VANGELIS Hypothesis

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The first of the two illegally-released albums, Hypothesis was basically a free form jazz jam, featuring Vangelis, Michel Ripoche on violin (who later appeared on the China album), Brian Odger on bass guitar and Tony Oxley on drums. The album was recorded at Marquee Studios in London during May 1971, with the master tapes held by BYG. However, the album did not see release until 1978. As it turned out, Vangelis did not authorize the release of the album, and along with the other musicians, filed a suit against Charly Music Limited. The musicians won, and the album was quickly removed from the shelves. Or so I've heard. Apparently, nobody thought that the remaining stocks should be destroyed, as the LP and cassettes saw release in several different countries, with many copies easily found. Even today, it is recommended that buyers not pay large amounts of money for this or The Dragon ($10-$15+), as the UK and Italian issues should not be difficult to find. Issues from other countries should command a few more dollars, but if you look in dusty record bins throughout the world, I bet you can find this album for a very low price. As you probably have guessed, this album was never released on CD, so if you see one for sale on ebay, it is a homemade pirate and sourced from either the vinyl or cassette. [Thanks to Roland Weißflog for the scans of the Portuguese LP inner label and the UK LP test pressing inner label.]

LPs

Pic?	Country	Label	Catalog No.	Notes
	Germany (West)	Bellaphon/Charly	CR 3037
	Italy	Oxford	OX 3162
	Italy	Platinum	PLP 71	Retitled "Visions of the Future", sleeve made in West Germany, reissue
	Portugal	Affinity	RISLP 14138
	Spain	Affinity	77-AF2
	United Kingdon	Affinity	AFF 11
	United Kingdom	Affinity	AFF 11	White label test pressing

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