Vangelis has announced a new 13-disc box set, Delectus, that is set to be released February 3, 2017.

The collection will include all of his albums on Vertigo and Polydor, remastered under his supervision.

“I always welcome remastering my old work, for two basic reasons,” explains Vangelis. “Firstly, I get the opportunity to bring the sounds to today’s standards. Secondly, it gives me the chance to go through the experiences and memories of the time.”

Delectus gathers together Vangelis’ seminal albums Earth, L’Apocalypse Des Animaux, China, See You Later, Antarctica, Mask, Opera Sauvage, Chariots of Fire, Soil Festivities and Invisible Connections, plus his collaborative recordings with Jon Anderson as ‘Jon & Vangelis’ – Short Stories, The Friends of Mister Cairo & Private Collection.

Presented in a lavish box with an essay and a collection of rare photographs, the discs are housed in two die-cut, gatefold disc holders within a rigid 242mm square slipcase, and accompanied by a 64-page book about this period in his career.

The remastered originals will be complemented with rare B-sides and 4 previously unreleased tracks.

Albums and Track Listing:

EARTH: 00600753682081

1. Come On
2. We Are All Uprooted
3. Sunny Earth
4. He-O
5. Ritual
6. Let It Happen
7. The City
8. My Face In The Rain
9. We Are All Uprooted
10. A Song

L’APOCALYPSE DES ANIMAUX: 00600753682098

1. Apocalypse des animaux – Générique
2. La petite fille de la mer
3. Le singe bleu
4. La mort du loup
5. L’ours musicien
6. Création du monde
7. La mer recommence

CHINA: 00600753682104

1. Chung Kuo
2. The Long March
3. The Dragon
4. The Plum Blossom
5. The Tao Of Love
6. The Little Fete
7. Yin & Yang
8. Himalaya
9. Summit

SEE YOU LATER: 00600753682128

1. I Can’t Take It Anymore
2. Multi-Track Suggestion
3. Memories Of Green
4. Not A Bit – All Of It
5. Suffocation

6. See You Later
7. Neighbours Above
8. My Love
9. Domestic Logic 1

ANTARCTICA: 00600753682142

1. Theme From Antarctica
2. Antarctica Echoes
3. Kinematic
4. Song Of White
5. Life Of Antarctica
6. Memory Of Antarctica
7. Other Side Of Antarctica
8. Deliverance

MASK: 00600753682166

1. Mask: Movement 1
2. Mask: Movement 2
3. Mask: Movement 3
4. Mask: Movement 4
5. Mask: Movement 5
6. Mask: Movement 6

OPERA SAUVAGE: 00600753682111

1. Hymne
2. Rêve
3. L’enfant
4. Mouettes
5. Chromatique
6. Irlande
7. Flamants roses

CHARIOTS OF FIRE: 00600753682135

1. Titles
2. Five Circles
3. Abraham’s Theme
4. Eric’s Theme
5. 100 Metres
6. Jerusalem
7. Chariots Of Fire

SOIL FESTIVITIES: 00600753682159

1. Soil Festivities: Movement 1
2. Soil Festivities: Movement 2
3. Soil Festivities: Movement 3
4. Soil Festivities: Movement 4
5. Soil Festivities: Movement 5

INVISIBLE CONNECTIONS: 00600753682173

1. Invisible Connections
2. Atom Blaster
3. Thermo Vision

SHORT STORIES: 00600753682180

1. Curious Electric
2. Each And Every Day
3. Bird Song
4. I Hear You Now
5. The Road
6. Far Away In Baagad
7. Love Is
8. One More Time
9. Thunder
10. Play Within A Play

PRIVATE COLLECTION: 00600753682203

1. Italian Song
2. And When The Night Comes
3. Deborah
4. Polonaise
5. He Is Sailing
6. Horizon
7. Song Is

THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO: 00600753682197

1. I’ll Find My Way Home
2. State of Independence
3. Beside
4. The Mayflower
5. The Friends of Mr. Cairo
6. Back To School
7. Outside Of This (Inside of That)
8. One More Time
9. Thunder
10. Play Within A Play

BONUS TRACKS:

There are 4 bonus tracks, the previously unreleased:

Neighbours Above – 2015 Remastered version – Bonus track for See You Later

The other bonus tracks are:

My Love – 2015 Remastered version – Bonus track for See You Later

Domestic Logic 1 – 2015 Remastered version – Bonus track for See You later

Song Is (Jon & Vangelis) – 2015 Remastered version – Bonus track for Private Collection

They were released on singles and have never appeared on CD before.

Pricing and Availability

Delectus is scheduled to be released on 3rd February, 2017. The set is available to pre-order for US  $124.