Live (Eloy album)

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Live
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Live album by
Eloy
Released2 May 1978 [1]
RecordedMarch 1978 [1]
Genre Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Krautrock [1]
Length78:17
Label Harvest Records / EMI Electrola
Producer Eloy
Eloy chronology
Ocean
(1977)		Live
(1978)		 Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
(1979)
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2004 remastered CD reissue cover
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Live is the first live album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1978.

Contents

The album was recorded on various locations in March 1978, during the band's tour in Germany, France, and Switzerland. [6]

Capitalizing on the big commercial success of Ocean , Eloy incorporated innovative and expensive technology during their shows, such as laser light show and pyrotechnics. The booked venues had a relatively small capacity of 2000–3000 persons to facilitate ticket sales, but the demand was surprisingly higher and hundreds of fans were left out of the sold-out venues every night, unable to secure a ticket. [6]

Every show of the tour was recorded on a 24-track machine, but the result ended up being 80% useless due to technical mishandling that ruined the recordings. The only viable solution was to patch together intact parts of various recordings, to create continuous tracks. The band initially refused that option and were about to cancel the album's release, but since they had publicly announced it, they decided to compromise to avoid disappointing their fans. [6]

Live entered the German charts in August 1978 for one week, peaking at the 35th position. [7]

Track listing

Music by Eloy, lyrics by Jürgen Rosenthal, except where noted

LP 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Poseidon's Creation" Ocean 11:37
2."Incarnation of Logos"Ocean8:46
3."The Sun-Song" Dawn 8:30
4."The Dance in Doubt and Fear"Dawn7:36
LP 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Mutiny"
  • Eloy
  • Frank Bornemann, Gordon Bennit
 Power and the Passion 9:56
2."Gliding into Light and Knowledge" Dawn4:24
3."Inside"Eloy Inside 6:34
4."Atlantis' Agony at June 5th – 8498, 13 P.M. Gregorian Earthtime" Ocean20:54
Total length:78:17

Personnel

Eloy

Production

Artwork

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eloy – Live". Discogs . Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — Live". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Starostin, George. "LIVE". Only Solitaire. Georgiy Starostin . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Tsiranidis, Kostas. "ELOY LIVE (1978) – ΚΟΣΜΙΚΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΑΙΩΝΩΝ ΣΤΟΝ ΧΩΡΟΧΡΟΝΟ". Rockmachine (in Greek). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Pettengill, Steve. "Eloy: Live (Remaster)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Bornemann, Frank. Eloy – Live (booklet) (in German). EMI Electrola. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eloy – Live". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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