On the Road Again (Rockets album)

On the Road Again

Studio album by Rockets

Released

April 1978

Recorded

1977–1978 at Studio Société Française Du Son, Paris

Space rock, electronica, synthpop, experimental, ambient

Length

35:01

Claude Lemoine

Rockets chronology

Rockets
(1976)

On the Road Again
(1978)

Sound of the Future
(1979)

On the Road Again is the second studio album by French space rock band Rockets, released in April 1978.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Road Again" (Canned Heat cover)	Alan Wilson, Floyd Jones	8:50
2.	"Cosmic Race"	Gerard L'Her	4:15
3.	"Venus Rapsody"	Alain Maratrat	4:18
4.	"Space Rock"	Rockets	4:00
5.	"Astrolights"	Maratrat	6:10
6.	"Electro-Voice"	Alain Groetzinger	2:48
7.	"Sci Fi Boogie"	Christian Le Bartz, L'Her	4:40
Total length:			35:01

United States edition
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Road Again" (Canned Heat cover)	Wilson, Jones	8:33
2.	"Space Rock"	Rockets	8:20
3.	"Electro-Voice"	Groetzinger	2:48
4.	"Astrolights"	Maratrat	6:10
5.	"Sci Fi Boogie"	Le Bartz, L'Her	4:40
6.	"Cosmic Race"	L'Her	4:14
7.	"Venus Rapsody"	Maratrat	4:18
Total length:			39:03

Personnel

Rockets

Christian Le Bartz – vocals
"Little" Gerard L'Her – bass, vocals, keyboards on "Cosmic Race"
Alain Maratrat – guitar, keyboards, vocals on "Space Rock", synthesizers on "Astrolights" and "Electro-Voice"
Fabrice Quagliotti – keyboards
Alain Groetzinger – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Claude Lemoine – production
Henri Arcens – engineering
Karl Heinz Schäfer – arrangements, vocals on "Futur Woman"
Zeus B. Held – vocoder on "On the Road Again"
Guido Harari – photography
Georges Spitzer – photography
Bruno Marzi – photography
Tom Moulton – mixing on "On the Road Again"

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	April 1978	Decca Records/IPG Records	LP album	170.008
Australia	April 1978	RCA Records/Victor Records	LP album	VPL1-4110
Australia	April 1978	RCA Records/Victor Records	Compact Cassette	VPL1-4110
Canada	April 1978	Polydor Records	LP album	2424 180
Germany	April 1978	Ariola-Montana	LP album	200 205-320
Italy	April 1978	Derby Records/CGD Records	LP album	DBR 20014
Italy	April 1978	Derby Records/CGD Records	Compact Cassette	DBR 20014
Spain	April 1978	Ariola-Eurodisc	LP album	26056.I
Sweden	April 1978	Sonet Records	LP album	SLP 3037
United States	April 1978	Tom n' Jerry Records	LP album	TA 4704 0798

References

"Album - On the road again". Discografia. Rockets. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
"Rockets - On The Road Again". Discogs. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
"On the Road Again". LPs & CDs discography. Unofficial ROCKETS Home Page. Retrieved July 20, 2009.

Rockets

Christian Le Bartz "Little" Gérard L'Her Alain Maratrat Fabrice Quagliotti Alain Groetzinger

Studio albums	Rockets On the Road Again Plasteroïd Galaxy π 3,14 Atomic Imperception One Way Another Future

Live albums	Live

Compilations	Sound of the Future Galactica Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection Original Greatest Hits Don't Stop The Silver Years A Long Journey

Singles	"Rocket Man" "Future Woman" "Samurai" "Space Rock" "Fils du Ciel" "On the Road Again" "Electric Delight" "Astral World" "Galactica" "Synthetic Man" "Ideomatic" "Radiate" "Radio Station" "Under the Sun" "Don't Give Up"

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