Ocean (Eloy album)

Ocean
Ocean
Studio album by Eloy
Released	26 October 1977
Recorded	September–October, 1977 at Sound-N-Studio, Cologne
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	43:53
Label	EMI Electrola
Producer	Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Ocean is the sixth album released by the German rock band Eloy. It is a concept album based on the mythical Island of Atlantis and its doom and sinking, intended as a warning to humanity (alluding to the Cold War). It was released in 1977 and is considered their finest album – ^[4]^[6] a classic of the genre in Germany, where it sold 200,000 copies.^[7]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Eloy. Lyrics by Rosenthal.

Side One

"Poseidon's Creation" - 11:38
"Incarnation of Logos" - 8:25

Side Two

"Decay of Logos" - 8:15
"Atlantis' Agony at June 5th - 8498, 13 P.M. Gregorian Earthtime" - 15:35

Personnel[edit]

Frank Bornemann - Electric, acoustic and processed guitars, lead vocals
Klaus-Peter Matziol - Gibson Thunderbird and Fender Fretless basses, backing vocals
Detlev Schmidtchen - Mini-Moog and ARP synthesizers, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, angelic voices, Hammond organ, xylophone
Jürgen Rosenthal - SONOR Genuine Rosewood drums, voice, PAiSTe cymbals, timbales, REMO Roto-Toms, temple blocks, kettle drums, tubular bells, morse key, triangles, paper, flute

Production[edit]

Arranged and produced by Eloy
Engineered by Georgi Nedeitschev

References[edit]

^ "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ [1] Archived February 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c François Couture. "Ocean - Eloy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ "Ocean - Eloy | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ "LP Reviews E (Continued)". Vintageprog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ [2] Archived April 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[2] "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[recorded-3] [1] Archived February 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[finest2-4] François Couture. "Ocean - Eloy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

[5] "Ocean - Eloy | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

[finest1-6] "LP Reviews E (Continued)". Vintageprog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

[charts-7] [2] Archived April 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Eloy
Frank Bornemann Michael Gerlach Hannes Folberth Klaus-Peter Matziol Stephan Emig Fritz Randow Jürgen Rosenthal Detlev Schmidtchen Hannes Arkona Jim McGillivray Steve Mann Bodo Schopf Kristof Hinz
Studio albums	Eloy (1971) Inside (1973) Floating (1974) Power and the Passion (1975) Dawn (1976) Ocean (1977) Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes (1979) Colours (1980) Planets (1981) Time to Turn (1982) Performance (1983) Metromania (1984) Codename Wildgeese (1984) Ra (1988) Destination (1992) The Tides Return Forever (1994) Ocean 2: The Answer (1998) Visionary (2009) The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I (2017) The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part II (2019) Echoes from the Past (2023)
Live albums	Live (1978)
Compilation albums	Chronicles I (1993) Chronicles II (1994) Timeless Passages (2003)