Ocean (Eloy album)

Ocean is 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]

Ocean
Studio album by Eloy
Released	December 1977
Recorded	September-October, 1977 at Sound-N-Studio, Cologne[1]
Genre	Space rock, progressive rock
Length	43:53
Label	EMI Electrola
Producer	Frank Bornemann[2]
Eloy chronology
Dawn (1976) Ocean (1977) Live (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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

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

Personnel

• 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

• Arranged and produced by Eloy
• Engineered by Georgi Nedeitschev

References

1. Archived February 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Ocean - Eloy | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
3. François Couture. "Ocean - Eloy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
4. François Couture. "Ocean - Eloy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
5. "LP Reviews E (Continued)". Vintageprog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
6. Archived April 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine