ELOY - Ra - Original Euro LP + Inner - Prog Rock Psych Space Rock

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ELOY

Ra

Original Euro LP (made in Germany) released on ACI Records in 1988.
Includes printed innersleeve.

DM C-0786 A-3/1-88 C   /   DM C-0786 B-3/1-88 C

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A venerable progressive rock outfit and one of the most popular German bands of the 1970s.

Eloy went through several stages in their long career, with the only constant member being guitarist/vocalist Frank Bornemann. Transforming from a political-themed hard rock band to a spacy progressive rock band who sounded something like a mix of Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd, the group in later formations would move toward a more accessible hard rock sound with strong progressive elements.

Eloy were formed in 1969 by Frank Bornemann (guitar, harmonica, percussion), Erich Schriever (lead vocals, keyboards), Manfred Wieczorke (guitar, bass, vocals), Helmuth Draht (drums), and Wolfgang Stöcker (bass). Taking their name from that of a human race in the book The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, they released their first single, "Daybreak," in 1970 and put out their debut album the following year. Filled with conventional hard rock with political statements, the album is an anomaly in the band's catalogue. Schriever, who was responsible for the band's lyrics, left the group after Eloy's debut, as did Draht, who was replaced by Fritz Randow.

Inside, released in 1973, consolidated the group as a full-on progressive rock-styled outfit. After the album, which fared decently, Stöcker left the band, to be replaced by Luitjen Janssen. Floating (1974) and Power and the Passion (1975) increased Eloy's reputation and success, and the latter record was recorded with second guitarist Detlef Schwaar. It was also the group's first concept album. The band then broke up in 1975, with some members of the group wanting to continue to write spacy progressive rock concept albums, while others wanted a more restrained approach.

Eloy resurfaced in 1976 with Bornemann as the producer and mastermind behind the band, which featured new members Klaus-Peter Matziol (bass, vocals), Detlev Schmidtchhen (keyboards, vocals), and Jürgen Rosenthal (drums, vocals). With this lineup, Eloy became the best-selling German act of their time, with increasingly ornate concept albums such as Dawn (1976) and the spacy Ocean. Eloy Live was released in 1978, and the following year's Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes was the band's highest-selling record.

Schmidtchhen and Rosenthal then left the group to go solo and were replaced by Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillveray, respectively. Eloy also added guitarist Hannes Arkona. The new lineup released Colours in 1980, which saw them start to abandon their spacy elements to pursue a more hard rock sound. Planets (1981) and Time to Turn (1982) were two parts of a science fiction concept album that found the group's sound increasingly dominated by keyboards. The band released Performance and Metromania in 1984 and then split due to musical differences after a series of farewell concerts in England. Eloy returned in 1988, this time as a duo featuring Bornemann and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gerlach. The first Eloy record with this lineup was Ra, which saw a return to the sound of Colours. It was followed by Destination (1992).

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Voyager Of The Future Race
Sensations
Dreams

Side Two

Invasion Of A Megaforce
Rainbow
Hero

Released on 'ACI Records' in 1988

Catalogue No. SPV 08-4800

Disc is in VG+ condition (some surface rubbing from innersleeve)

Sleeve is in EX+ condition

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