Chronicles I (album)

Chronicles I is the first of a two-part compilation of re-recorded songs by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1993. The second part, Chronicles II, was released the following year.

Released22 November 1993^[1][2]

RecordedAutumn 1993^[3]

StudioHorus Sound, Hanover
Pinkball, Berlin

Genre

• Progressive rock
• art rock^[2]

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Chronicles I
Compilation album by Eloy
Released	22 November 1993[1][2]
Recorded	Autumn 1993[3]
Studio	Horus Sound, Hanover Pinkball, Berlin
Genre	Progressive rock art rock[2]
Length	67:53
Label	ACI
Producer	Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Destination (1992) Chronicles I (1993) Chronicles II (1994)
Audio sample
"Spirit in Chains '93" file help

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Allmusic	[4]
Music Street Journal	favorable[5]
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As older Eloy albums had relatively poor sound quality due to the technical limitations of the 70s and early 80s, Frank Bornemann decided to re-record some of their most popular songs using modern recording technologies. He also invited some of the former members of the band to play in the album, in order to reach the highest level of authenticity possible. As stated in the album's liner notes, "Chronicles should give you the chance to re-live Eloy's classics in an up-to-date sound, adequete to modern expectations".^[7]

Chronicles I contains selected songs from the albums Ocean (1977), Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes (1979), Colours (1980), Planets (1981) and Time to Turn (1982), as well as a previously unreleased track recorded in 1992 during the Destination recording sessions.