Ayreon – The Human Equation

Name: Ayreon - The Human Equation
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

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Label:	Music Theories Recordings – MTR77385
Format:	2 x CD , Album, Remastered, Stereo CD , Stereo 2 x Blu-ray
Country:	Europe
Released:	Apr 18, 2025
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Progressive Metal

Tracklist

CD1-1		Day One: Vigil
CD1-2		Day Two: Isolation Alto Flute – Jeroen Goossens Synth [Solo] – Joost van den Broek
CD1-3		Day Three: Pain Flute – Jeroen Goossens Written By [Lyrics for 'Rage'] – Devin Townsend
CD1-4		Day Four: Mystery
CD1-5		Day Five: Voices Flute, Bass Flute – Jeroen Goossens
CD1-6		Day Six: Childhood Panpipes – Jeroen Goossens
CD1-7		Day Seven: Hope
CD1-8		Day Eight: School Written By [Lyrics for 'Rage'] – Devin Townsend
CD1-9		Day Nine: Playground Flute – Jeroen Goossens
CD1-10		Day Ten: Memories
CD1-11		Day Eleven: Love
CD2-1		Day Twelve: Trauma
CD2-2		Day Thirteen: Sign Flute [Low Flute] – John McManus Recorder – Jeroen Goossens Spinet – Joost van den Broek Written By [Lyrics for 'Love'] – Heather Findlay
CD2-3		Day Fourteen: Pride Flute, Bass Flute – Jeroen Goossens
CD2-4		Day Fifteen: Betrayal Synth [Solo] – Martin Orford
CD2-5		Day Sixteen: Loser Didgeridoo – Jeroen Goossens Flute [Low Flute] – John McManus Organ [Hammond Solo] – Ken Hensley Written By [Lyrics for 'Rage'] – Devin Townsend
CD2-6		Day Seventeen: Accident? Synth [Solo] – Oliver Wakeman Written By [Lyrics for 'Agony'] – Devon Graves
CD2-7		Day Eighteen: Realization Flute, Bassoon – Jeroen Goossens
CD2-8		Day Nineteen: Disclosure Flute [Low Flute], Whistle – John McManus
CD2-9		Day Twenty: Confrontation
		Bonus Disc
CD3-1		August Fire Vocals, Written By – Heather Findlay
CD3-2		No Quarter Vocals – Magnus Ekwall Written-By – Robert Plant
CD3-3		Space Oddity Vocals – Eric Clayton Written-By – David Bowie
CD3-4		Day Six: Childhood (Acoustic Version) Vocals – Marjan Welman
CD3-5		How You Gonna See Me Now Vocals – Mike Baker (3) Written-By – Dick Wagner
CD3-6		Bloopers
CD3-7		Untitled Instrumental
CD3-8		When I'm Sixty-Four Vocals – Arjen Lucassen* Written-By – Paul James McCartney*
CD3-9		Loser (Star One Version) Bass – Peter Vink Keyboards – Joost van den Broek
CD3-10		No Quarter (Alternative Version) Vocals – Magnus Ekwall Written-By – Robert Plant
CD3-11		Back 2 Me (Dance Mix) Remix – Joost van den Broek
BD1-1		The Human Equation (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)
BD1-2		The Human Equation (Dolby Digital 5.1)
BD1-3		Videoclip: Come Back To Me
BD1-4		Videoclip: Love
BD1-5		Videoclip: Loser
BD1-6		Making Of The Human Equation
BD1-7		Come Back To Me (Behind The Scenes)
		The Theater Equation
BD2-1		The Theater Equation (Full Show)
BD2-2		Try-Out Show
BD2-3		Trailer
BD2-4		Behind The Scenes
BD2-5		Curtain Calls

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Copyright © – Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Licensed To – Mascot Music Production And Publishing BV
Record Company – Artone Label Group
Recorded At – The Electric Castle
Recorded At – Excess Studios
Recorded At – The DevLab
Recorded At – Ninth Street Studios
Recorded At – Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments
Mixed At – The Electric Castle
Produced At – The Electric Castle
Mastered At – Sync Music Productions
Mastered At – Sandlane Recording Facilities
Recorded At – Luxor Theater
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471911
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471912
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471913
Pressed By – Vantiva, Piaseczno, Poland – BVP64584
Pressed By – Vantiva, Piaseczno, Poland – BVP64578

Credits

Artwork [Cover Painting "The Human Equation"] – Jef Bertels
Bass [On "The Theater Equation"] – Johan van Stratum
Cello – Marieke van der Heyden
Cello [On "The Theater Equation"] – Maaike Peterse
Drums, Percussion – Ed Warby
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Lap Steel Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Arjen Lucassen*
Engineer [Arjen's Bass Guitar Recording] – Pieter Kop
Flute, Woodwind [On "The Theater Equation"] – Jeroen Goossens
Guitar [On "The Theater Equation"] – Marcel Coenen
Keyboards [On "The Theater Equation"] – Ruben Wijga
Layout [Original] – Mattias Norén
Layout [Reissue] – Roy Koch
Mastered By – Pieter Kop
Mastered By [2025 Version] – Joost van den Broek
Photography [Artists except Devin Townsend & Mike Baker] – Yvette Boertje
Photography [Images for Days 6, 7, 11 and 12] – Jolanda Verduijn
Recorded By [Devin Townsend] – Dan Kearley
Recorded By [Ed Warby] – Hans Pieters
Recorded By [John McManus] – John McManus
Recorded By [Joost van den Broek] – Andreas Grotenhoff
Recorded By [Ken Hensley] – Ken Hensley
Recorded By [Martin Orford] – Martin Orford
Recorded By [Mike Baker] – Gary Wehrkamp
Recorded By [Oliver Wakeman] – Oliver Wakeman
Recorded By, Producer, Mixed By – Arjen Lucassen*
Violin – Robert Baba
Violin [On "The Theater Equation"] – Ben Mathot
Vocals [As Agony] – Devon Graves
Vocals [As Best Friend on "The Theater Equation"] – Jermain 'Wudstik' van der Bogt*
Vocals [As Best Friend] – Arjen Lucassen*
Vocals [As Father] – Mike Baker (3)
Vocals [As Fear on "The Theater Equation"] – Anneke van Giersbergen
Vocals [As Fear] – Mikael Åkerfeldt
Vocals [As Love] – Heather Findlay
Vocals [As Me] – James LaBrie
Vocals [As ion] – Irene Jansen
Vocals [As Pride] – Magnus Ekwall
Vocals [As Rage/Father on "The Theater Equation"] – Mike Mills*
Vocals [As Rage] – Devin Townsend
Vocals [As Reason] – Eric Clayton
Vocals [As Wife] – Marcela Bovio
Written By – A. A. Lucassen*

Notes

20-ish anniversary remixed & remastered edition
Deluxe Edition: 5 discs / 40 page book + The Theater Equation full show & bonus content

"The Theater Equation" filmed on the fourth and final show the Theater Equation in the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam on Sunday, 20 September 2015.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 712725 749080 >
Barcode (Scanned, EAN-13): 8712725749080
Rights Society: Biem Stemra
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 471911 @1 MTR77382
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI AAHR0
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 471912 @1 MTR77382
Matrix / Runout (CD2): IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI AAHP5
Matrix / Runout (CD3): 471913 @1 MTR77382
Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI LW03
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI AAHR0
Matrix / Runout (BD1, layer 0): BVP64584 471914R0/L0 01 010MM
Mastering SID Code (BD1, layer 0): IFPI L805
Matrix / Runout (BD1, layer 1): BVP64585 471914R0/L1 01 010MM
Mastering SID Code (BD1, layer 1): IFPI L805
Mould SID Code (BD1, label side): IFPI UGL2
Matrix / Runout (BD2): BVP64578 471915R0/A 01 010MM
Mastering SID Code (BD2): IFPI L805
Mould SID Code (BD2, label side): IFPI UGG2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Human Equation (2×CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, All Media, Limited Edition, A5 Digibook)	Inside Out Music	IOMLTDCD 168, IOMACD 2081, 6 93723 00942 1		2004
Recently Edited	The Human Equation (2×CD, Album, Slipcase)	Inside Out Music	IOMCD 168, IOMACD 2081, 6 93723 60702 3	USA & Europe	2004
Recently Edited	The Human Equation (2×CD, Album)	Irond	IROND CD 04-801	Russia	2004
Recently Edited	The Human Equation (2×CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Box Set, Special Edition)	Inside Out Music	IOMSECD 168, IOMACD 2081, 6 93723 00932 2		2004
Recently Edited	The Human Equation (CD, Album, Promo)	Inside Out Music	IOMCD 168, IOMACD 2081, 6 93723 60702 3		2004