Album DE 1978 on Hansa International label
Electronic, R&B/Soul and Pop (Disco)
First pressing of this album which contains lots of different versions, only available on this pressing. The biggest difference is the main title track 'Nightflight To Venus' which is more than 7 minutes! 'Rasputin' has a unique instrumental part within the last verse. This first pressing is easy to distinguish from the other pressings. On side A, only 4 tracks are visually recognizable. "Nightflight To Venus" & "Rasputin" are not visually separated. Also a different mix for "He Was A Steppenwolf" & a slightly different version of "Voodoonight". The timings given here are the actual timings. As on lots of Boney M. release this album also came with wrong timings printed on the cover or label. There are 4 pressings of this LP: The most significant difference is the length of 'Nightflight To Venus'. On the very first pressing it was 7:11 min. The second pressing was 5:55 min., the third 4:58 min. & the final and most common 4:46 min. Many thanks to The Rhythm Machine. And especially to R. Ehrhardt. ℗ 4/78 (on back cover) ℗ 5/1978 (on center label) Im Ariola-Vertrieb Auch als MusiCassette 57700 GT erhältlich Postcards inside. Publishers (as stated on the cover): Far-Music (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B4) United Artists (track: A3) Burlington (track: A5) Blue Mountain (track: B1) Global (track: B5) The tracks 'Nightflight To Venus' and 'Rasputin' play continuously without interruption (total duration A1+A2= 13:37 min.)
Boney M. , 1976-1986 album by | |
Christian Kolonovits key, 1952-1976 AT arranged by | |
Johan Daansen g, DE arranged by | |
Mats Björklund g, *1949 arranged by, performer, the rhythm machine, written by | |
Michael Cretu voc, key, *1957 DE arranged by | |
Stefan Klinkhammer p, ep, DE arranged by, written by | |
Chico De Los Reyes p, voc, key, performer, the rhythm machine | |
Gary Unwin b, performer, the rhythm machine | |
Keith Forsey dr, perc, *1948 GB performer, the rhythm machine, written by | |
Nick Woodland , *1951 GB performer, the rhythm machine |
Manfred Vormstein art direction |
Ali Kohlmeier design |
Karl Dengler design |
Fred Schreier engineer |
Hartmut Pfannmüller engineer |
John Lund engineer |
Tammy Grohé engineer |
Didi Zill photography by, photography by, back-cover |
Frank Farian producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Nightflight To Venus | Boney M. | Dietmar Kawohl, Frank Farian, Fred Jay | 7:11 | |
2 | Rasputin | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, George Reyam | 6:26 | |
3 | Painter Man | Boney M. | Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett | 3:17 | |
4 | He Was A Steppenwolf | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Stefan Klinkhammer | 7:03 | |
5 | King Of The Road | Boney M. | Roger Miller | 2:35 | |
6 | Rivers Of Babylon | Boney M. | Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, George Reyam, James McNaughton | 4:18 | |
7 | Voodoonight | Boney M. | Giorgio Sgarbi, Gisela Sgarbi | 3:31 | |
8 | Brown Girl In The Ring | Boney M. | Frank Farian | 4:02 | |
9 | Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night | Boney M. | Fred Jay, Keith Forsey, Mats Björklund | 5:33 | |
10 | Heart Of Gold | Boney M. | Neil Young | 4:05 |
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Boney M. - Nightflight To Venus TW 1978 R&B/Soul and Pop |