Ayreon – The Human Equation

Name: Ayreon - The Human Equation
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

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Label:	Music Theories Recordings – MTR77382
Format:	2 x CD , Album, Remastered, Stereo , 2025 Remix CD , Stereo , Bonus disc
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 – James Patrick Page*, John Paul Jones, 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 – Alice Cooper (2), Bernie Taupin, Dick Wagner
CD3-6		Bloopers
CD3-7		Untitled Instrumental
CD3-8		When I'm Sixty-Four Vocals – Arjen Lucassen* Written By – John Lennon, 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 – James Patrick Page*, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant
CD3-11		Back 2 Me (Dance Mix) Remix – Joost van den Broek

Companies, etc.

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
Record Company – Artone Label Group
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Copyright © – Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Licensed To – Mascot Music Production And Publishing BV
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471911
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471912
Glass Mastered At – Profact International – 471913

Credits

Artwork [Cover Painting "The Human Equation"] – Jef Bertels
Cello – Marieke van der Heyden
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
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
Vocals [As Agony] – Devon Graves
Vocals [As Best Friend] – Arjen Lucassen*
Vocals [As Father] – Mike Baker (3)
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] – Devin Townsend
Vocals [As Reason] – Eric Clayton
Vocals [As Wife] – Marcela Bovio
Written By – A. A. Lucassen*

Notes

20-ish anniversary remixed & remastered edition
Some copies available at Mascot label shop are signed by Arjen

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 712725 749073 >
Barcode (Scanned): 8712725749073
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
Mastering SID Code (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

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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