Best

~ Release by Eloy (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The liner notes are in Greek, here is the translation:

“Quite a few people believe that Eloy are the German answer to the British Pink Floyd. However, the truth is that they are much different than the mythical Londoners of the psychedelic rock music…

Eloy have their own special identity for the amazing, unique and unrepeatable trips of them. Only that… they travel so far, that the most credible musical encyclopedias (like Rolling Stone) forget them systematically, from the beginning of the 70s 'till today!!! Ιgnorants of history, even in discography? Well, if 10 legendary albums are not solid proof of that, then what is?

If 20 years of career are not proof, then why does proof even exist?

Eloy is a perfect, quite machine which taught us - and is still teaching us - how to properly travel in time. That's why the crown of solid, space rock is rightfully theirs. Symphonic synthesizers, acoustic and electric psychedelic guitars under the alternating, clever rhythm of the drums and the primitive electrical bass, drive you to another musical dimension.

That's the main cause of the ELOY BEST you're holding in your hands. You're holding the “best” other dimension.

And the mystery is that most people believe that Eloy do not exist anymore…

The mystery is that, from this double album and on, Eloy 2 exist. Happy journey… forever.”

Giannis Koutouvos
March '94

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-19 15:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sunset
3:19
2Future City
bass guitar:
Wolfgang Stöcker
instruments:
Fritz Randow
performer:
Frank Bornemann and Manfred Wieczorke
recording of:
Future City
writer:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
5:37
3The Bells of Notre Dame
recording engineer and engineer:
Wolfgang Thierbach
producer:
Eloy (German progressive rock band) and Jay Partridge
bass guitar:
Luitjen “Harvey” Janssen
drums (drum set):
Fritz Randow
guitar:
Frank Bornemann and Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar
keyboard [keyboards]:
Manfred Wieczorke
vocals:
Frank Bornemann
remixer:
Wolfgang Thierbach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1975)
produced at:
Studio Nedeltschev in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
The Bells of Notre Dame
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
6:30
4In Disguise
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
mixer:
Jan Němec
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Fritz Randow
electric bass guitar:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann
keyboard:
Hannes Folberth
performer:
Hannes Arkona
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1983)
recorded at and mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
In Disguise
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
4:32
5Carried by Cosmic Winds
recording engineer and mixer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
bass guitar:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jim McGillivray
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann
keyboard:
Hannes Folberth
performer:
Hannes Arkona
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Carried by Cosmic Winds
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
4:46
6The Apocalypse: a) Silent Cries Divide the Nights / b) The Vision – Burning / c) Force Majeure
recording engineer:
Günther Kasper (German sound engineer & producer, “Mr. Cool”) (from 1978-11 until 1978-12) and Georgi Nedeltschev (from 1978-11 until 1978-12)
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
mixer:
Georgi Nedeltschev (from 1978-11 until 1978-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann
remixer:
Wolfgang Thierbach (from 1978-11 until 1978-12)
performer:
Jürgen Rosenthal, Klaus‐Peter Matziol and Detlev Schmidtchen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1979)
produced at:
Sound Studio N in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1978-11 until 1978-12)
remixed at:
EMI Studios (Cologne) in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
14:54
7Impressions
recording engineer and mixer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
bass:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jim McGillivray
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann
keyboard:
Hannes Folberth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as a release label!) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Impressions
lyricist:
Sonja Brown and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
3:08
8Say, Is It Really True
recording engineer:
Jan Němec (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
mixer:
Jan Němec
bass guitar:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
drums (drum set):
Fritz Randow (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
instruments:
Hannes Arkona (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
keyboard:
Hannes Folberth (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
recording of:
Say, Is It Really True (from 1981-08 until 1982-02)
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
4:47
9Escape to the Heights
recording engineer:
Harald Lepschies
engineer:
Jan Němec and Thomas Stiehler
producer:
Frank Bornemann
mixer:
Bernd Jost and Harald Lepschies
bass guitar:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol
drums (drum set):
Fritz Randow
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann
keyboard:
Hannes Folberth
performer:
Hannes Arkona
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1984)
recorded at and mixed at:
Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Escape to the Heights
lyricist:
Frank Bornemann and Mark Sarkautzky
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
4:51
10Poseidon’s Creation
recording engineer:
Georgi Nedeltschev
producer:
Frank Bornemann and Eloy (German progressive rock band)
bass guitar:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
remixer:
Günther “Felix” Beyer (engineer)
performer:
Jürgen Rosenthal (from 1977-09 until 1977-10) and Detlev Schmidtchen (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)
recorded at:
Sound Studio N in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
produced at:
Sound Studio N in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
recording of:
Poseidon’s Creation (from 1977-09 until 1977-10)
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
511:44
11The Sun‐Song
recording engineer:
Andy Mietling (in 1978-03)
bass:
Klaus‐Peter Matziol (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jürgen Rosenthal (in 1978-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Frank Bornemann (in 1978-03)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Detlev Schmidtchen (in 1978-03)
remixer:
Wolfgang Thierbach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1978)
mixed at:
EMI Studios (Cologne) in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
live recording of:
The Sun‐Song (in 1978-03)
composer and arranger:
Eloy (German progressive rock band)
8:26