The Forgotten Tales

1. Mr. Sandman (2:09)

Music and Lyrics: Pat Ballard
Published by Edwin H. Morris & Co
Recorded and mixed 1995 at Sweet Silence Studios / Danmark by Flemming Rasmussen
Produced by Flemming Rasmussen
Engineers: Piet Sielck and Flemming Rasmussen
Assistant engineer: Mathias Wiesner

2. Surfin' USA (2:23)

Music: Chuck Berry
Lyrics: Brian Wilson
Published by Good Tunes Music AG
Recorded at Karo Studios and The Twilight Hall / Germany by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Mixed at Central Studio / Germany by Piet Sielck
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Engineer: Piet Sielck
Piano: Michael Schuren
Back. voc.: Piet Sielck

3. Bright Eyes (4:20)

Music: Olbrich / Kursch
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded at Karo Studios and The Twilight Hall by Piet Sielck
Mixed at Central Sound Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck in 1996
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Engineered by Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby

4. Lord Of The Rings (3:55)

Music: Kursch / Siepen
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Music-Edition Discoton
Recorded at The Twilight Hall by Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
Mixed at Central Sound Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck in 1996
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Effects: Mathias Wiesner

5. The Wizard (3:16)

Ken Hensley
Published by EMI Publishing
Recorded and mixed 1994 at Sweet Silence Studios / Danmark by Flemming Rasmussen
Produced by Flemming Rasmussen
Organ: Otto Sidenius
Acoustic guit.: Jacob Moth
Backing vocals: Billy King, Thomas Hackmann, Ronnie Atkins
Engineers: Flemming Rasmussen
Assistant engineer: Henrik Vindeby

6. Spread Your Wings (4:14)

John Deacon
Published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing
Recorded and mixed 1992 at Karo Studios / Germany by Kalle Trapp
Produced by Kalle Trapp
Engineers: Piet Sielck and Kalle Trapp
Piano: Stefan Will
Bass: Mathias Wiesner
Back. voc.: Rolf Kohler, Billy King

7. Mordred's Song (5:16)

Music: Olbrich / Kursch
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios / Danmark and the Twilight Hall by Piet Sielck, Henrik Vindeby and Flemming Rasmussen
Mixed at Central Sound Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck in 1996
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian

8. Black Chamber (1:15)

Music and Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded at the Twilight Hall / Krefeld and Central Studio by Piet Sielck and Henrik Vindeby
Mixed at Central Sound Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck in 1996
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Effects: Piet Sielck

9. The Bard's Song - In The Forest (live) (4:11)

Musik: Kursch / Olbrich
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded live at Philips Halle / Dusseldorf in Dec. 1995 with Gaga Mobile Studio
Mixed at Central Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck in 1996
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian

10. Barbara Ann / Long Tall Sally (1:43)

Music and Lyrics: Fred Fasert
Published by Capitol Records Inc.
Recorded and mixed 1989 at Karo Studios / Germany by Kalle Trapp
Produced by Kalle Trapp
Engineers: Kalle Trapp
Lead guit.: Kalle Trapp
Lead voc.: Kalle Trapp (on Barbara Ann), Rolf Kohler (on Long Tall Sally)
Back. voc.: Thomas Hackmann, Rolf Kohler, Kalle Trapp. Aman Malek

11. A Past And Future Secret (3:47)

Music: Kursch / Olbrich
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded and mixed 1994 at Sweet Silence Studios / Denmark by Flemming Rasmussen
Engineers: Flemming Rasmussen
Assistant engineer: Henrik Vindeby
Effects: Mathias Wiesner
Acoustic guit.: Jacob Moth

12. To France (4:40)

Music and lyrics: Mike Oldfield
Published by EMI Virgin Music Ltd., London
Recorded at Karo Studios and the Twilight Hall / Germany by Piet Sielck
Produced by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Engineers: Piet Sielck, Henrik Vindeby
Effects: Mathias Wiesner

13. Theatre Of Pain (4:15) [instrumental]

Music: Olbrich / Kursch / Wiesner
Lyrics: Kursch
Published by Warner / Chappel and Musik-Edition Discoton
Recorded at the Twilight Hall by Piet Sielck
Mixed at Central Studio / Hamburg by Piet Sielck and Blind Guardian
Effects: Mathias Wiesner

back to the albums: The Forgotten Tales'96

Track 3 & 7: Rearranged and rerecorded acoustic versions
Track 4,8 & 13: Rearranged & rerecorded orchestral versions
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