Real to Reel (Starcastle album)

Real to Reel is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band Starcastle. It was their final release on Epic Records.

Real to Reel
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 1978 (1978-10-21)
RecordedApril and May 1978
StudioThe Record Plant in Sausalito, California
GenreProgressive rock
Length37:10
LabelEpic
ProducerJeffrey Lesser
Starcastle chronology
Citadel
(1977)
Real to Reel
(1978)
Chronos I
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC [2]

Reception

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Real to Reel marked a drastic change of direction from their previous progressive rock efforts to a more album-oriented rock sound. It was a commercial failure, generally panned by critics and fans alike [3] and ultimately led to Starcastle disbanding. Bassist Gary Strater moved to San Francisco before forming a new version of the band in 1985 that featured future Vicious Rumors guitarist Mark McGee.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Starcastle, except where noted.

  1. "Half a Mind to Leave Ya" - 4:48
  2. "Whatcha Gonna Do (When It All Comes Down On You)" - 3:33
  3. "We Did It" - 3:54
  4. "Nobody's Fool" - 4:00 (J. Lesser and Starcastle)
  5. "Song For Alaya" - 3:06
  6. "So Here We Are" - 3:57 (J. Lesser and Starcastle)
  7. "She" - 3:43 (J. Lesser and Starcastle)
  8. "The Stars Are Out Tonight" - 3:53
  9. "When The Sun Shines At Midnight" - 6:16

Personnel

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Starcastle
Production Staff
  • Engineering and mixing - Jeffrey Lesser and Tom Pye
  • Assistant engineer - Rick Sanchez
  • Personal direction - Artistic Vision LTD, Irv Zuckerman, Steve Schankman, Paul Tassler
  • Photography - Bob Seidemann

References

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  1. ^ Real to Reel at AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Starcastle". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Tentative Review by The Christopher Currie: Starcastle - Real To Reel". www.tranglos.com. Archived from the original on 2003-09-21.
  4. ^ "Mark McGee - Starcastle".