Note: 3 CD + DVD box set - a great collection! [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV79952 Released: 01/01/2005 Reference: 15320

Track Listing: CD1: 1995 (Total time 73:53): The Final Experiment: 1) Prologue 3:17 / 2) The Awareness 6:36 / 3) Eyes of Time 5:05 / 4) The Accusation (acoustic version taken from the Special Edition) 3:43 / 5) Sail Away to Avalon (single version) 3:40 / 6) Listen to the Waves 4:40 / 1996: Actual Fantasy (Revisited): 7) Actual Fantasy 1:31 / 8) Abbey of Synn 9:25 / 9) Computer Eyes 7:17 10] / 10) Back on Planet Earth 7:04 / 1998 Into the Electric Castle: 11) Isis and Osiris 11:09 / 12) Amazing Flight 10:21 / CD2 (Total time 76:14): 1998 Into the Electric Castle: 1) The Garden of Emotions 9:40 / 2) The Castle Hall 5:48 / 3) The Mirror Maze 6:23 / 4) The Two Gates 6:23 / 2000: The Universal Migrator parts I and II: 5) The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B Cocq 7:42 / 6) Dawn of a Million Souls 7:44 / 7) And the Druids Turned to Stone 6:32 / 8) Into the Black Hole 10:17 / 9) The First Man on Earth 6:54 / 2004: the Human Equation: 10) Day Two: Isolation 8:46 / CD3 (Total time 77:23): 2004: The Human Equation: 1) Day Three: Pain 4:53 / 2) Day Six: Childhood 5:04 / 3) Day Twelve: Trauma 9:23 / 4) Day Sixteen: Loser 4:47 / 5) Day Seventeen: Accident? 5:41 / 2008: 01011001: 6) Age of Shadows (edit) 5:39 / 7) Ride the Comet 3:39 / 8) The Fifth Extinction 10:27 / 9) Waking Dreams 6:23 / 10) The Sixth Extinction 12:16 / 2008: New previously unreleased: Ayreon track: 11) Epilogue: The Memory Remains 9:16 / DVD (Total time approx. 2 hours): 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)

Review: 'Timeline' is the first retrospective release from Arjen A. Lucassen. Packaged in a high-quality box with, this release contains 3 CD's and a DVD and presents both the artistic vision and continuing storyline that he has created under the artist name Ayreon – not to mention a previously unreleased track titled 'Epilogue – The Memory Remains'.


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Note: LTD DELUXE EDITION with 36-page booklet & special high class DVD packaging [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV79688 Released: 28/01/2007 Reference: 15128

Track Listing: CD 1 - Y : 1. Age of Shadows (incl. We Are Forever) [10:47] / 2. Comatose [4:26] / 3. Liquid Eternity [8:10] / 4. Connect the Dots [4:13] / 5. Beneath the Waves [8:26] - (a) Beneath the Waves / (b) Face the Facts / (c) But a Memory… / (d) World Without Walls / (e) Reality Bleeds / 6. Newborn Race [7:49] - (a) The Incentive / (b) The Vision / (c) The Procedure / (d) Another Life / (e) Newborn Race / (f) The Conclusion / 7. Ride the Comet [3:29] / 8. Web of Lies [2:50] / CD 2 - EARTH: 1. The Fifth Extinction [10:29] - (a) Glimmer of Hope / (b) World of Tomorrow Dreams / (c) Collision Course / (d) From the Ashes / (e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise) / 2. Waking Dreams [6:31] / 3. The Truth Is In Here [5:12] / 4. Unnatural Selection [7:15] / 5. River of Time [4:24] / 6. E=MC2 [5:50] / 7. The Sixth Extinction [12:18] - (a) Echoes on the Wind / (b) Radioactive Grave / (c) 2085 / (d) To the Planet of Red / (e) Spirit on the Wind / (f) Complete the Circle / DVD: Behind the Scenes - Making of 01011001 / Beneath the Waves - CGI Movie (5.1/2.0) / Guide Demos (audio) - feat. Arjen on vocals / Ed Warby's Session - Recording drums / Bloopers (audio)


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Note: SPECIAL EDITION with 28-page booklet [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV79680 Released: 28/01/2007 Reference: 15127

Track Listing: CD 1 - Y : 1. Age of Shadows (incl. We Are Forever) [10:47] / 2. Comatose [4:26] / 3. Liquid Eternity [8:10] / 4. Connect the Dots [4:13] / 5. Beneath the Waves [8:26] - (a) Beneath the Waves / (b) Face the Facts / (c) But a Memory… / (d) World Without Walls / (e) Reality Bleeds / 6. Newborn Race [7:49] - (a) The Incentive / (b) The Vision / (c) The Procedure / (d) Another Life / (e) Newborn Race / (f) The Conclusion / 7. Ride the Comet [3:29] / 8. Web of Lies [2:50] / CD 2 - EARTH: 1. The Fifth Extinction [10:29] - (a) Glimmer of Hope / (b) World of Tomorrow Dreams / (c) Collision Course / (d) From the Ashes / (e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise) / 2. Waking Dreams [6:31] / 3. The Truth Is In Here [5:12] / 4. Unnatural Selection [7:15] / 5. River of Time [4:24] / 6. E=MC2 [5:50] / 7. The Sixth Extinction [12:18] - (a) Echoes on the Wind / (b) Radioactive Grave / (c) 2085 / (d) To the Planet of Red / (e) Spirit on the Wind / (f) Complete the Circle / DVD: Behind the Scenes - Making of 01011001 / Beneath the Waves - CGI Movie (5.1/2.0) / Guide Demos (audio) - feat. Arjen on vocals / Ed Warby's Session - Recording drums / Bloopers (audio)


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Note: Brand new double studio CD from Ayreon with 28-page booklet! [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV79682 Released: 28/01/2007 Reference: 15126

Track Listing: CD 1 - Y : 1. Age of Shadows (incl. We Are Forever) [10:47] / 2. Comatose [4:26] / 3. Liquid Eternity [8:10] / 4. Connect the Dots [4:13] / 5. Beneath the Waves [8:26] - (a) Beneath the Waves / (b) Face the Facts / (c) But a Memory… / (d) World Without Walls / (e) Reality Bleeds / 6. Newborn Race [7:49] - (a) The Incentive / (b) The Vision / (c) The Procedure / (d) Another Life / (e) Newborn Race / (f) The Conclusion / 7. Ride the Comet [3:29] / 8. Web of Lies [2:50] / CD 2 - EARTH: 1. The Fifth Extinction [10:29] - (a) Glimmer of Hope / (b) World of Tomorrow Dreams / (c) Collision Course / (d) From the Ashes / (e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise) / 2. Waking Dreams [6:31] / 3. The Truth Is In Here [5:12] / 4. Unnatural Selection [7:15] / 5. River of Time [4:24] / 6. E=MC2 [5:50] / 7. The Sixth Extinction [12:18] - (a) Echoes on the Wind / (b) Radioactive Grave / (c) 2085 / (d) To the Planet of Red / (e) Spirit on the Wind / (f) Complete the Circle

Review: The brand new double CD from Ayreon with some very special guest performers. These include:

Vocalists:

Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATION)
Tom Englund (EVERGREY)
Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN)
Anneke van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, THE GATHERING)
Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM)
Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN)
Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER)
Steve Lee (GOTTHARD)
Magali Luyten (VIRUS IV)
Ty Tabor (KING'S X)
Simone Simons (EPICA)
Liselotte Hegt (DIAL)
Phideaux
Marjan Welman
Wudstik
Arjen Lucassen

Instrumentalists:

Arjen Lucassen: Guitar, Keyboards, Synths, Bass Guitar, Programming
Tomas Bodin (THE FLOWER KINGS): Keyboards
Derek Sherinian (PLANET X): Keyboards
Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER, STAR ONE): Keyboards
Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X): Guitar
Lori Linstruth (ex-STREAM OF PASSION): Guitar
Ed Warby (GOREFEST): Drums
Jeroen Goossens (FLAIRCK): Flute
Ben Mathot (DIS): Violin
David Faber: Cello


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Note: CD + DVD [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2005 Reference: 14622

Track Listing: CD: Actual Fantasy / Abbey of Synn / The Stranger from Within / Computer Eyes / Beyond the Last Horizon / Far Side of the World / Back on Planet Earth / Forevermore / The Dawn of Man / Bonus DVD: Actual Fantasy Revisited 2004 - 5.1 Surround Mix / Actual Fantasy 1996 - original version / Video clip The Stranger from Within - 5.1 & 2.0 / Featurette: Recording drums, bass and guitar 2004

Review: New re-worked edition of Arjen Lucassen's second album 'Actual Fantasy'. Real drums have been added as well as Arjen recording new guitar and bass tracks. Ewa Alberink of Quidam has replaced the original sampled flute with the real thing, and all tracks have been remixed. There is a second disc - an NTSC DVD which features a 5.1 surround sound remix of the entire album as well as the original 1996 mix. The package is completed with a videoclip for 'The Stranger Within' in both 5.1 and stereo.


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Released: 01/01/2000 Reference: 14379

Track Listing: 1. Choas (5:10) / 2. Dawn Of Million Souls (7:45) / 3. Journey On The Waves Of Time (5:47) / 4. To The Quasar (8:42) / a) The Taurus Pulsar / b) Quasar 3C273 / 5. Into The Black Hole (10:25) / a) The Eye Of The Universe / b) Halo Of Darkness / c) The Final Hour / 6. Through The Wormhole (6:05) / 7. Out Of The White Hole (7:11) / a) M31 / b) Planet Y / c) The Search Continues / 8. To The Solar System (6:11) / a) Planet Of Blue / b) System Alert / 9. The New Migrator (8:15) / a) Metamorphosis / b) Sleeper Awake / Total Time: 65:36

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Released: 01/01/2000 Reference: 14380

Track Listing: 1. The Dream Sequencer (5:08) / 2. My House On Mars (7:49) / 3. 2084 (7:42) / 4. One Small Step (8:46) / 5.The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B Cocq (7:57) / 6. Dragon On The Sea (7:09) / 7. Temple Of The Cat (4:11) / 8. Carried By The Wind (3:59) / 9. And The Druids Turn To Stone (6:36) / 10. The First Man On Earth (7:19) / 11. The Dream Sequencer Reprise (3:36) / Total Time: 70:14

Review: Line-up:

Arjen Lucassen / electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, analogue synthesizers, Hammond, Mellotron and additional keyboards
Erik Norlander (Rocket Scientists) / analogue synthesizers, piano, vocoder, Hammond and additional keyboards
Rob Snijders (Celestion Season) / drums

Synth solos:

Erik Norlander / (Rocket Scientists) on 1, 4, 6
Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon) on 3

Singers:

Johan Edlund (Tiamat) on 2
Floor Jansen (After Forever) on 2
Lana Lane - on 3, 6 and voice on 1
Edward Reekers (Kayak) on 4
Mouse (Tuesday Child) on 5
Jacqueline Govaert (Krezip) on 7
Arjen Lucassen on 8
Damian Wilson (Threshold)
Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic) on 10

Backing vocals:

Mark McCrite (Rocket Scientists) on 10
Lana Lane on 4, 5

[New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV085-40832 Released: 01/01/2005 Reference: 14722

Track Listing: CD 1: Prologue (3:17) / a) The Time Telepathy Experiment / b) Overture / c) Ayreon's Quest / The Awareness (6:36) / a) The Premonition / b) Dreamtime (Words Become A Song) / c) The Awakening / Eyes Of Time (5:06) / a) Eyes Of Time / b) Brainwaves / The Banishment (11:08) / a) A New Dawn / b) The Gathering / c) The Accusation / d) The Banishment / e) Oblivion / Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy (2:46) / Sail Away To Avalon (4:02) / Nature's Dance (2:28) / Computer-Reign (Game Over) (3:25) / Waracle (6:44) / Listen To The Waves (4:59) / Magic Ride (3:36) / Merlin's Will (3:20) / The Charm Of The Seer (4:12) / wan Song (2:44) / Ayreon's Fate (6:56) / a) Ayreon's Fate / b) Merlin's Prophecy / c) Epilogue / CD 2: Dreamtime (4:19) / Eyes of Time (3:25) / The Accusation (3:49) / Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy (2:50) / Sail Away to Avalon (3:26) / Nature's Dance (2:03) / Waracle (5:16) / Merlin's Will (3:29) / The Charm of the Seer (3:29)

Review: New special edition version of the debut Ayreon album from 1995 including bonus CD. Also contains some interesting liner notes, many of which are rejections from the labels in which Arjen submitted this project too. A timeless debut that showcases the limitless promise and ability of one prog metal's most cerebral musicians.


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Note: Double special edition version [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV085-60852 Released: 01/01/2000 Reference: 14723

Track Listing: CD 1: The Dream Sequencer - The Dream Sequencer / My House on Mars / 2084 / One Small Step / The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B. Cocq / Dragon on the Sea / Temple of the Cat / Carried by the Wind / And the Druids Turn to Stone / The First Man on Earth / The Dream Sequencer Reprise / CD 2: Flight of the Migrator - Chaos / Dawn of a Million Souls / Journey on the Waves of Time / To the Quasar / Into the Black Hole / Through the Wormhole / Out of the White Hole / To the Solar System / The New Migrator

Review: New edition of those two albums which originally were released as single CDs. Special edition in a slipcase, with extended booklet and new liner notes.

Note: Double CD [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/1998 Reference: 14724

Track Listing: CD 1: Welcome to the New Dimension / Isis and Osiris / a) Let the Journey Begin / b) The Hall of Isis and Osiris / c)Strange Constellations / Amazing Flight / a) Amazing Flight in Space / b) Stardance / c) Flying Colours / Time Beyond Time / The Decision Tree (We're Alive) / Tunnel of Light / Across the Rainbow Bridge / CD 2: The Garden of Emotions / a) In the Garden of Emotions / b) Voices in the Sky / c) The Aggression Factor / Valley of the Queens / The Castle Hall / Tower of Hope / Cosmic Fusion / a) I Soar on the Breeze / b) Death's Grunt / c) The Passing of An Eagle / The Mirror Maze / a) Inside the Mirror Maze / b) Through the Mirror / Evil Devolution / The Two Gates / "Forever" of the Stars / Another Time, Another Space

Review: Re-release of the concept album by Arjen Lucassen (Star One). Among others with Fish, Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering), Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation), and Ed Warby (Gorefest).

Note: Double CD [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2004 Reference: 14725

Track Listing: Day One: Vigil / Day Two: Isolation / Day Three: Pain / Day Four: Mystery / Day Five: Voices / Day Six: Childhood / Day Seven: Hope / Day Eight: School / Day Nine: Playground / Day Ten: Memories / Day Eleven: Love / Day Twelve: Trauma / Day Thirteen: Sign / Day Fourteen: Pride / Day Fifteen: Betrayal / Day Sixteen: Loser / Day Seventeen: Accident? / Day Eighteen: Realization / Day Nineteen: Disclosure / Day Twenty: Confrontation

Note: Limited Edition DVD + 2 CD [New : M/M]
Cat No: IOMSECD121 Released: 01/01/2006 Reference: 14620

Track Listing: Intro/Lift Off / Set Your Controls / High Moon / Dreamtime / Eyes of Time / Songs of the Ocean / Dawn of a Million Souls / The Dream Sequencer / Keyboard solo / Into the Black Hole / Actual Fantasy / Valley of the Queens / Isis and Osiris / Amazing Flight in Space / Bass solo / Intergalactic Space Crusaders / Castle Hall / The Eye of Ra / Starchild / The Two Gates

Note: Double CD [New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV089-65722 Released: Reference: 14785

Track Listing: Intro/Lift-Off / Set Your Controls / High Moon / Dreamtime / Eyes of Time / Songs of the Ocean / Dawn of a Million Souls / The Dream Sequencer / Into the Black Hole / Actual Fantasy / Valley of the Queens/ CD 2: Isis and Osiris / Amazing Flight in Space / Intergalactic Space Crusaders / Castle Hall / The Eye of Ra / Starchild / The Two Gates

[New : M/M]
Cat No: SPV085-65042 Released: Reference: 14392

Track Listing: CD 1: Lift-Off (1:13) / Set Your Controls (6:01) / High Moon (5:36) / Songs Of The Ocean (5:23) / Master Of Darkness (514) / The Eye Of Ra (7:34) / Sandrider (5:31) / Perfect Survivor (4:46) / Intergalactic Space Crusaders (5:22) / Starchild (9:04)


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