2005 CD 
Capitol Records
art direction Diana Barnes
art direction Shannon Ward
bass, backing vocals [bkg vocals] David Ellefson
tracks 8, 14 co-producer [co-produced by] Bill Kennedy
tracks 7, 16, 17 co-producer [co-produced by] Dave Mustaine
compilation producer Kevin Flaherty
design Andrew Robinson
tracks 2 drums Chuck Behler
tracks 3, 10, 12 drums Gar Samuelson
tracks 8, 14, 17 drums Jimmy DeGrasso
tracks 1, 4 to 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 drums Nick Menza
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 engineer [assistant engineered by] Lance Dean
tracks 8, 14 engineer [engineered by] Bill Kennedy
tracks 5 engineer [engineered by] Max Norman
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 engineer [engineered by] Ralph Patlan
tracks 10 engineer [pro-tools] Chris Vrenna
tracks 14 guitar [guitars] Al Pitrelli
tracks 3, 10, 12 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Chris Poland
tracks 2 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Jeff Young
tracks 1, 4 to 9, 11, 13, 15 to 17 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Marty Friedman
legal Andy Lurie
legal Charles Harder
legal Gary Gilbert
legal Lavely & Singer
legal Marty Singer
legal Steve Butler
liner notes Penelope Spheeris
management [business management] Gary Haber
management [business management] Haber Corporation
management [business management] Patty Wicker
management [business management] Ron Remis
management [personal management] Benchmark Entertainment
mastered by Tom Baker
tracks 8, 10, 14 mixed by Bill Kennedy
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 mixed by Dave Mustaine
tracks 5 mixed by Max Norman
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 mixed by Ralph Patlan
tracks 10 mixed by [assistant] Greg Edenfield
photography by [photos] Hulton-Deutsch Collection
photography by [photos] Neil Zlozower
photography by [photos] Pete Cronin
photography by [photos] Stephen Stickler
photography by [photos] Yevgeny Khaldei
tracks 7, 16, 17 producer [produced by] Dann Huff
tracks 1 to 6, 8 to 15 producer [produced by] Dave Mustaine
tracks 10 producer [produced by] Karat Faye
tracks 4 to 6, 9, 11, 15 producer [produced by] Max Norman
tracks 1, 13 producer [produced by] Mike Clink
tracks 2 producer [produced by] Paul Lani
tracks 3, 12 producer [produced by] Randy Burns
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 to 13, 15 to 17 producer [remix and remaster produced by] Dave Mustaine
vocals, lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Dave Mustaine
written-by Dave Mustaine
tracks 2, 6, 11 written-by David Ellefson
tracks 6, 7, 11, 17 written-by Marty Friedman
tracks 6, 11 written-by Nick Menza
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Loud Records, LLC
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed To Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed From Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group
Licensed From Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Mastered At Precision Mastering
The tracklist for this collection is largely the result of a poll at forums.megadeth.com, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the band's 10 albums and rarities compilation.
Track 4: Capitol single #15946 (2/93)
Track 9: Capitol cassette single #44886 (9/92)
Track 13: Edit version released as #15662 (1/91)
Tracks 1, 13: ℗ 1990, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 2: ℗ 1988, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 3, 12: ℗ 1986, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 4, 9, 15: ℗ 1992, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 5: ℗ 1993 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. under exclusive license to Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 6, 11: ℗ 1994, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 7, 16: ℗ 1997, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 8, 14: ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 10: ℗ 2002 Loud Records, LLC Under License From The Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Track 17: ℗ 1999, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
All tracks mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering,
LA, California (2004-2005)
TRACK 10 from Combat Records Album #8015, KILLING IS MY BUSINESS...AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (1985)
TRACKS 3 & 12 from Capitol Records Album #12526, PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO'S BUYING? (1986) [#76 Pop Albums]
TRACK 2 from Capitol Records Album #48148, SO FAR, SO GOOD...SO WHAT! (1988) [#28 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 1 & 13 from Capitol Records Album #91935, RUST IN PEACE (1990) [#23 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 4, 9 & 15 from Capitol Records Album #98531, COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION (1992) [#2 Pop Albums]
TRACK 5 from Capitol Records Album #33670, HIDDEN TREASURES (1995) [#90 Pop Albums] and from the Columbia Records original motion picture soundtrack LAST ACTION HERO (1993)
TRACKS 6 & 11 from Capitol Records Album #29004, YOUTHANASIA (1994) [#4 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 7 & 16 from Capitol Records Album #38262, CRYPTIC WRITINGS (1997) [#10 Pop Albums]
TRACK 17 from Capitol Records Album #99134, RISK (1999) [#16 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 8 & 14 from Capitol Records Album #25916, CAPITOL PUNISHMENT: THE MEGADETH YEARS (2000)
Billboardⓧ chart positions courtesy of BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications
Personal Management:
Benchmark Entertainment
8721 Sunset Blvd., Penthouse 1
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Business Management:
Gary Haber, Ron Remis & Patty Wicker for Haber Corporation
16830 Ventura Blvd., Suite 500
Encino, CA 91436
Legal:
Gary Gilbert, Andy Lurie & Steve Butler for Baker & Hostetler LLP Counsellors at Law
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90071
&
Charles Harder & Marty Singer for Law Offices of Lavely & Singer
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Agency Representation:
North America: Keith Sarkisian for William Morris Agency
International: Mike Dewdney for ITB
Publicity:
Mitch Schneider, Kristine Ashton, Todd Brodginski for MSO
14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 410
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Art Direction: Diana Barnes and Shannon Ward for Den 45 @ EMI
Design: Andrew Robinson for Den 45 @ EMI
Photos: CORBIS; Bettman/CORBIS; Pete Cronin/IDOLS; Neil Zlozower; Stephen Stickler; Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS; Horace Bristol/CORBIS; Yevgeny Khaldei/CORBIS
www.capitolrecords.com
www.megadeth.com
This compilation ℗ © 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028.
_________________________
Full booklet
a replica of [l654] release – Greatest Hits: Back To The Start
Barcode: 7 24387 39292 2
art direction Shannon Ward
bass, backing vocals [bkg vocals] David Ellefson
tracks 8, 14 co-producer [co-produced by] Bill Kennedy
tracks 7, 16, 17 co-producer [co-produced by] Dave Mustaine
compilation producer Kevin Flaherty
design Andrew Robinson
tracks 2 drums Chuck Behler
tracks 3, 10, 12 drums Gar Samuelson
tracks 8, 14, 17 drums Jimmy DeGrasso
tracks 1, 4 to 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 drums Nick Menza
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 engineer [assistant engineered by] Lance Dean
tracks 8, 14 engineer [engineered by] Bill Kennedy
tracks 5 engineer [engineered by] Max Norman
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 engineer [engineered by] Ralph Patlan
tracks 10 engineer [pro-tools] Chris Vrenna
tracks 14 guitar [guitars] Al Pitrelli
tracks 3, 10, 12 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Chris Poland
tracks 2 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Jeff Young
tracks 1, 4 to 9, 11, 13, 15 to 17 lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Marty Friedman
legal Andy Lurie
legal Charles Harder
legal Gary Gilbert
legal Lavely & Singer
legal Marty Singer
legal Steve Butler
liner notes Penelope Spheeris
management [business management] Gary Haber
management [business management] Haber Corporation
management [business management] Patty Wicker
management [business management] Ron Remis
management [personal management] Benchmark Entertainment
mastered by Tom Baker
tracks 8, 10, 14 mixed by Bill Kennedy
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 mixed by Dave Mustaine
tracks 5 mixed by Max Norman
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 17 mixed by Ralph Patlan
tracks 10 mixed by [assistant] Greg Edenfield
photography by [photos] Hulton-Deutsch Collection
photography by [photos] Neil Zlozower
photography by [photos] Pete Cronin
photography by [photos] Stephen Stickler
photography by [photos] Yevgeny Khaldei
tracks 7, 16, 17 producer [produced by] Dann Huff
tracks 1 to 6, 8 to 15 producer [produced by] Dave Mustaine
tracks 10 producer [produced by] Karat Faye
tracks 4 to 6, 9, 11, 15 producer [produced by] Max Norman
tracks 1, 13 producer [produced by] Mike Clink
tracks 2 producer [produced by] Paul Lani
tracks 3, 12 producer [produced by] Randy Burns
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 to 13, 15 to 17 producer [remix and remaster produced by] Dave Mustaine
vocals, lead guitar [lead guitars], rhythm guitar [rhythm guitars] Dave Mustaine
written-by Dave Mustaine
tracks 2, 6, 11 written-by David Ellefson
tracks 6, 7, 11, 17 written-by Marty Friedman
tracks 6, 11 written-by Nick Menza
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Loud Records, LLC
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed To Capitol Records, Inc.
Licensed From Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group
Licensed From Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Mastered At Precision Mastering
The tracklist for this collection is largely the result of a poll at forums.megadeth.com, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the band's 10 albums and rarities compilation.
Track 4: Capitol single #15946 (2/93)
Track 9: Capitol cassette single #44886 (9/92)
Track 13: Edit version released as #15662 (1/91)
Tracks 1, 13: ℗ 1990, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 2: ℗ 1988, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 3, 12: ℗ 1986, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 4, 9, 15: ℗ 1992, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 5: ℗ 1993 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. under exclusive license to Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 6, 11: ℗ 1994, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 7, 16: ℗ 1997, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
Tracks 8, 14: ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 10: ℗ 2002 Loud Records, LLC Under License From The Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Track 17: ℗ 1999, 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.
All tracks mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering,
LA, California (2004-2005)
TRACK 10 from Combat Records Album #8015, KILLING IS MY BUSINESS...AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (1985)
TRACKS 3 & 12 from Capitol Records Album #12526, PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO'S BUYING? (1986) [#76 Pop Albums]
TRACK 2 from Capitol Records Album #48148, SO FAR, SO GOOD...SO WHAT! (1988) [#28 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 1 & 13 from Capitol Records Album #91935, RUST IN PEACE (1990) [#23 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 4, 9 & 15 from Capitol Records Album #98531, COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION (1992) [#2 Pop Albums]
TRACK 5 from Capitol Records Album #33670, HIDDEN TREASURES (1995) [#90 Pop Albums] and from the Columbia Records original motion picture soundtrack LAST ACTION HERO (1993)
TRACKS 6 & 11 from Capitol Records Album #29004, YOUTHANASIA (1994) [#4 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 7 & 16 from Capitol Records Album #38262, CRYPTIC WRITINGS (1997) [#10 Pop Albums]
TRACK 17 from Capitol Records Album #99134, RISK (1999) [#16 Pop Albums]
TRACKS 8 & 14 from Capitol Records Album #25916, CAPITOL PUNISHMENT: THE MEGADETH YEARS (2000)
Billboardⓧ chart positions courtesy of BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications
Personal Management:
Benchmark Entertainment
8721 Sunset Blvd., Penthouse 1
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Business Management:
Gary Haber, Ron Remis & Patty Wicker for Haber Corporation
16830 Ventura Blvd., Suite 500
Encino, CA 91436
Legal:
Gary Gilbert, Andy Lurie & Steve Butler for Baker & Hostetler LLP Counsellors at Law
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90071
&
Charles Harder & Marty Singer for Law Offices of Lavely & Singer
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Agency Representation:
North America: Keith Sarkisian for William Morris Agency
International: Mike Dewdney for ITB
Publicity:
Mitch Schneider, Kristine Ashton, Todd Brodginski for MSO
14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 410
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Art Direction: Diana Barnes and Shannon Ward for Den 45 @ EMI
Design: Andrew Robinson for Den 45 @ EMI
Photos: CORBIS; Bettman/CORBIS; Pete Cronin/IDOLS; Neil Zlozower; Stephen Stickler; Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS; Horace Bristol/CORBIS; Yevgeny Khaldei/CORBIS
www.capitolrecords.com
www.megadeth.com
This compilation ℗ © 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028.
_________________________
Full booklet
a replica of [l654] release – Greatest Hits: Back To The Start
Barcode: 7 24387 39292 2