Somewhere Far Beyond

~ Release by Blind Guardian (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Time What Is Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Time What Is Time
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
4.655:46
2Journey Through the Dark
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Journey Through the Dark
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
44:48
3Black Chamber
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
guest piano:
Stefan Will
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Black Chamber
lyricist and composer:
Hansi Kürsch
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3.650:59
4Theatre of Pain
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Theatre of Pain
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich and Mathias Wiesner
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3.854:17
5The Quest for Tanelorn
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
guest electric guitar and guest electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Quest for Tanelorn
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
additional composer:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
publisher:
Maldoror Musikverlag (German publisher), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and Wintrup Musikverlag
45:55
6Ashes to Ashes
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Ashes to Ashes
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
4.156:01
7The Bard's Song: In the Forest
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
4.253:11
8The Bard's Song: The Hobbit
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Bard’s Song: The Hobbit
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3.653:54
9The Piper's Calling
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
guest bagpipe [Scottish and Irish bagpipes]:
Peter Rübsam
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
The Piper’s Calling
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
30:59
10Somewhere Far Beyond
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest bagpipe [Scottish and Irish bagpipes]:
Peter Rübsam
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
recording of:
Somewhere Far Beyond
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch
composer:
Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
3.657:31
11Spread Your Wings
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
guest effects and guest electric bass guitar:
Mathias Wiesner
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
cover recording of:
Spread Your Wings
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4.354:16
12Trial by Fire
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Kalle Trapp
engineer:
Piet Sielck
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
electric bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
recorded at and mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (from 1992-03 until 1992-05)
cover recording of:
Trial by Fire
lyricist and composer:
Russ Tippins
publisher:
Roadster Music B.V.
3.353:45
13Theatre of Pain (classic version)
4:23
14Alleluya
assistant engineer:
Henrik Vindeby
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck
producer:
Flemming Rasmussen
acoustic guitar:
André Olbrich
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch
drums (drum set):
Thomen Stauch
effects:
Mathias Wiesner
electric guitar:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
background vocals:
Ronnie Atkins, Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Piet Sielck
additionally recorded at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel (in 1994-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1994-08 until 1995-03)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Roger Greenaway
3:18
15Time What Is Time (demo)3.55:09
16Theatre of Pain (demo)
4:09
17Ashes to Ashes (demo)
5:52

Credits

Release

recorded in and mastered in:Hamburg
manufactured in:Argentina
photography:Tom Nagy
graphic design:a.r.t.p.o.o.l. (German design studio)
guest effects and guest electric guitar:Piet Sielck
guest piano:Stefan Will
guest Scottish smallpipes [scottish pipes] and guest uilleann pipes [irish pipes]:Peter Rübsam
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg)
Rolfi Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer)
Kalle Trapp
illustration:Martin Becker (German photographer)
Andreas Marschall
rights society:AADI (not for release label use, rights society: Asociación Argentina de Intérpretes)
BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
CAPIF (not for release label use, rights society: Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas)
SADAIC (not for release label use, rights society: Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música)
manufactured by and pressed by:Laser Disc Argentina
distributed by:NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label)
licensed from:Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former DE division of Virgin Records Ltd.)
licensed to:NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9099785 [info]