Quote by arronizlive
In this discography appears the album you are asking for,
as a normal catalogue,
But Hypothesis and the Dragon as "Rarities"... Go figure...
http://www.engelen.demon.nl/discogr.htm
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I think that The Dragon and Hypothesis are considered rarities because Vangelis never officially acknowledged them. They were studio jams that were not supposed to be released, at least that is what I heard. The mastertapes were smuggled out of the studio and pressed on vinyl, and Vangelis never received a penny from their sales. Again, that's "the word" on the internet.
I bought them quite a long time ago. I had just bought Heaven and Hell, because some music of that album had been used in the television series Cosmos (presented by the legendary Carl Sagan). Much to my surprise, a lot of the music on H&H was quite different from what was used as background music in Cosmos, so at first I was a bit disappointed. Just when I had figured out how to listen to H&H, I found Hypothesis and The Dragon in my local record store.
Being somewhat of a sci-fi freak, I started with Hypothesis, because it has an incredible sci-fi cover. My first reaction was of shock. I honestly believed that someone had pressed the wrong music on the LP. Not much better with The Dragon, although that was a bit more accessible.
Of course, over the years, I developed a great fondness for these albums. And I'm glad I bought them on vinyl back then (they were cheap as chips...) because nowadays a good clean copy of either one will set you back quite a substantial amount of money...
But not as much as "fais que ton r
