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Real to Reel (Starcastle album)

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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]

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

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".