Tracklist

1	Time What Is Time	5:45
2	Journey Through The Dark	4:48
3	Black Chamber	0:58
4	Theatre Of Pain	4:17
5	The Quest For Tanelorn	5:56
6	Ashes To Ashes	6:00
7	The Bard's Song - In The Forest	3:10
8	The Bard's Song - The Hobbit	3:53
9	The Piper's Calling	0:58
10	Somewhere Far Beyond	7:30
CD Bonus Tracks
11	Spread Your Wings	4:14
12	Trial By Fire	4:15
13	Theatre Of Pain (Classic Version)	3:44

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Record Company – Virgin Schallplatten GmbH

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Billy King , Kalle Trapp, Rolfi Köhler*
• Bagpipes – Peter Rübsam
• Bass Guitar – Mathias Wiesner (tracks: 11)
• Drums – Thomas Stauch
• Effects – Mathias Wiesner
• Effects, Guitars – Piet Sielck
• Lead Guitar – Kai Hansen (tracks: 5)
• Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – André Olbrich
• Painting – Andreas Marschall
• Photography By – Tom Nagy
• Piano – Stefan Will
• Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Kalle Trapp
• Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Marcus Siepen
• Second Engineer – Piet Sielck
• Vocals, Bass – Hansi Kürsch

Notes

Promo version of the VICP-5697 release (marked as "sample" on the CD).
Comes in a special Mini-LP replica cardboard sleeve housed in clear plastic protective sleeve.
Tracks 11-13 are CD bonus tracks (not mentioned on the cover).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988002 331260
• Matrix / Runout: VICP-5697-1- 1C V
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L231
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
263 066	Blind Guardian	Somewhere Far Beyond ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin	263 066	Europe	1992
none	Blind Guardian	Somewhere Far Beyond ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Blind Guardian)	none	Bulgaria	Unknown
VICP-5178	Blind Guardian	Somewhere Far Beyond ‎(CD, Album)	Magnum Music	VICP-5178	Taiwan	1992
VICP-63884	Blind Guardian	Somewhere Far Beyond ‎(CD, Album, RM)	Victor	VICP-63884	Japan	2007
263 066	Blind Guardian	Somewhere Far Beyond ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial, Car)	Virgin	263 066	Russia	2001