"Due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel has been
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THE DREAM THEATER DISCOGRAPHY
by Richard Karsmakers
(Also using research by the Ytsejam Dream Theater Mailing List)
Any dedication to a band would not be complete without at least
some attempt to give you a glimpse at what is available for that
band on vinyl, musicassette or CD - both official and rather more
unofficial (i.e. in bootleg form). I have taken the liberty to
use research from the Ytsejam mailing list, the details of which
can be found in this issue's "Email" addresses list article.
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OFFICIAL ALBUMS, SINGLES, PROMOS AND VIDEOS
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Line-up: John Pettruci - guitar; John Myung - bass; Charlie
Dominici - vocals; Kevin Moore - keyboards; Mike Portnoy - drums.
When Dream And Day Unite
Featuring "A Fortune in Lies", "Status Seeker", "The Ytse Jam",
"The Killing Hand" ("I. The Observance", "II. Ancient Renewal",
"III. The Stray Seed", "IV. Thorus" and "V. Exodus"), "Light Fuse
and Get Away", "Afterlife", "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun"
and "Only a Matter of Time".
- 1989, MCA/Mechanix, Worldwide. MCD42259/MCAD42259/D:QM-F:BM720.
On CD, cassette and LP.
Status Seeker
A promo CD single, mixed by Terry Brown, featuring "Status
Seeker".
- 1989, MCA/Mechanix, USA.
Afterlife
A promo CD single, mixed by Terry Brown, featuring "Afterlife".
- 1989, MCA/Mechanix, USA.
Line-up: John Pettruci - guitar; John Myung - bass; James
LaBrie - vocals; Kevin Moore - keyboards; Mike Portnoy - drums.
Images and Words
Featuring "Pull me Under", "Another Day", "Take the Time",
"Surrounded", "Metropolis Part I (The Miracle and the Sleeper)",
"Under a Glass Moon", "Wait for Sleep", "Learning to Live".
- 1992, Atlantic/ATCO, USA. 7567-92148-2. Exists on DCC, Mini
Disc, CD, LP and cassette.
- 1993, Sony Music Entertainment. Exists on CD, cassette and LP.
- A known variant exists on cassette with a promotional cover.
Another Day
- 1993, WEA International, UK only? Featuring "Another Day" (side
A) and "Status Seeker" (live, side B) on a cassette single.
- 1991 (?), Atlantic/ATCO, USA. ATCO 4-98415. Featuring "Another
Day" (side A) and "Under a Glass Moon" (side B) on a cassette
single.
- 1993, CD single containing "Another Day", "Surrounded" (?) and
non-album track "Another Day" (live, from the Japanese version of
"Live at the Marquee".
Pull me Under
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA) PRCD 5067. A CD single with "Pull
me Under (Edit)", "Pull me Under (MTV Edit)" and "Pull me Under
(LP version)".
- CD single without the MTV edit.
- CD single without the LP version.
- 1993, AVision ATCO (USA). A video containing the "Pull me
Under" MTV edit and the "Pull me Under" LP version. Exists on
video and S-Video.
Take the TIme
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA) PRCD 5069, 4949. A CD single
containing "Take the Time" (MTV Edit) and "Take the Time" (LP
version).
- Two further different versions exist with different packaging.
Another Day
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA) PRCD 5077. CD single containing
the LP version of "Another Day".
Under a Glass Moon
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA) PRCD 5080. CD single containing
the LP version of "Under a Glass Moon".
Surrounded
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA) PRCD 5104. CD single containing
the LP version of "Surrounded."
Live At The Marquee
Recorded in London, England, April 1993, featuring "Metropolis",
"A Fortune In Lies", "Bombay Vindaloo", "Surrounded", "Another
Hand/The Killing Hand" and "Pull Me Under".
- 1993, WEA International (Germany, Holland, UK). 7567-92286-2/CA
835.
- 1993, MMG Inc. (Japan). ACM4-574. Instead of "Surrounded" it
has "Another Day".
Live
- 1993, ATCO Promotional (USA). PRCD 5340-2. CD single containing
"Pull me Under" (live) and "Surrounded" (live), both from "Live
at the Marquee".
Images & Words Live In Tokyo
Shot/track listing: "Arrival", "Under a Glass Moon" (live), "The
Making of Pull me Under", "PUll me Under", "The Making of Take
the Time", "Take the Time", "Kimonos and Tapes That Are Too Big",
"The Condoms of Dream Theater", "The Interview", "Wait for Sleep"
(live), "Surrounded" (live), "The Ytse Jam7/Drum Solo" (live),
"Balls and Chunk Are Where It's At", "Another Day", "To Live
Forever/Moon Bubbles" (live), "A Fortune in Lies" (live), "Mike
Crosses the Abbey Road", "Pup/Take the Time" (including "The
Mirror" intro, live), "Take the Time by Galactic Cowboys", "Take
the Time by Sebastian Bach", "Breast Signing", "Pull me Under".
- 1993, AVision ATCO (USA). 50537-3. Exists on video and Laser
Disc.
Awake
Featuring (side A) "Lifting Shadows Off A Dream", "Innocence
Faded", "Space Dye Vest", "Caught in a Web", "Lie", "6:00", (side
B) "The Mirror", "A Mind Beside Itself" ("I. Erotomania", "II.
Voices", "III. The Silent Man"), "Scarred". On CD the track
listing is different: "6:00", "Caught in a Web", "Innocence
Faded", "A Mind Beside Itself", "The Mirror", "Lie", "Lifting
Shadows off a Dream", "Scarred" and "Space-Dye Vest".
- 1994, Atlantic/ATCO (USA). Exists on CD, cassette, Mini Disc
and DCC.
Lie
Featuring "Lie" (edit), "Space-Dye Vest", "To Live Forever" and
"Another Day" (live, from "Live at the Marquee" Japanese
version).
- 1994, ATCO 7567-95835-2 A5835CD, CD single.
The Silent Man
Featuring "The Silent Man", "Take the Time" (demo version) and
"Eve".
- 1994, ATCO 7567-95812-2, CD single.
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BOOTLEGS
(Due to the latest version of the Ytsejam bootleg list being
dated January 29th 1995 this is not entirely up-to-date with
regard to bootleg recordings of the "Waking up the World" tour)
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-- Before 1992 --
The Majesty Demos, 1986-89
Featuring "Another Won", "Your Majesty", "A Vision", "Two Far",
"Vital Star", "March of the Tyrant".
- Musicassette, original.
- Italy, CD.
Another demo tape available
Featuring "Ytse Jam", "The Killing Hand", "After Life", "The
Ones Who Help to Set The Sun ("The Death of Spark/Spock")",
"Metropolis Part 1", "A Change of Seasons", "A Late Summer Rain",
"Schizophrenia", "Cry for Freedom", "Resurrection of Ernie",
"Mission: Impossible Theme", "Golden Slumbers / Carry that
Weight" (a Beatles cover), "Don't Look Past Me", "O Holy Night",
"Wanted: Dead or Alive" (cover), "Freewill" (cover), "The Gorilla
Session", "Gates of Babylon".
L'Amours, Brooklyn
Recorded on September 25th 1986. Featuring "Another Won", "Cry
for Freedom", "Gates of Babylon", "Your Majesty", "March of the
Tyrant" and "After Life".
- Musicassette.
Sparks Deer Park, New York
Recorded on October 25th 1986. Featuring "After Life", "Another
Won", "Cry for Freedom", "Your Majesty", "Vital Star", "Ytse
Jam", "March of the Tyrant".
- Musicassette.
InstruMental - the 1987 Recordings
Featuring "After Life", "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun",
"Ytse Jam", "Cry for Freedom", "The Killing Hand", "Resurrection
of Ernie", "drum solo", "Indulge in Reverie", "A Late Summer
Rain", "Schizophrenia".
- Italy, CD.
New York City, New York
Recorded at the Ritz on November 14th 1989. Featuring
"Metropolis Part 1", "After Life", "To Live Forever", "Ytse Jam",
"The Killing Hand", "Only a Matter of Time".
- Musicassette.
Sundance, Bayshore, New York
Recorded on November 17th 1990. This is an all instrumental show
featuring "Twin Peaks Intro Theme", "Metropolis Part 1", "Light
Fuse and Get Away", "Grab that Feel" (working title for "Take the
Time"), "Creep with Tonality" (working title for "Learning to
Live"), "Ytse Jam", "drum solo", "keyboard solo", "bass solo",
"blues jam", "Ytse Jam" and "A Change of Seasons". The encore is
a medley of covers: "Funeral For A Friend" (Elton John), "Heart
Of The Sunrise", "Close To The Edge" (Yes), "Aqualund" (Jethro
Tull), "Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas), "Bohemian Rhapsody"
(Queen), "Angry Young Man" (Billy Joel), "Cruise Control" (The
Dregs), "Karn Evil 9" (ELP), "YYZ" (Rush).
- Musicassette.
Split CD Jag Panzer / Majesty
A split CD with Hag Panzer, featuring "Another Won", "Your
Majesty", "A Vision", "Two Far", "March of the Tyrant" and Jag
panzer tracks.
- 1993, Luxemburg, Reborn Classics 1001, CD.
Vocalist Audition Tape
Featuring John Hendricks ("Don't Look past Me" and "To Live
Forever"), Steve Stone" ("To Live Forever", "Metropolis Part 1"),
John Arch (ex-Fates Warning singer, "The Killing Hand", "Don't
Look Past Me", "A Fortune in Lies" and a Fates Warning song, "The
Apparition"), Chris Cintron ("Don't Look Past Me" and "A Change
of Season") and James LaBrie ("To Live Forever" (acoustic),
"Learning to Live" and "Take the Time").
-- 1992 --
Line-up: John Pettruci - guitar; John Myung - bass; James
LaBrie - vocals; Kevin Moore - keyboards; Mike Portnoy - drums.
"Images and Words" tour.
Skyway of Nightmares
Recorded at Augsburg Rockfabrik, Germany, April 7th 1992.
Featuring "Metropolis Part 1", "A Fortune in Lies", "Under a
Glass Moon", "Surrounded", "Ytse Jam", "Another Day", "Pull me
Under", "Take the Time", "Wait for Sleep", "Learning to Live".
- 1993, UK, CD.
Classic Live
Recorded, probably, in May 1992 (at Plus 5, Fort Lauderdale).
Has the same cover as "Live at the Marquee", but with the title
changed. Featuring "Under a Glass Moon", "Only a Matter of Time",
"Surrounded", "Pull me Under", "Ytse Jam", "Another Day",
"Another Hand", "The Killing Hand", "Take the Time", "Vital
Star".
- 1993, Reborn Classics RC1045, USA, CD.
Live in Long Island (Home At Last) ptI
Recorded at the Sparks Club, Deer Park, Long Island, New York,
October 4th 1992. Featuring "Theme from the Simpsons",
"Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon", "Only a Matter of
Time", "Surrounded", "Pull me Under", "Ytse Jam", "Moon Bubbles",
"Another Day", "Another Hand", "The Killing Hand".
- 1993, USA, CD.
Live in Long Island (Home At Last) ptII
Recorded at the Sparks Club, Deer Park, Long Island, New York,
October 4th 1992. Featuring "Take the Time", "Wait for Sleep",
"Learning to Live", "A Change of Seasons", "Another Won", "Your
Majesty", "Two Far", "March of the Tyrant".
- 1993, USA, CD.
Home Sweet Home
Recorded at the Spark Club, October 4th 1992. Featuring "Under a
Glass Moon", "Only a Matter of Time", "Surrounded", "Pull me
Under", "Ytse Jam", "Moon Bubbles", "Another Day", "Another
Hand", "The Killing Hand".
- 1993, Luxemburg, Rocks 92079, CD.
A Fortune Pulled Under
Recorded in France, October 1992. Featuring "Take the Time",
"After Life", "Ytse Jam", "Only a Matter of Time", "A Fortune in
Lies", "Under a Glass Moon", "Surrounded" and "Pull me Under".
This is likely a regional title, possibly a boot taken from a
radio show that has been reproduced by more than one
manufacturer. Another bootleg, "Dimension Shift", is nearly
identical to this one (and next to impossible to find).
- 1992, USA, vinyl.
Dimension Shift
This CD is suspected to be the same as "A Fortune Pulled Under",
almost, or at least recorded at the same venue. Featuring
"Metropolis Part 1", "Take the Time", "Status Seeker", "After
Life", "Under a Glass Moon", "Ytse Jam", "Only a Matter of Time",
"Another Day", "A Fortune in Lies", "Surrounded" and "Pull me
Under".
- 1993, CD.
-- 1993 --
The Dance of Eternity
This is probably the best Dream Theater bootleg available.
Recorded at the Limelight, New York, March 4 1993.
Featuring (CD 1) "Metropolis Part 1", "A Fortune in Lies",
"Under a Glass Moon", "Surrounded", "Ytse Jam", "To Live
Forever", "Take the Time", (CD 2) "Eve", "Pull me Under",
"Another Day", "Another Hand", "The Killing Hand", "A Change of
Seasons", "Wait for Sleep", "Learning to Live".
- 1993, Italy, Whynot? Records WOT1024/15, double CD.
Live Images
This is the beginning of "The Dance of Eternity" (Cf.), ends
before "A Change of Seasons" and with "Wait for Sleep" added.
- 1994, Germany, Living Legend 246, CD.
Tragedy
Identical to disk 1 of "The Dance of Eternity" (Cf.).
- GEMA, CD.
Comedy
Identical to disk 2 of "The Dance of Eternity" (Cf.).
- GEMA, CD.
Consciously Unreal
Featuring (CD 1) "Metropolis Part 1", "A Fortune in Lies",
"Under A Glass Moon", "Surrounded", "Ytse Jam", "Another Day",
"Another Hand", "The Killing Hand", "Pull me Under", "Take the
Time", (CD 2) "Wait for Sleep", "Learning to Live", "Metropolis
Part 1", "After Life", "To Live Forever", "Ytse Jam", "The
Killing Hand".
Tracks 1 to 12 recorded Milan, Italy, April 5th 1993. Tracks 13
to 16 recording during the "Dream & Day" tour (and, thus, with
Charlie Dominici on vocals).
- 1993, Italy, Robespierre Srl, double CD (CD #1: CSCD009; CD #2:
CSCD010).
Live and Alive, vol I and II
This is a copy of "Consciously Unreal" (Cf.), except for the 2
last tracks that are a guitaer solo and a version of "Only a
Matter of Time" with James LaBrie on vocals (probably from the
1992 US tour). Says it's USA '89 and '92, but it isn't.
- 1993, Germany, PR Records, Imtrat Medienvertrieb Music (IMM)
40.90205 & 206, double CD.
Dream Out Loud
Recorded from a radio broadcast, Buffalo, New York, May 18th
1993. Picture disc and cool packaging and a nice band history.
Featuring "Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon", "Status
Seeker", "Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "Puppies on Acid", "Take
the Time", "To Live Forever", "Unnamed Solo", "drum solo",
"Another Day", "Pull me Under", "Learning to Live".
- 1993, Italy, Kiss the Stone KTS243, CD.
Dance Of Eternity
Not to be confused with "The Dance of Eternity". Recorded in
Buffalo, USA, May 18th 1993, from a radio broadcast. It's a bit
different from "Dream Out Loud" (Cf.) because it has the full
version of "Learning to Live" (which is cut off on "Dream Out
Loud") and "Eve". Featuring "Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass
Moon", "Status Seeker", "Wait for Sleep", "To Live Forever",
"unnamed solo", "drum solo", "Another Day", "Pull me Under",
"Eve", "Learning to Live".
- 1994, Luxemburg, Rocks 92111, CD.
New York City, New York
Recorded at the Ritz on June 8th 1992. Featuring "Pull me
Under", "Under a Glass Moon", "Metropolis Part 1", "A Fortune in
Lies", "Learning to Live".
- A 45 minute musicassette.
Lords Of Sound
Recorded at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 29th 1993. Featuring (CD
1) "Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon", "A Fortune in
Lies", "Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "Puppies on Acid", "Take
the Time", (CD 2) "To Live Forever", "unnamed solo", "Status
Seeker", "Another Day", "Pull me Under", "Eve", "Learning to
Live".
- 1994, Italy, Kiss the Stone KTS282/283, double CD.
Puppies On Acid
Recorded at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 29th 1993. Featuring
"Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon", "A Fortune in Lies",
"Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "Puppies on Acid", "Take the
Time", "To Live Forever", "drum solo", "Status Seeker" and
"Another Day".
- 1994, Bondage Music 009, CD.
Excellent
Recorded in New York, July 22nd 1993. Audience recorded, bad
quality, cheap packaging. Featuring "Under a Glass Moon",
"Surrounded", "Puppies on Acid", "Take the Time", "To Live
Forever", "guitar solo" (?), "drum solo", "Status Seeker",
"Another Day", "Pull me Under", "Learning to Live".
- Nova/GEMA NV-09, CD.
Mission: Impossible
Recorded August 28th 1993, Osaka Festival Hall, Japan. Very good
quality. Featuring (CD 1) "Metropolis Part 1", "Mission:
Impossible Theme", "Light Fuse and Get Away", "Under a Glass
Moon", "Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "Ytse Jam", "Puppies on
Acid", "Take the Time", (CD 2) "To Live Forever", "Barfbag", "A
Fortune in Lies", "Another Day", "Pull me Under", "Eve",
"Learning to Live".
- Wyvern EC.BV. DT104VW 1/2, double CD.
Majestic Harmonies
Contains recordings from Stockholm, Sweden, October 27th 1993,
as well as demos. LaBrie for live stuff, Collins on vocals for
demos. Demos sound better than on the "Official 1986 Demos" CD.
Featuring "Metropolis Part 1", "Mission: Impossible Theme",
"After Life", "Under A Glass Moon", "Wait for Sleep",
"Surrounded", "Take the Time", "Pull me Under", "Vital Star",
"Another Won", "Your Majesty", "A Vision".
- Backstage/Why Not? Records # BKCD089, CD.
Moon Bubbles
Recorded at Club Citty, Kawasaki (near Tokyo), November 16th
1993. Featuring (CD 1) "Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon",
"Only a Matter of Time", "Surrounded", "Pull me Under", "Ytse
Jam", "Moon Bubbles", (CD 2) "Another Day", "Another Hand", "The
Killing hand", "Take the Time", "Wait for Sleep" and "Learning to
Live".
- Double CD.
Lost In The Sky
Recorded at Palasesto, Milan, Italy, November 15th 1994 (so
claims the mailing list bootleg list, but this must be 1993 and
therefore I chronologicatalogued it here). Longbox digipack.
Soundboard pre FM broadcast DAT, mixed with audience DAT for
"Under a Glass Moon" and "March of the Tyrant". Featuring (CD 1)
"Metropolis Part 1", "Mission: Impossible Theme", "After Life",
"Under a Glass Moon", "Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "Ytse Jam",
"Puppies on Acid", "Take the Time", (CD 2) "To Live Forever",
"Barfbag", "Another Day", "Only a Matter of Time", "Pull me
Under", "Eve" and "Learning to Live".
- 1994, Italy, Whynot? and Metal Crash MECD2158/59, double CD.
Milan 93
Recorded at Milan, Italy, November 15th 1993. Identical to "Lost
in the Sky" (Cf.).
- 1994, Italy, Live Storm 52593, double CD.
Unplugged: WHJY R'n'R Auction.
Video recorded December 14th 1993. Featuring "O Holy Night" and
"The Silent Man".
- 1993, USA, VHS video.
Images & Tour!
A CD recorded from soundboard evaluation tapes (unknowingly?)
provided by the band itself. Sound quality is excellent.
Featuring "Metropolis Part 1", "A Fortune in Lies", "Under a
Glass Moon", "Bombay Vindaloo", "Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded",
"Ytse Jam", "To Live Forever", "Moon Bubbles", "Puppies on Acid",
"Take the Time", "Pull me Under".
- 1993, USA, Big Red Records #48733-DT, CD.
Runes
Recorded in Sacramento, California. No date known. Featuring
"Metropolis Part 1", "Under a Glass Moon", "To Live Forever",
"Wait for Sleep", "Surrounded", "A Fortune in Lies", "Take the
Time", "Pull me Under", "Learning to Live".
- 1993, USA, The Camera's Ear Productions #9103, CD.
-- 1994 --
Line-up: John Pettruci - guitar; John Myung - bass; James
LaBrie - vocals; Derek Sherinian - keyboards; Mike Portnoy -
drums. "Waking up the World" tour.
A Kick Into A Dream
Recorded in the USA somewhere at the end of 1994. Featuring (CD
1) "Pull me Under", "6:00", "Take the Time", "Caught in a Web",
"Lifting Shadows off a Dream", "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
("The Death of Spark/Spock")", (CD 2) "The Mirror", "Lie",
"Another Day", "Erotomania", "Voices", "The Silent Man",
"Metropolis Part 1".
- 1994, Metal Crash/Why Not?, MECD2186/7, double CD.
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