The Forgotten Tales

The Forgotten Tales is the first compilation album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall (director). "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' U.S.A.", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate versions of the band's previous works. Remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.

Lineup

 * Hansi Kürsch – vocals, bass
 * André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
 * Marcus Siepen – guitar
 * Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums

Guest musicians

 * Mathias Wiesner – effects (tracks 1, 4, 11–13), bass (track 6)
 * Michael Shüren – piano (track 2)
 * Piet Sielck – backing vocals (track 2), effects (track 8)
 * Otto Sidenius – organ (track 5)
 * Jacob Moth – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 11)
 * Billy King – backing vocals (tracks 5–6)
 * Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10)
 * Ronnie Atkins – backing vocals (track 5)
 * Rolf Köhler – lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (tracks 6, 10)
 * Kalle Trapp – lead guitars (track 10), lead vocals (track 10), backing vocals (track 10)
 * Aman Malek – backing vocals (track 10)
 * Stefan Will – piano (track 6)

Personnel

 * Ralph Kessler – mastering
 * Andreas Marschall – cover paintings
 * Dirk Zumpe – photos
 * Flemming Rasmussen – recording (tracks 1, 5, 7, 11), mixing and engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11), producing (tracks 1, 5)
 * Piet Sielck – recording (tracks 2–4, 7–8, 12–13), mixing and producing (tracks 2–4, 7–9, 12–13), engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 12)
 * Kalle Trapp – recording, mixing, producing and engineering (tracks 6, 10)
 * Henrik Vindeby – recording (tracks 4, 7, 8), engineering (tracks 2, 12), assistant engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11)
 * Blind Guardian – producing (tracks 3–4, 7–9, 12–13)