''Talisman'' is the first studio album by

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, released in 1990 through Airplay/Vinylmania. It has been reissued three times: first in 1993 through Dino Music; followed by a

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ed edition in 2003 through Dino/Empire Records, containing a bonus disc with demos and live recordings from 1990; and once again on 12 September 2012, as a deluxe

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edition with further bonus material."Talisman Reissues Coming In September"

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. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals *Christopher Ståhl – guitar *Mats Lindfors – guitar, mixing, producer *

Marcel Jacob Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009) was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in the band Europe and with Yngwie Malmstee ...

– guitar, keyboard, drums (except tracks 6, 8), bass, mixing *

Mats Olausson Mats Johan Olausson (17 April 1961 – 18 February 2015) was a Swedish keyboard player known from bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, Jean Beauvoir, John Norum, and many others. Later in his life, he lived in T ...

– keyboard *Peter Hermansson – drums (tracks 6, 8) *Lennart Östlund – mixing *Peter Dahl – mastering *Micke Lind –

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References

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