Boney M.Nightflight To Venus

Label:

Hansa – 26 026 OT

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Second Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1 Nightflight To Venus
Written-ByF. Jay*
5:55
A2 Rasputin
Written-ByReyam*
6:03
A3 Painter Man
Written-ByK. Pickett*
3:17
A4 He Was A Steppenwolf
Written-ByS. Klinkhammer*
6:54
A5 King Of The Road
Written-ByR. Miller*
2:35
B1 Rivers Of Babylon
Written-ByMcNaughton*
4:18
B2 Voodoonight
Written-BySgarbi*
3:30
B3 Brown Girl In The Ring
Written-ByF. Farian*
4:02
B4 Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night
Written-ByM. Bjorklund*
5:22
B5 Heart Of Gold
Written-ByN. Young*
4:00

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtEuropasound Studios
  • Recorded AtUnion Studios, Munich
  • Mixed AtEuropasound Studios
  • Distributed ByAriola
  • Printed ByMohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG
  • Record CompanyAriola Eurodisc GmbH
  • Pressed BySonopress
  • Published ByFAR Music
  • Published ByUnited Artists (2)
  • Published ByBurlington (2)
  • Published ByBlue Mountain
  • Published ByGlobal (7)

Credits

  • Arranged ByStefan Klinkhammer
  • Art DirectionManfred Vormstein
  • DesignDengler*
  • EngineerTammy Grohé
  • Musician [Many Thanks To The Rhythm Machine: And Especially To]R. Ehrhardt*
  • Musician [Many Thanks To The Rhythm Machine:]Nick Woodland
  • Photography ByDidi Zill
  • Photography By [Back-Cover]Studio Hammar

Notes

This is the second pressing: "Nightflight To Venus" is 5:55 min and the medley including the track "Rasputin" is 11:58 min long.

Different from Nightflight To Venus that has ℗ 5/78 on label side A, bottom, above the red 33 triangle.

[Notes concerning this particular album, its various versions, and pressings]
This album came with incorrect tracks' duration, varying from version to version, and from pressing to pressing. There are 4 different versions (editions) of this album.
The most significant difference is the length of 'Nightflight To Venus':
- 1st pressing with 7:11 min,
- 2nd pressing with 5:55 min (this one),
- 3rd pressing with 4:58 min,
- 4th pressing with 4:46 min, as the final and most common one. Some versions have no indication of a duration of 4:46 min, but can be recognized by their runout matrix (as here).

Actual durations submitted in track list. The tracks 'Nightflight To Venus' and 'Rasputin' play continuously without interruption. Durations given on cover / label:
A1: 5:15 / 5:55
A2: 5:10 / 6:03
A3: 3:45 / 3:17
A4: 6:13 / 6:54
A5: 3:26 / 2:35
B1: 5:00 / 4:18
B2: 4:20 / 3:30
B3: 4:00 / 4:02
B4: 5:12 / 5:22
B5: 4:05 / 4:00

This release includes a sheet of five detachable postcards, each with a picture of a band member, respectively of the band. It may not include in all batches of this release.

[Sleeve]
A Frank Farian-Production
℗4/78
Recorded at: Europasound Studios Offenbach and Union Studios Munich 1978
Im Ariola Vertrieb
Printed in Western by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh
Publishers:
Far-Music (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B4)
United Artists (track: A3)
Burlington (track: A5)
Blue Mountain (track: B1)
Global (track: B5)

[Label side A]
℗ 5/1978
Made in
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München

[Label side B]
℗ 5/1978

This 2nd pressing of "Nightflight To Venus" was released with various variations.
Mainly, inconsistencies related to tracks' duration printed on covers vs. tracks' duration printed on labels, exemplary for the tracks A1 / A2:
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (this one as well as Boney M. - Nightflight To Venus),
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on Boney M. - Nightflight To Venus),
- 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on Boney M. - Nightflight To Venus ).

Similar 2nd pressings with the metalwork done by Interpress

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 0835
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Pressing Plant ID (in Runout): Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 26 026 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 26 026 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 26026 A-4/78S III Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 26026 B-6/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 26026 A-4/78S III Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 26026 B-5/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 26026 A-6/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 26026 B-6/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): 26026 A-4/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 26026 B-4/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 26026 A-4/78S II Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 26026 B-4/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): 26026 A-8/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): 26026 B-7/78S Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): 26026 A-3/78S Made in II
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): 26026 B-5/78S II Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 26026 A-4/78S II╻ Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 26026 B-4/78S Made in

Other Versions (5 of 241)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Fourth Pressing - Sonopress, Gatefold) Hansa International 26 026 XOT, 26 026 OT 1978
Recently Edited
Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Gatefold) Atlantic SD 361945 Australia 1978
Recently Edited
Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Picture Labels, Gatefold) Hansa K 50498 UK 1978
Recently Edited
Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Gatefold ) Hansa SRK 6062 US 1978
Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, London Records Pressing) Atlantic KSD 50498 Canada 1978

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  • maxi-freak's avatar
    maxi-freak
    Edited 6 years ago
    Lyrics of "Nightflight To Venus", second pressing album:

    [0:00]
    Ladies and gentlemen
    Welcome aboard the starship Boney M. for our first enger flight to venus.
    Ready for countdown.

    Ten (Nightflight to venus...)
    Nine
    Eight
    Seven
    Six (Nightflight to venus...)
    Five
    Four
    Three
    Two (Nightflight to venus...)
    One
    Ignition - Lift-off

    [1:06]
    Nightflight to venus - Way out there in space
    Nightflight to venus - Our new favorite place
    Nightflight to venus - All systems are go
    Nightflight to venus - The sky is aglow

    [1:58]
    Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
    Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
    Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
    Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
    Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

    [2:16]
    Nightflight to venus

    [2:32]
    Nightflight to venus

    [2:45]
    Ladies and gentlemen, we have had a successful take-off on this first nightflight to venus.
    Our flying time will be eight hours.
    You'll be travelling at a speed of 2.183 miles per second.
    That is seven and one half million miles per hour.
    The distance from mother earth to venus is 60 million miles at this time.

    [4:38]
    Nightflight to venus - Way out there in space
    Nightflight to venus - Our new favorite place

    [5:02]
    Captain - unidentified object at eight o'clock. Two million miles away.
    Stand by for emergency maneuver.
    Object coming closer with the speed of light. We have eight more seconds.
    Object coming closer. We have five more seconds.
    Changing course by 4.6 degrees.
    Order executed.

    [5:33]
    Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes, we are going to be landing on venus.
    Push the button on your left side. The safety mechanism will do the rest for you.
    We hope you enjoyed the world's first nightflight to venus.
    Have a good time there.
    ------------------------------------------------
    Total duration of "Nightflight To Venus" and "Rasputin" is 11:58 min.

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