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Disc One
1-1	The Prophecy	1:26
1-2	Dark Reflections	5:05
1-3	Voices In The Wind	0:15
1-4	Under The Oak	6:00
1-5	Tears	4:11
1-6	Into The Unfathomed Tower	3:02
1-6.1	Pt. I Dance Of The Fay
1-6.2	Pt. II Magic / Entering The Tower
1-6.3	Pt. III Dance Of The Fay (Reprise)
1-6.4	Pt. IV Souls Flight
1-6.5	Pt. V Towards The Unknown
1-6.6	Pt. VI Choir Of Angels
1-6.7	Pt. VII Outside The Gates Of Heaven
1-7	The Edge Of Heaven	6:24
1-8	Somewhere In Nowhere	3:47
1-9	Through The Infinitive Halls Of Death	5:06
1-10	Dawn	0:26
1-11	A Tale Of Creation	6:52
Disc Two (Bonus Disc)
2-1	Dark Reflections (Demo)	3:21
2-2	Under The Oak (Demo)	7:44
2-3	Into The Unfathomed Tower (Demo) Drums – Johnny ReinholmGuitar – Johnny Reinholm	3:10
2-4	Somewhere In Nowhere (Demo)	4:37
2-5	A Tale Of Creation (Demo)	5:55
2-6	Interview Interviewee – Lars Johansson, Leif Edling, Messiah MarcolinInterviewer – M. Carlsson	19:29
2-7	Dark Reflections (Video)	4:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Peaceville Records
• Copyright (c) – Peaceville Records
• Mastered At – Masterplant
• Published By – Virgin Music, Inc.
• Published By – Metal Blade Records
• Recorded At – Stockholm Recording Studios

Credits

• A&R [Exclusive Representation] – Nick Peel
• Arranged By, Producer – Candlemass
• Artwork, Layout – Micke Mårtensson
• Bass, Words By, Music By, Liner Notes [October 2001] – Leif Edling
• Cover [Original Painting] – Gustave Dore*
• Drums – Jan Lindh (tracks: 1-1 - 1-11)
• Guitar, Drums, Recorded By – Johnny Reinholm (tracks: 2-1 - 2-5)
• Lead Guitar – Lars Johansson (tracks: 1-1 - 1-11)
• Narrator – Jay Larssen (tracks: 1-3), Jim Bachman (tracks: 1-1, 1-10)
• Producer, Mixed By – Mats Lindfors
• Remastered By – Micke Lind
• Rhythm Guitar – Mats Björkman (tracks: 1-1 - 1-11)
• Vocals – Messiah Marcolin (tracks: 1-1 - 1-11)
• Vocals, Recorded By – Leif Edling (tracks: 2-1 - 2-5)

Notes

Recorded in June/July 1989.

The interview was made for Megalomaniac Magazine.

The song 1-4 is a reworking of the song "In The Shadow Of The Cross" by the pre-Candlemass band Nemesis.
The song 1-6 is also a reworking of a Nemesis-era song.
The song 1-7 was first called "Guardian Angel".
The song 1-8 is also a reworking of a Nemesis-era song.
The songs 2-1 - 2-5 were recorded on a four-track Portastudio recorder.

The "Dark Reflections (Video)" was recorded live at Fryshuset in Stockholm, Sweden in 1990.

The cover art is a portion of the painting "The Creation Of Life" by the French artist Gustave Doré (6 Jan. 1832 - 23 Jan. 1883).

℗ 1989 Peaceville Records. © 2001 Peaceville Records.

Made in Germany.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 801056720429
• Matrix / Runout: CDVILED204X/A 031929
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CDVILED204X/B SNAPPERMUSIC 031816
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): CDVILED204X/B 045146
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD12
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 5077

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MFN 95	Candlemass	Tales Of Creation ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Music For Nations	MFN 95	UK	1989
CDL 0261 CD	Candlemass	Tales Of Creation ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Enh)	Candlelight Records USA	CDL 0261 CD	US	2006
PLRCD005	Candlemass	Tales Of Creation ‎(2xCD, Album, Enh, RE, RM, Sli)	Powerline Records	PLRCD005	Sweden	Unknown
453	Candlemass	Tales of Creation ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Tact	453	Poland	Unknown
7-73417-4	Candlemass	Tales Of Creation ‎(Cass, Album, Promo, Adv)	Metal Blade Records, Enigma Records	7-73417-4	US	1990

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