Ocean (Eloy album)

Ocean was the sixth album released by the German progressive rock band Eloy. It was released in 1977 and is considered by many their finest album,^[4][5] a classic of the genre in Germany. It sold 200,000 copies, doing better than Genesis or Queen on the German charts.^[6]

Track listing

• All songs written by Eloy. Lyrics by Rosenthal.

Side One

1. "Poseidon's Creation" - 11:38
2. "Incarnation of the Logos" - 8:25

Side Two

1. "Decay of the Logos" - 8:15
2. "Atlantis' Agony at June 5th - 8498, 13 p.m. Gregorian Earthtime" - 15:35

Personnel

• Frank Bornemann - Lead Vocals, All Electric, Acoustic, and Effect Guitars
• Klaus-Peter Matziol - Vocals, Thunderbird and Fender Fretless Bass Guitars
• Detlev Schmidtchen - Hammond Organ, Mini-Moog and ARP Synthesizers, Mellotron, RMI Keyboard Computer, Xylophone, Angelic Voices
• Jürgen Rosenthal - Sonor Genuine Rosewood Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Timbales, Roto-Toms, Temple Blocks, Kettle-Drums, Tubular Bells, Morse Key, Voice, Triangles, Paper and Flute

Production

• Arranged & produced by Eloy
• Engineered by Georgi Nedeitschev

References

1. ^ from Eloy's official site - http://www.eloy-music.de/disco/1977.htm
2. ^ "allmusic ((( Ocean > Credits )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36621/credits. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
3. ^ Couture, François (2011 [last update]). "Ocean - Eloy | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36621/review. Retrieved 25 June 2011. 
4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36621/review
5. ^ http://www.vintageprog.com/eee2.htm#elo
6. ^ from Eloy's official site - http://www.eloy-music.de/histo.htm