Chronicles I (album)
| Chronicles I | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 22 November 1993[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1993[3] | |||
| Studio | Horus Sound, Hanover Pinkball, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Prog rock, art rock[2] | |||
| Length | 67:53 | |||
| Label | ACI | |||
| Producer | Frank Bornemann | |||
| Eloy chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Spirit in Chains '93" | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Music Street Journal | favorable[5] |
| Rock Hard |   [6] |
Chronicles I is the first of a two-part compilation of re-recorded songs by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1993. The second part, Chronicles II, was released the following year.
As older Eloy albums had relatively poor sound quality due to the technical limitations of the 70s and early 80s, Frank Bornemann decided to re-record some of their most popular songs using modern recording technologies. He also invited some of the former members of the band to play in the album, in order to reach the highest level of authenticity possible. As stated in the album's liner notes, "Chronicles should give you the chance to re-live Eloy's classics in an up-to-date sound, adequete to modern expectations".[7]
Chronicles I contains selected songs from the albums Ocean (1977), Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes (1979), Colours (1980), Planets (1981) and Time to Turn (1982), as well as a previously unreleased track recorded in 1992 during the Destination recording sessions.
Track listing
[edit]Writers credited according to each song's original album credits.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poseidon's Creation '93" |
| Ocean | 11:32 |
| 2. | "The Apocalypse '93" |
| Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes | 11:05 |
| 3. | "Silhouette '93" |
| Colours | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Mysterious Monolith '93" |
| Planets | 6:12 |
| 5. | "Sphinx '93" |
| Planets | 6:23 |
| 6. | "Illuminations '93" |
| Colours | 6:20 |
| 7. | "End of an Odyssey '93" |
| Time to Turn | 9:17 |
| 8. | "Time to Turn '93" |
| Time To Turn | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Spirit in Chains '93" |
| Previously unreleased | 5:51 |
| 10. | "Say, is it Really True '93" |
| Time to Turn | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 67:53 | |||
Personnel
[edit]All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.[3]
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Eloy
Eloy former members |
Guest musicians
Production
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References
[edit]- ^ "Chronicles I - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Chronicles I - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Eloy – Chronicles I". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Chronicles I - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Hill, Gary (2024). "Eloy - Chronicles I". Music Street Journal. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "ELOY - Chronicles I". Rock Hard (in German). Holger Stratmann. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Eloy – Chronicles I (booklet). ACI records. p. 2-3. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Chronicles I". Eloy official website. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
