Eloy (album)

1971 studio album by Eloy

Eloy

Studio album by

Eloy

Released| July 1971[1]
Recorded| April 1971
Studio| Star-Musik-Studios, Hamburg, Germany
Genre| Progressive rock, krautrock
Length| 40:58
Label| Philips
Producer| Peter M. Freiherr von Lepel
Eloy chronology
|  | Eloy
(1971)  | Inside
(1973)

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Unfolded cover

The front cover unfolded, as if it was an open garbage can.

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Eloy is the debut album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1971.

The album's front cover depicts a garbage can lid, which is printed as an extra flap on the LP cover. When flipped, the bottom of the lid and the inside of the bin are revealed, as if someone opened an actual garbage can.

According to the band's leader Frank Bornemann, members of Eloy had "polarizing positions taken in relation to their artistic direction" at the time, but they "did manage to put an album together which accurately illustrated and reflected the spirit of this epoch". He also thinks that the album represents the band's "embryonic stage".[4]

Allmusic's reviewer Robert Taylor considers the album to be the "humble beginnings for one of progressive rock's most underrated bands".[2]

## Track listing

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All information according to original vinyl liner notes.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Today"| Schriever, Wieczorke, Bornemann| 5:56
2.| "Something Yellow"| Schriever, Wieczorke| 8:15
3.| "Eloy"| Schriever, Wieczorke, Bornemann, Draht| 6:15
4.| "Song Of A Paranoid Soldier"| Schriever, Wieczorke| 4:50
5.| "Voice Of Revolution"| Schriever, Wieczorke| 3:07
6.| "Isle Of Sun"| Schriever| 6:03
7.| "Dillus Roady"| Schriever, Wieczorke, Bornemann| 6:32
Total length:| 40:58

1997 CD reissue bonus disc[5]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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8.| "Walk Alone" (1970 A-Side single)| Shriever, Wieczorke, Siebrasse| 2:43
9.| "Daybreak" (1970 B-Side single)| Shriever, Wieczorke, Siebrasse| 2:41
10.| "Interview With Manfred Wieczorke 12.8.1997"|  | 23:09

2008 CD reissue bonus tracks[6]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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8.| "Walk Alone" (1970 A-Side single)| Shriever, Wieczorke, Siebrasse| 2:43
9.| "Daybreak" (1970 B-Side single)| Shriever, Wieczorke, Siebrasse| 2:41
10.| "Vibrations Of My Mind" (previously unreleased)| Schriever, Wieczorke, Bornemann, Draht, Stöcker| 3:36

## Personnel

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### Eloy

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* Erich Schriever: lead vocals, keyboards
* Frank Bornemann: guitar, harmonica, percussion
* Manfred Wieczorke: guitar, backing vocals, bass
* Wolfgang Stöcker: bass
* Helmuth Draht: drums

### Production

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* Peter M. Freiherr Von Lepel: production
* Conny Plank: engineering

## References

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1. ^ "Eloy – Eloy". Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
2. ^ a b Taylor, Robert. "Eloy - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
3. ^ Starostin, George. "ELOY". Only Solitaire. Georgiy Starostin. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
4. ^ Bornemann, Frank (2008). Eloy (booklet). Philips Records. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
5. ^ "Eloy – Eloy". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
6. ^ "Eloy – Eloy". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

## External links

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* "Eloy album". Eloy official website. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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Eloy

* Frank Bornemann
* Klaus-Peter Matziol
* Hannes Folberth
* Michael Gerlach
* Stephan Emig

* Erich Schriever
* Helmuth Draht
* Wolfgang Stöcker
* Manfred Wieczorke
* Fritz Randow
* Luitjen Jansen
* Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar
* Detlev Schmidtchen
* Jürgen Rosenthal
* Jim McGillivray
* Hannes Arkona
* 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)
* Code Name: Wild Geese (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)
* Reincarnation on Stage (2014)

Compilation albums|

* Rarities (1991)
* Chronicles I (1993)
* Best (1994)
* Chronicles II (1994)
* The Best of Eloy Vol. 1 – The Early Days 1972–1975 (1994)
* The Best of Eloy Vol. 2 – The Prime 1976–1979 (1996)
* Timeless Passages (2003)

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