The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World... Ever!

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Annotation

*Label: Virgin TV - Catalog #: 598

Annotation last modified on 2018-10-07 15:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Number of the Beast
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 1982, in 2015)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden song) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Iron Maiden4.54:53
2War Pigs
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 5)
recording of:
War Pigs (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
version of:
Walpurgis
Black Sabbath4.657:55
3Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Hungry Daze
music quoted on:
LED Storm (Tune 1)
music quoted on:
Lifetime Enlightenment
music quoted on:
Шальная ночь
Deep Purple5:20
4Walk This Way
guest guitar family:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
guest performer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
recording of:
Walk This Way (Run-D.M.C. version)
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC
version of:
Walk This Way
Run‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith3.653:38
5Here I Go Again
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guitar:
Dann Huff
keyboard and keyboard bass:
Bill Cuomo
background vocals:
Tommy Funderburk
vocals:
David Coverdale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1994)
produced for:
Pogologo Productions
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Seabreeze Music Ltd., Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake4.353:54
6Vengeance
recording of:
Vengeance
lyricist:
Yngwie Malmsteen and Mike Vescera
composer:
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie J. Malmsteen4:50
7Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
assistant engineer:
Andy Udoff
engineer:
Mike Clink and Micajah Ryan
producer:
Mike Clink and Dave Mustaine
mixer:
Max Norman
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza (from 1989 until 1990)
electric bass guitar:
David Ellefson (from 1989 until 1990)
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (from 1989 until 1990) and Dave Mustaine (from 1989 until 1990)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine (from 1989 until 1990)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1990)
mixed at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Holy Wars... The Punishment Due by Megadeth
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 28)
recording of:
Holy Wars… The Punishment Due (from 1989 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Mustaine Music (from 1990 to present) and Theory Music (from 1990 to present)
Megadeth3.656:35
8Space Station No. 5
Sammy Hagar3:44
9Rock You Like a Hurricane
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1983 until 1984)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 36)
recording of:
Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.054:12
10Steel
Wolfsbane4:58
11Please Don’t Touch
producer:
Vic Maile
bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1980-12) and Enid Williams (in 1980-12)
drums (drum set):
Denise Dufort (in 1980-12)
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist) (in 1980-12) and Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Kim McAuliffe (in 1980-12)
lead vocals:
Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12) and Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1980-12)
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Touch (in 1980-12)
composer:
Frederick Heath and Guy Robinson (UK songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
Headgirl3.52:49
12Armed & Ready
recording of:
Armed and Ready
lyricist and composer:
Gary John Barden and Michael Schenker
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher)
Michael Schenker Group44:06
13Doctor Doctor
recording of:
Doctor Doctor
writer:
Phil Mogg and Michael Schenker
UFO42:45
14Eyes of a Stranger
assistant engineer:
Jim Campbell (engineer), Glen "The Snake" Robinson (engineer) and Paul Milner (engineer)
engineer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990's-2020's) and Paul Northfield
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
mixer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990's-2020's)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton
bass guitar:
Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
cello:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Rockenfield
keyboard, lead vocals and whistling:
Geoff Tate
choir vocals:
The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights
spoken vocals [Dr.X]:
Anthony Valentine
spoken vocals [News Anchorman]:
Mike Snyder (voice)
spoken vocals [Nurse]:
Debbie Wheeler (voice)
spoken vocals [Preacher]:
Scott Mateer (voice)
spoken vocals [Sister Mary]:
Pamela Moore
conductor:
Snakemeister (conductor)
chorus master:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
recorded at:
Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Eyes of a Stranger
writer:
Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate
publisher:
Queensrÿche Publishing Company and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Queensrÿche4.356:37
15Love Walked In
recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist and composer:
Luke Morley
Thunder6:24
16How You Remind Me
producer:
Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Rick Parashar, Ryan Peake and Ryan "Nik" Vikedal
mixer:
Randy Staub
bass:
Mike Kroeger
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ryan "Nik" Vikedal
guitar [guitars]:
Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
lead vocals:
Chad Kroeger
vocals:
Ryan Peake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2001)
music videos:
How You Remind Me by Nickelback
recording of:
How You Remind Me
lyricist:
Chad Kroeger
composer:
Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Ryan Vikedal
publisher:
Arm Your Dillo Publishing Inc., M. Kroeger Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zero-G Music Inc.
Nickelback3.553:43