Boney M. – Nightflight To Venus
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Hansa International – 26 026 OT |
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Genre: |
Pop |
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Disco |
Tracklist
| A1 | Nightflight To Venus | 4:46 | |
| A2 | Rasputin | 5:51 | |
| A3 | Painter Man | 3:10 | |
| A4 | He Was A Steppenwolf | 6:51 | |
| A5 | King Of The Road | 2:36 | |
| B1 | Rivers Of Babylon | 4:18 | |
| B2 | Voodoonight | 3:31 | |
| B3 | Brown Girl In The Ring | 4:02 | |
| B4 | Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night | 5:32 | |
| B5 | Heart Of Gold | 4:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
- Distributed By – Ariola
- Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG
- Pressed By – Sonopress
- Recorded At – Europasound Studios
- Recorded At – Union Studios, Munich
- Mixed At – Europasound Studios
- 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
- Photography By – Didi Zill
Notes
First cat. # '26 026 XOT' back cover and spine, second cat. # '26 026 OT' on labels and postcards.
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.
[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
- 3rd pressing with 4:58 min
- 4th pressing with 4:46 min (as on cover, this release), 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).
Duration length as on cover / label:
A1 - 4:46 / 5:55
A2 - 5:51 / 6:03
A3 - 3:10 / 3:17
A4 - 6:51 / 6:54
A5 - 2:36 / 2:35
B1 - 4:18 / 4:18
B2 - 3:31 / 3:30
B3 - 4:02 / 4:02
B4 - 5:32 / 5:22
B5 - 4:00 / 4:00
The tracks 'Nightflight To Venus' and 'Rasputin' play continuously without interruption (total duration A1+A2= 10:37 min).
[On labels:]
℗ 5/1978 and ℗ 5/78
[On back cover:]
℗ 4/78
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)
This final, fourth, version 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:
- 4:46 / 5:10 vs. 5:15 / 5:51 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (this release),
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 4:46 / 5:51 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (on Nightflight To Venus).
Similar releases with the metalwork done by Record Service Alsdorf
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.
[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
- 3rd pressing with 4:58 min
- 4th pressing with 4:46 min (as on cover, this release), 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).
Duration length as on cover / label:
A1 - 4:46 / 5:55
A2 - 5:51 / 6:03
A3 - 3:10 / 3:17
A4 - 6:51 / 6:54
A5 - 2:36 / 2:35
B1 - 4:18 / 4:18
B2 - 3:31 / 3:30
B3 - 4:02 / 4:02
B4 - 5:32 / 5:22
B5 - 4:00 / 4:00
The tracks 'Nightflight To Venus' and 'Rasputin' play continuously without interruption (total duration A1+A2= 10:37 min).
[On labels:]
℗ 5/1978 and ℗ 5/78
[On back cover:]
℗ 4/78
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)
This final, fourth, version 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:
- 4:46 / 5:10 vs. 5:15 / 5:51 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (this release),
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 4:46 / 5:51 (on Nightflight To Venus),
- 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (on Nightflight To Venus).
Similar releases with the metalwork done by Record Service Alsdorf
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
- Price Code (Back cover): XOT
- Label Code: LC 0835
- 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): 26026 A-9/78S II Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 26026 B-13/78S II Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 26026 A-11/78S III Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 26026 B-10/78S II Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 26026 A-11/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 26026 B-14/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 26026 A-10/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 26026 B-11/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): Vacant
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): Vacant
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 260 26 A-13/78S II Made In
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 260 26 B-10/78S II 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): 26 026 A-12/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): 26 026 B-11/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): Vacant
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): Vacant
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 26026 A-9/78S Made In
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 26026 B-16/78S Made In
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): 26026 A-13/78S Made in
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): 26026 B-14/78S Made in
Other Versions (5 of 241)
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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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Nightflight To Venus (LP, Album, Stereo, Third Pressing, Gatefold) | Hansa | DAI 30292, D. AI 30-292 | Italy | 1978 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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on my two UK releases Nightflight to Venus is only in a 4:46 version (4th pressing) and not in the 3rd pressing with 4:56 min as written here. Is there even a 3rd pressing in the UK?
The 3rd pressing can also be found on my LPs from Portugal, Mexico and South Africa. -
Surprising, original and uplifting. Are the words I would use to describe this album. For the pop lover this album must be part of your collection. Great dynamic, use of many different instruments and a good bass. No issues with vinyl aswell. -
Anyone know why my copy doesn't have Rasputin, goes from Night flight right to Painter man This is the Netherlands '78 Hansa version -
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Edited 6 years agoLyrics of "Nightflight To Venus", fourth 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
[1:52]
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.
[2:16]
Nightflight to venus
[2:32]
Nightflight to venus
[3:58]
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.
Changing course by 4.6 degrees.
Order executed.
[4:24]
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 10:37 min.
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