composed by, arranged by, producer, performer [played by] Eloy crew [road crew] Delle Häi crew [road crew] Klaus The Soldier engineer [recording engineer], other [creative ideas & great sound] Georgi Nedeltschev liner notes [prolog, translation] Jürgen Rosenthal lyrics by, drums [sonor genuine rosewood], cymbal [paiste], timbales, rototoms, timpani [kettle-drums], temple block, tubular bells, voice, triangle, flute, other [morse key & paper] Jürgen Rosenthal organ [hammond], synthesizer [mini-moog], synthesizer [arp], mellotron, computer [rmi keyboard computer], xylophone, voice [angelic] Detlev Schmidtchen painting [cover] Wojtek Siudmak photography by [coverphoto] Ilse Ruppert producer, lead vocals, guitar [all electric & effect], acoustic guitar Frank Bornemann vocals, bass guitar [thunderbird and fender fretless] Klaus-Peter Matziol Produced At Sound Studio N Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Electrola GmbH Pressed By EMI Electrola GmbH Printed By 4P Nicolaus GMBH Published By SWP Music Ocean was produced between September and October 1977 at Sound-N-Studio, Cologne
℗ 1977 EMI Electrola GmbH Made in Germany
Printed in Germany
Some records were issued with a German prologue and translation by typewriter, made by Jürgen Rosenthal (Eloy). It is printed on additional DIN A4 sheets as visible on images.
Publisher variation: - On cover inside gatefold: SWP Music - On A4 paper sheet: SWP MusiKverlag
Runouts are stamped. Rights Society: GEMA (Boxed) Label Code: LC 1305 Matrix / Runout: 32596 A - 1 (Runout side A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: 32596 B - 3 (Runout side B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: 32596 A - 1 (Runout side A, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 32596 B - 2 (Runout side B, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 32596 A - 2 (Runout side A, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: 32596 B - 1 (Runout side B, variant 3)