Yngwie J Malmsteen – Trial By Fire Live In Leningrad
(Polydor Records 1989 8397261)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
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Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck; 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal playing style in heavy metal, and has released 20 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In 2009, Time magazine rated Malmsteen as number 9 among the 11 greatest electric guitar players of all time.
Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad is the first live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and released on 12 October 1989 through Polydor Records. The album reached #31 on the Swedish albums chart and #128 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Liar” | Yngwie Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 3:56 |
| 2. | “Queen in Love” | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 3:55 |
| 3. | “Deja Vu” | Joe Lynn Turner | Malmsteen | 4:05 |
| 4. | “Far Beyond the Sun” | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 8:17 |
| 5. | “Heaven Tonight” | Turner | Malmsteen | 4:27 |
| 6. | “Dreaming (Tell Me)” | Turner | Malmsteen | 6:34 |
| 7. | “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget” | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 6:04 |
| 8. | “Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op 5/Spasebo Blues)” | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 10:16 |
| 9. | “Crystal Ball” | Turner | Malmsteen | 6:03 |
| 10. | “Black Star” | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 6:09 |
| 11. | “Spanish Castle Magic” | Jimi Hendrix | Hendrix | 6:44 |
| Total length: | 66:30 | |||
Personnel
- Yngwie Malmsteen – lead vocals (track 11), guitar, bass pedals, background vocals, mixing, production
- Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (except track 11), background vocals (track 11)
- Jens Johansson – keyboard
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Barry Dunaway – bass, background vocals
- Tony Platt – engineering
- Mark Dearnley – mixing
- Matthew Budd – mixing assistance
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
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