"Come 1970, Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou was on course for rock'n'roll's event horizon. A founder member of the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, his grand and apocalyptic musical visions were the guiding force for the group's third album, 666 - a musical retelling of the Biblical Book Of Revelations, inspired by Sgt Pepper and The Who's Tommy. All this was too much for the group's other members, and the band dissolved shortly afterwards.By now, though, Vangelis was already on another path. His next project was the soundtrack to Frédéric Rossif's 1970 wildlife documentary L'Apocalypse Des Animaux, and its sound - a set of poignant, symphonic pieces for Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes and trumpet - give a glimpse of what was to come. Come the early '80s, the Greek composer would be one of the most sought after in all of Hollywood, thanks to his scores for Blade Runner and Chariots Of Fire - the latter of which won an Oscar in 1981. Now, Delectus, abeautifullypresented 13CD boxset, collects remasters of Vangelis' early work for Vertigo and Polydor, freshly remastered under the supervision of the composer himself".