate
A4	Vangelis	The Plum Blossom	Vangelis	Rate
A5	Vangelis	The Tao Of Love	Vangelis	Rate
A6	Vangelis	The Little Fete	Vangelis	Rate
B1	Vangelis	Yin And Yang	Vangelis	Rate
B2	Vangelis	Himalaya	Vangelis	Rate
B3	Vangelis	Summit	Vangelis	Rate

Notes

Gatefold Sleeve.

"Vangelis" scratched in run out grooves both sides.

Originally with Red Inner Sleeve imprinted with a "Yin & Yang" Symbol (Real name for this symbol is: Tai Chi T'u, as derived from Taoism)

Composed, Arranged, Performed (All Instruments), and Produced by Vangelis.

Violin Solo on: The Plum Blossom, by Michael Ripoche

The Little Fete Recited by Yeung Hak-Fun and Koon Fook Man, translated by J. C. Cooper, and taken from her book: "Taoism".

Engineer: Keith Spencer Allan, Raphael Preston, and Andy Hendriksen.

Images

Number: 678067 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: Magic Marmalade Description: Vangelis - China - Front Cover	Number: 2167617 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: Back cover	Number: 2167618 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: Gatefold inside L	Number: 2167619 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: Gatefold inside R
Number: 1025647 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: Inner sleeve - front	Number: 1025648 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: Inner sleeve - back	Number: 1025649 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: A side	Number: 1025650 Uploaded By: Graham7 Description: B side
Number: 678068 Uploaded By: Magic Marmalade Description: Vangelis - China - Label - Side 1	Number: 678069 Uploaded By: Magic Marmalade Description: Vangelis - China - Label - Side 2

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 29th Mar 2015		Give it a couple of minutes, and if you're not familiar with the title, you may well recall the tune.



kimbozw 13th Mar 2015		quite nice on CD as well ...



Magic Marmalade 12th Mar 2015		I can see the distinction for price coding purposes, I have to say that having just recorded this, on Polydor Deluxe, and Roxy Music's Avalon, which has a Polydor Super Deluxe code, I think they are significant of something: The vinyl quality is incredible! While not 180g, so only a standard thickness, both titles are immaculate vinyls... silent in the quiet parts of the music, and the sound quality is truly brilliant... the bass is tight, deep and rich, and the clarity of everything else is amazing. I don't know if they used the much vaunted virgin vinyl for these codes, or whether the vinyl is just more refined, or of a smoother consistency when they pressed them... but very impressed with them.



TheJudge 22nd Feb 2015		It's a useful rule of thumb, but like everything else throws up inconsistencies. We'll get there one way or another.



Magic Marmalade 22nd Feb 2015		Ah... well that's confusing! I did wonder whether to add it as Polydor Deluxe for a moment, especially as it's on the spine too... but decided to simply follow the label. Maybe that's a good general rule of thumb for any submissions?



TheJudge 22nd Feb 2015		Descriptions such as 'Deluxe', 'Super' and so on were the Polydor/Phonogram equivalents of price codes, and so weren't part of the label's name as such.



Magic Marmalade 22nd Feb 2015		Don't have the inner sleeve I'm afraid, but having moseyed about online, have seen some with it. Also, this is technically Polydor Deluxe label, as printed on upper right rear cover, but labels only show Polydor.

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