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Eloy: Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes

On January 10, 1979, “Harvest” label released “Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes”, the seventh Eloy studio band. It was recorded November – December 1978, at “Sound Studio N” in Cologne, Germany, and was produced by Frank Bornemann, Klaus-Peter Matziol, Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal.

Personnel:

  • Frank Bornemann – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Detlev Schmidtchen – Hammond organ, Minimoog, ARP synthesizers, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, xylophone, angelic voices, arrangements
  • Klaus-Peter Matziol – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Detlev Schmidtchen – Hammond organ, Minimoog, ARP synthesizers, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, xylophone, angelic voices, arrangements
  • Jürgen Rosenthal – voice, drums, timbales, rototom, temple blocks, kettledrums, tubular bells, Morse key, triangle, flute
  • Brigitte Witt – vocals
  • Wolfgang Maus – vocal melody, arrangement
  • Georgi Nedeltschev – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Günther Kasper – recording
  • Wolfgang Thierbach – additional mixing
  • Winfried Reinbacher – painting

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jürgen Rosenthal, all music by Frank Bornemann, Klaus-Peter Matziol, Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal.

  1. a) Astral Entrance
    b) Master of Sensation
  2. The Apocalypse

a) Silent Cries Divide the Night

b) The Vision-Burning

c) Force Majeure

  • Pilot to Paradise
  • De Labore Solis
  • Mighty Echoes

Donovan: Same

In August 1977, “Arista” label released the self-titled, fourteenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Mickey Most. In October 1977, “RAK” label released the album in UK with a different track order.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Isaac Guillory – guitar
  • Ronnie Leahy– keyboards
  • Nick South – bass
  • Colin Allen– drums
  • John Cameron– horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Patrick Halling – violin
  • Chris Norman, Silson,Terry Uttley – backing vocals
  • Tim Summerhayes, Wolfgang Thierbach, Doug Hopkins – engineer
  • Charlie Watts, Chris Blair – mastering
  • Gered Mankowitz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Local Boy Chops Wood
  2. Astral Angel
  3. The Light
  4. Dare to Be Different
  5. Brave New World
  6. Lady of the Stars
  7. International Man
  8. Sing My Song
  9. Maya’s Dance
  10. Kalifornia Kiddies