Best From the Mystery Side

~ Release by Blind Guardian (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Inquisition
producer:
Kalle Trapp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Münster) in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
recording of:
Inquisition (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
2.50:45
2Lost in the Twilight Hall
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
additional engineer:
Piet Sielck
executive producer:
Charly Rinne
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
effects:
Piet Sielck and Mathias Wiesner
guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
background vocals:
“Hacky” Hackmann, Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer), Piet Sielck, Kalle Trapp, André Olbrich (from 1990-03 until 1990-05) and Marcus Siepen (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
guest background vocals and lead vocals:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1991) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
produced for:
No Remorse Records (German metal label)
recorded at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
mixed at:
Karo Musik Studios (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Lost in the Twilight Hall (from 1990-03 until 1990-05)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
3.56:05
3Majesty
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric guitar and background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1987-10 until 1987-11)
recording of:
Majesty
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3.257:32
4Follow the Blind
producer:
Kalle Trapp
drums (drum set):
Thomas Stauch (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1989-01 until 1989-02) and Marcus Siepen (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Münster) in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
recording of:
Follow the Blind (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
3.357:15
5A Past and Future Secret
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer and mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomen Stauch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest acoustic guitar:
Jacob Moth
guest effects [effects]:
Mathias Wiesner
background vocals:
Ronnie Atkins, Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Piet Sielck
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1998, in 2001)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1994-08 until 1994-10)
recording of:
A Past and Future Secret
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3.753:51
6Time What Is Time
5:48
7Hall of the King
producer:
Kalle Trapp
drums (drum set):
Thomas Stauch (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich (from 1989-01 until 1989-02) and Marcus Siepen (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
guest electric guitar:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist) (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Münster) in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
recording of:
Hall of the King (from 1989-01 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
34:20
8Traveler in Time
6:04
9The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
4.253:11
10The Bard’s Song: The Hobbit
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: The Hobbit
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3.653:58
11Imaginations From the Other Side
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer and mixer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomen Stauch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest electronic instruments [effects]:
Mathias Wiesner
background vocals:
Ronnie Atkins, Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Piet Sielck
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1998)
additionally recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1994-12: background vocals)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1994-08 until 1995-03)
recording of:
Imaginations From the Other Side
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag
47:22
12Black Chamber
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
guest piano:
Stefan Will
lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Black Chamber
lyricist and composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
41:01
13Journey Through the Dark
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Journey Through the Dark
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
44:49
14Lord of the Rings
3:20
15Theatre of Pain
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
assistant engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Theatre of Pain
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Mathias Wiesner
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
44:18