The Past and Now - Stratovarius

Compilation by Stratovarius

Released 24 July 1997

Antero Manninen
strings [8]
Antti Ikonen
additional [2], keyboard [1-5, 7-8], programming [4-5]
Erol Sakir
assistant [9-10]
Jari Behm
bass guitar [1, 3]
Jari Kainulainen
bass guitar [4-5, 7-12]
Jens Johansson
keyboard [9-12]
Juha Heininen
mix [1, 3], recording [1, 3]
Jyrki Lentonen
bass guitar [2]
Jörg Michael
drums (drum set) [9-12]
Kimmo Blom
background vocals [7-12]
Kimmo Tullila
strings [8]
Marika Bister
strings [8]
Markku Törrönen
engineer [2]
Marko Vaara
background vocals [7-12]
Mikko Karmila
engineer [11-12], mix [5, 9-12]
Norikazu Ishii
guitar [9-10]
Pasi Puolakka
flute [10]
Petteri Poijärvi
strings [8]
Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
choir vocals [10]
Reijo Karvonen
arranger [10], conductor [10]
Rene Siren
choir vocals [10], strings [10]
Richard G. Johnson
background vocals [9-10], other vocals [9-10]
Richard Johnson
background vocals [11-12]
Sibelius Academy Quartet
strings [10]
Sibelius Choir
choir vocals [10]
Stratovarius
producer [1-3]
T. T. Oksala
engineer [9-10]
The Houdini String Quartet
strings [8]
Timo Kotipelto
background vocals [7-8], lead vocals [7-12]
Timo Tolkki
arranger [9], background vocals [4-5, 7-8, 11-12], choir vocals [10], engineer [4-5, 7-10], guitar [1-5, 7-12], lead vocals [1-5], mix [4, 7-10], producer [1, 3-5, 7-12], strings [10]
Tuomo Lassila
drums (drum set) [1-5, 7-8], flute [4-5], percussion [1, 3-5], strings [8]