The Best of Eloy Vol. 2 – The Prime 1976–1979

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

It compiles songs from the albums Dawn, Ocean and Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes, the later three of the six studio albums Eloy released during the 70s under the EMI Electrola label.

As indicated by the album's title, the 1976–1979 period is considered the prime of Eloy's career. In 1995, a year before the compilation's release, Ocean was certified Gold, with sales that exceed 250,000 units in Germany. It remains the most commercially successful German prog rock album ever.

Track listing

Music by Eloy, lyrics by Jürgen Rosenthal.

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Awakening"	Dawn	2:39
2.	"Between the Times"	Dawn	6:08
3.	"The Sun-Song"	Dawn	4:53
4.	"The Midnight-Fight / The Victory Of Mental Force"	Dawn	8:09
5.	"Decay of Logos"	Ocean	8:17
6.	"a) Astral Entrance" "b) Master of Sensation"	Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes	9:03
7.	"The Apocalypse" a) "Silent Cries Divide the Night" b) "The Vision-Burning" c) "Force Majeure"	Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes	14:53
Total length:			54:02

Personnel

See Dawn personnel, Ocean personnel and Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes personnel accordingly.

References

"Eloy - The Best Of Eloy, Vol. 2, The Prime 1976 1979". Progstreaming Extended. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
"Eloy – The Best Of Eloy Vol. 2 – The Prime 1976–1979". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
"Eloy History – Years of Success: 1976–1979". Eloy official website. Eloy. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
Lawson, Dom. "Double concept albums and rock operas: inside the wild world of Eloy". Prog. Future. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

"The Best of Eloy Vol.2". Eloy official website. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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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)

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