Cryptic Writings

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Tracklist

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1Trust
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
additionally recorded at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recorded at:
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1997)
recording of:
Trust
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
is based on:
Absolution
4.655:11
2Almost Honest
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
additionally recorded at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recorded at:
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1997)
recording of:
Almost Honest
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
3.354:03
3Use the Man
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Nick Menza
electric guitar:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2000)
additionally recorded at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recorded at:
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1997)
samples:
Needles and Pins by The Searchers
recording of:
Use the Man
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (in 1997), Mustaine Music (in 1997) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1997)
34:36
4Mastermind
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Mastermind
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
33:49
5The Disintegrators
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
The Disintegrators
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
2.352:50
6I’ll Get Even
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
I’ll Get Even
lyricist and composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo), Brian Howe and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????), Adam Martin Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present), Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) (from 1997 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1997 to present)
44:24
7Sin
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Sin
lyricist and composer:
David Ellefson, Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????), Menza Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present) and Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present)
2.653:06
8A Secret Place
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
sitar and lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
recording of:
A Secret Place
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
3.85:29
9Have Cool, Will Travel
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Have Cool, Will Travel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
2.653:29
10She‐Wolf
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
She‐Wolf
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
43:36
11Vortex
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Vortex
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to ????) and Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present)
2.653:38
12FFF
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
assistant engineer:
Mark Hagen
co-producer:
Dave Mustaine
producer:
Dann Huff
bass guitar:
David Ellefson
guitar family:
Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Dave Mustaine
membranophone:
Nick Menza
background vocals:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo) and Nick Menza
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
FFF
lyricist:
Dave Mustaine
composer:
David Ellefson, Marty Friedman (former Megadeth guitarist, living in Tokyo), Nick Menza and Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Adam Martin Music (from 1997 to present), Menza Music (from 1997 to present), Mustaine Music (from 1997 to present), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1997 to present) and Vulgarian Music (from 1997 to present)
32:38

Credits

Release

art direction, design/illustration and graphic design:Hugh Syme
photography:Dimo Safari
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at:Castle Recording Studios in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:The Tracking Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
remastered versions:Cryptic Writings (remixed & remastered)
Cryptic Writings
Cryptic Writings
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3059944 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002U5D [info]