| Apocalypse | ||||
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| Released | April 1974 | |||
| Recorded | March 1974 | |||
| Studio | AIR Studios (London) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 52:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Apocalypse is the Mahavishnu Orchestra's fourth album and third studio album, released in 1974.
It is performed by the second line-up of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. It was produced by George Martin, who regarded it as "one of the best records [he had] ever made".[6]
The back cover features a poem by Sri Chinmoy as well as a group photo of those who created the album.
- ^ Apocalypse at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Campbell, Hernan M. (4 August 2012). "Review: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 922. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Martin 1979, p. 109.