Biography
Formed in Greece during 1967, the Papathanassiou Set comprised Demis Roussos (Artemios Ventouris Roussos, 15 June 1946, Alexandria, Egypt; vocals), Vangelis Papathanassiou (b. Evanghelos Odyssey Papathanassiou, 29 March 1943, Volos, Greece; keyboards), Anargyros ‘Silver’ Koulouris (guitar) and Lucas Sideras (b. 5 December 1944, Athens, Greece; drums). After recording two demos for the Greek branch of Philips Records, the group was invited to record an album in England. Minus Koulouris, who was obliged to stay in Greece to complete military service, they set off for London but were trapped in Paris by a transport strike. However, the local Philips producer Pierre Sbarro recorded the trio’s adaptation of Johann Pachelbel’s baroque piece ‘Canon’. Renamed Aphrodite’s Child, they enjoyed a massive European hit with this track, ‘Rain And Tears’, a haunting ballad memorable for Roussos’ nasal, almost sobbing, falsetto. In...
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