| Ocean | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 October 1977[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | September–October 1977[3] | |||
| Studio | Sound Studio N, Cologne, Germany | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock[3] | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label | Harvest / EMI Electrola | |||
| Producer | Eloy | |||
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| Unfolded cover | ||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Eloy_-_Ocean_gatefold_unfolded.jpg) The album's gatefold unfolded and rotated vertically, to showcase the full painting featured on it | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"Poseidon's Creation" | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| ArtRock |   [5] |
| Only Solitaire | [6] |
Ocean is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1977.
It is a concept album written by Jürgen Rosenthal, retelling the mythos of Plato's Island of Atlantis, from its creation to its rise, fall, and ultimate destruction, drawing a parallel with humanity's alarming path amidst the Cold War.
Ocean is widely regarded as Eloy's finest work by critics[4] and fans alike,[7][8] and remains their most commercially successful album.[9] A sequel titled Ocean 2: The Answer was released in 1998.
- ^ "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Ocean (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Eloy – Ocean". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b Couture, François. "Ocean - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — Ocean". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Starostin, George. "OCEAN". Only Solitaire. Georgiy Starostin. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "ELOY discography". Prog Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Eloy". Album of the Year. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Eloy History - Years of Success: 1976-1979". Eloy official website. Eloy. Retrieved 25 May 2024.