The Best of Eloy Vol. 1 – The Early Days 1972–1975

The Best of Eloy Vol. 1 – The Early Days 1972–1975
The Best of Eloy Vol. 1 – The Early Days 1972–1975
Compilation album by Eloy
Released	1994
Recorded	1972–1975
Studio	Windrose, Hamburg; EMI Electrola Studios, Cologne; Tonstudio Nedeltschev, Cologne
Genre	Prog rock, Space rock
Length	64:54
Label	EMI Electrola
Producer	Eloy, Jay Partridge
Eloy chronology
Alternative cover
	1996 expanded re-issue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Best of Eloy Vol. 1 – The Early Days 1972–1975 is the first of a two-part compilation by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1994. The second part, The Best of Eloy Vol. 2 - The Prime 1976-1979, was released in 1996.

It compiles songs from the albums Inside, Floating and Power and the Passion, the first three of the six studio albums Eloy released during the 70s under the EMI Electrola label. In 1996 the compilation was re-issued in the United States by Griffin Music, with a different artwork and two extra songs.

Renowned online music database Allmusic gave the album a star rating of 4.5 out of 5^[2] and tagged it as an "Album Pick", which stands for the most representative album of an artist's entire body of work.^[3]

Track listing

Writers credited according to each song's original album credits.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Inside"	Eloy	Inside	6:35
2.	"Future City"	Eloy	Inside	5:35
3.	"The Light From Deep Darkness"	Eloy Frank Bornemann, Erich Schriever	Floating	14:37
4.	"Castle In the Air"	Eloy Bornemann, Schriever	Floating	7:13
5.	"Madhouse"	Eloy Gordon Bennit	Floating	5:16
6.	"Love Over Six Centuries"	Eloy Bornemann, Bennit	Power and the Passion	10:05
7.	"Mutiny"	Eloy Bornemann, Bennit	Power and the Passion	9:07
8.	"The Bells Of Notre Dame"	Eloy Bornemann, Bennit	Power and the Passion	6:26
Total length:				64:54

1996 Griffin Music reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
9.	"Daybreak"	Eloy	1970 B-Side single	3:42
10.	"Journey Into 1358"	Eloy Bornemann, Bennit	Power and the Passion	2:55

Personnel

See Inside personnel, Floating personnel and Power and the Passion personnel accordingly.

References

^ "Eloy – The Best Of Eloy Vol. 1 - The Early Days 1972-1975". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Best of Eloy, Vol.1: The Early Days 1972-1975 - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "FAQ - How do you determine an album or track pick?". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

External links

"The Best of Eloy Vol.1". Eloy official website. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[1] "Eloy – The Best Of Eloy Vol. 1 - The Early Days 1972-1975". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[Allmusic-2] "The Best of Eloy, Vol.1: The Early Days 1972-1975 - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[3] "FAQ - How do you determine an album or track pick?". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

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v t e 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)