Tracklist
| A1 | Nightflight To Venus | 5:55 | |
| A2 | Rasputin | 6:03 | |
| A3 | Painter Man | 3:17 | |
| A4 | He Was A Steppenwolf | 6:54 | |
| A5 | King Of The Road | 2:35 | |
| B1 | Rivers Of Babylon | 4:18 | |
| B2 | Voodoonight | 3:30 | |
| B3 | Brown Girl In The Ring | 4:02 | |
| B4 | Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night | 5:22 | |
| B5 | Heart Of Gold | 4:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Europasound Studios
- Recorded At – Union Studios, Munich
- Mixed At – Europasound Studios
- Distributed By – Ariola
- Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG
- Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
- Pressed By – Sonopress
- Published By – FAR Music
- Published By – United Artists (2)
- Published By – Burlington (2)
- Published By – Blue Mountain
- Published By – Global (7)
Credits
- Arranged By – Stefan Klinkhammer
- Art Direction – Manfred Vormstein
- Design – Dengler*
- Engineer – Tammy Grohé
- Musician [Many Thanks To The Rhythm Machine: And Especially To] – R. Ehrhardt*
- Musician [Many Thanks To The Rhythm Machine:] – Nick Woodland
- Photography By – Didi 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
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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Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Fourth Pressing - Sonopress, Gatefold) | Hansa International | 26 026 XOT, 26 026 OT | 1978 | |||
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Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Atlantic | SD 361945 | Australia | 1978 | ||
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Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Picture Labels, Gatefold) | Hansa | K 50498 | UK | 1978 | ||
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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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Edited 6 years agoLyrics 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.
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Total duration of "Nightflight To Venus" and "Rasputin" is 11:58 min.
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