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~ Release by Ayreon (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracks 1-6:
1995: The Final Experiment
Tracks 7-10:
1996: Actual Fantasy (Revisited)
Tracks 11, 12:
1998: Into the Electric Castle

This 3 CD set also comes with a DVD which contains the following:

1] The Stranger from Within (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
2] Valley of the Queens (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
3] Isis and Osiris (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
4] The Two Gates (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
5] Teaser: The Human Equation (available on the special edition of The Human Equation)
6] Day Eleven: Love (5.1, available on the special edition of The Human Equation)
7] Come Back to Me (available as CD ROM track on the EP Come Back to Me)
8] Loser (Star One version, previously unreleased)
9] Farside of the World (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
10] Back on Planet Earth (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
11] Featurette Actual Fantasy (available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
12] Computer Eyes (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
13] Day One: Vigil (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
14] Day Three: Pain (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
15] The Castle Hall (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
16] Release Party 01011001 (previously unreleased)
17] Beneath the Waves (5.1, available on the special edition of 01011001)
18] Teaser 01011001 (available on the special edition of 01011001)
19] Featurette Epilogue: The Memory Remains (previously unreleased)

Arjen is also credited as having remastered the CDs. There's no relationship type for that and I don't really think there should be one since he remastered the original CDs to produce this - he didn't remaster this.

Distributor: SPV - Cat#: SPV 79952 3CD+DVD

Tracks 1-4:
1998: Into the Electric Castle
Tracks 5-9:
2000: The Universal Migrator parts I and II
Track 10:
2004: The Human Equation

Tracks 1-5:
2004: The Human Equation
Tracks 6-10:
2008: 01011001
Track 11:
2008: New previously unreleased Ayreon track

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-25 22:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Day Three: Pain
recording engineer:
Dan Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Three: Pain
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.44:53
2Day Six: Childhood
photography:
Jolanda Verduijn
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
pan flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Six: Childhood
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.55:04
3Day Twelve: Trauma
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
bass guitar, guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard and mandolin:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest lead vocals:
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine), Magnus Ekwall, Devon Graves (male US metal singer) and Irene Jansen
recording of:
Day Twelve: Trauma
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
9:23
4Day Sixteen: Loser
recording engineer:
Dan Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone and Gary Wehrkamp
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
contrabass flute:
John McManus (flutist)
didgeridoo:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist) and John McManus (flutist)
guest Hammond organ and solo Hammond organ:
Ken Hensley
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [father]:
Mike Baker (US metal vocalist for Shadow Gallery)
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ninth Street Studios in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Sixteen: Loser
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
4.254:47
5Day Seventeen: Accident?
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest synthesizer and solo synthesizer:
Oliver Wakeman
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Seventeen: Accident?
additional lyricist:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.355:41
6Age of Shadows (edit)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
David Faber (cello player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
electric violin and violin:
Ben Mathot
edit of:
Age of Shadows (including We Are Forever) by Ayreon
partial recording of:
Age of Shadows (including We Are Forever)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional composer:
Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Jonas Renkse
5:39
7Ride the Comet
assistant recording engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (drums (drum set))
recording engineer:
Gordon Groothedde (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
design/illustration:
Simon van Vegten
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, mandolin, string synthesizer [solina], synthesizer and background vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional solo synthesizer and piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
cello:
David Faber (cello player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Ben Mathot
vocals:
Bob Catley, Tom S. Englund, Floor Jansen, Jørn Lande, Magali Luyten (Belgian rock/metal singer) and Jonas Renkse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Rooftop Studios in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set)) and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Ride the Comet
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.753:39
8The Fifth Extinction
assistant recording engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (drums (drum set))
recording engineer:
Gordon Groothedde (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, mandolin, string synthesizer [solina], synthesizer and background vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional solo synthesizer:
Derek Sherinian
cello:
David Faber (cello player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Ben Mathot
vocals:
Bob Catley, Tom S. Englund, Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist), Daniel Gildenlöw, Floor Jansen, Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), Jørn Lande, Steve Lee (member of Gotthard) and Jonas Renkse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, California, United States (synthesizer [Derek Sherinian]), Five Legged Monkey Studios (Daniel Gildenlöw’s home studio) in Eskilstuna, Södermanland (Södermanland county), Sweden (lead vocals [Daniel Gildenlow]), Rooftop Studios in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set)) and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Fifth Extinction
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.6510:27
9Waking Dreams
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
David Faber (cello player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
electric violin and violin:
Ben Mathot
recording of:
Waking Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional composer:
Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Jonas Renkse
6:23
10The Sixth Extinction
assistant recording engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (drums (drum set))
recording engineer:
Gordon Groothedde (drums (drum set)) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, mandolin, string synthesizer [solina], synthesizer and background vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional piano and synthesizer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
cello:
David Faber (cello player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Ben Mathot
vocals:
Bob Catley, Tom S. Englund, Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist), Daniel Gildenlöw, Floor Jansen, Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), Jørn Lande, Steve Lee (member of Gotthard) and Jonas Renkse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Rooftop Studios in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set)) and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Sixth Extinction
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional composer:
Jonas Renkse
412:16
11Epilogue: The Memory Remains
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
9:16
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