Chronicles I (album)

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Chronicles I
Eloy Chronicles I Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released22 November 1993 [1] [2]
RecordedAutumn 1993 [3]
Studio Horus Sound, Hanover
Pinkball, Berlin
Genre Prog rock, art rock [2]
Length67:53
Label ACI
Producer Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Destination
(1992)
Chronicles I
(1993)
Chronicles II
(1994)
Audio sample
"Spirit in Chains '93"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rock Hard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

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.

Contents

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". [6]

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

Writers credited according to each song's original album credits.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Poseidon's Creation '93" Ocean 11:32
2."The Apocalypse '93"
  • Eloy
  • Rosenthal
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes 11:05
3."Silhouette '93"
  • Eloy
  • Jim McGillivray
Colours 3:11
4."Mysterious Monolith '93"
Planets 6:12
5."Sphinx '93"
  • Eloy
  • Hausen, Bornemann
Planets6:23
6."Illuminations '93"
  • Eloy
  • McGillivray
Colours6:20
7."End of an Odyssey '93"
  • Eloy
  • Hausen
Time to Turn 9:17
8."Time to Turn '93"
  • Eloy
  • Hausen
Time To Turn3:35
9."Spirit in Chains '93"
  • Bornemann, Michael Gerlach
  • Bornemann, Diana Baden
Previously unreleased5:51
10."Say, is it Really True '93"
  • Eloy
  • Hausen
Time to Turn4:27
Total length:67:53

Personnel

All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks. [3]

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