''Hypothesis'' is a studio album by the Greek
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composer
Vangelis
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, unofficially released in 1978.
Background
In May 1971 Vangelis had played several sessions in London's Marquee Studios, joined for some of them by violinist Michel Ripoche, bass guitarist Brian Odgers (called Odger on the sleeve) and drummer
Tony Oxley
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, the rhythm section of the famous ''
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. Two albums' worth of material had resulted from these sessions, but were unfinished and not intended for release.
Later, when Vangelis was becoming famous, the label published the material without his permission, using forged signatures, and in 1978 two albums appeared in shops, on the Affinity label (a subsidiary of
Charly Records
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History
Charly Records was founded in Franc ...
) - ''Hypothesis'' and ''
The Dragon''. Vangelis won a court case to have both LPs taken off the market. He said greed was the motivation for releasing the sub-par albums: "I don't agree with that music at all."
Overview
The album takes the form of an extended jam session of experimental
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.
An alternative release of ''Hypothesis'' was titled ''Visions of the Future''.
In Germany ''Hypothesis'' and ''The Dragon'' were issued together as a double album titled ''Portrait''.
The cover artwork for ''Hypothesis'' is by
Angus McKie, and is merely a "borrowed" illustration he drew for a series of novels by SF author
Brian Stableford
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, featuring the spacecraft
Hooded Swan, mentioned in the books.
Track listing
#"Hypothesis, Part 1" – 16:00
#"Hypothesis, Part 2" – 16:10
References
External links
'Vangelis Movements' webpage entry
Vangelis albums
1978 albums
Albums produced by Giorgio Gomelsky
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