Nightwish - 1997-2001 (4CDs) (2001)

Performer: Nightwish
Album: «1997-2001» (Box-Set) 4CDs
Label: Ⓟ+Ⓒ 2001 Spinefarm Records, Made in Austria
Catalog #: SPI 150CD
Style: Symphonic Power Metal
Year: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
Format: PCM (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Size RAR: ~ 1.68 Gb
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CD I: 1997 - Angels Fall First (51:43)

Tracklist:

01. Elvenpath (04:38)
02. Beauty And The Beast (06:22)
03. The Carpenter (05:56)
04. Astral Romance (05:11)
05. Angels Fall First (05:34)
06. Tutankhamen (05:30)
07. Nymphomaniac Fantasia (04:45)
08. Know Why The Nightingale Sings (04:13)
09. Lappi (Lapland) I: Eramaajarvi (02:15)
10. Lappi (Lapland) II: Witchdrums (01:19)
11. Lappi (Lapland) III: This Moment Is Eternity (03:12)
12. Lappi (Lapland) IV: Etiainen (02:34)

CD II: 1998 - Oceanborn (53:14)

Tracklist:

01. Stargazers (04:27)
02. Gethsemane (05:21)
03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean (04:46)
04. Sacrament Of Wilderness (04:12)
05. Passion And The Opera (04:50)
06. Swanheart (04:44)
07. Moondance (03:31)
08. The Riddler (05:16)
09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion (06:27)
10. Walking In The Air (05:28)
11. Sleeping Sun (04:01)

CD III: 2000 - Wishmaster (56:43)

Tracklist:

01. She Is My Sin (04:46)
02. The Kinslayer (03:59)
03. Come Cover Me (04:34)
04. Wanderlust (04:50)
05. Two For Tragedy (03:51)
06. Wishmaster (04:23)
07. Bare Grace Misery (03:39)
08. Crownless (04:26)
09. Deep Silent Complete (03:57)
10. Dead Boy's Poem (06:47)
11. FantasMic (08:18)
12. Sleepwalker (02:56)

CD IV: 2001 - Over The Hills And Far Away (51:16)

Tracklist:

01. Over The Hills And Far Away (Gary Moore Cover) (05:03)
02. 10th Man Down (feat. Tapio Wilska) (05:20)
03. Away (04:32)
04. Astral Romance (re-recorded) (feat. Tony Kakko) (05:18)
05. The Kinslayer (live) (04:12)
06. She Is My Sin (live) (04:45)
07. Sacrament Of Wilderness [live] (05:01)
08. Walking In The Air [live] (05:08)
09. Beauty And The Beast [live] (06:40)
10. Wishmaster [live] (04:44)

Credits

Arranged By – Nightwish (tracks: 1-1 to 2-9, 2-11 to 3-12, 4-2 to 4-10), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 1-1 to 2-9, 2-11 to 3-12, 4-2 to 4-10)
Cello – Erkki Hirvikangas (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Choir – Anssi Honkanen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Kimmo Kallio (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Matias Kaila (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Riku Salminen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12)
Choir, Arranged By [Choir Arrangements] – Ville Laaksonen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12)
Flute – Esa Lehtinen (tracks: CD1, CD2, CD3)
Lyrics By – Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1-1 to 2-9, 2-11 to 3-12, 4-2 to 4-7, 4-9, 4-10)
Synthesizer, Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
Vocals – Tarja Turunen
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen
Bass Guitar – Sami Vänskä
Drums, Percussion – Jukka Nevalainen
Mastered By – Mika Jussila
Mixed By – Mikko Karmila (tracks: 2-1 to 4-10)
Mixed By [With] – Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
Music By – Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9, 2-11 to 3-12, 4-2 to 4-7, 4-9, 4-10)
Music By, Backing Vocals – Nightwish (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Producer – Nightwish (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Nightwish (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Recorded By – Mikko Karmila (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11, 4-1 to 4-10), Transmix Oy (tracks: 4-5 to 4-10)
Recorded By, Engineer – Mikko Karmila (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12)
Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By – Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Viola – Markku Palola (tracks: CD2)
Violin – Kaisli J. Kaivola (tracks: CD2), Plamen Dimov (tracks: CD2)
Vocals – Wilska* (tracks: CD2, CD4-2)

Notes Box set containing Nightwish's first 3 albums as well as an EP, all released between 1997 and 2001. Also contains a 16-page booklet.
CD1 - Angels Fall First
Recorded, engineered and mixed at Kitee Huvikeskus Studio, tracks 3-5, 7, 9 April-May 1997 & 1, 2, 6, 8 September 1997.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
CD2 - Oceanborn (+ bonus track)
Recorded at Caverock Studios in August-October 1998.
Mixed at Finnvox Studios.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
CD3 - Wishmaster (+ bonus track)
Recorded & engineered by Tero Kinnunen at Caverock Studios and Mikko Kamila at Finnvox Studios January-March 2000.
Mixed at Finnvox Studios April 2000.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
CD4 - Over The Hills And Far Away (+ bonus tracks)
Recorded by Tero Kinnunen at Caverock and Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios February-March 2001.
Mixed at Finnvox Studios, March 2001.
Live tracks recorded at Tullikamari, Tampere, Finland, 29th December 2000.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.