Nightwish – Angels Fall First
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Spinefarm Records – SPINE735050 |
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Country: |
Europe |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Symphonic Metal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Elvenpath | 4:38 | |
| A2 | Beauty And The Beast | 6:22 | |
| A3 | The Carpenter | 5:56 | |
| B1 | Astral Romance | 5:11 | |
| B2 | Angels Fall First | 5:34 | |
| B3 | Tutankhamen | 5:30 | |
| C1 | Nymphomaniac Fantasia | 4:45 | |
| C2 | Know Why The Nightingale Sings | 4:13 | |
| Lappi (Lapland) | |||
| C3.1 | I Erämaajärvi | 2:15 | |
| C3.2 | II Witchdrums | 1:19 | |
| C3.3 | III This Moment Is Eternity | 3:12 | |
| C3.4 | IV Etiäinen | 2:34 | |
| D1 | A Return To The Sea | 5:46 | |
| D2 | Nightwish (Demo) | 5:49 | |
| D3 | The Forever Moments (Demo) | 5:36 | |
| D4 | Etiäinen (Demo) | 2:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Oy
- Copyright © – Universal Music Oy
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BF93673
- Recorded At – Kitee Huvikeskus Studio
- Engineered At – Kitee Huvikeskus Studio
- Mixed At – Kitee Huvikeskus Studio
- Mastered At – Finnvox
Credits
- Arranged By – Tero Kinnunen
- Backing Vocals – Nightwish
- Drums, Percussion – Jukka Nevalainen
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass – Emppu Vuorinen
- Flute – Esa Lehtinen
- Lacquer Cut By – MK*
- Lyrics By – Tuomas*
- Mastered By – Mika Jussila
- Music By – Nightwish
- Photography By [Band] – Toni Härkönen
- Photography By [Cover] – Garry Black
- Producer – Tuomas Holopainen
- Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By – Tero Kinnunen (tracks: A1 to C3.4)
- Synthesizer, Vocals – Tuomas Holopainen
- Vocals – Tarja Turunen
Notes
Pressed on black heavyweight vinyl. Comes with printed innersleeves.
Tracks A1 to C3.4 recorded, engineered and mixed at Kitee Huvikeskus studio. Songs A3 to B2, C1 and C3.1 to C3.4 on April-May 97 & A1, A2, B3, C2 on September 97.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
(P) & (C) Universal Music Oy • 2015 • Made in the EU
Tracks A1 to C3.4 recorded, engineered and mixed at Kitee Huvikeskus studio. Songs A3 to B2, C1 and C3.1 to C3.4 on April-May 97 & A1, A2, B3, C2 on September 97.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
(P) & (C) Universal Music Oy • 2015 • Made in the EU
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 602547 350503
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): BF93673-01 A1 MK 4735052 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): BF93673-01 B1 MK 4735052
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): BF93673-02 C1 MK 4735053
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): BF93673-02 D1 MK 4735053
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Other Versions (5 of 72)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Angels Fall First (CD, Album, Stereo) | Spinefarm Records | SPI47CD | Finland | 1997 | |||
| Angels Fall First (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered) | Spinefarm Records | SPI45CD ltd | Finland | 1997 | |||
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Angels Fall First (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) | Moon Records (2) | none | Ukraine | 1998 | ||
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Angels Fall First (CD, Album, Reissue) | One Music | ERCD313 | South Korea | 1999 | ||
| Angels Fall First (CD, Album) | XIII BIS Records | 151842 | 1999 |
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Reviews
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The first three sides correspond to the 'second' official release, Nightwish - Angels Fall First. (One song from that album, "Once Upon a Troubadour", does not appear here.) The other songs on side D are early demos.
This is very much a first album. It's amazing to listen to now, and think about how many different directions Nightwish could have gone. At this point, I'm not sure I would say that Nightwish is a symphonic metal band. Keyboards are pretty prominent, with string-like sounds at times, but that sort of sound is not emphasized the way it will be on later Nightwish albums. It's probably more power metal, or maybe even folk metal, to some extent.
One of the things that striking about it is that Tuomas sings quite a bit, taking the lead on "The Carpenter" (which was a hit in Finland), and singing co-lead on several other songs. It's not surprising that not everything here is a gem, but there are some real gems, for sure. I'm quite fond of "Elvenpath", for example, and the suite, "Lappi", is a real treat. The demos are more finished than one might expect, too, and are really quite good.
As for the pressing, it's not bad at all. Pretty quiet and with decent definition.
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