"ELSEWHERE" links

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The strong recommendations

• The vangeliscollector.com site contains the most extensive and complete list of Vangelis related releases anyone has ever put together, including many scans of alternative prints, rarities, collaborations, etc. Top collector Don Fennimore regularly updates his site and also keeps his own news section, where he, more than "Elsewhere", focusses on collector's interests, detailing the release of foreign prints, re-issues, cover versions, etc.
• Vangelis Movements, at www.vangelismovements.com tries not to be complete and wide oriented, but digs deeper into history, delving into topics that are researched and extensively covered. Think of the Rossif connection, his recording with Mariangela, etc...
• At www.engelen.demon.nl/ you'll find a site dedicated to lyrics for Vangelis songs. Also check the collaborations section which goes into details on those releases.
• Also check www.anunna.net for the "Vangelis Odyssey" site, which contains lots of rare pictures and movie files, as well as info about bootlegs and fan-made privately burned CDs with rare or unreleased music by Vangelis.

Other Vangelis related web sites and pages:

• Go to Michael Perkhofer and Stephen Bowline's excellent Vangelis Homepage for everything about Vangelis and his music, at: http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/perki/vangelis.html.
• If you don't mind texts in Norwegian visit this site at http://home.powertech.no/mstensho/vangelis/.
• This Japanese site has been temporarily closed, but we'll keep our eye on it: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~yatchoko/.
• For info on a minor planet named after Vangelis go ahead and visit http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/rocknroll/0006354.html. This page has now been updated and it includes a daily updated diagram on the object's position!
• The Internet Movie database has some things to say about Vangelis. But beware: the included "filmographies" also list films that simply use a previously released track for background purposes. Sometimes it seems misleadingly implied here that those films include original new music by Vangelis. You can find the Vangelis material on http://uk.imdb.com/Name?Vangelis.
• The Demis Roussos/Aphrodite's Child fanclub will provide you with lots of useful information about Aphrodite's Child. Visit at: http://digilander.libero.it/falcoclub/.
• A page with info and sounds called "Meero's ethereal creations" can be visited at home.earthlink.net/~shantawadis01/vangelis.html.
• Info about a privately made CD-ROM about Vangelis can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8286.
• The main page of the Vangelis webring is located at www.anunna.net/vwr.htm.
• A small introducing text about Vangelis can be found at http://www.uco.es/~i42lojuj/english.html
• There's a fanpage called "The Greek Home of Vangelis", with some info on concerts. Visit at http://www.homestead.com/vangelis/.
• The German language site "Memi" has info on Electronic music artits and also covers news and information abotu Vangelis at www.memi.com.
• The text and some sounds and graphics from Vangelis' appearance (performance plus interview) at Spanish TV in 1981 can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8286/musicexp.htm.
• A site with MP3 files of pieces of film music, together with descriptions and pictures from the piece of film which gives the opportunity to listen to those unreleased pieces of music without taking them to much out of context, and showing them in an interesting way. Go look and listen at http://www.dakota.net/~mewert/vfilm.html [Note: Actually, the MP3 files seem to have been removed from the file, but the info and picture are still there].
• A site in the Czech language can be found at http://vangelis.musichall.cz/. Most of the material is stolen from other sites but it must be very useful for Czech fans.
• For those who can read in Japanese characters there's a page describing the albums at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/8157/vangelis.html.
• Gilles Bedard had an interview with Vangelis in 1982. This text can be found in English and French at his page at http://pages.globetrotter.net/inerson/vaneng.html.
• At http://www.dep.tver.ru/oleg/vangelis.html you'll find a homepage of a Vangelis fan that includes many pictures including some rare covers.
• An interview with Michel Huygen of Neuronium with Vangelis as main topic can be read at http://www.amazings.com/articles/article0056.html.
• At http://perfectmusic.free.fr/artiste.php?IdArtiste=1 you'll find a nice French site about Vangelis as well as some other artists, with album lists and a news section in the French language.
• Go to http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/3637/ for an excellent site in the Japanese language. A lot of info and images, very complete.
• A Vangelis site in Argentina, still under construction, but it looks promising; http://www.advance.com.ar/usuarios/luisrob/vangelis.htm.
• American newage label Windham Hill rereleased some RCA albums in the US and lists some of their albums with sound samples at at http://www.windham.com/artists/artist.jsp?id=110729.
• A Dutch page from a collection of artistsinfo has a short but very accurate biografy, with a rare picture that I never saw before, as well as a decent artists list. In Dutch at www.uptomusic.com/biografie/detail.asp?id=130.
• There are quite complete entries in the allmusic and allmovie guides on Vangelis at: music www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8bkvu3rgan5k~T00, and search for Vangelis at: http://www.allmovie.com/
• Yahoo has a section about Vangelis with some info, a picture and two message forums. Visit at musicfinder.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800037854&cf=10
• An open forum about Vangelis in the Hungarian language can be found at http://index.hu/forum/forum.cgi?a=t&t=9015420&uq=294. It is quite actively used.
• Another short info text in a database of electronic music. The discografy is a bit poor with a number of mistakes. www.electronicmusic.com/datafiles/people/dossier/vangelis.html.
• A very extensive Argentinian site in the Spanish language can be found at www.geocities.com/shimmo_ar/vangelis, a true must for Spanish speaking fans! But it only works with the Java option of your browser turned to "on".
• A site in Korean with news, info, nice scans of rare releases and another message board is available http://albedo.hihome.com/.
• A nice little site, made in a very personal and enthousiastic way, visit at http://hammer.prohosting.com/~vangelis/.
• Vangelis' film scores are the subject of this site in French, located at http://www.chez.com/vangelis/Vangelis/Cadre1.htm.
• A site in the Polish lanuage, located at republika.pl/monsoon_x/.
• An essay about Vangelis and philosphy was turned into a little web site in the Italian language. See the result at www.infinito.it/utenti/tuttosuvangelis
• Find a site in German at www.vangelis2000.de.tf, exploring which releases are generally still available in which country. And some news in German too.
• An introduction and several album reviews on this synth site can be reached on www.synthtopia.com/artists/Vangelis.html.
• A site in the Italian language, including a news section that is being kept up to date: Tutto Su Vangelis, at web.infinito.it/utenti/t/tuttosuvangelis/.
• And hopefully, some day....... www.vangelisworld.com

The DIRECT mailing list

• It's easiest to subscribe or unsubscribe by going to its main homepage at Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vangelis where you can join Yahoo Groups and subscribe to the Vangelis mailinglist. (It is not called "Direct" on Yahoo but simply "Vangelis")
• You can contribute to it by mailing your article to vangelis@yahoogroups.com.
• You can also subscribe the old fashioned way by sending an Email to vangelis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. You will receive an automatic message sooner or later, that will ask your confirmation either by replying to the message or following a weblink.
• You can unsubscribe by E-mail if you like by sending a mail to vangelis-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.
• There is a web-site that keeps information on some of those subscribed on Direct at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3440.
• There's also a mailinglist for Spanish language users, located at www.es.smartgroups.com/groups/vangelis.

Online stores:

Specialised shops

• The Dutch company GROOVE Unlimited (at http://www.groove.nl/) is able to supply some rare Vangelis CDs all over the world.
• Esprit is a big store for rarities and they always have an impressive collection of rare and collectable Vangelis items for sale. eil.com
• Go shopping at Trehantiri music for some "hard to get" Vangelis releases (and extra info on their page) as well as other Greek music at http://www.trehantiri.com/.
• Everything you want to know about buying music rarities on the web, with seller links, sales databases, tips and general info. The best way to start: www.moremusic.co.uk/links/.

Retailers

• US' most famous and biggest online store :http://www.amazon.com/.
• German, UK and French versions: http://www.amazon.de/, http://www.amazon.co.uk/ and http://www.amazon.fr/.
• Other European CDs sometimes can be bought at http://www.proxis.be (click on (en) in left top screen for an English language interface.
• Or browse an extensive list of online CD stores at http://welcome.to/cd_stores.
• Price comparison per album is a handy help to pick the right store for your purchase. Use http://www.bizrate.com/, preferably at the music category: http://www.bizrate.com/buy/browse__cat_id--52.html to search for Vangelis CDs.

Loosely related links:

• There is a newsgroup for discussion about Vangelis Vangelis called alt.music.vangelis. If you don't have access to a decent newsserver you can view it at http://groups.google.com/groups?q=alt.music.vangelis.
• Discuss Vangelis and a lot of others in the rec.music.newage newsgroup.
• In the rec.music.movies newsgroup some Vangelis topics pop up every now and then.
• Read about Michel Huygen / Neuronium at http://www.amazings.com:80/galleries/gallery0001.html
• The Vangelis webring's main page is located at www.anunna.net/vwr.htm.
• A website about Blade Runner including the music is located at: http://www.tyrell-corporation.pp.se.
• Another brilliant Blade Runner site can be found at http://www.BRmovie.com/.
• Stichting KLEM is a big Dutch but internationally oriented club for admirers of electronic music and their interest includes Vangelis. The magazine has sadly stopped, but they still have a homepage at http://klemblad.nl.
• Frederick Rousseau has been helping out Vangelis in his studio on many albums in the last 10 years. He has solo albums out himself. His official site can be found at www.anunna.net/rousseau.htm.
• Punk star Cherry Vanilla's voice featured on "See You Later" and the "My Love" single, and she now works for Vangelis' management. Her official site is located at www.cherry-vanilla.com and there's a great recent interview with her at www.d-filed.com/cherryvanilla.html where she talks briefly about working for Vangelis
• BR Music, a label which has released quite some Aphrodite's Child and Vangelis related Demis Roussos CDs has a website at http://www.brmusictwo.com/.
• Another Demis Rousos fan site, made in Brazil, can be found at http://orbita.starmedia.com/~ablee/demis/.
• Mary Hopkin sang "Rachel's Song" from "Blade Runner" and sings on "Change we Must" on Page of Life. Two sites about her: http://www.hopkin.is.nl/ and http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pat.richmonds/mhmenu.htm.
• This page at http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75287lin4.html contains the linear notes on a Warner 75th anniversary release, containing some quotes by Vangelis.
• A website (presently only) in French about Demis Roussos can be found at www.demislegrec.com.
• Caroline Lavelle has a website at www.carolinelavelle.com.

Hardly related but highly recommended links:

• Fans of Hans Zimmer will find a wonderful, large and often updated web site about Zimmer and his companions at www.hans-zimmer.com, available in French and English.
• A small fan site about French film and rock composer Eric Serra by the author of this Vangelis site can be reached here: www.elsew.com/serra/.
• Read Mike Oldfield news and more information at tubular.net.
• Enigma news and discografy information can be read at www.five.no/enigma/.
• Ed Starink has an official but unsponsored fan site in four languages: English, German, French and Dutch! If you like his wide catalogue of cover versions, or even if you don't then do try his own original compositions and visit the site at www.starink-world.net.