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 Starcastle
Released	October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21)
Recorded	April and May 1978
Studio	The Record Plant in Sausalito, California
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	37:10
Label	Epic
Producer	Jeffrey Lesser
Starcastle chronology
Citadel (1977) Real to Reel (1978) Chronos I (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C [2]

Reception

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

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

Starcastle

• Terry Luttrell - lead vocals (except on "Song For Alaya")
• Stephen Hagler - lead vocals (on "Song For Alaya"), backing vocals, electric guitar, piano
• Matthew Stewart - backing vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar, electric sitar
• Gary Strater - backing vocals, bass guitar, clavinet
• Herb Schildt - piano, synthesizer, organ, string arrangements
• Stephen Tassler - backing vocals, drums, percussion

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