Romeo and Juliet (album)

1978 studio album by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra

Romeo & Juliet

Studio album by

Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra

Released| 1978
Recorded| Trident Studios, London, September 1977
Genre|

* Disco
* funk
* Euro disco

Length| 32:08
Label| Ibis, Casablanca
Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra chronology
| Love and Kisses (as Love and Kisses)
(1977)  | Romeo & Juliet
(1978)  | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as Alec R. Constandinos)
(1978)

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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]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Romeo & Juliet (Acts I et II)"| 15:17
2.| "Romeo & Juliet (Acts III, IV et V)"| 16:51

## Personnel

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Adapted from:[3]

* Arrangement – Don Ray
* Art direction, design – Gribbitt!, Henry Vizcarra, Phyllis Chotin
* Bass – Herbie Flowers
* Brass – John Watson's Brass Section
* Drums – Peter Van Hooke
* Engineering – Peter R. Kelsey
* Guitar – Chris Rae, Rick Hitchcock, Slim Pezin
* Keyboards – Alan Hawkshaw, Alec R. Costandinos, Raymond Donnez
* Percussion – Chris Karan, Frank Ricotti, John Dean
* Performer – The Birds Of Paris
* Photography – Ron Slenzak
* Producing, composing – Alec R. Costandinos
* Programming of synthesizers – George Rodi
* Strings – The Pat Halling String Ensemble
* Tape Operator – Collin Green, Peter Kamlish, Reno Ruocco
* Technician – Stephen Short

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 64.
2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Alec R. Costandinos & the Syncophonic Orchestra Romeo & Juliet". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
3. ^ "Alec R. Costandinos And The Syncophonic Orchestra – Romeo & Juliet". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

## External links

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* Romeo & Juliet at Discogs (list of releases)

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