APHRODITE'S CHILD IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK 1969 •1st press• France RARE PROG PSYCH

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APHRODITE'S CHILD / IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK

1969   MERCURY   FRANCE 1st PRESS

•••••  SWIRLING MOODY HIPPIE PROG/PSYCH. Legendary group mixes moody folk elements with psychedelic sounds & electric guitars & mellotron for a trippy spin. "Annabella" unravels a slow sad vibe while "Let Me Love, Let Me Live" and "Funky Mary" slams with acid fuzzed guitars and crazy freakbeat psych shredding and swirling studio effects on the wild beats. ESSENTIAL FIRST WAVE PSYCH.

• 1969  TRUE 1st France pressing
• thick rigid heavy 144g vinyl weight
• the dead wax is machine stamped "MER-AA-138351-1Y/2Y"
• tri-fold flap cover
• cover is heavy laminated semi-reflective cardstock 

CONDITION:
VINYL =    EX+  Exceptionally light sleeve scuff/rubbing visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM with light handling.

PLAY GRADE =   NM-    Exceptionally light hiss or artifact between tracks or random hiss/pop/crackle, occasional subdominant sound in quiet background, LOUD CLEAR BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   NM-   Exceptionally light storage or handling, a bit of minor creasing near edges, beautiful streak-free gloss to laminate, inside tri-fold is beautiful, CLEAN COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams are ROCK SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners are SHARP.

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Aphrodite's Child ?– It's Five O'Clock

Label: Mercury ?– 138.351 MCY Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold 
Country: France Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 It's Five O'Clock Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, R. Francis* 3:29 A2 Wake Up Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, R. Francis* 4:05 A3 Take Your Time Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, R. Francis* 2:40 A4 Annabella Written-By – D. Roussos*, R. Adams* 3:55 A5 Let Me Love, Let Me Live Written-By – L. Sideras*, R. Francis* 4:42 B1 Funky Mary Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, L. Sideras* 2:44 B2 Good Time So Fine Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, V. Johnson* 3:30 B3 Marie Jolie Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, R. Francis* 4:47 B4 Such A Funny Night Written-By – E. Papathanassiou*, R. Adams* 3:13

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Trident Studios
• Printed By – Dillard et Cie. Imp. Paris

Credits

• Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Demis Roussos
• Drums, Backing Vocals – Lucas Sideras
• Organ – Vangelis Papathanassiou* 
• Photography – Benjamin 
• Photography By – Delorme* 
• Realization – Aphrodite's Child, G. Fallec* 
• Recorded By – M. Toft*, R. Roche* 

Notes

Second official album, recorded at Trident Studios, London. A Mercury / PolyGram France Production.
Gatefold sleeve with flap.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 138.351 1Y
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 138.351 2Y
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 matrix Side A): AA 138 351 1Y D1 380 and V
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 matrix Side B): 138 351 2Y D1 380 MCY and 4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout stamped A side): MER AA 138351 1Y 380 MCY 3
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout stamped B side): MER AA 138351 2Y 380 MCY A
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• Rights Society: B.I.E.M

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