1.  Heaven and Hell, Part One
     a. Bacchanale
     b. Symphony to the Powers B
     c. Movement 3
     d. So Long Ago, So Clear
2.  Heaven and Hell, Part Two
     a. Intestinal Bat
     b. Needles and Bones
     c. 12 O'Clock
     d. Aries
     e. A Way

Vangelis - synthesizers, Bösendorfer grand piano, percussion, arrangements
Jon Anderson - vocals on "So Long Ago, So Clear"
Vana Veroutis - vocals on "12 O'Clock"
English Chamber Choir, conducted by Guy Protheroe

Label: RCA (original)/Windham Hill (reissue). Orginal Release: 1975

Heaven and Hell was Greek composer Vangelis's fifth solo album that marked the beginning of his 'Nemo Studios' ( London) period with the added weight of RCA behind him. "Movement 3' remains the most famous track from the album mainly due to it's use as the theme to the TV series 'Cosmos' by Carl Sagan. However, this heavily underrated 1975 production is a true classic in every sense for the ingenuity, inventiveness and sheer power behind the diverse arrangements that race between electronic progressive ethnicity and omnipresent classical themes.

When I first heard this album, the production and the conceptual imagery that spells 'Biblical' sprung to mind particularly through Vangeli's use of choir in ways that forced your imagination into fleeting waves of awe and disbelief.

Heaven and Hell also heralded the first collaboration between Vangelis and Jon Anderson of Yes fame on the truly excellent "So Long Ago, So Clear" that seems to me to have been crafted with the kind of imaginative and yet completely unique synchronicity that all classic albums tend to have in common. Further evidence of this level of musically synchronous behaviour is found in Vana Veroutis exceptionally expressive vocals on 12 O'Clock for which she should have received the highest of acclaim and appreciation in perpetuity!

Vangelis gave us an insight into another world that exists in another realm in the making of Heaven and Hell. It was a monumental effort complete with multi-exploratory musicianship, skilled colourful arrangements and masterfully consistent production. All of these components are absolutely first class for this album and when you consider that, in 1975, there was really only Mike Oldfield and maybe Emerson Lake and Palmer sharing the same shore, it's a little frustrating to find that this album's highest chart position in the UK was to number 31 back in January 1976.

But then, I could list hundreds, if not thousands of albums, including Vangelis - Heaven an Hell, that were far greater value to our ears, hearts, and minds, than any sales returns or chart positions could possibly reflect!

Colin Lynch