Cryptic Writings

~ Release by Megadeth (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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▼ HDCD 1
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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
4.655:14
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)
3.354:05
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)
34:38
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)
33:51
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)
2.352:52
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)
44:26
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)
2.653:08
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)
3.85:31
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)
2.653:31
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)
43:38
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)
2.653:40
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
▼ HDCD 2: Live Trax II
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1Almost Honest
recorded at:
Megadeth at Mesa Amphitheatre (1997-06-13)
live recording of:
Almost Honest (on 1997-06-13)
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)
4:13
2À tout le monde
recorded at:
Megadeth at Mesa Amphitheatre (1997-06-13)
live recording of:
À tout le monde (on 1997-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Dave Mustaine Music, Mustaine Music (in 1994) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1994)
4:48
3Sweating Bullets
recorded at:
Megadeth at Mesa Amphitheatre (1997-06-13)
live recording of:
Sweating Bullets (on 1997-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
5:04
4Symphony of Destruction
recorded at:
Megadeth at Mesa Amphitheatre (1997-06-13)
live recording of:
Symphony of Destruction (on 1997-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1992), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1992) and Theory Music (in 1992)
3:45
5Anarchy in the UK
recorded at:
Megadeth at Mesa Amphitheatre (1997-06-13)
live cover recording of:
Anarchy in the UK (on 1997-06-13)
lyricist:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
composer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:43
6Almost Honest (Environmental Science mix)
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)
5:31
7Almost Honest (Supercharger mix)
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)
5:40