Into the Electric Castle (A Space Opera) (2011 reissue)

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Annotation

180 gram vinyl reissue of the 1998 album.
3-fold gate cover in a cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2024-03-22 09:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl

2▶12" Vinyl

3▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
E1	Tower 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 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: Tower of Hope additional lyricist: Peter Daltrey lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)	3	4:54
E2	Cosmic Fusion: A) I Soar on the Breeze / B) Death’s Grunt / C) The Passing of an Eagle 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]: Ton Scherpenzeel guest violin [violins]: Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist) guest lead vocals: Sharon den Adel, Edwin Balogh, George Oosthoek, Edward Reekers and Robert Westerholt 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: Cosmic Fusion lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)	2.65	7:27
E3	The 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 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)	2.35	6:34
F1	Evil 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 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: Evil Devolution additional lyricist: Peter Daltrey lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)	3	6:31
F2	The 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)	3	6:28
F3	“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 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: “Forever” of the Stars lyricist: Peter Daltrey composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)	2	2:02
F4	Another 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 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: Another Time, Another Space additional lyricist: Peter Daltrey lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)	3	5:20

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3287418 [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/55932 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Ayreon/Into-the-electric-castle [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ayreon/into_the_electric_castle__a_space_opera/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/ayreon/into-the-electric-castle [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/1270/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=146 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Into_the_Electric_Castle/6677 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000004735 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1825076 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 3×12" Vinyl
Length:: 1:44:37

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Gatefold Cover
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Inside Out Music
0504221
Inside Out Music
IOMLP 182

Release events

Europe
2011

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