| Romeo & Juliet | ||||
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| Studio album by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Trident Studios, London, September 1977 | |||
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| Length | 32:08 | |||
| Label | Ibis, Casablanca | |||
| Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Romeo & Juliet is the first studio album by the disco musician Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra released in 1978. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London, in September 1977 and released by Ibis in France and Casablanca Records in the US.
The album consists of one over 30-minutes long disco suite composed of five acts, including various instruments and genres. It included famous collaborators such as Don Ray, Herbie Flowers, Peter Van Hooke, Alan Hawkshaw, Chris Karan, Frank Ricotti and the photographer Ron Slenzak. One fragment was released as a "Romeo and Juliet" single and reached the top of US Hot Dance Club Play chart in March 1978.[1] The album was called "conceptual masterpiece" by the AllMusic reviewer Jason Birchmeier, who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars.[2]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 64.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Alec R. Costandinos & the Syncophonic Orchestra Romeo & Juliet". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2018.