Ayreon – Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera)

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Label:	Music Theories Recordings – MTR 7495 6
Format:	3 x Vinyl , LP, Reissue , Gold Marbled 2 x CD , Reissue , Remix 2 x CD , Instrumental Remix DVD , NTSC , 5.1 Remix Box Set , Album, Limited Edition, Reissue , 20th Anniversary Edition
Country:	Europe
Released:	Dec 31, 2018
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Rock Opera

Tracklist

A1	Welcome To The New Dimension Lyrics By – Peter Daltrey	3:06
	Isis And Osiris Lyrics By – Fish	(11:11)
A2a	Let The Journey Begin Synthesizer – Robby Valentine
A2b	The Hall Of Isis And Osiris
A2c	Strange Constellations
A2d	Reprise
	Amazing Flight Lyrics By – Jay Van Feggelen	(10:15)
B1a	Amazing Flight In Space Synthesizer – Robby Valentine
B1b	Stardance
B1c	Flying Colours Synthesizer – Clive Nolan Flute – Thijs Van Leer
B2	Time Beyond Time Flute – Thijs Van Leer	6:04
C1	The Decision Tree (We're Alive) Lyrics By – Fish Synthesizer – René Merkelbach	6:23
C2	Tunnel Of Light Composed By [Melody Line] – Anneke van Giersbergen Lyrics By – Fish	4:05
C3	Across The Rainbow Bridge	6:19
	The Garden Of Emotions	(9:41)
D1a	In The Garden Of Emotions
D1b	Voices In The Sky
D1c	The Aggression Factor
D2	Valley Of The Queens Flute – Thijs Van Leer Harpsichord – René Merkelbach	2:24
D3	The Castle Hall Flute – Thijs Van Leer	5:49
E1	Tower Of Hope Synthesizer – Robby Valentine	4:53
	Cosmic Fusion Synthesizer – Ton Scherpenzeel	(7:27)
E2a	I Soar On The Breeze
E2b	Death's Grunt
E2c	The ing Of An Eagle
	The Mirror Maze	(6:34)
E3a	Inside The Mirror Maze Mellotron – Robby Valentine
E3b	Through The Mirror
F1	Evil Devolution Synthesizer – René Merkelbach	6:30
F2	The Two Gates	6:28
F3	"Forever" Of The Stars Lyrics By – Peter Daltrey	2:02
F4	Another Time, Another Space	5:20
CD1-1	Welcome To The New Dimension Lyrics By – Peter Daltrey
	Isis And Osiris Lyrics By – Fish
CD1-2a	Let The Journey Begin Synth [Synth Solos] – Robby Valentine
CD1-2b	The Hall Of Isis And Osiris
CD1-2c	Strange Constellations
CD1-2d	Reprise
	Amazing Flight Lyrics By – Jay Van Feggelen
CD1-3a	Amazing Flight In Space Synth [Synth Solos] – Robby Valentine
CD1-3b	Stardance
CD1-3c	Flying Colours Synth [Synth Solos] – Clive Nolan Flute – Thijs Van Leer
CD1-4	Time Beyond Time Flute – Thijs Van Leer
CD1-5	The Decision Tree (We're Alive) Lyrics By – Fish Synth [Synth Solos] – René Merkelbach
CD1-6	Tunnel Of Light Lyrics By – Fish
CD1-7	Across The Rainbow Bridge
	The Garden Of Emotions
CD2-1a	In The Garden Of Emotions
CD2-1b	Voices In The Sky
CD2-1c	The Aggression Factor
CD2-2	Valley Of The Queens Flute – Thijs Van Leer Harpsichord – René Merkelbach
CD2-3	The Casle Hall Flute – Thijs Van Leer
CD2-4	Tower Of Hope Synth [Synth Solos] – Robby Valentine
	Cosmic Fusion
CD2-5a	I Soar On The Breeze
CD2-5b	Death's Grunt
CD2-5c	The ing Of An Eagle Synth [Synth Solos] – Ton Scherpenzeel
	The Mirror Haze
CD2-6a	Inside The Mirror Haze Mellotron – Robby Valentine
CD2-6b	Through The Mirror
CD2-7	Evil Devolution Synth [Synth Solos] – René Merkelbach
CD2-8	The Two Gates
CD2-9	"Forever" Of The Stars Lyrics By – Peter Daltrey
CD2-10	Another Time, Another Space
CD3	2018 Remix - Instrumentals
CD4	2018 Remix - Instrumentals
DVD1	5.1 Surround - 2018 Remix
DVD2	Original Vintage Bonus Videos

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Mascot Label Group
Licensed To – Mascot Music Production And Publishing BV
Recorded At – The Electric Castle
Recorded At – RS29
Recorded At – The Funny Farm Recording Studios
Mixed At – RS29
Mastered At – Sound Factory, Soest
Pressed By – MPO

Credits

Cello [Celli] – Taco Kooistra
Drums – Ed Warby
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer [Minimoog], Mellotron, Keyboards – Arjen A. Lucassen*
Layout – John van den Oetelaar
Layout [Re-Edit] – Roy Koch
Lyrics By [All Narration] – Peter Daltrey
Mastered By – Peter Van 't Riet
Mixed By – Oscar Holleman
Organ [Hammond] – Roland Bakker
Painting – Jef Bertels
Piano – Robby Valentine
Producer, Mixed By – A.A. Lucassen*
Sitar – Jack Pisters
Violin – Ernö Olah
Vocals [As "Death"] – Robert Westerholt
Vocals [As The "Barbarian"] – Jay Van Feggelen
Vocals [As The "Egyptian"] – Anneke van Giersbergen
Vocals [As The "Futureman"] – Edward Reekers
Vocals [As The "Highlander"] – Fish
Vocals [As The "Hippie"] – Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Vocals [As The "Indian"] – Sharon den Adel
Vocals [As The "Knight"] – Damian Wilson
Vocals [As The "Roman"] – Edwin Balogh
Vocals [As The "Voice"] – Peter Daltrey
Written-By, Composed By – Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Notes

20th Anniversary Limited Edition Box Set /1500. Contains:

* Plastic 3D-sculpted and framed Electric Castle.
* 3 LPs: Gold marbled vinyl (original mix) in a gatefold with paper inner sleeves with credits, artwork and liner notes.
* Gatefold sleeve with 5 die-cut sleeve holders for CDs/DVDs, containing:
- 4 CDs: 20th Anniversary Remix + 20th Anniversary Remix Instrumentals.
- 1 DVD: 20th Anniversary 5.1 Remix + Documentaries.
* card for the 20th Anniversary Remix.
* Certificate of authenticity, signed by Arjen.
* 16-page LP-sized booklet with paintings by Jef Bertels.

Some copies come with an additional letter from Mascot Label Group / MLG Merch.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 19873 01753 0
Barcode (Scanned): 819873017530
Label Code: LC 38809
Rights Society: Biem/Stemra
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 1): [MPO logo]® 18 43895 -LvC- MTR 74951 A
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 2): -LvC- MTR 74951 A [MPO logo]® 18 43895
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 1): [MPO logo]® 18 43942 -LvC- MTR 74951 B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 2): -LvC- [MPO logo]® 18 41942 MTR 74951 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 1): [MPO logo]® 18 53019 -LvC- MTR 74951 C
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 2): -LvC- MTR 74951 C [MPO logo]® 18 53073
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 1): -LvC- [MPO logo]® 18 53020 MTR 74951 D2
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 2): [MPO logo]® 18 53036 -LvC- MTR 74951 D2
Matrix / Runout (Side E): [MPO logo]® 18 52264 -LvC- MTR74951 E
Matrix / Runout (Side F, Variant 1): [MPO logo]® 18 52200 -LvC- MTR 74951 F2
Matrix / Runout (Side F, Variant 2): [MPO logo]® 18 44265 -LvC- MTR 74951 F2
Matrix / Runout (CD1): CA MTR74956CD1 @@
Matrix / Runout (CD1, timestamp & mastering info): 12/10/2018 7:49:05 PM 0001362411
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LY88
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 127E
Matrix / Runout (CD2, all variants): CA MTR74956CD2 @
Matrix / Runout (CD2, timestamp, variant 1): 10/22/18 21:23:51 PM
Matrix / Runout (CD2, timestamp, variant 2): 10/22/18 01:03:51 PM
Mastering SID Code (CD2, all variants): IFPI L039
Mould SID Code (CD2, all variants): IFPI 1286
Matrix / Runout (CD3): CA MTR74956CD3 @
Matrix / Runout (CD3, timestamp): 10/22/18 12:35:56 PM
Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI L039
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 1286
Matrix / Runout (CD4, all variants): CA MTR74956CD4 @
Matrix / Runout (CD4, timestamp, variant 1): 12/22/18 12:46:12 AM
Matrix / Runout (CD4, timestamp, variant 2): 10/22/18 10:46:12 AM
Mastering SID Code (CD4, all variants): IFPI L039
Mould SID Code (CD4, all variants): IFPI 1286
Matrix / Runout (DVD, variant 1): DC MTR74956DVDV2 CSS 8417 @@
Matrix / Runout (DVD, variant 2): DV MTR74956DVDV2 CSS 8417 @@
Matrix / Runout (DVD, timestamp & mastering info, all variants): 11/8/2018 6:56:44 PM ID 0001372292
Mastering SID Code (DVD, all variants): IFPI LY88
Mould SID Code (DVD, mirrored, all variants): IFPI 1293

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2×CD, Album)	Transmission Records	TM-014	Netherlands	1998
New Submission	Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2×CD, Album)	Victor	VI-60478~9	Japan	1998
Recently Edited	Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2×CD, Album)	NEMS Enterprises	NEMS 174	Argentina	1998
New Submission	Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2×Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release)	Unison (2)	none	Bulgaria	1998
New Submission	Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2×Cassette, Album)	M.A.B. Records	MAB 113	Czech Republic & Slovakia	1998