Chronicles I (Eloy album)

Infobox Album
Name = Chronicles I
Type = compilation
Artist = Eloy


Released = 1993
Recorded = Autumn 1993 at Horus Sound Studio, Hanover and Pinkball - Studio, Berlin
Genre = Space rock
Progressive rock
Length = 01:07:49
Label = ACI Records - SPV GmbH
Producer = Frank Bornemann
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9ftxqwjldae link]
Last album = "Destination"
(1992)
This album = Chronicles I
(1993)
Next album = "Chronicles II"
(1994)

"Chronicles I" is the first of a two parts re-recorded hits compilation by German progressive rock band Eloy released in 1993. The second part, "Chronicles II" has been released the following year.

Due to the poor sound quality of old Eloy albums and the pression of the fans, Frank Bornemann decided to re-record some of the fan's favorite songs with modern recording technologies. He invited some of the former members of the band to play on the albumFrom the album booklet] .

"Chronicles I" contains songs from "Ocean" (1977), "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes" (1979), "Colours" (1980), "Planets" (1981) and "Time to turn" (1982) re-recorded and mixed in 1993. The album also contains one previously unreleased track from the album "Destination" (1992).

Track listing

# "Poseidon's Creation" - 11:28 (from "Ocean")
# "The Apocalypse" - 11:02 (from "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes")
# "Silhouette" - 3:10 (from "Colours")
# "Mysterious Monolith" - 6:10 (from "Planets")
# "Sphinx" - 6:22 (from "Planets")
# "Illuminations" - 6:19 (from "Colours")
# "End of an Odyssey" - 9:15 (from "Time to Turn")
# "Time to Turn" - 3:33 (from "Time to Turn")
# "Spirit in Chains" - 5:49 (unreleased title, recorded during the "Destination" sessions)
# "Say it is Really True" - 4:25 (from "Time to Turn")

Personnel

* Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocals
* Michael Gerlach - keyboards

Eloy former members playing on this album :

* Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass
* Hannes Arkona - guitar
* Hannes Folberth - keyboards
* Fritz Randow - drums

Additional personnel :

* Nico Baretta - drums
* Lenny Mac Dowell - flute
* Amy, Sabine, Anne and Brigitte - vocals on "Time to Turn" and "The Apocalypse"

Technical personnel :

* Produced by Frank Bornemann
* Engineered by Gerhard Wolfe, Michael Gerlach
* Mixed by Gerhard Wolfe

References