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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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1The Garden of Emotions
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], mandolin, mellotron, Minimoog and lead vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello [celli]:
Taco Kooistra
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
guest Hammond organ [hammonds]:
Roland Bakker
guest piano:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Edwin Balogh, Jay van Feggelen, Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist), Edward Reekers, Sharon den Adel and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Garden of Emotions
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
2.659:40
2The Castle Hall
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], mandolin, mellotron and Minimoog:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello [celli]:
Taco Kooistra
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
guest flute:
Thijs van Leer
guest Hammond organ [hammonds]:
Roland Bakker
guest piano:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Jay van Feggelen and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Castle Hall
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
35:48
3The Mirror Maze
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], mandolin, mellotron, Minimoog and lead vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello [celli]:
Taco Kooistra
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
guest Hammond organ [hammonds]:
Roland Bakker
guest piano and guest solo mellotron:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Edwin Balogh, Edward Reekers and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Mirror Maze
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
2.356:23
4The Two Gates
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], mandolin, mellotron and Minimoog:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello [celli]:
Taco Kooistra
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
guest Hammond organ [hammonds]:
Roland Bakker
guest piano:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Edwin Balogh, Jay van Feggelen and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Two Gates
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
36:23
5The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B. Cocq
additional engineer:
Stephen van Haestregt
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, additional keyboard, analog synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ and mellotron:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional guest keyboard, guest analog synthesizer, guest Hammond organ, guest piano and vocoder:
Erik Norlander
guest drums (drum set):
Rob Snijders
guest strings:
Peter Siedlach
guest background vocals:
Lana Lane
guest vocals:
Mouse (Dutch vocalist for Tuesday Child)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Walden West Recorder in Woodland Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B. Cocq
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
7:42
6Dawn of a Million Souls
assistant engineer:
Stephen van Haestregt
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, additional keyboard [keyboards], analog synthesizer [analog synthesizers], bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ [Hammond] and mellotron:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional guest keyboard [keyboards], guest analog synthesizer [analog synthesizers], guest bass pedals [Taurus pedal], guest Hammond organ [Hammond] and guest vocoder [vocoder voice]:
Erik Norlander
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
guest solo guitar:
Michael Romeo
guest strings:
Peter Siedlach
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest vocals:
Sir Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Dungeon (Michael Romeo’s home studio) in Hazlet, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Walden West Recorder in Woodland Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Dawn of a Million Souls
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
37:44
7And the Druids Turned to Stone
assistant engineer:
Stephen van Haestregt
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, solo guitar [all guitar solos] and synthesizer [all synth melodies]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional keyboard [keyboards], analog synthesizer [analog synthesizers] and Hammond organ [Hammond]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Erik Norlander
drums (drum set):
Rob Snijders
piano and vocoder [vocoder voice]:
Erik Norlander
strings:
Peter Siedlach
vocals:
Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
‘RS 29’ in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set)), ‘The Electric Castle’ in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Walden West Recorder in Woodland Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
‘RS 29’ in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
And the Druids Turn to Stone
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
36:32
8Into the Black Hole
assistant engineer:
Stephen van Haestregt
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, additional keyboard, analog synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, guitar [solo guitar], Hammond organ and mellotron:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional guest keyboard, guest analog synthesizer, guest bass pedals, guest Hammond organ and guest vocoder:
Erik Norlander
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest guitar [solo guitar] and guest synthesizer:
Gary Wehrkamp
guest strings:
Peter Siedlach
guest background vocals:
Lana Lane
guest vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist)
vocals:
Fabio Lione
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Walden West Recorder in Woodland Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Into the Black Hole
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
10:17
9The First Man on Earth
assistant engineer:
Stephen van Haestregt
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, additional keyboard, analog synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ and mellotron:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
additional guest keyboard, guest analog synthesizer, guest Hammond organ, guest piano and guest vocoder:
Erik Norlander
guest drums (drum set):
Rob Snijders
guest strings:
Peter Siedlach
guest background vocals:
Mark McCrite
guest vocals:
Neal Morse (US prog rock singer, musician and composer)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Walden West Recorder in Woodland Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The First Man on Earth
lyricist:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter), Neal Morse (US prog rock singer, musician and composer) and Erik Norlander
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
6:54
10Day Two: Isolation
recording engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, 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)
alto flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest keyboard and solo synthesizer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
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, Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments in Garderen, Gelderland, 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 Two: Isolation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
48:46
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