Hidden Treasures

Infobox Album |
Name = Hidden Treasures
Type = EP
Artist = Megadeth


Released = July 18, 1995
Re-Released = April 30, 2007
Recorded = 1988-1994
Length = 29:06
Label = Capitol
Producer = Max Norman, Dave Mustaine
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6jzsa9qgu238 link]
Last album = "Youthanasia"
(1994)
This album = "Hidden Treasures"
(1995)
Next album = "Cryptic Writings"
(1997)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type =


Lower caption = Limited Edition cover

"Hidden Treasures" is an EP by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released in 1995. It is a collection of previously released non-album tracks, including soundtrack and compilation songs. The American version of the album is currently out of print, but the Japanese version is still available as of 2006. It was also released in Europe as a special bonus CD for "Youthanasia", and was re-released in Europe on April 30, 2007.

The album cover features a map of north-central Arizona. Many of the cities on the map are the names of the songs that appear on the album. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OMD26I Amazon.co.uk: Hidden Treasures: Megadeth: Music ] ] [ [http://play.com/Music/CD/4-/3343035/Hidden_Treasures/Product.html Play.com (UK) : Megadeth - Hidden Treasures (& Bonus tracks) : CD - Free Delivery ] ]

The import special edition version is basically the American version of the album, plus the four tracks from the À Tout le Monde single.

Track listing

Original track listing

#"No More Mr. Nice Guy" (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce) – 3:02
#*Originally from the "Shocker" soundtrack
#"Breakpoint" (Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Nick Menza) – 3:29
#*Originally from the "Super Mario Bros." soundtrack
#"Go to Hell" (Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Ellefson, Menza) – 4:36
#*Originally from the "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" soundtrack
#"Angry Again" (Mustaine) – 3:47
#*Originally from the "Last Action Hero" soundtrack
#"99 Ways to Die" (Mustaine) – 3:58
#*Originally from "The Beavis and Butt-head Experience" compilation
#"Paranoid" (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) – 2:32
#*Originally from the "Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath" compilation
#"Diadems" (Mustaine) – 3:56
#*Originally from the "Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight" soundtrack
#"Problems" (Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook) – 3:57
#*Originally from the "A Tout le Monde" promo

Limited edition track listing

#"A Tout le Monde" (Mustaine) – 4:29
#*Originally from "Youthanasia"
#"Symphony of Destruction (Demo)" (Mustaine) – 5:29
#*Originally from "Countdown to Extinction"
#"Architecture of Aggression (Demo)" (Mustaine, Ellefson) – 2:49
#*Originally from "Countdown to Extinction"
#"New World Order" (Demo) (Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza) – 3:47
#*Originally from "Youthanasia"
#"No More Mr. Nice Guy" (Cooper, Bruce) – 3:02
#*Originally from the "Shocker" soundtrack
#"Breakpoint" (Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza) – 3:29
#*Originally from the "Super Mario Bros." soundtrack
#"Go to Hell" (Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza) – 4:36
#*Originally from the "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" soundtrack
#"Angry Again" (Mustaine) – 3:48
#*Originally from the "Last Action Hero" soundtrack
#"99 Ways to Die" (Mustaine) – 3:58
#*Originally from "The Beavis and Butt-head Experience" compilation
#"Paranoid" (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 2:32
#*Originally from the "Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath" compilation
#"Diadems" (Mustaine) – 3:55
#*Originally from the "Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight" soundtrack
#"Problems" (Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook) – 3:57
#*Originally from the "A Tout le Monde" promo

Re-issue track listing

#"No More Mr. Nice Guy" (Cooper, Bruce) – 3:02
#*Originally from the "Shocker" soundtrack
#"Breakpoint" (Mustaine, Ellefson, Menza) – 3:29
#*Originally from the "Super Mario Bros." soundtrack
#"Go to Hell" (Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza) – 4:36
#*Originally from the "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" soundtrack
#"Angry Again" (Mustaine) – 3:48
#*Originally from the "Last Action Hero" soundtrack
#"99 Ways to Die" (Mustaine) – 3:58
#*Originally from "The Beavis and Butt-head Experience" compilation
#"Paranoid" (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 2:32
#*Originally from the "Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath" compilation
#"Diadems" (Mustaine) – 3:55
#*Originally from the "Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight" soundtrack
#"Problems" (Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook) – 3:57
#*Originally from the "A Tout le Monde" promo
#"A Tout le Monde" (Mustaine) – 4:29
#*Originally from "Youthanasia"
#"Symphony of Destruction (Demo)" (Mustaine) – 5:29
#*Originally from "Countdown to Extinction"
#"Architecture of Aggression (Demo)" (Mustaine, Ellefson) – 2:49
#*Originally from "Countdown to Extinction"
#"New World Order" (Demo) (Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Menza) – 3:47
#*Originally from "Youthanasia"

Personnel

*Dave Mustaine - lead vocals, guitar
*Marty Friedman - guitar, backing vocals
*David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
*Nick Menza - drums

Trivia

*"No More Mr. Nice Guy" is an Alice Cooper cover that was originally released on the "Billion Dollar Babies" album.
*"99 Ways to Die" is used by MTV Europe's "120 Metal Minutes" as a commercial bumper that separates some songs.
*"Paranoid" is a Black Sabbath cover that was originally released on the "Paranoid" album. At the end of the song, then drummer Nick Menza carries on drumming to which Dave shouts Nick! three times. A few seconds later Nick says "Fuck me running". On the CD it is turned down very quiet, but in the studio Nick exclaimed it very loudly.
*"Problems" is a Sex Pistols cover that was originally released on the "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" album.
*This EP was designed by Wendy Dougan.
*The demo version of "Symphony of Destruction" on the extended versions of the EP was also released on the reissue of "Countdown to Extinction".
*On the extended versions, "A Tout Le Monde" is listed as a radio edit, despite being identical to the album version, except with an added tambourine track in the background .
*On the extended versions, "New World Order" is listed as a demo, the final version of the song being included on Duke Nukem: Music To Score By. The same demo version is available on the reissue of "Youthanasia", in which Dave Mustaine states in the liner notes that only some guitar parts were missing from the final version, which are included in this release of the song.
*This is the first of only three Megadeth albums where Vic Rattlehead does not appear in a physical form, the other two being Cryptic Writings and Risk; his only appearance is as a head on a Calico Jack flag on the back cover.

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