Tokyo Tales (Nems logo from the back on the right)

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Annotation

Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): 0 C 2 V 5 <1659> LASER DISC NEMS41-6988
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L485
Mould SID Code: ifpi 1R06

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-01 18:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Inquisition
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Inquisition (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
20:50
2Banish From Sanctuary
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Banish From Sanctuary (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
live recording of:
Banish From Sanctuary (in 1992-12)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
36:13
3Journey Through the Dark
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Journey Through the Dark (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
35:12
4Traveler in Time
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Traveler in Time (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
36:33
5The Quest for Tanelorn
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
The Quest for Tanelorn (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
additional composer:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Maldoror Musikverlag (German publisher), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and Wintrup Musikverlag
36:03
6Goodbye My Friend
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Goodbye My Friend (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
36:27
7Time What Is Time
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Time What Is Time (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
36:42
8Majesty
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Majesty (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
37:51
9Valhalla
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Valhalla (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
36:07
10Welcome to Dying
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Welcome to Dying (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
25:56
11Lost in the Twilight Hall
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live recording of:
Lost in the Twilight Hall (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
CRMV, Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Neue Welt Musikverlag and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
37:25
12Barbara Ann
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Kalle Trapp
bass guitar:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Thomen “The Omen” Stauch
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Mark Zee
guitar [lead guitar]:
André Olbrich
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
“Magnus” Armin Siepen
background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1992-12-04) and NHKホール (NHK Hall) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1992-12-06)
mixed at:
Karo Musikstudio (Brackel) in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-01)
live cover recording of:
Barbara‐Ann (from 1992-12-04 until 1992-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fassert
publisher:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)
22:59
13The Bard’s Song
engineer:
Piet Sielck
producer:
Blind Guardian and Piet Sielck
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen
vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 1993, in 2001) and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Philips Halle in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1995-12)
mixed at:
Central Sound in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996)
live recording of:
The Bard’s Song: In the Forest
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist) and André Olbrich
publisher:
Discoton GmbH Musik Edition (D), Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
4.54:11