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Sphinx Judas Iscariot - Simon Peter
Sphinx Judas Iscariot - Simon Peter

Sphinx Judas Iscariot - Simon Peter

Sphinx

Judas Iscariot - Simon Peter (US LP)

RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO:

Casablanca Records (US) / 1977 / NBLP 7077
LP 33 1/3 RPM Vinyl record

STUDIO CREDITS:

Producer: Alec R. Costandinos

Arranged and conducted by: Don Ray (Raymond Donnez)

TRACKLISTING:

Side A
1. Judas Iscariot 19:16 (Alec R. Costandinos)

Side B
1. Simon Peter 17:06 (Alec R. Costandinos)

NOTES:

Sphinx was a one-off project by Alec R. Costandinos based on the betrayal of Jesus by Judas. Very similar in sound to "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hunchback of Notre Dame."

Featured here is the US pressing on Casablanca Records, which originally appeared in Europe on Raal with the same cover art.

Thanks to Bill Maldonado of New York City for the record jacket scans.

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YOUR REVIEWS & COMMENTS ON Sphinx

This is one of my favorite albums from Alec R. Costandinos - each side represents one of the two individuals who betrayed/denied Jesus. The orchestral and vocal arrangements are phenomenal - the violins never better (other than on Romeo and Juliet). The addition of middle-eastern instruments suits each song perfectly and shows how much work actually went into producing them. An excellent album!
 
Posted by: Bill M. from NYC | Jul 27, 04 | 2:31 pm

The rather Egyptian sounding Sphinx produced just one album, in April 1977. The Egyptian theme of this studio group was no doubt inspired by Alec's half-Egyptian blood.
Of the two tracks on the LP, the track of choice is Simon Peter, almost the archetypal Alec Costandinos penned track, which paved the way for Romeo and Juliet. Musicians include Slim Pezin, Rick Hitchcock, Chris Rae and Alan Hawkshaw. Again, Don Ray directs the orchestra.
 
Posted by: chris | Feb 10, 05 | 7:05 pm

After Cerrone's "Love In C Minor", Alec produced the first Love And Kisses LP which was huge of course because of "I've Found Love". "Sphinx" is even better with its movie-style intros on both sides, the music is - as another reader says - phenomenal, the frenzy rhythm, the dramatic strings, the vocals (also including The Ambrosian Singers), the percussion, both "Simon Peter" and "Judas Iscariot" are highly recommended.
 
Posted by: Soren | Jun 25, 05 | 4:02 am

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