The Source

~ Release by Ayreon (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Comes in a gatefold cover, download voucher with code, 16-page lyrics booklet and black/yellow hype sticker with white/yellow/black font.
Some copies (pre-orders) come with an A2 poster and/or signed by Arjen.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl: Chronicle 1: The Frame / Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten
#	Title	Length
A1	The Day That the World Breaks Down recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [TH-1]: Mike Mills lead vocals [The Astronomer]: Hansi Kürsch lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Captain]: Tobias Sammet lead vocals [The Chemist]: Thomas Giles lead vocals [The Counselor]: Simone Simons lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The Historian]: James LaBrie lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]: Tommy Karevik lead vocals [The President]: Russell Allen lead vocals [The Prophet]: Nils K. Rue phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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 Day That the World Breaks Down additional lyricist and additional composer: Mike Mills lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 1: The Frame	12:31
A2	Sea of Machines recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [The Captain]: Tobias Sammet lead vocals [The Chemist]: Thomas Giles lead vocals [The Counselor]: Simone Simons lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The President]: Russell Allen lead vocals [The Prophet]: Nils K. Rue phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: Sea of Machines lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 1: The Frame	5:09
A3	Everybody Dies recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [TH-1]: Mike Mills lead vocals [The Astronomer]: Hansi Kürsch lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Captain]: Tobias Sammet lead vocals [The Chemist]: Thomas Giles lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]: Tommy Karevik lead vocals [The President]: Russell Allen phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: Everybody Dies additional lyricist and additional composer: Mike Mills lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 1: The Frame	4:43
B1	Star of Sirrah recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [The Astronomer]: Hansi Kürsch lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Captain]: Tobias Sammet lead vocals [The Chemist]: Thomas Giles lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The Historian]: James LaBrie lead vocals [The President]: Russell Allen lead vocals [The Prophet]: Nils K. Rue phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: Star of Sirrah lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten	7:04
B2	All That Was recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Counselor]: Simone Simons lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The Historian]: James LaBrie phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: All That Was lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten	3:36
B3	Run! Apocalypse! Run! recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [TH-1]: Mike Mills lead vocals [The Astronomer]: Hansi Kürsch lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Captain]: Tobias Sammet lead vocals [The Historian]: James LaBrie lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]: Tommy Karevik lead vocals [The President]: Russell Allen lead vocals [The Prophet]: Nils K. Rue phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: Run! Apocalypse! Run! additional lyricist and additional composer: Mike Mills lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten	4:53
B4	Condemned to Live recording engineer, producer and mixer: Arjen Lucassen acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]: Arjen Lucassen cello: Maaike Peterse drums (drum set) [drums]: Ed Warby electric piano and grand piano: Joost van den Broek guitar [lead guitar]: Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan synthesizer: Mark Kelly violin: Ben Mathot wind instruments: Jeroen Goossens lead vocals [The Biologist]: Floor Jansen lead vocals [The Chemist]: Thomas Giles lead vocals [The Counselor]: Simone Simons lead vocals [The Diplomat]: Michael Eriksen lead vocals [The Historian]: James LaBrie lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]: Tommy Karevik phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arjen Lucassen (in 2017) 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: Condemned to Live lyricist and composer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen part of: Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten	6:14

2▶12" Vinyl: Chronicle 3: The Transmigration / Chronicle 4: The Rebirth

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10159317 [info]

Release group

creative direction:	Lori Linstruth

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/1166767 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Ayreon/The-source [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ayreon/the-source/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/ayreon/the-source [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/834140/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=53798 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/The_Source/326208 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003013999 [info]
Wikidata:	Q28453602 [info]

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