''Timeless Passages'' is a

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by the German

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band Eloy, released in 2003. It compiles songs from every Eloy studio album released between 1975 and 1998, except ''

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'' (1983) and '' Destination'' (1992). It also includes a previously unreleased live version of the song "Poseidon's Creation", recorded in

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in 1994. The songs were selected by Eloy leader

Frank Bornemann Frank Bornemann (born 27 April 1945) is a German guitarist and vocalist best known as part of the German progressive rock band Eloy. He is also the founder of the Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany where he worked until 2014.EMI Electrola Electrola is a German record label and subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Based in Munich, its roster has included Chumbawamba, Matthias Reim, Helene Fischer, Brings, Höhner and Santiano. History On 8 May 1925, the British Gramophone Compa ...

with the vision to create an "''organic unity through musical transitions between the songs''", a task Bornemann found "''extremely difficult to realize''". Sorting the songs in order to match EMI's vision was done by the band's longtime graphics designer and friend Michael Narten, and master engineer Hans-Jörg Maucksch. Narten also designed the album's

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, combining elements from the covers of every studio album represented. Bornemann appreciated his work with "''unreserved applause''". Various past members of the band were invited to comment on songs they co-wrote and/or played on, with their comments included in the album's booklet.

Track listing

Music by Eloy, lyrics by

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except where noted.

Disc one

Disc two

Personnel

Musicians See each original album's Personnel section accordingly.
Musicians playing on previously unreleased track "Poseidon's Creation" (live in Munich, 1994) are: *

Frank Bornemann Frank Bornemann (born 27 April 1945) is a German guitarist and vocalist best known as part of the German progressive rock band Eloy. He is also the founder of the Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany where he worked until 2014.lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Steve Mann:

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*Michael Gerlach: keyboards *Klaus-Peter Matziol:

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*Bodo Schopf:

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Production *Frank Bornemann: songs compilation *Michael Narten: songs assortment *Hans-Jörg Maucksch: mastering, songs assortment Artwork *Michael Narten:

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 greatest hits albums Eloy (band) albums Harvest Records compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums