Into the Electric Castle (Reissue)

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CD 1
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1Welcome to the New Dimension
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 spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Welcome to the New Dimension
lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
2.653:06
2Isis and Osiris: A) Let the Journey Begin - B) The Hall of Isis and Osiris - C) Strange Constellations - D) Reprise
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 and guest solo synthesizer [synth]:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Sharon den Adel, Edwin Balogh, Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman), Anneke van Giersbergen and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Funny Farm Recording Studios in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Isis and Osiris
additional lyricist:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.3511:11
3Amazing Flight: A) Amazing Flight in Space - B) Stardance - C) Flying Colours
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 flute:
Thijs van Leer
guest Hammond organ [hammonds]:
Roland Bakker
guest piano:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest solo synthesizer [synth]:
Clive Nolan and Robby Valentine
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Sharon den Adel and Jay van Feggelen
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Amazing Flight
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey and Jay van Feggelen
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
310:15
4Time Beyond Time
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:
Edwin Balogh, Edward Reekers and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Time Beyond Time
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
2.656:05
5The Decision Tree (We're Alive)
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 solo synthesizer [synth]:
René Merkelbach
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Jay van Feggelen and Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Funny Farm Recording Studios in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Decision Tree (We’re Alive)
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey and Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.356:24
6Tunnel of Light
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:
Sharon den Adel, Edwin Balogh, Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman), Anneke van Giersbergen, Edward Reekers and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Funny Farm Recording Studios in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Tunnel of Light
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey and Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
additional composer:
Anneke van Giersbergen
2.654:05
7Across the Rainbow Bridge
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 and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Across the Rainbow Bridge
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
36:20
CD 2
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1The Garden of Emotions: A) In the Garden of Emotions - B) Voices in the Sky - C) The Aggression Factor
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:
Sharon den Adel, Edwin Balogh, Jay van Feggelen, Anneke van Giersbergen, Edward Reekers and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-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
2Valley of the Queens3.652:25
3The 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
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Castle Hall
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
35:49
4Tower of Hope
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 synthesizer [synth]:
Robby Valentine
guest sitar:
Jack Pisters
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Edward Reekers
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Tower of Hope
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
34:54
5Cosmic Fusion: A) I Soar on the Breeze - B) Death's Grunt - C) The Passing of an Eagle2.657:27
6The Mirror Maze: A) Inside the Mirror Maze - B) Through the Mirror
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
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Mirror Maze
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
2.356:34
7Evil Devolution
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 solo synthesizer [synth]:
René Merkelbach
guest violin [violins]:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Edward Reekers
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Evil Devolution
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
36:31
8The 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
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Two Gates
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
36:28
9"Forever" of the Stars
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 spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
“Forever” of the Stars
lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
22:02
10Another Time, Another Space
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, Edward Reekers and Damian Wilson (UK metal/rock singer)
guest spoken vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Another Time, Another Space
additional lyricist:
Peter Daltrey
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
35:20