of a car crash that became the inner sleeve. Ferris stated that the band forgot to ask for the name of the artist (although the signature "M. Dubre" appears on the image), and that while Fallec was unsure about the relation of the painting to the work apart from the "car" theme of the cover, he and Vangelis considered it "the absolute representation of the stupidity of man." The liner notes state "This album was recorded under the influence of Sahlep." Intended as a joke by the band, the statement provoked some controversy at the time of the album's release, as some groups interpreted it to mean that the album was drug-inspired, demonic, or blasphemous. Release and reception Colin Larkin's Encyclopedia of Popular Music states that "the album was applauded for its ambition and execution", but it did not attract many contemporary reviews. AllMusic gives it 4½ stars, but notes that "the entire set eventually becomes too overwhelming to sit through". IGN ranked the album number 3 on their list of Top 25 Prog Rock Albums. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition ‘’Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock’’, the album came number 40 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". Track listing Although Ferris has been identified as the lyricist, the album explicitly states that all tracks — even the instrumentals — are composed by Vangelis Papathanassiou and Costas Ferris. Worldwide vinyl release Brazilian vinyl release (released as Break) Greek vinyl release CD release Personnel Aphrodite's Child Vangelis Papathanassiou (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) – keyboards, organ, piano, vibraphone, bass, flute, percussion, backing vocals on "Lament", "The Beast", "Break" Demis Roussos (Artemios Ventouris Roussos) – lead vocals on "Babylon", "The Four Horsemen", "Lament", "Hic et Nunc", bass, guitar, trumpet, backing vocals Loukas Sideras – drums, lead vocals on "The Beast", "Break", backing vocals Silver Koulouris (Anargyros Koulouris) – guitar, percussion Additional musicians Harris Halkitis – bass, tenor saxophone, congas, percussion, backing vocals Michel Ripoche – trombone, tenor saxophone on "Babylon", "Hic et Nunc" Irene Papas – vocals on "∞" John Forst – English narration Yannis Tsarouchis – Greek narration on "Ofis" Daniel Koplowitz – narration on "Loud, Loud, Loud" Production Vangelis – producer Roger Roche – engineer Jean-Claude Conan – assistant engineer Hitoshi Takiguchi – mastering engineer Hans Brethouwer – mastering Gerard Fallec – production coordination, sleeve design Giorgio Gomelsky – "passing by" (production assistance) Minoru Harada