Timeline

~ Release by Ayreon (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-6:
1995: The Final Experiment
Tracks 7-10:
1996: Actual Fantasy (Revisited)
Tracks 11, 12:
1998: Into the Electric Castle

This 3 CD set also comes with a DVD which contains the following:

1] The Stranger from Within (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
2] Valley of the Queens (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
3] Isis and Osiris (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
4] The Two Gates (available on Star One – Live on Earth)
5] Teaser: The Human Equation (available on the special edition of The Human Equation)
6] Day Eleven: Love (5.1, available on the special edition of The Human Equation)
7] Come Back to Me (available as CD ROM track on the EP Come Back to Me)
8] Loser (Star One version, previously unreleased)
9] Farside of the World (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
10] Back on Planet Earth (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
11] Featurette Actual Fantasy (available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)
12] Computer Eyes (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
13] Day One: Vigil (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
14] Day Three: Pain (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
15] The Castle Hall (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)
16] Release Party 01011001 (previously unreleased)
17] Beneath the Waves (5.1, available on the special edition of 01011001)
18] Teaser 01011001 (available on the special edition of 01011001)
19] Featurette Epilogue: The Memory Remains (previously unreleased)

Arjen is also credited as having remastered the CDs. There's no relationship type for that and I don't really think there should be one since he remastered the original CDs to produce this - he didn't remaster this.

Distributor: SPV - Cat#: SPV 79952 3CD+DVD

Tracks 1-4:
1998: Into the Electric Castle
Tracks 5-9:
2000: The Universal Migrator parts I and II
Track 10:
2004: The Human Equation

Tracks 1-5:
2004: The Human Equation
Tracks 6-10:
2008: 01011001
Track 11:
2008: New previously unreleased Ayreon track

Tracklist

1CD
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1Prologue
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995) and Oscar Holleman (from 1994 until 1995)
guest analog synthesizer [Juno], guest Hammond organ [Hammond], guest harpsichord, guest keyboard [keyboards], guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer (from 1994 until 1995)
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ernst van Ee (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995)
guest lead vocals:
Edward Reekers (from 1994 until 1995)
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1994 until 1995)
recording of:
Prologue (from 1994 until 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
3:17
2The Awareness
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995) and Oscar Holleman (from 1994 until 1995)
bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995)
guest analog synthesizer [Juno], guest Hammond organ [Hammond], guest harpsichord, guest keyboard [keyboards], guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer (from 1994 until 1995)
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ernst van Ee (from 1994 until 1995)
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Mirjam van Doorn (from 1994 until 1995) and Debby Schreuder (from 1994 until 1995)
guest lead vocals:
Edward Reekers (from 1994 until 1995)
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1994 until 1995)
recording of:
The Awareness (from 1994 until 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
part of:
Act I ‘The Dawning’
6:36
3Eyes of Time
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995) and Oscar Holleman (from 1994 until 1995)
guest analog synthesizer [Juno], guest Hammond organ [Hammond], guest harpsichord, guest keyboard [keyboards], guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer (from 1994 until 1995)
guest bass guitar [bass]:
Peter Vink (from 1994 until 1995)
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ernst van Ee (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar [guitars], keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Arjen Lucassen (from 1994 until 1995)
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Mirjam van Doorn (from 1994 until 1995), René Merkelbach (from 1994 until 1995) and Debby Schreuder (from 1994 until 1995)
guest lead vocals:
Lenny Wolf (from 1994 until 1995)
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1994 until 1995)
recording of:
Eyes of Time (from 1994 until 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
part of:
Act I ‘The Dawning’
5:05
4The Accusation
recording engineer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest cor anglais, guest flute, guest soprano recorder [soprano recorder] and guest tenor recorder:
Jeroen Goossens
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Davy Mickers
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Rodney Blaze
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Accusation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
part of:
The Banishment
3:43
5Sail Away to Avalon (single version)
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer and mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
guest alto flute, guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Barry Hay
guest analog synthesizer, guest Hammond organ, guest harpsichord, guest keyboard, guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer
guest bass guitar:
Jolanda Verduijn
guest drums (drum set):
Ernst van Ee
guitar, keyboard and background vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
guest background vocals:
Mirjam van Doorn, René Merkelbach and Debby Schreuder
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
edit of:
Sail Away to Avalon by Ayreon
recording of:
Sail Away to Avalon
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
part of:
Act II ‘King Arthur’s Court’
3:40
6Listen to the Waves
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer and mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and background vocals:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
guest alto flute and guest lead vocals:
Barry Hay
guest analog synthesizer, guest Hammond organ, guest harpsichord, guest keyboard, guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer
guest bass guitar:
Jolanda Verduijn
guest drums (drum set):
Ernst van Ee
guest background vocals:
Mirjam van Doorn, René Merkelbach and Debby Schreuder
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Listen to the Waves
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
part of:
Act III ‘Visual Echoes’
4:40
7Actual Fantasy1:31
8Abbey of Synn
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
bass guitar:
Peter Vink (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
Ed Warby (in 1996)
flute:
Ewa Albering (in 1996)
Hammond organ and solo synthesizer:
René Merkelbach (in 1996)
instruments:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (in 1996)
violin:
Floortje Schilt (in 1996)
vocals:
Okkie Huijsdens (in 1996), Edward Reekers (in 1996) and Robert Soeterboek (in 1996)
arranger:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
recorded at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1996)
recording of:
Abbey of Synn (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
9:25
9Computer Eyes
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
bass guitar:
Peter Vink (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
Ed Warby (in 1996)
flute:
Ewa Albering (in 1996)
Hammond organ:
René Merkelbach (in 1996)
instruments:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (in 1996)
solo synthesizer:
Cleem Determeijer (in 1996)
violin:
Floortje Schilt (in 1996)
vocals:
Okkie Huijsdens (in 1996), Edward Reekers (in 1996) and Robert Soeterboek (in 1996)
arranger:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
recorded at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1996)
recording of:
Computer Eyes (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
7:17
10Back on Planet Earth
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
bass guitar:
Peter Vink (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
Ed Warby (in 1996)
flute:
Ewa Albering (in 1996)
Hammond organ:
René Merkelbach (in 1996)
instruments:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (in 1996)
violin:
Floortje Schilt (in 1996)
additional vocals:
Astrid van der Veen (in 1996)
vocals:
Okkie Huijsdens (in 1996), Edward Reekers (in 1996) and Robert Soeterboek (in 1996)
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Cleem Determeijer
arranger:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
recorded at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1996)
recording of:
Back on Planet Earth (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
7:04
11Isis and Osiris11:09
12Amazing Flight10:21
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