The Forgotten Tales Explained
The Forgotten Tales is the first compilation album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by . "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' U.S.A.", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate versions of the band's previous works.[1] Remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.
Lineup
Guest musicians
- Mathias Wiesner – effects (tracks 1, 4, 11–13), bass (track 6)
- Michael Shüren – piano (track 2)
- Piet Sielck – backing vocals (track 2), effects (track 8)
- Otto Sidenius – organ (track 5)
- Jacob Moth – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 11)
- Billy King – backing vocals (tracks 5–6)
- Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10)
- Ronnie Atkins – backing vocals (track 5)
- Rolf Köhler – lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (tracks 6, 10)
- Kalle Trapp – lead guitars (track 10), lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (track 10)
- Aman Malek – backing vocals (track 10)
- Stefan Will – piano (track 6)
Personnel
- Ralph Kessler – mastering
- Andreas Marschall – cover paintings
- Dirk Zumpe – photos
- Flemming Rasmussen – recording (tracks 1, 5, 7, 11), mixing and engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11), producing (tracks 1, 5)
- Piet Sielck – recording (tracks 2–4, 7–8, 12–13), mixing and producing (tracks 2–4, 7–9, 12–13), engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 12)
- Kalle Trapp – recording, mixing, producing and engineering (tracks 6, 10)
- Henrik Vindeby – recording (tracks 4, 7, 8), engineering (tracks 2, 12), assistant engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11)
- Blind Guardian – producing (tracks 3–4, 7–9, 12–13)
Notes and References
- Book: Popoff . Martin . Queen: Album by Album . 2018 . Voyageur Press . 108.
- Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
