Nightwish – Dark Passion Play – GER RePress

Nightwish – Dark Passion Play
Label: Nuclear Blast – NB 1923-9, Nuclear Blast – 27361 19239
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: Jul 12, 2013

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nuclear Blast Records
Copyright © – Nuclear Blast Records
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – B797881
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Published By – Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH
Published By – Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Recorded At – Petrax Studios
Recorded At – E-Major Studios
Recorded At – Finnvox
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Finnvox
Mastered At – Finnvox
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen, Marco Hietala
Arranged By [Arrangements] – Vuorinen*, Nevalainen*, Hietala*, Kinnunen*, Holopainen*
Arranged By [Orchestra], Orchestrated By [Orchestra], Directed By [Orchestra] – Pip Williams
Art Direction – Tuomas Holopainen
Artwork, Layout – Gina Pitkänen, Janne Pitkänen
Bass [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Allen Walley, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan, Steve Williams*
Bass, Vocals – Marco Hietala
Bassoon, Contrabassoon [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Julie Andrews (2)
Cello [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels*, Frank Schaefer, John Heley, Jonathan Williams (4), Martin Loveday, Anthony Lewis*
Chorus Master – Jenny O’Grady
Cimbalom – Greg Knowles
Clarinet [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Dave Fuest*, Nicholas Bucknall
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Anthony Pike
Co-producer – M. Karmila*, T. Kinnunen*
Conductor – James Shearman
Contractor [Orchestra Contractor] – Isobel Griffiths
Coordinator – Leila Stacey
Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
Engineer – Vuorinen*, Karmila*, Kinnunen*
Engineer [Assistant At Abbey Road Studios] – Andrew Kitchen (4), Richard Lancaster, Robin Baynton, Sam Okell
Engineer [At Abbey Road Studios] – Haydn Bendall
Fiddle [Celtic] – Nollaig Casey
Flute [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Andy Findon*
Flute, Piccolo Flute [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Helen Keen
French Horn [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Laurence Davies, Mike Thompson*, Richard Berry (2), Richard Watkins
Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen
Harp [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Skaila Kanga
Kantele [Electric] – Senni Eskelinen
Keyboards, Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
Lacquer Cut By – HL*
Leader [Orchestra] – Gavyn Wright, Perry Montague-Mason
Lyrics By – Tuomas Holopainen
Mastered By – Mika Jussila
Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
Music By – Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: C1), Marco Hietala (tracks: C3, D1), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: A1 to B4, C2, C4 to D2)
Oboe, Cor Anglais [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – David Theodore
Other [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
Percussion [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, Stephen Henderson*
Photography By [Band Photography] – Ville Akseli*
Producer – T. Holopainen*
Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy Soprano & Voice] – Tom Williams (6)
Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy Soprano] – Guy Elliott
Trombone [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Andy Wood (2), Dave Stewart (2), Peter Beachill*, Richard Edwards (2)
Trumpet [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Andy Crowley, Derek Watkins, Ian Balmain, John Barclay, Maurice Murphy
Tuba [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Owen Slade
Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Bodhrán – Troy Donockley
Viola [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Andy Parker*, Bruce White, Chris Pitsillides, Don McVay*, Garfield Jackson, Gustav Clarkson, Jon Thorne (3), Kate Musker, Katie Wilkinson, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Tim Grant
Violin [The Dark Passion Play Orchestra] – Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dave Woodcock*, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards*, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gaby Lester, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jim McLeod, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Mike McMenemy*, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanson*, Rita Manning, Simon Fischer, Sonia Slany, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Tom Pigott-Smith, Warren Zielinski
Vocals – Anette Olzon
Vocals [The Metro Voice Gospel Choir] – Beverley Skeete, Bryan Chambers, Carol Kenyon, Derek Green, Fay Simpson, Janet Ramus, Jenny O’Grady, Lance Ellington, Ricci P. Washington, Sara Jane Skeete, Tom Pearce, Tommy Blaize
Vocals [The Metro Voices] – Alison Jiear, Andrew Busher, Andrew Tinkler, Ann De Renais, Anne Marie Cullum, Bob J. Harms, Catherine Bott, Catriana Sandison, Charlie Baker, Cherith Millburn-Fryer*, Claire Henry, David Porter-Thomas, Eliza Lumley, Gerard Bentall, Heather Cairncross, Helen Brookes*, Helen Meyerhoff, Helen Parker, Jenny O’Grady, Jeremy Avis, Joanna Forbes, Jonathan Williams (4), Jude Sim, Lawrence Wallington, Lindsay Wagstaff, Mary Carewe, Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew White (3), Michael Clarke (2), Michael Dore, Morag MacKay, Nicki Kennedy, Rosemary Forbes-Butler*, Sam Burkey, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Sarah Ryan, Simon Preece, Steve Trowell, Susan Flannery, Tom Pearce, Yona Dunsford
Notes
Recorded at:
Petrax Studios / Hollola
Legendary E-Major Studios / Kerava
Finnvox Studios / Helsinki
Abbey Road Studios / London
between September ’06 – March ’07.

Orchestra, choirs and additional overdubs recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007.

Mixed at Finnvox, April – May ’07.
Mastered at Finnvox, May ’07.

℗ + © 2007, 2013 Nuclear Blast Records

All songs published by WB Music Corp.
o/b/o Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co.
KG & Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy

With gatefold cover, 180g black vinyl, printed paper innersleeves, poster and 12″ ad.
The first black vinyl edition does not have printed innersleeves, poster or ad but it does have insert, it’s numbered and it’s pressed on lighter vinyl.
No printed track durations.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 7 27361 19239 6
Matrix / Runout (Side A): B797881-01 A1 HL NB 1962-1 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B): B797881-01 B1 HL NB 1962-1 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C): B797881-02 C1 HL NB 1963-1 C
Matrix / Runout (Side D): B797881-02 D2 HL NB 1963-1
Label Code: LC 07027