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Release Date
1 January 1996
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Length
13 tracks
The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' USA", 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.
Track listing:
1. "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes cover) – 2:09 (Pat Ballard)
2. "Surfin' USA" (The Beach Boys cover) – 2:23 (Brian Wilson)
3. "Bright Eyes" (Acoustic version) – 4:20 (André Olbrich/Hansi Kürsch)
4. "Lord of the Rings" (Orchestral version) – 3:55 (Marcus Siepen/Kürsch)
5. "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep cover) – 3:16 (Ken Hensley)
6. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) – 4:14 (John Deacon)
7. "Mordred's Song" (Acoustic version) – 5:16 (Olbrich/Kürsch)
8. "Black Chamber" (Orchestral version) – 1:15 (Kürsch)
9. "The Bard's Song" (Live) – 4:11 (Olbrich/Kürsch)
10. "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" (The Regents/Little Richard covers) – 1:43 (Fred Fassert/Enotris Johnson/Robert Blackwell/Richard Penniman )
11. "A Past and Future Secret" – 3:47 (Olbrich/Kürsch)
12. "To France" (Mike Oldfield cover) – 4:40 (Mike Oldfield)
13. "Theatre of Pain" (Orchestral version) – 4:15 (Olbrich/Kürsch/Mathias Wiesner)
2007 Re-release Bonus Tracks:
14. "Hallelujah" (Deep Purple cover) – 3.18 (Roger Greenaway/Roger Cook)
15. "Beyond the Realms of Death" (Judas Priest cover) – 7.02 (Rob Halford/Les Binks)
16. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio cover) – 4.49 (Ronnie James Dio)
17. "Mr. Sandman" (Video) (Pat Ballard)
18. "The Bard's Song" (Video) (Olbrich/Kürsch)
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