| Planets | ||||
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| Released | June 1981[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany | |||
| Genre | Space rock, Prog rock[3] | |||
| Length | 42:01 | |||
| Label | Harvest / EMI Electrola (original issue) Heavy Metal Worldwide (1982 UK issue) | |||
| Producer | Eloy | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Planets_Eloy_UK.jpg) 1982 UK exclusive cover, designed by Rodney Matthews | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"On the Verge of Darkening Lights" | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| ArtRock |   [4] |
| Music Street Journal | favorable[5] |
Planets is the ninth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1981.
It is the first part of a double concept album conceived by Frank Bornemann, with the second part being Time to Turn. It tells the sci-fi story of Ion, an inhabitant of the planet Salta, who tries to fight negative forces in an age of chaos. Salta and Ion represent the Earth and humankind, who must fight to improve its future.[6]
Planets was the first Eloy album to be issued in the United Kingdom in 1982, a year after its initial release, simultaneously with Time to Turn, with alternative artwork designed by Rodney Matthews.[7]
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- ^ "Eloy – Planets". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — Planets". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Pierpoint, John (2012). "Eloy - Planets". Music Street Journal. 5. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Kuinke, Volker. Eloy - Planets (booklet) (in German). Harvest Records - EMI Electrola. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Eloy – Planets". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 June 2024.