Rarities (Eloy album)

Rarities
Compilation album by Eloy
Released	22 October 1991
Recorded	1973–1984
Genre	Prog rock, space rock
Length	45:18
Label	Harvest / EMI Electrola
Producer	Eloy, Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Ra (1988) Rarities (1991) Destination (1992)

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Rarities is a compilation album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1991.

It compiles various singles and previously unreleased tracks from the 1973–1984 period, when Eloy were under contract with EMI Electrola.

Songs

"Daybreak" and "On the Road" are A-Side and B-Side non-album singles recorded and released in 1973.

"Child Migration" and "Let the Sun Rise In Your Brain" were written and recorded in 1979, the International Year of the Child, as Eloy wanted to contribute to the cause by releasing a single with two songs. Dissatisfied with the recordings, they decided to keep the tracks unreleased, with a heavily alternated version of "Child Migration" eventually included in next year's Colours album.

"Silhouette" (single edit) and "Horizons" are A-Side and B-Side singles from the album Colours, released in 1980.

"Wings of Vision" is an A-Side non-album single released in 1980 in 7" format and 12" format, with both versions included in Rarities.

"Sunset" is a song from Colours that was also the B-Side to the "Wings of Vision" A-Side 7" format single.

"Time to Turn" and "Through a Somber Galaxy" are A-Side and B-Side singles from the album Time to Turn, released in 1982.

"The Stranger" is a song from the album Metromania, released in 1984. It was intended to be released as a single, but it only made it to the test pressing stage.

Track listing

All tracks by Eloy, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Daybreak"		1973 A-Side single	3:39
2.	"On the Road"		1973 B-Side single	2:30
3.	"Child Migration"		Previously unreleased 1979 single	4:03
4.	"Let the Sun Rise in Your Brain"		Previously unreleased 1979 single	3:28
5.	"Silhouette" (single edit)	Eloy Jim McGillivray	Colours	3:30
6.	"Horizons"	Eloy Jim McGillivray	Colours	3:20
7.	"Wings of Vision" (7" version)		1980 A-Side single	3:50
8.	"Sunset"	Eloy Jim McGillivray	Colours	2:56
9.	"Time To Turn"	Eloy Sigi Hausen	Time to Turn	4:33
10.	"Through a Somber Galaxy"	Eloy Sigi Hausen	Time to Turn	5:16
11.	"The Stranger"	Eloy Martine Ryan, Andrew Ward	Metromania	3:59
12.	"Wings of Vision" (12" version)		1980 A-Side single	4:14
Total length:				45:18

Personnel

Information about the non-album singles according to the liner notes of the albums corresponding to the periods Eloy recorded the songs. Information about the album singles according to the liner notes of the albums where the songs belong to. Numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.

Eloy

• Frank Bornemann: guitar, vocals (1–12) – percussion (1, 2)
• Hannes Arkona: guitars (5–12) – keyboards, percussion (9, 10) – vocoder, syncussion (11)
• Manfred Wieczorke: organ, vocals, guitar, percussion (1, 2)
• Detlev Schmidtchen: Hammond organ, Minimoog, ARP synthesizers, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, xylophone, angelic voices (3, 4)
• Hannes Folberth: keyboards (5–12)
• Wolfgang Stöcker: bass (1, 2)
• Klaus-Peter Matziol: bass (3–12) – vocals (3–8, 12) – Moog Taurus (9, 10)
• Fritz Randow: drums (1, 2, 9–11) – acoustic guitar, percussion, flute (1, 2)
• Jürgen Rosenthal: drums, timbales, rototom, temple blocks, kettledrums, tubular bells, Morse key, triangle, flute, voice (3, 4)
• Jim McGillivray: drums, percussion (5–8, 12)

Production

• Eloy: production (1–10, 12)
• Frank Bornemann: production (11)
• Jan Nemec: engineering, recording, mixing (5–10, 12), engineering on basic tracks (11)
• Harald Lepschies: engineering, recording, mixing (11)
• Thomas Stiehler: engineering on basic tracks (11)

External links

• "Rarities". Eloy official website. Retrieved 1 July 2024.