Theatre of the Mind (Mystery album)

1996 studio album by Mystery

Theatre of the Mind

Studio album by

Mystery

Released| March 1996[1]
Genre| Symphonic rock, hard rock
Length| 47:06
Label| Unicorn Records
Producer| Michel St-Père
Mystery chronology
| Mystery
(1992)  | Theatre of the Mind
(1996)  | Destiny?
(1998)

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Theatre of the Mind is the first studio album by the Canadian rock band Mystery, released in 1996.[2] It is also the first album to be released on Michel St-Père's record label Unicorn Records, which was created to promote this album.[3] There was a major lineup shift following the release of this album: it is the only album to feature Richard Addison, Stéphane Perreault, and Michel Painchaud, as well as the only album until 2010 to feature Benoît Dupuis.

A remix of the album was released in October 2018 which includes a bonus track.[4]

## Release

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### Reissues

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When the album was first reissued in 1998 the composition of the artwork was redone by drummer Stéphane Perreault, changing the setting to a desert. The music remained unchanged.

When the 16 track 2 inch master tapes were transferred to digital files for the 2018 edition of the album, two additional songs were on the tapes that were not released on the original album: a rerecorded version of "Heart of Stone", which was included as a bonus track on the rerelease, and another recording of "In my Dreams", both of which were originally recorded for the Mystery EP.[5]

The album was also released on vinyl by Oskar records.[4]

## Track listing

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The RealityNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Theatre of the Mind"| Michel St-Père| 6:07
2.| "Lonely Heart"| Michel St-Père| 4:31
3.| "Peace of Mind"| Michel St-Père| 4:50

The DreamNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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4.| "Virtual Mentality"| Benoît Dupuis| 1:16
5.| "The Inner Journey - Part I"| Michel St-Père| 3:39
6.| "Black Roses"| Michel St-Père| 8:06
7.| "Rythmizomena"| Stéphane Perreault, Michel St-Père| 1:51
8.| "In my Dreams"| Michel St-Père| 5:28
9.| "Believe in your Dreams"| Michel St-Père, Stéphane Perreault, Sylvain Desharnais| 6:43
10.| "The Inner Journey - Part II"| Michel St-Père| 4:35

2018 Edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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11.| "Heart of Stone"| Michel St-Père| 3:27

## Personnel

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Mystery

* Gary Savoie - lead and background vocals
* Michel St-Père - electric guitar, 6 & 12 string guitars, classical guitar and synthesizers
* Stéphane Perreault - drums, percussion, drum programming, glockenspiel and synthesizers
* Benoît Dupuis - keyboards
* Michel Painchaud - classical and acoustic guitars
* Richard Addison - fretted and fretless bass guitars

Additional musicians

* Patrick Bourque - bass
* Patrice Bédard - keyboard
* Sylvain Langlois - tenor and soprano saxophones
* Pierre Léger - flutes
* Josée Larivière - background vocals
* Marie-Claude Masse - violin
* Marie Lacasse - violin
* Ahimsa Gilbert - cello
* Serge Gangloff - special FX synthesizer
* Gilles Peltier - special FX and synthesizer programming

## Release information

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* CD - Unicorn Records - UNCR-2002 - 1996
* CD - Unicorn Records - UNCR-2020 - 1998
* CD - Unicorn Digital - UNCR-5122 - 2018
* Vinyl - Oskar - 012LP - 2019

## References

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1. ^ Kleinbloesem, Gabor (January 1999). "Mystery". Strutter. No. 13\. p. 17.
2. ^ Chelmsford, Phil. "Interview with Michel St-Pere of Mystery". DPRP. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
3. ^ Ezpeieta, Jesús (March 2018). "Mystery". This is Rock. No. 165\. Spain. p. 19.
4. ^ a b "1996 MYSTERY - Theatre of the Mind 2018 re-issue". October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
5. ^ "Revisiting Early MYSTERY". December 27, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

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Mystery

* Michel St-Père
* François Fournier
* Sylvain Moineau
* Jean-Sébastien Goyette
* Jean Pageau
* Antoine Michaud

* Sylvain Desharnais
* Raymond Savoie
* Stéphane Perreault
* Benoît Dupuis
* Gary Savoie
* Richard Addison
* Patrick Bourque
* Michel Painchaud
* Steve Gagné
* Anne Charbonneau
* Benoît David

Extended plays|

* Mystery

Studio albums|

* Theatre of the Mind
* Destiny?
* Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face
* One Among the Living
* The World is a Game
* Delusion Rain
* Lies and Butterflies
* Redemption

Live albums|

* Tales from the Netherlands
* Second Home
* Live in Poznan
* Caught in the Whirlwind of Time

Videos|

* Second Home
* Caught in the Whirlwind of Time

Compilations|

* At the Dawn of a New Millennium
* Unveil the Mystery
* More than Just a Game

Related articles|

* List of Mystery concert tours
* Unicorn Digital

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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