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The Alan Parsons Project Discography By Wesley J. Chun (wesc@alpha.ece.ucsb.edu)
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Index:
Introduction
Other Alan Parsons Project Resources
Media and Country Codes
Changes/Release Notes
Short Discography
Full Discography
(Credited) Artist/Project Participant Appearances
Miscellaneous Alan Parsons Project Compilations
Miscellaneous Albums featuring Alan Parsons Project PERFORMED tracks
Miscellaneous Albums featuring Alan Parsons Project COMPOSED tracks
Miscellaneous Albums from Project Contributors
Singles
Songbooks and Sheet Music
Radio Programs
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INTRODUCTION
This document is a reasonably comprehensive discography (compiled
and edited by Wesley Chun) of the Alan Parsons Project and related groups,
but not to the extent of Ambrosia, Pilot, etc. The prominent artists
featured in this discography include:
-- Alan Parsons Project
-- Andrew Powell and the Philharmonia Orchestra
-- any Eric Woolfson projects, i.e. Freudiana, Gaudi, etc.
-- Alan Parsons "solo"
At the end of this discography, there are various miscellaneous
sections devoted to albums related to the music of the APP.
There is no Alan Parsons Project Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
list as far as I know. An on-going process is creating an HTML version
of this discography.
The format of this discography is modeled after the ones main-
tained by David Datta. The information included is from the covers of
the various recorded items and the liner notes/booklets included in the
Compact Discs and Long-Playing records, and information provided by
individuals listed a few paragraphs below.
Track listings are displayed in the following format:
CD or
ACTUAL LISTED
TIME TIME TRACK NAME LEAD VOCAL(s)
x:xx y:yy Song Title I. M. Singing
tt:11 (tt:22, zz tracks, DDD)
Album times are: the total MUSIC TIME, i.e. "tt:11", which is ac-
cumulated track time, and in parentheses, the total ALBUM TIME, i.e. "tt:22"
which includes pauses between tracks. Basically, tt:11 is the sum of all
the "y:yy" tracks, and tt:22 is the sum of all the "x:xx" tracks. There are
some instances where there are *3* times given: actual (measured), print-
listed (in the inlay or back cover), and CD-listed (time listed on the CD
itself) times. Also given is the number of tracks, the Society of Profes-
sional Audio Recording Services [http://www.spars.com/spars/index.html]
(SPARS) code [usually AAD, ADD, or DDD] -- and finally, track year-span if
the album is a compilation.
The times for the entire albums were obtained by pausing the CD
player before track 1, and obtaining the total time remaining. There is
usually a 2-3 second discrepancy between the total remaining time and the
total time given in the liner notes or when the disc is first inserted into
the CD player.
Release date and chart information is provided when/if they are
available (i.e. as long as I can find them.) Any dates in the discography
follow the American format of MM/DD/YY. (Sorry for any inconvenience!)
Any new and various additional information will be incorporated
into future editions of this discography (with a little help from the rest
of you)! Additional information is welcomed, especially instrumentation
information on the albums. Information with question marks is not verified,
so if you have any input regarding additions or corrections, please send
them to me. Also let me know your concerns regarding *any* issue pertaining
to this discography. I can be contacted at:
Wesley Chun (wesc@alpha.ece.ucsb.edu)
Thanks for the contributions from everyone. There are so many of
you, sorry if I've left you off the list!! Contributors include (in alpha
order):
NoJe Bae (njbae@lgeds.lg.co.kr)
Luca Berrafato (berrafat@isfunix.farma.unimi.it)
Klaus Bierstedt (klausd@math.uni-paderborn.de)
Matt "m@" Braun (mbraun@urbana.mcd.mot.com)
Andy "&y" Burnett (burnett@roadkill.com)
David Datta (datta@cs.uwp.edu)
Jeff Donofrio (donofrio@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us)
David Empson (dempson@actrix.gen.nz)
Kris Heidenstrom (kheidens@actrix.gen.nz)
Herman Kemperman (h.kemperman@chello.nl)
Kirk Kiester (mojo@atl.mindspring.com)
Hyung-Wook Kim (hyung-wookkim@iname.com)
Robyn King-Nitschke (rkn@RedBrick.COM)
Steve Martin (avenue@interlog.com)
Craig Relyea (cragus@ix.netcom.com)
Jon Reddick (reddick@REDdimension.com)
Roelant van de Riet (rvdriet@wish.net)
Greg Smith (gsmith@westnet.com)
Petra Souisa (psouisa@stad.dsl.nl)
Paul Spencer (ps@maths.bath.ac.uk)
Yuka Tateisi (yucca@ra2.so-net.ne.jp)
Martin J. Vasko (76370.326@compuserve.com)
Ken Weiher (ksweiher@earthlink.net)
J. Kevin Wells (Kevin@CanadaMail.com)
Alistair Young (ajy@exl.co.uk)
This discography is dedicated to all past, present, and future
musical works, themes, and ideas of the Alan Parsons Project, as well as
to those who follow their music closely -- we, the fans of the APP, whom
Alan warmly regards as "Projectologists." I hope you find this document
as useful to you as it is for me. -- ed.
OTHER APP RESOURCES
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APP Internet Mailing List:
Some details (i.e. name, time, etc.) of individual tracks come from the
various album records kept at the site of the Alan Parsons Project Mailing
List, which is maintained by Andy Burnett (burnett@roadkill.com).
These records as well as various magazine articles, graphics, radio program
transcriptions, and records pertaining to other closely-related bands not
included in this discography are available at:
Anonymous FTP: ftp://ftp.roadkill.com/pub/APP
(or 206.185.0.25 for ARP-impaired)
World Wide Web: http://www.roadkill.com/APP/
The e-mail addresses for the APP Mailing List are:
app@roadkill.com (posts to the list)
app-request@roadkill.com (add/remove/etc. for BounceBack)
app-digest-request@roadkill.com (add/remove/etc. for Digest)
the BounceBack List
BounceBack is where all messages are forwarded to you as soon as they are
received by the server. The number of message depends on how active the
list is on a given day.
the Digest List
The Digest is where all messages bundled into digests and sent once or twice
daily. The size of each digest is determined by how active the list is on a
particular day.
To join either list:
1) start a message to the proper e-mail address from the list above
2) put the word 'subscribe' (no quotes) in the BODY of the message
(anything on the SUBJECT line is ignored)
3) send it!
To quit, same as above, but use the word 'unsubscribe' instead.
Remember to send these messages from the e-mail address you wish
to join or quit from.
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"The Avenue" fanzine/newsletter (edited by Steve Martin):
Issues are black-and-white, about 12 pages, double-sided, and have
really sharp photos. The best part of the Avenue is all the news/
info/gossip. Hopefully, they will be in color one day!
Address:
The Avenue
65 Front Street West
Suite 0116 - Box 201
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1E6
CANADA
Telefacsimile: (416) 284-0399
The Avenue Live: On the following dates, the fax number
may be used as a direct line-to-the-editor, 8-11PM (EST):
2000: Jan 15, Apr 15, Jun 10, Aug 19, Oct 7
Per Issue 4-issue Subscription
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USA/Canada: $4.00 $14.00
Rest of World: $5.25 $19.00
Issues are published semiannually. Prices are the same for back issues.
Payable in United States dollars ($US) to "Steve Martin" with:
-- US checks/cheques
-- International money order
-- Postal Money Order
-- US cash (registered mail)
-- Wire transfer (via Western Union)
-- International Reply Coupons (IRCs) (5/issue, 16/subscription)
Issues information:
## DATE HIGHLIGHTS
-- ---- ----------
#01: 08/31/94 John Miles, Freudiana info
#02: 02/28/95 Andrew Powell, tour info
#03: 06/15/95 Chris Harley/Rainbow, more tour stuff
#04: 02/29/96 Ian Bairnson (pt.1), World Liberty Concert
#05: 06/30/96 Ian Bairnson (pt.2), On Air, WLC (cont.)
#06: 10/31/96 Lenny Zakatek (pt.1), On Air (cont.)
#07: 03/11/97 Lenny Zakatek (pt.2), going "on tour"
#08: 06/30/97 Stuart Elliott (pt.1), going home to EMI
#09: 10/31/97 Stuart Elliott (pt.2), album themes, NotP concerts
#10: 03/01/98 Richard "Trix" Cottle, tour info, I Robot
#11: 07/01/98 Neil Lockwood (pt.1), I Robot, tour info, survey results
#12: 11/01/98 Neil Lockwood (pt.2), Colin Blunstone (pt.1), Pyramid
#13: 03/01/99 Colin Blunstone (pt.2), Pyramid
#14: 07/01/99 David Paton (pt.1), The Time Machine, Eve
#15: 11/01/99 David Paton (pt.2), behind the scenes at The Avenue
#16: 03/01/00 Turn Of A Friendly Card, The Time Machine
#17: 03/01/00 Eric Stewart (pt.1), Eye In The Sky, The Time Machine
#18: 11/01/00 Eric Stewart (pt.2), more on Eye In The Sky
Questions? Send e-mail to The Avenue or Steve at avenue@interlog.com.
Or visit The Avenue's web site at http://www.interlog.com/~avenue.
Note: No information from Steve's personal valued discography
has yet been added to this discography (save for the album
release months) due to current lack of resources (time).
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World Wide Web Resources (URLs):
Steve Martin's Official Avenue site http://www.interlog.com/~avenue/
&y's Psychobabble Web Page http://www.roadkill.com/APP/
Alistair's Encyclopaedia Projectologia http://www.ed.ac.uk/~ajy/app
Wesley's Monster Discography & Archive: http://alpha.ece.ucsb.edu/~wesc/app.html
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Shopping... On-Line (and otherwise) Mail Order Resources:
[ I make no promises or guarantees on the reliability of such firms
engaging in the retail music business. More information is
available from the "Shopping for AP/P Music" page I have here:
http://alpha.ece.ucsb.edu/~wesc/shopping.html
The listing below is in alphabetical order only!! -- ed. ]
A&B SOUND ONLINE http://www.absound.ca/
(mostly "domestic" 3434 Cornett Rd.
stuff... good place Vancouver, BC V5M 2H1
to get US stuff for CANADA
less; online; fast, 1-888-ABSOUND USA
unless backordered... 1-604-439-4529 International
could take forever) 1-604-430-5488 Fax
(usual speed: medium)
CD BANZAI! http://www.cdbanzai.com
music@cdbanzai.com
(imports and P O BOX 17081
some domestic BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90209-2081
stuff; online) 818-980-0054
818-980-3455 FAX
CD CONNECTION http://www.cdconnection.com
(mostly domestics; telnet cdconnection.com or 199.35.15.2
online) questions@cdconnection.com
1030 East EL CAMINO REAL, STE 1, PMB 322
SUNNYVALE, CA USA 94087-3768
408-985-7905
408-985-0464 FAX
Hours: M-F 12-6 PST
CD EUROPE http://www.cdeurope.com
sales@cdeurope.com
(European stuff; 1009 SE 10TH CT
very SLOW, but has DEERFIELD BEACH FL 33441-7008
better selection 954-481-8984 orders
than most; online 954-481-1724 customer service
954-481-8817 FAX
(usual speed: slow)
CD JAPAN http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/
Neo Wing Co.
(ummm... japanese Kyodo-Ginza BLDG.6FL, Ginza 1-18-6,
releases? don't Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061,
have any other info) JAPAN
CD NOW! http://cdnow.com
(online; mainly telnet cdnow.com or 198.138.235.2
domestic, some manager@cdnow.com
imports) (usual speed: medium-fast)
CD TELESHOP http://www.cdteleshop.com
cdteleshop@www.cyber.nl
(European stuff; P. O. Box 168
medium speed, has 3500 AD Utrecht
secure web server) THE NETHERLANDS
CD UNIVERSE http://www.cduniverse.com
order@cduniverse.com
(mostly domestics; 101 N PLAINS INDUSTRIAL RD
online) WALLINGFORD CT 06492-2360
800-231-7937 or 203-294-1648
203-294-0391 FAX
Hours: 9-5 EST
CD WORLD! http://cdworld.com
(lots of domestic, info@cdworld.com
good number of imports) 2075 WINCHESTER BLVD STE 107
CAMPBELL CA 95008-3432
877-CD-WORLD orders
408-378-1435 inquiries
408-378-3480 FAX
GERMAN MUSIC EXPRESS http://www.musicexpress.com
telnet musicexpress.com or 199.35.15.200
(European stuff, esp. Postbus 1291
German/Holland, 6040 KG Roermond
imports; very FAST; The Netherlands
online) (49) 211-575605 [FAX]
(408) 985-0162 [BBS]
(usual speed: fast)
SOUND OF MUSIC http://members.aol.com/SoundOM/SoundOfMusic/
sound2@aol.com or soundom@aol.com
(spec. in European Schornstrasse 33, D-45128 ESSEN, Germany
musicals/soundtracks) (49) 201 721381 [phone and FAX]
LARGE ONLINE SUPERSTORES:
Amazon http://www.amazon.com
Barnes and Noble http://www.bn.com
Buy.com http://www.buy.com
800.com http://www.800.com
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MEDIA (a prefix of "2" indicates a double album, CD, etc., same for "3"...)
CD Compact Disc (standard)
GD 24K Gold Compact Disc
HD Digital Theatre Systems/High-Definition Sound Compact Disc
LP Long-Playing Vinyl Album
CA (Master) Cassette
12 Twelve-Inch LP/EP/Maxi Single
SA Cassette Single
SD Compact Disc Single
45 Seven-Inch Single
8T Eight-Track Tape [future]
SM Sheet Music, Songbook Folios
VD Videos {NTSC,PAL}@{Beta,VHS} [future]
LD Videos (LaserDisc) [future]
COUNTRY CODES
ALL general international release (unless otherwise noted)
EUR general European release (unless otherwise noted)
NON (non-release)
AN Australasia (Australia/New Zealand)
AT Austria
BE Belgium
CA Canada
DE Germany
HK Hong Kong, British Commonwealth... until 1 Jul 1997
IT Italy
JP Japan
KO (South) Korea
NL Netherlands/Holland
PH Phillipines
PO Portugal
RU Russia
SP Spain
TW Taiwan, Republic of China
UK United Kingdom
US United States
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EDITION/VERSION
Current edition is 1.2, version 1.8x.
e1.0 (02/94 - 01/95) has all APP albums
e1.1 (01/95 - 07/96) 1.0 and *then* some
e1.2 (08/96 - present) started to remove extraneous stuff,
like 3rd party track listings, etc.
[e2.0 (??? - ???) incorporates S. Martin's, K. Kiester's,
and M.J. Vasko's collections -- future]
VERSION CHANGES:
1.82-83 (12/99) Minor updates of compilations, Pyramid, and tTM.
Added a Freudiana 45 and the Original Korean Cast
CD of Gambler. Updated The Avenue info and re-
moved the Gambler studio, which is most likely not
going to happen.
1.84 (10/00) Added '97 Night of the Proms, 24/96 I Robot,
Sound of Music's Shades Of Night, John Cashmore's
Musical Cocktail, info on the Kšln release of
the Gaudi musical; updated The Avenue information,
In Love With Musical, and The Challenge song by EW
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SHORT DISCOGRAPHY (studio only)
Year Title Album Type
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1976,87 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Studio
1977 I Robot Studio
1978 Pyramid Studio
1979 Eve Studio
1980 Turn Of A Friendly Card Studio
1982 Eye In The Sky Studio
1983,97 Andrew Powell and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Studio
1984 Ammonia Avenue Studio
1984 Vulture Culture Studio
1985,95 Ladyhawke Soundtrack
1986 Stereotomy Studio
1987 Gaudi Studio
1990 Freudiana [the white album] Studio
1990 Freudiana [the black album] Musical Soundtrack
1993 Try Anything Once Studio
1994,95 The Very Best Live Live Compilation/Studio
1995 Gaudi: Erlebniswelt der Phantasie Musical Soundtrack
1996 On Air Studio
1997 Gambler: Das Geheimnis der Karten Musical Soundtrack
1999 The Time Machine Studio
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FULL DISCOGRAPHY
1976 May Tales of Mystery and Imagination Studio
1976 Original releases
Peak Position Held: 38 US, 56 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 04
LP 1976 US 20th Century T508 (05/??/76)
8T 1976 US 20th Century 8-508 [dark blue]
LP 1976 UK Charisma CDS 4003 (06/??/76)
LP 197? AN 20th Century/Casablanca 6463-160
LP 197? PO 20th Century MOV-7003
LP 197? DE,NL 20th Century/Phonogram 6370 243
LP 1981 IT 20th Century Fox T539
LP 1982 IT Successo Casablanca/Polygram
6463-160
LP 198? US Casablanca T-739 (cheap cover)
LP 19?? CA 20th Century/GRT 9209-508 (colored vinyl)
CA 197? AN 20th Century 7145-160
CA 198? US Casablanca C-739 (cheap cover)
3:42 A Dream within a Dream (instrumental)
3:58 The Raven Leonard Whiting
4:35 The Tell-tale Heart Arthur Brown
4:29 The Cask of Amontillado John Miles
4:12 (The System of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
and Professor Fether
15:13 The Fall of the House of Usher (instrumental)
5:?? Prelude
2:?? Arrival
?:?? Intermezzo
4:?? Pavane
?:?? Fall
4:21 To One in Paradise Terry Sylvester
Total: 40:24 (40:30) (11 tracks, AAD)
1994 Mar Tales of Mystery and Imagination Studio
1994 Mobile Fidelity release
LP 1994 US Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-204 (03/??/94)
GD 1994 US Mobile Fidelity UDCD 606 (06/08/94)
3:43 A Dream Within a Dream (instrumental)
4:01 The Raven Leonard Whiting
4:39 4:43 The Tell-Tale Heart Arthur Brown
4:28 4:29 The Cask Of Amontillado John Miles
4:14 4:15 (The System Of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
And Professor Fether
15:24 The Fall Of The House Of Usher (instrumental)
5:50 5:51 Prelude
2:35 2:36 Arrival
1:05 1:06 Intermezzo
4:43 4:45 Pavane
0:45 1:07 Fall
4:31 4:14 To One In Paradise Terry Sylvester
(starts at 0:48 into previous track)
Total: 40:??/40:52/40:54 1994 CD (11 tracks, AAD)
Bass: David Paton, Joe Puerta
String Bass: Darryl Runswick
Drums: Stuart Tosh, Burleigh Drummond
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Paton, David Pack, Alan Parsons
Keyboards: Billy Lyall, Christopher North, Eric Woolfson,
Andrew Powell, Francis Monkman, Alan Parsons
Cimbalom & Kantele: John Leach
Vocals: John Miles, Arthur Brown, Alan Parsons, Terry
Sylvester, Leonard Whiting, Jack Harris, Eric
Woolfson, Jane Powell, Smokey Parsons, David
Paton, Stuart Tosh, and The English Chorale
Produced and Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Orchestra & Choir arranged
and conducted by: Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers: Pat Stapley, Chris Blair
Orchestral Contractor: David Katz
Recorded between: July 1975 - January 1976
Recorded and Mixed at: Abbey Road Studios, London
1987 Oct Tales of Mystery and Imagination Studio
1987 Digital Remix and Remaster release
LP 1987 ALL Mercury 832 820-1 (11/23/87)
CA 1988 ALL Mercury 832 820-4 (02/08/88)
CD 1987 ALL Mercury 832 820-2 (11/23/87)
CD 198? JP Philips PPD-3042
CD 1992 NL Polygram ??? (10/??/92)
CD 1994 JP Phonograph/Polydor PHCR-4204 (02/??/94)
4:13 A Dream within a Dream (instrumental)
3:57 The Raven Leonard Whiting
4:38 The Tell-tale Heart Arthur Brown
4:33 The Cask of Amontillado John Miles
4:20 (The System of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
and Professor Fether
??:?? The fall of the House of Usher (instrumental)
7:02 Prelude
2:39 Arrival
1:00 Intermezzo
4:36 Pavane
0:51 Fall
4:46 To One in Paradise Terry Sylvester
Total: 42:35 (42:41) (11 tracks, ADD)
Narration: Orson Welles, Leonard Whiting
Bass: Joe Puerta, David Paton, Les Hurdle
String Bass: Darryl Runswick
Guitars: David Paton, Ian Bairnson, David Pack, John Miles
Acoustic Guitars: Laurence Juber, Kevin Peek
Percussion: Stuart Tosh, Burleigh Drummond
Keyboards: Billy Lyall, Eric Woolfson, Christopher North
Organ: Francis Monkman, Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell
Harpsichord: Francis Monkman
Cimbalom & Kantele: John Leach
Mandolin: Hugo D'Alton
Recorders: Billy Lyall, Alan Parsons
Projectron/Synths: Alan Parsons
Backing Vocals: David Paton, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson,
Jack Harris, Terry Sylvester, Jane Powell
Backing Choir: Bob Howes and The English Chorale,
Westminster City School Boys Choir
Orchestra: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
except "Fall of...": Andrew Powell
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineers (1976): Chris Blair, Patrick Stapley, Tom Trefethen
Assistant Engineers (1987): Tony Richards
Original Recorded between: April 1975 - November 1975
Remixed/Remastered between: May 1987 - June 1987
Recorded (1976) at: Abbey Road, Mama Jo's, Kingsway Hall
Recorded (1987) at: Abbey Road, the Grange
Liner Notes: (future)
Notes:
(a) "Tales..." was re-released by Polygram Records under the Casablanca
Records label in 1982 after the demise of 20th Century Records.
This edition was devoid of the intricate liner notes on Edgar
Allan Poe, but with a picture of Alan with circulating 1" audio
tape reel around his neck... a.k.a. a cheap repackage and resell.
(b) During the summer of 1987, Alan Parsons (and merry crew) remixed
and remastered this album for compact disc. In this revamping pro-
cess, the length of the original album was increased by approxi-
mately 5.12%, or 2:11. New additions include: new Ian guitar solos,
additional synthesizers by Alan, and narration by the late Orson
Welles. This "new" album made its debut in November, 1987 under
Polygram's Mercury Records label with all the original artwork,
plus additional liner notes.
(c) In March, 1994, Mobile Fidelity released its "Original Master
Recording" of "Tales..." on their ANADISQ 2000 LP series. The
album was transferred from the master using the GAIN system.
(d) In June, 1994, an UltraDisc II 24K gold CD version was issued.
This is the compact disc debut of the original 1976 album.
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1977 Jun I Robot Studio
Date Reached Gold: 09/16/77
Date Reached Platinum: 10/25/78
Peak Position Held: 09 US, 30 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 19
LP 1977 US Arista AL 7002
LP 1979 JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RS-70 (12/??/79) [´2500]
LP 197? AN Arista/Festival L37204
LP 1982 US Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-084 (06/??/82)
LP 1983 US Mobile Fidelity MFQR 1-084 (06/??/83)
LP 1984 DE,IT Arista 209 651
LP 1986 IT Arista/RCA ARS 39028/201 148
LP 198? US Arista AL8-8040
LP 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 20RS-35 (12/20/??) [´2000]
LP 19?? EUR Arista/EMI Electrola 1C 064-99 168
CA 1983 US Mobile Fidelity MFSL C-084 (01/??/83)
CA 1986 IT Arista/RCA ARS 39028/401 148
CA 1989 US Arista 8040 (08/29/89)
CA 19?? US Arista ATC-7002
CA 19?? ?? GRT GRT 5301/Arista 7002H
LP 19?? EUR Arista/EMI Electrola 1C 264-99 168
CD 1984 US Mobile Fidelity MFCD 804 (01/??/84)
CD 1984 EUR Arista 610 142
CD 1987 US Arista ARCD 8040 (07/07/87)
CD 1989 EUR Arista 259 651 (02/??/89)
CD 198? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-25
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1004 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 595 (01/??/94)
CD 1996 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2120 (07/01/96)
CD 19?? UK,DE Arista 260 171
CD 19?? AN Arista/Ariola SPCD-1102
DA 2000 US Classic DAD-1035 (04/??/00)
8T 1977 US Arista AT8-7002 [red]
6:06 I Robot (instrumental)
3:19 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
4:05 Some Other Time Peter Straker (verses),
Jaki Whitren (choruses)
3:50 Breakdown Allan Clarke
4:21 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
5:21 The Voice Steve Harley
3:35 Nucleus (instrumental)
3:43 Day After Day (Show Must Go On) Jack Harris
3:05 Total Eclipse (instrumental)
3:37 Genesis Ch. 1 V. 32 (instrumental)
Total: 41:02 (41:16) (10 tracks, AAD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Tosh
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay, Alan Parsons
Steel Guitar: B. J. Cole
Projectron/Vocoder: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Cimbalom & Kantele: John Leach
Backing Vocals: Hilary Western, Smokey Parsons, David Paton, Stuart
Tosh, Ian Bairnson, Tony Rivers, John Perry, Stuart
Calver, Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Backing Choirs: The English Chorale, Philharmonia Chorus
Orchestra & Choir: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
except "Total Eclipse": Andrew Powell
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineers: Patrick Stapley, Chris Blair
Recorded between: December 1976 - March 1977
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Liner Notes:
I Robot... The story of the rise of the machine
and the decline of man, which paradoxically coincided
with his discovery of the wheel... and a warning that
his brief dominance of this planet will probably end,
because man tried to create robot in his own image.
Notes:
The MFSL CD release has a misprint of the title of
the last track: "Genesis Ch. 1 V/:32"
Here are some notes regarding the 24-bit/96 kHz
digital remastering of IR on Digital Audio Disc
(playable only on DVD players):
I Robot - The man behind the recording of
"Dark Side of the Moon" is none other than
Alan Parsons. If you want to hear what is his
definitive recording and a bit of the Dark
Side then this is it. I ROBOT was produced and
engineered by Alan at Abbey Road Studios and is
an audiophile's dream recording. The 24/96 DAD
reveals ever nuance of the 1/4" analog original
master used for the transfer with Alan present
at the mastering sessions with Bernie Grundman.
The following is a Classic Records link to this info:
http://www.classicrecs.com/catalog/store/detail.cfm?sku=DAD-1035
Japanese release Liner Notes by Masanori Ito (07/10/77).
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1978 May Pyramid Studio
Date Reached Gold: 07/24/78
Peak Position Held: 26 US, 49 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 09
LP 1978 US Arista AB 4180
LP 1978 CA Arista/Capitol-EMI AB-4180
LP 1979 JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RS-69 (12/??/79)
LP 19?? AN Arista/RCA/Ariola VPL1-7513
LP 19?? US Arista AL8-8042
LP 1986 IT Arista/EMI Italiana 3C 064-60792/201 129
LP 1989 EUR Arista 201 129
LP 198? US Arista AL5-8225 (mid-line)
CA 1986 IT Arista/EMI Italiana 3C 064-60792/401 129
CA 1987 US BMG/Arista ALB6-8320 (07/07/87)
CA 1989 EUR Arista 401 129
CA 19?? US Arista ATC-4180
CA 19?? US Arista AC8-8042
CD 1984 EUR Arista 610 141
CD 1987 US,AN Arista ARCD 8225 (07/07/87)
CD 1987 EUR Arista 258 983 (10/09/87)
CD 1988 JP BMG A25D-13 (06/??/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1005 (11/23/93)
CD 1994 NL Arista ??? (04/??/94)
CD 1996 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2207 (05/01/96)
8T 1978 US Arista AT8-4180
2:24 Voyager (instrumental)
3:31 What Goes Up... David Paton [& Eric Woolfson]
4:20 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
4:15 One More River Lenny Zakatek
5:06 Can't Take It With You Dean Ford
5:27 In The Lap Of The Gods (instrumental)
2:45 Pyramania Jack Harris
4:19 Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (instrumental)
5:34 Shadow Of A Lonely Man John Miles
Total: 37:41 (37:44) (9 tracks, AAD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay
Backing Choir: The English Chorale
Orchestra & Choir: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineers: Patrick Stapley, Chris Blair
Recorded between: September 1977 - February 1978
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Liner Notes:
From the rise and fall of an ancient dynasty, to the
quest for a key to unlock the secrets of the universe,
this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the
past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present.
Pyramid... the last remaining wonder of the ancient
world.
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1979 Aug Eve Studio
Date Reached Gold: 02/11/80
Peak Position Held: 13
Total Weeks in Top 40: 12
LP 1979 US Arista AL 9504 (08/27/79)
LP 1979 JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RS-59 (12/??/79)
LP 198? US Arista AL8-8062
LP 1982 US Arista AL5-8062 (??/??/82)
LP 1986 IT Arista/EMI Italiana 3C 064-63063/201 157
LP 1987 US BMG/Arista ALB6-8318 (07/07/87)
LP 19?? CA Arista/Capitol/EMI ABM 65035
LP 19?? PO Dacapo/Arista 201 157
CA 1979 US Arista ATC 9504 (08/27/79)
CA 1986 IT Arista/EMI Italiana 3C 064-63063/401 157
CA 1979 JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RT-28 (12/??/79)
CA 1987 US BMG/Arista ACB6-8318 (07/07/87)
CA 19?? PO Dacapo/Arista 401 157
CD 1984 EUR Arista 610 143
CD 1987 US,AN Arista ARCD 8062 (07/07/87)
CD 1987 EUR Arista 258 981 (10/09/87, 05/04/88)
CD 1988 JP BMG A25D-22 (07/??/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1006 (11/21/93)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-27
8T 1979 US Arista AT8-9504(?)
5:08 5:09 Lucifer (instrumental)
3:48 3:45 You Lie Down With Dogs Lenny Zakatek
3:55 3:52 I'd Rather Be A Man David Paton
3:40 3:37 You Won't Be There Dave Townsend
3:59 4:00 Winding Me Up Chris Rainbow
4:53 4:50 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
3:39 3:36 Don't Hold Back Clare Torry
4:43 4:40 Secret Garden (instrumental)
5:08 5:49 If I Could Change Your Mind Lesley Duncan
Total: 39:18 (39:36) (9 tracks, AAD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay
Miscellaneous: Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
Backing Vocals: Chris Rainbow, David Paton
Orchestra & Choir: the Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineers: Patrick Jauneaud, Dave Siddle
Recorded: February 1978 - December 1979
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
*Orchestra and choir recorded at Arco Studio, Munich, Germany
Notes:
(*) -- source: The Definitive Collection
Japanese release Liner Notes by Bin Teramura (08/??/79).
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1980 Nov Turn Of A Friendly Card Studio
Date Reached Gold: 02/18/81
Date Reached Platinum: 08/12/81
Peak Position Held: 13 US, 38 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 21
LP 1980 US Arista AL 9518 / AK 9518
LP 1980 JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RS-107
LP 1984 EUR Arista/RCA 203 000
LP 198? US Arista AL8-8043
LP 198? US Arista AL9-8226
LP 198? US Arista ALB6-8315
LP 198? US Arista AL5-8226
CA 1984 EUR Arista/RCA 403 000
CA 1987 US BMG/Arista 8315 (07/07/87)
CA 198? US Arista ATC-9518
CD 1987 US,HK,AN
Arista ARCD 8226 (07/07/87)
CD 1988 JP BMG A25D-14 (06/??/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1007 (11/21/93)
CD 1996 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2052 (08/01/96)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-17
8T 1980 US Arista AT8-9518 [gray/khaki]
4:52 May Be A Price To Pay Elmer Gantry
4:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
4:54 I Don't Wanna Go Home Lenny Zakatek
4:28 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
2:39 Part One Chris Rainbow
3:17 Snake Eyes Chris Rainbow
2:58 The Ace Of Swords (instrumental)
4:03 Nothing Left To Lose Eric Woolfson
3:12 Part Two Chris Rainbow
Total: 39:45 (40:31) (10 tracks, AAD)
European releases do *not* divvy-up Turn Of A Friendly Card tracks:
CD 1984 EUR Arista 610 144
CD 1988 EUR Arista 258 982 (05/18/88)
4:57 May Be A Price To Pay Elmer Gantry
4:21 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:03 Time Eric Woolfson
4:57 I Don't Wanna Go Home Lenny Zakatek
4:33 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
16:22 The Turn Of A Friendly Card
Part One Chris Rainbow
Snake Eyes Chris Rainbow
The Ace Of Swords (instrumental)
Nothing Left To Lose Eric Woolfson
Part Two Chris Rainbow
Total: 40:13 (40:15) (6 tracks, AAD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Orchestra & Choir: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer: Tony Richards
Recorded between: 1979 to 1980
*Recorded at: Acousti Studio, Paris, France
*Orchestra and choir recorded at Arco Studio, Munich, Germany
Notes:
M. J Vasko has obtained a Test Pressing of this album dated October
17, 1980, about a month before the public release. Included with it was
the following letter (meant for music reviewers?):
Dear Writer:
In subject -- the obsession of gambling -- and in musical
execution, -The Turn Of A Friendly Card- is perhaps the most
vivid and intriguing album yet by thematic-rock's major
exponents, The Alan Parsons Project. We feel that it
contains all the scope that made their -I Robot- a perennial
classic of progressive rock. Please give it a listen, and
let us know what you think.
Regards,
The Arista Publicity Dept.
enclosures
(*) -- source: The Definitive Collection
Japanese release Liner Notes by Bin Teramura (10/??/80).
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1982 May Eye In The Sky Studio
Date Reached Gold: 09/21/82
Date Reached Platinum: 02/04/83
Peak Position Held: 07 US, 28 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 21
LP 1982 US Arista AL 9599
LP 1983 EUR Arista 204 666 (??/??/83)
LP 1986 IT Arista/CGD ARS 39148/204 666
LP 1987 US BMG/Arista ALB6-8290 (07/07/87)
LP 198? US Arista AL8-8033
LP 198? US Arista AL9-8033
LP 198? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 25RS-162/204 666 (´2500)
CA 1983 EUR Arista 404 666 (??/??/83)
CA 1987 US BMG/Arista ACB6-8290 (07/07/87)
CA 1986 IT Arista/CGD ARS 39148/404 666
CD 1983 EUR Arista 610 004 (??/??/83)
CD 1987 US Arista ARCD 8033 (07/07/87)
CD 1988 JP BMG A32D-48 (04/??/88)
CD 1988 EUR Arista 258 718 (05/04/88)
CD 198? AN BMG Arista/Ariola SPCD 1002
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1008 (11/21/93)
CD 1995 JP BMG Victor/Arista BVCA-7356/74321-16832
(03/24/95) [20-bit]
CD 1996 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2020 (09/15/96)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-18
8T 1982 US Arista AT8-9599 [gray/khaki]
1:53 1:48 Sirius (instrumental)
4:36 4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:51 4:49 Children Of The Moon David Paton
2:11 2:09 Gemini Chris Rainbow
7:22 7:17 Silence And I Eric Woolfson
4:23 4:19 You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned Lenny Zakatek
4:51 4:50 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
3:34 3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
3:53 3:52 Step By Step Lenny Zakatek
4:54 4:52 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
Total: 42:03 (42:30) (10 tracks, ADD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Fairlight Prog.: Alan Parsons
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Backing Choir: The English Chorale
Orchestra & Choir: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer: Tony Richards
Recorded between: 1980 - 1982
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Japanese release Liner Notes by Bin Teramura (04/??/82).
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1983 ??? Andrew Powell and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Studio
LP 1983 UK EMI EMC-107739 (08/08/83)
LP 1983 DE EMI 1C 064 107739 1 (08/08/83)
LP 1983 SP EMI 064 107739 1 (08/08/83)
LP 1984 US Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-175 (06/??/84)
CA 1984 US Mobile Fidelity MFSL C-175 (06/??/84)
CD 1997 NL Disky Communications DC 876742 (05/05/97)
CD 198? UK EMI CDP 46006
CD 1984 US Mobile Fidelity MFCD 806 (06/??/84)
Side A 5:00 Lucifer (+ Mammagamma) (instrumental)
5:06 Time (instrumental)
4:02 Games People Play (instrumental)
8:20 I Robot Suite (instrumental)
Side B 3:38 Damned If I Do (instrumental)
4:42 Pavane (instrumental)
5:35 What Goes Up (instrumental)
4:25 Eye In The Sky (instrumental)
5:02 Old And Wise (instrumental)
Total: 46:51 (9 tracks, AAD)
Performed by: The Philharmonia Orchestra
Alto Saxophone: Ronnie Asprey
Synthesizers: Andrew Powell
Electric Piano: Max Middleton, Andrew Powell
Piano: Mike Moran
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, Tim Renwick
Bass: David Paton, Andrew Powell, Alan Jones
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Solo Soprano (IRS): Olive Simpson
Choir: The English Chorale
OSI Drum/Boo-Bams: Morris Pert
Solo Piccolo Trumpet: John Wallace
Solo Cello (Time): Andrew Shulman
Solo Horn (Time): Michael Thompson
Organ (IRS) Andrew Powell
Produced, Arranged, and
Conducted by: Andrew Powell
Engineered by: Jon Kelly
Music by: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers: Steve Jackson, Tony Richards,
Haydn Bendall, Paul Hulme
Recorded between: 1980 - 1983
Recorded at: EMI Studios, Abbey Road Studios,
CTS Studios Wembley, Air Studios
Liner Notes:
Andrew Powell, who has been an integral part of The
Alan Parsons Project since its inception, has at last
made his own album. It's a rare treat to hear the
music we know so well interpreted totally through his
ears and with the help of such a fine orchestra. Best
of luck.
-- Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson
Notes:
The US release of this album features the artist and album title
display using Scrabble¨ tiles. There are obviously come copy-
right implications as some of the European releases indicate:
(a) UK -- Uses black Scrabble tiles for both title and artist
(b) DE -- Uses black Scrabble tiles for title, red for artist
(x) SP -- "And now for something completely different:"
serene picture of clouds, snow, and buildings
with an airplane flying overhead... "on air?" :)
The 1997 Dutch rerelease of this album by Disky is called
"The Alan Parsons Project played by Andrew Powell".
[ All but the Disky rerelease are long out-of-print... you'll have to
pick through used record and CD stores, and/or conventions to find this
one. -- ed. ]
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1984 Feb Ammonia Avenue Studio
Date Reached Gold: 04/24/84
Peak Position Held: 15 US, 24 UK
Total Weeks in Top 40: 13
LP 1984 US Arista AL8-8204
LP 1984 AN Arista/RCA/Ariola VPL1-7516
LP 1984 AN Festival/Arista RML 53118
LP 1986 NL Arista 206 100
CA 1986 NL Arista 406 100
CA 1991 US Arista AC8-8204 (10/22/91)
CD 1984 US,AN,HK
Arista ARCD 8204 (??/??/84, 07/07/87)
CD 1984 DE Arista 610 105
CD 1988 EUR Arista/Ariola 258 885 (06/24/88)
CD 1988 JP BMG A25D-6 (03/??/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1010 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 601 (01/??/94)
CD 1995 JP BMG Victor/Arista BVCA-7355/74321-16831
(03/24/95) [20-bit]
CD 1997 JP BMG Victor/Arista BVCA-7355/498801705429
(04/03/97) [20-bit]
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-16
5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
3:20 Let Me Go Home Lenny Zakatek
3:36 One Good Reason Eric Woolfson
4:32 4:34 Since The Last Goodbye Chris Rainbow
4:11 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:22 Dancing On A Highwire Colin Blunstone
4:26 You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
Total: 39:58 (40:11) (9 tracks, ADD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson
Fairlight Prog.: Alan Parsons
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Orchestra: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer: Tony Richards
Recorded between: 1982 - 1983
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
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1985 Feb Vulture Culture Studio
Peak Position Held: 46 US, 40 UK
LP 1985 US Arista AL8-8263
LP 198? US Arista PD 8263 (picture disc)
LP 1985 AN Arista/RCA/Ariola VPL1-7515
LP 1986 EUR Arista/RCA 206 577
LP 1992 DE Ariola ??? (12/??/92)
CA 1986 EUR Arista/RCA 406 577
CA 1991 US Arista AC8-8263 (10/22/91)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-15
CD 1985 US Arista ARCD 8263
CD 1985 AN Arista/Festival 206 577
CD 1985 DE Arista 610 228
CD 1987 US Arista ARCD 8263 (07/07/87)
CD 1988 JP BMG A25D-7 (03/??/88)
CD 1988 EUR,HK Arista/Ariola 258 884 (03/??/88, 06/24/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1011 (11/21/93)
4:22 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
4:42 Separate Lives Eric Woolfson
4:02 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
4:26 Sooner Or Later Eric Woolfson
5:21 Vulture Culture Lenny Zakatek
3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
4:56 Somebody Out There Colin Blunstone
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
Total: 37:01 (38:00) (8 tracks, ADD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Pianos: Eric Woolfson
Synths and Saxes: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Fairlight Prog.: Alan Parsons
Oral Rendition: Mr. Laser Beam
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer: Tony Richards
Recorded between: May 1984 - July 1984
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
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1985 ??? "Ladyhawke" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LP 1985 US Atlantic 81248-1
CA 1985 US Atlantic 81248-4
CD 1993 IT Genoa GRCD-1014 or GRLE-CD1014
(CD) (LP)
2:58 2:58 Main Title
1:41 1:38 Phillippe's Escape
3:23 2:25 The Search For Phillippe
2:07 2:06 Tavern Fight (Phillippe)
2:36 2:38 Tavern Fight (Navarre)
1:11 1:11 Phillippe Describes Isabeau
4:51 4:50 Navarre's Ambush
2:04 3:02 The Chase, The Fall, and The Transformation
2:04 2:03 "She Was Sad At First..."
1:34 1:35 Navarre Returns To Aquila
4:17 4:35 Navarre And Marquet's Duel
1:56 1:55 Marquet's Death
2:24 2:23 Bishop's Death
6:00 4:54 End Title
Total: 38:13 LP and 39:18 CD (14 tracks, AAD)
Performed by: The Philharmonia Orchestra
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Richard "Trix" Cottle, Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Music Composed, Orchestrated, and Conducted by Andrew Powell
1995 Nov "Ladyhawke" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
CD 1995 US GNP Crescendo GNPD-8042
(release date 11/02/95 GNP-only; 01/23/96 public)
3:00 2:59 Main Title (instrumental)
1:43 1:40 Phillippe's Escape (instrumental)
3:26 3:25 The Search For Phillippe (instrumental)
2:10 2:08 Tavern Fight (Phillippe) (instrumental)
2:39 2:38 Tavern Fight (Navarre) (instrumental)
4:05 4:04 Pitou's Woods(*) (instrumental)
1:13 1:11 Phillippe Describes Isabeau (instrumental)
2:49 2:50 Bishop's Procession(*) (instrumental)
1:42 1:41 Wedding Music(*) (instrumental)
4:53 4:53 Navarre's Ambush (instrumental)
1:35 1:33 Imperious Removes Arrow(*) (instrumental)
2:07 2:06 Chase/Fall/Transformation (instrumental)
[album version; track renamed -- ed.]
5:30 5:29 Cezar's Woods(*) (instrumental)
2:07 2:03 She Was Sad At First (instrumental)
[track renamed -- ed.]
1:37 1:36 Navarre Returns To Aquila (instrumental)
2:46 2:46 Turret Chase/The Fall (film version)(*) (instrumental)
2:35 2:34 Wolf Trapped in Ice(*) (instrumental)
3:24 3:23 Navarre And Isabeau's
Dual Transformation(*) (instrumental)
4:23 4:22 Navarre And Marquet Duel (instrumental)
[track renamed -- ed.]
2:01 1:59 Marquet's Death (instrumental)
2:27 2:26 Bishop's Death (instrumental)
8:16 8:14 Final Reunion(*)/End Title (instrumental)
3:36 3:35 Ladyhawke Theme: Single version(+) (instrumental)
(*) -- Previously unreleased track
(+) -- Previously released as a single
Total: 70:04 (70:06) (23 tracks, ADD)
Performed by: The Philharmonia Orchestra
Keyboards: Richard "Trix" Cottle, Andrew Powell
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Music Composed, Orchestrated, and Conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons
[Credits from the newly released GNP Crescendo version]
Recorded in London by The Philharmonia Orchestra
Executive Producer: Mark Banning
Executive in charge of Production: Neil Norman
Art Direction: Mark Banning
Director of Licensing: Michelle Eagle-Wolfe
Digital Editing and Mastering: Bob Fisher, Digital Domain
Note:
The original release of this album has been discontinued by
Atlantic and is no longer available. A pair of compact disc
versions have been made, one a bootleg of the original release
originating from Italy, and the "official" re-release from
GNP/Crescendo Records late 1995-early 1996.
Bootleg CD Notes: In 1992, this album was made available on CD
as a limited edition (of 2000) from Genoa Records of Italy.
This release has been confirmed to be non-official and not
granted by Warner Brothers or Atlantic, a bootleg.
The manufacturer/distributor provide a false address, as veri-
fied indirectly by the a member of the APP mailing list. Upon
scanning the "Film Score Monthly" magazine, it was found that
a subscriber from Italy checked the address and found it to be
bogus. Additionally, Steve Martin sent a postcard to that
address which was returned-to-sender.
The liner cover consists of the Ladyhawke album cover, i.e.
black with Isabeau's face on top-center-right, above Isabeau-
as-a-hawk perched on Phillippe's head. The back of the liner
is the same as the back of jewel box, with Navarre riding a
horse under the midday sun. This is the same as the thea-
trical move poster.
Inside the liner notes on the left are the track titles and
credits as found on the album. The right side features the
movie credits starting with "WARNER BROS. and TWENTIETH
CENTURY FOX present...," and concluding with (c) 1985 Warner
Bros. & Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved.
RELASED BY WARNER BROS. A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY"
(misspelling of "released" is taken verbatim). The liner on
the rear of the jewel box features both the track titles and
movie credits along with the following at the bottom:
"Manufactured by Genoa Records Via Agazio 36C-7 16151 Genoa, Italy"
The spine/edge of the liner states: "LADYHAWKE" with a cata-
log number of GRCD-1014. However, on the compact disc itself,
under "Genoa", a flattened treble clef, and "Records," the
catalog number is GRLE-CD1014. The rest of the CD has the
title, and track listings. The ring of text along the edge
of the CD (twice consecutively) states:
"All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work
reproduced reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending,
public performance and broadcasting of this record prohibited!
Made in Italy. (c)1985 (p)1993".
On both the rear liner and the compact disc, the following
text appears: Limited Edition [BOX] of 2,000". The empty
[BOX] on the rear liner is written in with silver highlighter
with the issue number (of 2000), and the [BOX] on the CD is
purple and is also written with the issue number in silver
highlighter. (Mine is 959.) !)
GNP/Crescendo CD Notes: A new and official re-release of this
album has been released GNP/Crescendo in November 1995, and
to the general retail public in January 1996.
GNP Release Liner Notes:
I was both surprised and excited to receive a phone call from
my manager, Bob Buziak, early in 1984 telling me that Richard
Donner wanted me to fly to Los Angeles to look at his new film
"Ladyhawke" with a view to writing the score.
:
(future)
[ The new GNP version is still widely available. If you can't
find it in your local store, GNP/Crescendo can be reached at:
GNP/Crescendo Records
8400 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 4A
West Hollywood, CA 90069-1994
(800) 654-7029 or (213) 656-2614
(213) 656-0693 [FAX]
The limited edition bootleg should be out-of-print by now,
and the last known place to get this one is ProgTron run
by Ranjit (see retailers above). -- ed. ]
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1985 Nov Stereotomy Studio
Peak Position Held: 43 US
LP 1985 US Arista AL9-8384
LP 1985 EUR Arista 207 463
CA 1985 US Arista AC9-8384
CA 1985 EUR Arista 407 463
CA 1991 US Arista 8384 (10/22/91)
CD 1985 US Arista ARCD 8384 (??/??/85, 07/07/87)
CD 1985 EUR Arista 610 581
CD 1988 EUR,HK,TW
Arista 259 050 (05/??/88, 06/24/88)
CD 198? AN Arista ARCD 8384
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1012 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 603 (01/??/94)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-50
7:15 Stereotomy John Miles
4:27 Beaujolais Chris Rainbow
4:34 Urbania (instrumental)
4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
4:17 In The Real World John Miles
7:34 Where's The Walrus? (instrumental)
6:22 Light Of The World Graham Dye
1:02 Chinese Whispers (instrumental)
1:18 Stereotomy Two John Miles
Total: 41:28 (41:58) (9 tracks, DDD)
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Synths and Saxes: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Pianos & Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Backing Vocals: Steve Dye
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced by: Alan Parsons
Engineered by: Alan Parsons, Tony Richards
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer: Noel Rafferty
Recorded between: October 1984 - August 1985
Recorded at: Mayfair Studios
Note:
The word "stereotomy" is supposed to describe the technique of
cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
Inspiration for this word came from Poe's "Murder at the Roe
Morgue."
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1987 Jan Gaudi Studio
Peak Position Held: 57 US
LP 1987 US,CA Arista,Arista/RCA AL-8448 (??/??/87)
LP 1987 EUR Arista 208 084
LP 19?? RU Arista C60 27787 000
CA 1987 EUR Arista 408 084
CA 1987 US Arista AC 8448
CA 1991 US Arista 8448 (10/22/91)
CD 19?? JP Arista/Nippon Phonogram 32RD-89
CD 1987 US,AN,HK
Arista ARCD 8448 (07/07/87)
CD 1987 EUR Arista 258 084
CD 1987 JP BMG A32D-8 (12/??/87)
CD 1990 EUR Arista 260 171 (08/06/90)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1013 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 604 (01/??/94)
8:44 La Sagrada Familia John Miles
4:34 Too Late Lenny Zakatek
5:54 Closer To Heaven Eric Woolfson
5:02 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
4:23 Money Talks John Miles
6:19 Inside Looking Out Eric Woolfson
3:43 Paseo De Gracia (instrumental)
Total: 38:39 (38:51) (7 tracks, DDD)
Bass: Laurie Cottle
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Synths and Saxes: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Pianos & Keyboards: Eric Woolfson
Timpanis: Bob Howes
Horn (Leader): David Cripp
Cello: John Heley
Vocals: John Miles, Lenny Zakatek, Eric Woolfson,
Geoff Barradale, Chris Rainbow
Orchestra: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Choir: The English Chorale conducted by Bob Howes
Produced by: Alan Parsons
Engineered by: Alan Parsons, Tony Richards
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Recorded between: October 1985 - August 1986
Recorded at: The Grange, Mayfair Studios
Liner Notes:
This album was inspired by the life and works of
Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), a Catalan architect
whose grand conception, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral
in Barcelona, involves a construction timetable
which will run for hundreds of years. He is buried
in the crypt of his unfinished masterpiece.
[The 260 171 release of this CD's got some interesting
misspellings on the disc: apparently, this album is
produced by "Alan Parson" and the executive producer
is "Eric Woolison". Also, the catalog number en-
scribed by the manufacturer on the inner ring of the
disc is the old catalog number, 258 084. This trait
appears over most Euro versions of APP albums. -- ed.]
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1987 Nov Tales of Mystery and Imagination Studio Re-Release
(see 1976 release)
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1990 Oct Freudiana [the white album] Studio
2LP 1990 EUR EMI ???
2LP 1990 IT EMI Italiana 79 5415 1
disc 1: 79 5416 1
disc 2: 79 5417 1
CD 1990 EUR EMI CDP 79 5415 (10/11/90)
CD 1990 UK EMI CDEN 5012 (10/11/90)
CD 1992 EUR EMI/Parlophone Odeon CDP 79 5415 (06/15/92)
3:45 The Nirvana Principle (instrumental)
6:21 Freudiana Eric Woolfson
4:07 I Am A Mirror Leo Sayer
3:15 Little Hans Graham Dye
3:51 Dora Eric Woolfson
4:36 Funny You Should Say That The Flying Pickets
3:54 You're On Your Own Kiki Dee
3:12 Far Away From Home The Flying Pickets
5:26 Let Yourself Go Eric Woolfson
3:14 Beyond The Pleasure Principle (instrumental)
4:23 The Ring Eric Stewart
3:40 Sects Therapy Frankie Howerd
5:41 No One Can Love You Better Than Me Kiki Dee,
Marti Webb,
Gary Howard,
Eric Woolfson
3:40 3:41 Don't Let The Moment Pass Marti Webb
5:16 Upper Me Eric Stewart
3:43 Freudiana (instrumental)
0:51 Destiny Chris Rainbow
5:56 There But For The Grace Of God John Miles
Total: 74:30 (74:54) (18 tracks, DDD)
Bass: Laurie Cottle
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson
Synths and Saxes: Richard Cottle
Orchestras: arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Artistic Director: Brian Brolly
Produced by: Alan Parsons
Engineered by: Alan Parsons, Tony Richards
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson (Track 10, music by A. Parsons)
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Recorded: 1988 - 1990
Recorded at: The Grange, Abbey Road, and Angel Studios
Design & Art Direction: Roger Huggett/Sinc
Photography of Freud's study and consulting room at The Freud
Museum, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 by Nick Bagley.
Special thanks to: Wim Schipper, David Rockburger, Professor
Fred Stone, Peta and Jools, Richard Wells
Allison and Erica, and of course Hazel
and Smokey for their constant support
Notes:
From 1988-1990, Eric Woolfson worked on his *own* "project" --
compositions dedicated to the life of Sigmund Freud. Eventually,
the idea blossomed into a musical. All of the music and lyrics
were written by Eric, with the exception of an instrumental piece
which Alan contributed. According to Alan, this "project" began
as just the next APP album. When all was said and done, two
Freudiana albums emerged. This Freudiana studio album was released
exclusively for Europe by EMI in 1990. See below for the Freudiana
German original cast musical soundtrack, released by EMI Electrola.
According to the Avenue, this work has had negative impacts on the
relationships between Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson as well as
between Eric Woolfson and Brian Brolly.
Eric wanted to continue pursuing the musical production business
while Alan was content on working in the studio and on the road,
something Eric shyed away from. Alan and Eric went their separate
ways (nŽ lives?) resulting in the end of the "Project."
Litigation ensued between the latter pair which resulted in all
rights to the work and music of the "Freudiana" musical granted to
Mr. Brolly, and consequently left Mr. Woolfson in a state of
financial bankruptcy.
Earlier versions of this studio album (circa 1990-1991) were devoid
of the "by ERIC WOOLFSON" [by]line located between the Freudiana logo
and track listings on the rear cover and back of the inlay.
Liner Notes:
Freudiana (froid'i-ana) n. 1. The generic term encompassing
the archaeological relics, books and *objets d'art* collected
by SIGMUND FREUD (1856-1939). Contemplation of these items
is known to have inspired many of his ideas. 2. The term may
be broadly used to include any facet of his life, his works
and their derivatives.
FREUDIANA is the brain child of songwriter and musician Eric
Woolfson who hit upon the idea of researching the life and
works of Sigmund Freud with a view to their musical potential.
Fully aware that doing justice to genius of such magnitude
would involve the highest degree of committment and applica-
tion, he set out to retrace Freud's footsteps and explore his
realms in what turned out to be a voyage of self-discovery.
What resulted was not the story of Freud but rather an image
of the composer seen through a Freudian mirror.
Fortunately there was much biographic information available
to add clarity to the aura of mystique surrounding this
extraordinary man. Freud's homes in London and Vienna, now
museums, were truly inspirational. Literary source included
Freud's classic cases whose real identities he concealed by
use of names such as Wolfman, Ratman, Dora, Little Hans and
Schreber, the Judge. In addition, Freud's writings on his
discovery of the 'unconscious', his well[-]known theories such
as the 'Oedipus Complex', the 'Ego' and the 'Id' and his great
masterpiece, 'The Interpretation of Dreams' all served as
springboards for musical ideas. Also enlightening were
Freud's own influences such as the French hypnotist M‰itre
Jean-Martin Charcot and Freud's group of followers in Vienna
who became known as the 'The Wednesday Club'.
After the initial research and development of the songs,
Eric went into the studio with his long time 'project'
partner Alan Parsons[,] and for three years[,] they worked
on this recording with the help of literally hunderds of
musicians and vocalists.
About halfway through the recording process, the material was
revealed to[ ]theatrical producer Brian Brolly[,] who was
associated with many landmark musicals such as 'Cats' and
'Phantom of the Opera'. With Brian's encouragement and help,
they developed the convept still further into a musical and
the first stage production of 'FREUDIANA' has its world
premiere in December 1990 in Vienna at the historic 'Theater
an der Wien'.
Although both this recording and the stage musical emanate
from the same source and share the same musical compositions,
they are quite distinct and different in both style and approach.
[ still widely available from many sources -- ed. ]
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1993 Oct Try Anything Once Studio
Peak Position Held: 122 US
CD 1993 US Arista 07822 18741(-2) (10/26/93)
CA 1993 US Arista 07822 18741(-4) (10/26/93)
GD 1993 US Arista 07822 18744(-2) (10/26/93)
CD 1993 EUR Arista 74321-16730(-2) (10/26/93)
CA 1993 EUR Arista 74321-16730(-4) (10/26/93)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-625 (11/21/93)
CD 1993 EUR Arista [2 CDs?] ?87 905 (12/??/93) [?]
CD 1993 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2071 (??/??/93)
5:32 The Three Of Me David Pack
6:13 Turn It Up Chris Thompson
5:43 Wine From The Water Eric Stewart
4:07 Breakaway (instrumental)
8:17 Mr. Time Jacqui Copeland
3:24 Jigue (instrumental)
4:38 I'm Talkin' To You David Pack
5:01 Siren Song Eric Stewart
3:01 Dreamscape (instrumental)
4:38 Back Against The Wall Chris Thompson
2:28 Re-Jigue (instrumental)
6:34 Oh Life (There Must Be More) David Pack
Total: 60:00 (12 tracks, DDD, Sony 1-bit Super Bit Mapped recording)
Bass: Andrew Powell, Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Pack, Alan Parsons,
Jeremy Parsons
Synthesizers: Richard "Trix" Cottle, David Pack, Alan Parsons,
Stuart Elliott, Ian Bairnson, Andrew Powell
Pianos & Keyboards: Andrew Powell
Violins: Graham Preskett
Saxophone: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Autoharp: Andrew Powell
Fiddle & Mandolin: Graham Preskett
Harmony Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Pedal Steel: Ian Bairnson
Flute: Alan Parsons
Backing Vocals: Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons, Jacqui Copeland
Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra
arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Assistant Engineers: Rupert Coulson, Andy Strange
Recorded between: October 1992 - August 1993
Recorded at: Parsonics, Air Studios
*Orchestra and choir recorded at Arco Studio, Munich, Germany
Notes:
(*) -- source: The Definitive Collection
Music and Lyrics:
1, 7: David Pack, Andrew Powell
2, 10: Ian Bairnson
3: Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson
4, 9: Alan Parsons
5: Stuart Elliott, Jacqui Copeland, Rick Driscoll
6, 11: Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
8: Ian Bairnson, Frank Musker
12: David Pack, Alan Parsons
Notes:
The holusion image appearing in Blue/Yellow/Green patterns found
in the liner notes is identical to the image on the regular issue
of the compact disc, but in Red/Yellow/Orange patterns instead.
The Gold CD release has no holusion on the disc. The disc is
empty except for "Try Anything Once" and "Alan Parsons" written
around the edge of the disc. There are no track listings or
times listed either. It is VERY plain. In fact, if you hold
the disc up to a light source, it is transparent.
Liner Notes (gold CD version):
(from sticker)
A SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION OF ALAN'S NEW ALBUM
ON A 24K GOLD CD WITH 20-BIT MAPPING
Includes:
TURN IT UP
OH LIFE [THERE MUST BE MORE]
THE ULTIMATE ALBUM TO TEST THE LIMITS OF YOUR CD PLAYER
(from inside left cover)
This disc is the product of three exciting technologies designed
to enhance the digital listening experience and increase the
quality of the disc itself.
First, *Try Anything Once* is a DDD recording. The DDD notation,
of course, means that the music has spent its entire recorded life
in the digital domain, from the studio to your compact disc player,
ensuring the highest possible digital fidelity.
Second, it has been manufactured on a gold disc. In this
fabrication process, a super-fine layer of 24K gold coats the
reflective metallic surface of the disc itself, guaranteeing long
life without any possibility of oxidation or deterioration of the
playing surface.
The third is a digital noise shaping process called Super Bit
Mapping (SBM[tm]), developed by Sony. SBM[tm] creatively adapts
the 20-bit "words" used in digital tape studio recordings to the
16-bit "language" of CD's. It does this by processing each 20-bit
"word" (actually an electronic "sample" of a waveform) through an
algorithm designed to minimize noise in the most sensitive portion
of our hearing range. The result is not only lower noise, but
reduced harmonic distortion, a greatly expanded sense of
atmospherics, sonic "warmth" and more detailed musical perspective.
(from inside right cover)
From The Beatles' Abbey Road, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The
Moon and his work with the likes of Paul McCartney, George
Harrison, The Hollies and Al Stewart, to all the classic albums
that have carried his name, Alan Parsons has helped shape the
sound of rock as we know it today. As the guiding force behind
The Alan Parsons Project, albums like *I Robot, Pyramid, Eve, The
Turn Of A Friendly Card, Eye In The Sky* and *Ammonia Avenue*
became recognized as some of the most consistently innovative and
adventurous music of any time.
*Try Anything Once,* the new album from Alan Parsons, is the
result of 100 days of recording at his state-of-the-art home
studio in Sussex, England. The new album, his first in six years,
features vocal performances by Parsons staples like *Chris Thompson
(Manfred Mann' Earth Band)* and *Eric Stewart (10cc)*, as well as
from newcomers *David Pack (Ambrosia)* and *Jacqui Copeland (Duran
Duran)*. Joining Parsons to form the core band are mainstays *Ian
Bairnson (guitar), Andrew Powell (keyboards)* and *Stuart Elliot[t]
(drums)*, all of whom collaborated with Alan on the songwriting.
Though the albums soars far and wide lyrically, offering reflections
on life, fate and the soul from a variety of perspectives, Parsons
cautions that it's not a unified conceptual statement in the way
some of "The Project's" works were. *"There isn't one consistent
theme,"* he notes. *"If you find one, I'd like to know about it."*
What remains consistent, of course, is Alan's trademark of richly
layered, challenging instrumentation that reveals new dimensions,
and surprises, with each repeated listening.
*Try Anything Once* is the culmination, and continued evolution,
of an extraordinary career. And, what better way to hear it in
all its sonic brilliance than on this bit of incredible technology.
So, sit back, and enjoy a truly astounding aural voyage.
(from rear)
This recording incorporates Sony's revolutionary 20-bit "super bit
mapping" process which reproduces music with unprecedented clarity
and accuracy. In addition to SBM, this disc features a pure 24-
karat gold reflective surface and deluxe packaging.
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1996 Sep On Air [audio CD and CD-ROM](*) Studio
2CD 1996 NL,DE,SP Arcade/CNR Music 530 00 99 (09/09/96)
2CD 1996 US River North/PolyGram 51416-1237(-2) (09/24/96)
2CD 1997 UK Total TOTCD6 (03/24/97)
?CD 1997 IT Flying ??? (0?/??/97)
2CD 1997 JP,KO HoriPro/Canyon (M)XYCA-00031 / CANY-000458
(07/25/97)
2CD 1999 UK Artful ARTFULCD26 (08/02/99)
CA 1996 US River North/Polygram 51416-1237(-4) (09/24/96)
CD 1996 CA Polygram Canada 76974-2107(-2) (10/02/96)
CA 1996 CA Polygram Canada 76974-2107(-4) (10/02/96)
HD 199? US HDS MFI/DIGS 4414 (11/25/97)
[ (*) note that the CD-ROM does *not* come with the
cassette nor the Canadian CD release -- ed. ]
USA/EUR
1:39/38 0:46 Blue Blue Sky Eric Stewart
5:04 5:12 Too Close To The Sun Neil Lockwood
5:26 5:22 Blown By The Wind Eric Stewart
4:40 4:41 Cloudbreak (instrumental)
4:37 4:32 I Can't Look Down Neil Lockwood
4:02 3:57 Brother Up In Heaven Neil Lockwood
4:22/23 4:20 Fall Free Steve Overland
6:05 6:05 Apollo [speech by John F. Kennedy] (instrumental)
4:08/07 4:05 So Far Away Christopher Cross
6:19/20 6:13 One Day To Fly Graham Dye
4:26/25 4:23 Blue Blue Sky 2 Eric Stewart
Total: 50:48 (50:50, 11 tracks, DDD)
JAPAN [add this as the last track, a remix by Solar Quest; see Apollo listing]
7:56 Apollo Ambient Mix (Moon Boots) (instrumental)
Total: 58:?? (58:??, 12 tracks, DDD/??D)
Bass: John Giblin, Ian Bairnson
Drums, Drum Pro-
gramming, Bongos: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Bass Synth: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Gary Sanctuary, Richard "Trix" Cottle,
Alan Parsons, Stuart Elliott
Piano: Gary Sanctuary
Saxophone: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Backing Vocals: Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons, Peter Beckett
Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra (leader: Christopher
Green) arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell;
recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London;
Assistant Engineer: Guy Massey
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Recorded at Parsonics: December 1995 - June 1996
Music and Lyrics:
1, 3,
5, 6,
9, 11: Ian Bairnson
2: Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott
4: Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons, Stuart Elliott
7: Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott, Alan Parsons
8: Stuart Elliott, Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson
10: Stuart Elliott, Scott English
Engineer for Christpher Cross: Jeff Poe
Cover Design: Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon
Photography: Tony May, Altan Omer, Adrian Smith, Rupert Truman
Balloon: John Lewis
Computer: Richard Manning, Jason Reddy
CD-ROM CREDITS
Produced by: Ken Rose
Programming: Tam Saunders, Ken Rose
Art Direction: Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon
Research: Julien Mills
Drawings: Finlay Cowan
Photos: Paul Maxon, Altan Omer, Tony May,
Sally Norris, Julien Mills
Production Team: Vavin Basros, Melanie Frankland,
Jeremy Parsons, George Saunders
Assoc. Producers: Ian Silvester, Ron Eve
Exec. Producers: Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson, Stuart
Elliott for Parsonics Ltd.
"Brother Up In Heaven" dedicated to Erik Mounsey (1965-1994),
cousin of Ian Bairnson shot down by friendly fire over Iraq.
"Fall Free" inspired by Rob Harris, world champion skysurfer.
Notes:
2 CDs for the price of 1! One CD consists of the audio album and
the other is a CD-ROM bonus (PCs/Macs) multimedia treat with audio/
video samplers (.AVI, Quicktime .MOV, .WAV, and RealAudio .RAM)!
The CD-ROM will be a song-led program following the same theme as
the music CD. There will be info about aviation (theme), trivia,
about the band, video clips, and more.
On the 20th anniversary year of the first Project album (ToMaI)
it seems fitting that this will be released on a Polygram record
label, at least in America. (I am, of course, excluding non-Project
albums such as all the Andrew Powell and Eric Woolfson projects.)
It looks like we have come full circle and back to Polygram again.
Unfortunately, with the distribution power of PGD, it seems a waste
that River North's Marketing is so extremely limited and lacking.
The album is also supposed to be released in the new DTS/HDS
multichannel digital surround format. This is *not* compatible
with current two-channel 44.1KHz compact disc players and will
require the purchase of new hardware, which will be made available
sometime this year. The DTS home page is http://www.dtstech.com/.
A specific press release on the AP/On Air DTS release is also
available from DTS at this URL:
http://www.dtstech.com/consumer/hds-5-22-2.html
River North Records is a relatively small label in the Polygram
food chain. They currently have Peter Cetera of Chicago fame on
board in addition to AP. They can be reached at:
2001 BUTTERFIELD RD STE 1400, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515-1050
(708) 769-0033 Platinum Entertainment
(312) 944-1107 River North Records recording studio
As far as released singles are concerned, BUIH (15 Jul 96) and SFA
(4 Nov 96) are out in Europe with videos, and FF was supposed to be
the first single in America, with a video available from the VH-1
cable music video channel; however, Blown By The Wind (Mar 97) was
eventually chosen as the first. (I have yet to see the single avail-
able for purchase, much less hear it on the box.) The Fall Free video
features daredevil Rob Harris' skysurfing and clips from the 1996 On
Air concert at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on 9 Oct 1996.
There also exists a River North promo version of the audio CD.
I saw it at the Santa Rosa concert on 8 Oct 1996. It was made
available to radio stations only. The CD has one big balloon
on it and does not come with the inlay.
Martin has some additional info:
With track timings that appear to be identical to the final
version, this doesn't sound like an item worth a separate
entry. But the packaging is pretty unique: two color printing
(black and blue) of the On Air balloon on an aluminum disc,
back cover art with an artist/album summary and instead of
the normal front cover art, a clear case with a 35mm color
slide of the cover art attached. The disc also has the track
listing printed on the disc, though "Can't Look Down" is
listed as "Can't Look Back".
Promo text (as it appeared, there were a couple typos):
"Alan Parsons is a true innovator and the creator of several
concept projects including the platinum EYE IN THE SKY and most
recently producer of the orchestral SYMPHONIC MUSIC OF YES
which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical and Crossover
charts. His latest, ON AIR is a project that explores man's
desire to fly and how air and space travel have effected our
lives and our achievements. Taking the concept album several
steps into the future, Parsons creates not only a thematic
whole on audio disc, but an interactive CD-ROM as well.
Packaged with the computer disc as a bonus, ON AIR uses music,
visuals, history, literature and a wealth of other related
information.
As on all projects created by Alan Parsons, collaboration is
also a theme. The unmistakeable voice of Christopher Cross'
grace "So Far Away", a song that contemplates the exploration
of space. Eric Stewart, former guitarist and vocalist for the
group 10CC, lends his smooth voice to "Blown By The Wind" and
"Blue Blue Sky" with it's gently rhythmic beat and sincere
harmonic beauty. Throughout the package, the artwork and
design of Storm Thorgerson, cover designer for Pink Floyd and
Alan Parsons Project albums, is both intriguing and inspiring
as it sets the mood for the songs and leads the way through
this unique interactive set."
[ Thanks to Martin for info on the promo copy, Ian for some of the
future release date info, and Yuka for the Japanese release info! -- ed. ]
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1999 July The Time Machine Studio
CD 1999 JP HoriPro/Pony-Canyon (M)XYCA-00039 (not released)
CD 1999 JP HoriPro/Pony-Canyon (M)XYCA-00041 / CANY-000656
(07/16/99)
CD 1999 UK Artful/Arcade/Apex/BMG 76648 54429(-2) / ARTFULCD28
(09/06/99)
CD 1999 NL Arcade/CNR Music 200 43 20 (09/09/99)
CD 1999 EUR Arcade/CNR Music 200 43 20 (09/11/99)
CD 1999 DE Arcade/Zyx Music 20022 (09/13/99)
CD 1999 US Miramar 23146 (09/28/99)
4:55 4:54 H. G. Force/The Time Machine Part 1 (instrumental)
1:01 1:00 Temporalia (instrumental)
[narration: Professor Frank Close]
4:55 4:54 Out Of The Blue Tony Hadley
5:14 5:13 Call Up Neil Lockwood
6:46 6:45 Ignorance Is Bliss Colin Blunstone
3:52 Rubber Universe (instrumental)
5:23 5:22 The Call Of The Wild M‡ire Brennan
4:46 No Future In The Past Neil Lockwood,
Chris Rainbow,
Stuart Elliott
4:21 4:20 Press Rewind Graham Dye
3:42 For The Very Last Time Beverly Craven
5:15 Far Ago And Long Away (instrumental)
1:47 2:47 H. G. Force/The Time Machine Part 2 (instrumental)
Total: 5?:?? (5?:??, 12 tracks, DDD/??D)
JAPAN [add as last track]
[1:00 space between tracks 12 and 13]
4:31 Beginnings [bonus track] (instrumental)
[narration: "Professor" Alan Parsons]
(p) & (c) 1999 Parsonics Limited. Licensed by HoriPro Records.
Total: 57:21 (57:??, 13 tracks, DDD/??D)
Note: Japanese version (as the first release) has original
song name of title track as H.G. Force.
[add as last track for Artful and Arcade/CNR;
note: NOT AVAILABLE on Arcade/Zyx release in DE]
3:23 Dr. Evil [Radio] Edit (instrumental)
[audio clips: Dr. Evil from Austin Powers 2]
(p) 1999 Parsonics Limited. (c) 1999 Arcade Music Group
Total: 5?:?? (5?:??, 13 tracks, DDD/??D)
Artful (UK) [add as last track]
3:23 Dr. Evil Austin Powers Mix (instrumental)
[audio clips: Dr. Evil from Austin Powers 2]
(p) 1999 Parsonics Ltd., (c)1999 Arcade Music Group.
Manufactured in E. C., Marketed and distributed by Apex/BMG.
Licensed from Arcade International.
Total: 5?:?? (5?:??, 13 tracks, DDD/??D)
Lead Vocals: Colin Blunstone, M‡ire Brennan, Beverley Craven,
Graham Dye, Tony Hadley, Neil Lockwood, Chris Rainbow
Backing Vocals: Chris Rainbow, Ian Bairnson
Bass: John Giblin, Ian Bairnson
Drums, Percussion,
Drum Programming: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, Alan Parsons
Bass Synth: Ian Bairnson
Keyboards: Stuart Elliott, Richard "Trix" Cottle,
Alan Parsons, Robyn Smith, Ian Bairnson
Saxophones: Ian Bairnson
Piano: Robyn Smith,
Mandolin: Ian Bairnson
Northumbrian Pipes: Kathryn Tickell
Melodeon: Julian Sutton
Organ: Alan Parsons
Violins: Julia Singleton, Jackie Norrie
Viola: Claire Orsler
Cello: Dinah Beamish
Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra (leader: Clio Gould);
orchestral and string arrangements by Andrew Powell,
Stuart Elliott, and Ian Bairnson;
conducted by Andrew Powell;
recorded at Olympic Studios, London;
Assistant Engineer: Wayne Wilkins
Dialogue in track 2 by Frank Close, on the Rubber Universe TV programme
Produced & Engineered by: Alan Parsons
Recorded: January - May, 1999
Recorded at: Abbey Road, Bair, and Olympic Studios
Music and Lyrics:
3-7, 10-11: Ian Bairnson
1, 8-9, 12: Stuart Elliott
2: Alan Parsons
13: Stuart Elliott, Alan Parsons
Liner Notes:
text of Professor Close's narration in track 2:
(future)
text of Alan Parsons' narration in track 13:
(future)
text of Japanese liner notes by Toshiki Nakada (Cool Sound, Inc.):
(future)
Notes:
- new album inspired by Herbert George Wells, but not based on tTM story
- recording and mixing are complete
- mastering at Abbey Road by Chris Blair on 2 Jun 99
- Japanese bonus track is an instrumental with a narrative voice-over by
our fearless leader. :-)
- Dr. Evil mixes... available only on European releases from Artful
and Arcade. Both Dr. Evil mixes are available on Arcade/CNR's
CD single (see below). According to Artful Records on their website:
Due to the huge profile that Alan Parsons is enjoying via the new
Austin Powers movie 'The Spy Who Shagged Me' (Dr Evil[']s death
ray is named The Alan Parsons Project) Mike Myers alter-ego Dr[.]
Evil has donated some soundbites that have formed the basis of a
bonus track on the UK version only called 'Dr. Evil' which is
hideously placed at #13 on the tracklist...
Mailing list posting [abridged] by Yuka:
From: TATEISI Yuka (yucca@ra2.so-net.ne.jp)
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:43:08 +0900
Subject: TTM
All I could find was a post on
http://www.dac-inc.co.jp/~watch/text/wurcafe99-4-9.txt
which is (or so it seems to me) a log of a BBS on
antique clocks and watches.
The posting is dated April 28, from someone whose
colleague was involved in the recordings of TTM.
Some info on TTM according to the post:
- The album's theme is time and watch/clock.
- According to the colleague, the album sounds Pink Floyd-ish.
- Alan Parsons asked the collegue about the histry of watch/
clock in Japan.
- The artwork is done by Storm Thorgerson.
- It includes various pictures and photos of watches/clocks.
The original artwork (manuscript?) included the picture
of a tiny man dragging a huge watch.
- The sleeve art will differ from release to release.
Japanese one will include the picture of Daimyo-dokei
(a clock from Edo period).
- The clock in the Alan Parsons' studio was in 24-hour system.
- There was a sleeve art of "ZEP I" on the wall of the studio.
PS
Please don't trust the translation to be 100% correct.
I would like to recommend you to read the page above but
you have to be able to read Japanese.
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(Credited) ARTIST/PROJECT PARTICIPANT APPEARANCES
(maximum possible of 16 albums [not incl. compilations, singles, or OA CD-ROM])
## Name
-- ----
16 Ian Bairnson
15 ALAN PARSONS, ANDREW POWELL
14 Stuart Elliott
11 David Paton, ERIC WOOLFSON
9 Chris Rainbow
8 Lenny Zakatek, Richard "Trix" Cottle, Philharmonia Orchestra
5 John Miles, Colin Blunstone
4 the English Chorale, Graham Dye
3 Jack Harris, Bob Howes, Duncan MacKay, Eric Stewart
2 Mel Collins, Laurie Cottle, EMI Harmony Vocoder, Elmer
Gantry, Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera, David Pack,
Stuart Tosh, David Townsend, John Giblin, Neil Lockwood
1 Ronnie Asprey, Geoff Barradale, Peter Beckett, Dinah Beamish, M‡ire
Brennan, Gary Brooker, Arthur Brown, Stuart Calver, B.J. Cole, Jacqui
Copeland, Beverly Craven, David Cripp, Christopher Cross, Hugo
D'Alton, Kiki Dee, Lesley Duncan, Steve Dye, Flying Pickets, Dean
Ford, Tony Hadley, Steve Harley, John Heley, Gary Howard, Frankie
Howerd, Les Hurdle, Laurence Juber, John Leach, Billy Lyall, Max
Middleton, Francis Monkman, Mike Moran, New Philharmonia Chorus,
Jackie Norrie, Christopher North, Claire Orsler, Steve Overland,
Jeremy Parsons, Smokey Parsons, Kevin Peek, John Perry, Morris Pert,
Jane Powell, Graham Preskett, Joe Puerta, Tim Renwick, Tony Rivers,
Darryl Runswick, Gary Sanctuary, Peter Straker, Leo Sayer, Andrew
Shulman, Olive Simpson, Julia Singleton, Robyn Smith, David Snell,
Julian Sutton, Terry Sylvester, Chris Thompson, Michael Thompson,
Kathryn Tickell, Clare Torry, Leonard Whiting, Jaki Whitren,
Westminster City School Boys Choir
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MISCELLANEOUS ALAN PARSONS PROJECT COMPILATIONS
On some of the more obscure albums, I try to give as much informa-
tion about the album and give possible retailers where it can be purchased.
1990 Dec(?) Alan Parsons Project (boxed set) Boxed Compilation
[Turn Of A Friendly Box(?)]
CD 199? DE Arista 884 777
CA 1990 DE Arista 504 100(?)
LP 19?? DE Arista (4 LPs) 301 450-445
I Robot 301 446
Pyramid 301 447
Eve 301 448
Turn Of A Friendly Card 301 449
LP 19?? SP Arista (4 LPs) ???
[ This is the release that has the alternate album covers
with the ToaFC stained glass mosiacs. I cannot comfirm
the CD version of this out-of-print boxed set yet. -- ed. ]
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1991 Nov Anthology Compilation
CD 1991 UK Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 170 (11/??/91)
CA 1991 UK Connoisseur Collection VSOP MC 170 (11/??/91)
CD 1992 UK Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 170 (03/10/92)
CA 1992 UK Connoisseur Collection VSOP MC 170 (03/10/92)
CD 1996 ?? Arista ?35 443 (05/??/96)
CD 1996 US Griffin Music/GOPACO 4876 584 (04/10/96) or
0-54421-05842-3
CD 1997 US MusicRama 652582 or (12/23/97)
73847652582
2CD 1997 JP Arista BVCZ-1067/8 (??/??/97)
3:16 3:37 Genesis CH. 1 Vs. 32 [sic] (instrumental)
3:19 3:19 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
4:19 4:19 *Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (instrumental)
3:37 3:37 You Won't Be There Dave Townsend
4:46 4:50 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
2:39 2:39 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Part One Chris Rainbow
4:19 4:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
4:23 5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
3:53 4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:07 4:52 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
3:50 5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:05 4:11 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
5:23 5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
4:39 4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
8:44 8:44 La Sagrada Familia John Miles
Total: 65:47 (15 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1987)
Note: * -- single (7") version
Liner Notes:
If producers are the superstars of the Nineties,
then Alan Parsons can claim to have been amoung the
first of the breed. Life 'fifth Beatle' George
Martin, he used London's legendary Abbey Road studios
as his launchpad, serving as assistant engineer on the
Fab Four's final *bona fide* recording named after
those very studios. He also engineered for Paul
McCartney and Pink Floyd winning [ actually only
nominated for - ed. ] a Grammy for 'Dark Side Of The
Moon,' (still a definitive test recording for stereo
sound systems - in the CD age) before graduating to
produce Al Stewart, Cockney Rebel, Pilot and others
in the early Seventies.
The decision to make music as opposed to producing
others came after a meeting with one Eric Woolfson.
'Eric offered to manage me, and from a business
arrangement it moved into a creative one'. Sharing
a fascination for horror movies like *Jaws*, *Towering
Inferno*, and *Earthquake*, the duo adopted the then-
fashionable 'concept album' format as their vehicle;
the first fruits, released in 1976 as 'Tales Of
Mystery And Imagination,' are unavailable for this
compilation but served very much as a blueprint for
the albums that followed.
Using Poe's well-known literary classic...
:
Eric Woolfson explained the duo's...
:
If you wonder why...
:
'I Robot,' sci-fi in concept...
:
Next up in 1978 was 'Pyramid,'...
:
Viewed from a distance...
:
1984's 'Ammonia Avenue'...
:
The Poe connection surfaced again...
:
'Stereotomy' broke with tradition...
:
The advent of compact disc saw...
:
If studio technology had caught up with...
:
The last to be heard of Parsons...
:
In a pre-'Gaudi' interview...
:
That dream may have reached fruition...
:
The fact that Parsons took the production credit
leads one to suppose that this is Woolfson's 'solo
album' and that the Project may yet reconvene in the
Nineties. Whether or not this happens, the compilation
you hold in your hand is a fititng tribute to the
creative combination of the recording studio's most
dynamic duo: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, collectively
the Alan Parsons Project.
-- Michael Heatley
The Connoisseur Collection, 2/3 Fitzroy Mews, London,
W1P 5DQ, UNITED KINGDOM. (For further information of
our wide range of titles please send an A4 SAE for a
catalogue). Made in EEC.
[ This CD is still widely available from many sources,
distributed by Gopaco or Connoisseur directly. -- ed. ]
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1994 Aug Back 2 Back:
Eye In The Sky/Turn Of A Friendly Card Double Studio
CD 1994 UK BMG ???
CD 1995 AN Arista/BMG 74321 21755(-2) (08/01/95)
This 2-CD set contains the following CDs:
Eye In The Sky
Turn Of A Friendly Card
[ This is the first of the Back 2 Back series, and is still
available from German Music Express and CD Banzai. -- ed. ]
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1995 Oct Back 2 Back:
Eye In The Sky/Vulture Culture Double Studio
CD 1995 EUR Arista 74321 19208(-2) (10/02/95)
This 2-CD set contains the following CDs:
Eye In The Sky:
CD 198? EUR Arista 258 718
Vulture Culture:
CD 1985 DE Arista 610 228
[ This one has wider circulation than its predecessor, and is
available from German Music Express and CD Europe. -- ed. ]
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199? ??? Best Hit Songs Compilation
CD 199? JP ??? BVCZ-1089
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199? ??? Best Of (2 CDs) Compilation
CD 199? EUR BMG 354 547(-2) (??/??/??)
1:57 Sirius (instrumental)
7:17 Silence And I Eric Woolfson
2:43 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
6:19 Inside Looking Out Eric Woolfson
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
4:34 Since The Last Goodbye Chris Rainbow
3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:21 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
4:33 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
4:38 Limelight Gary Brooker
??
4:57 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
5:07 Can't Take It With You Dean Ford
4:26 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
4:50 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
4:51 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
5:03 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:26 You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
2:44 Pyramania Jack Harris
5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
4:29 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
4:25 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
4:13 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:36 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
3:23 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
Grand Total: ???:?? (28 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1987)
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1994 Jul Best Of (Prime Time) Compilation
CD 1994 EUR Zounds CD 2720036 B (07/01/94)
?? 1991 EUR Phono DD 29 041
5:09 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:19 (The System of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
and Professor Fether
3:58 The Raven Leonard Whiting
3:21 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
5:25 The Voice Steve Harley
3:06 What Goes Up... David Paton
4:17 Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (instrumental)
4:01 Winding Me Up Chris Rainbow
4:50 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
4:35 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
2:38 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
4:12 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:59 Urbania (instrumental)
4:29 Too Late Lenny Zakatek
4:26 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
5:08 Time Eric Woolfson
Total: 78:00 (78:02) (18 tracks)
Notes:
This is the German remaster that people have been discussing
on the mailing list. It is available from Thoughtscape,
CD Banzai, CD Europe, and Borders in America, and from Sva-
lander Audio AB Box 442, S-184 26 kersberga in Sweden
(see their Zounds page at http://www.svalander.se/zounds1.htm).
Of interest to fans are the last two paragraphs, here given
in the original Deutsch by Martin, followed by Darrel Nie-
mann's translation to English:
Denn erst Ende 1990 gibt es wieder ein Platten-Projekt
-- "Freudiana", das in Wien unter Rigisseur Peter Weck
seine Musical-Premiere erlebt. Doch "Freudiana" is en
Verwirrspiel: Obwohl Eric Woolfson Komponist und Texter
ist, Alan Parsons produziert, en Knozept dahinsteht
(diverse Faelle aus Sigmund Freuds psychoanalytischer
Praxis) und wie gewohnt diverse Saenger (so zum Bespiel
Leo Sayer) mit von der Partie sind -- es is keine neue
Platte des Alan Parsons Project. "Ich habe mich ver-
steckt; aber diesmal wollte ich das nicht mehr", be-
schiedet ein selbstbewusster Eric Woolfson verwunderte
Fragesteller und behauptet, Alan Parsons sei ins Glied
zurueckgetreten und mit dieser Rolle vollauf zufrieden.
Also kein Konzeptalbum von Alan Parsons Project mehr?
Die Antwort muss offen blieben. Veilleicht ist das Duo
ja bereits in Studioklausur, verbirgt seine neuen Ideen
hinter irrefuehrenden Arbeitstiteln wie "Amazing Grace"
oder schlicht "Project 6" wie einst fuer "Eye In The
Sky", getreu ihrer damaligen Devise: "Wir halten alles
geheim -- bis wir fertig sind."
From DarrelN486@mindspring.com Mon Dec 23 21:17:06 1996
Since the end of 1990, there is a new "project",
"Freudiana", which had its musical premiere in Vienna
directed by Peter Weck. But "Freudiana" is truly
intricate & confusing: Even though Eric Woolfson is
credited as composer & writer, Alan Parsons produced
the concept of Sigmund Freud's diverse cases from his
psychoanalytic practice, along with the usual diversity
of singers (e.g. Leo Sayer), a new "Project", it is
not! "I have been hiding (in the background); but this
time I didn't want to anymore", says a self-confident
Eric Woolfson. Woolfson further stated, "Alan Parsons
stepped into the background, and was very satisfied
with his new role."
So, no more Concept Albums from the Alan Parsons
Project? The answer remains open. Maybe the duo is
already in "Studio Bankruptcy", hiding their new work
ideas behind confusing titles such as "Amazing Grace"
or simply "Project 6", the working title for "Eye in
the Sky". Both seem to remain true to their motto:
"We keep everything secret -- until it's done."
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1983 Oct Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Compilation
LP 1983 US Arista AL8-8193
LP 198? US Arista AL9-8193
LP 198? EUR Arista 39178
LP 198? PH Arista/Octoarts RTLP-16046
CA 1989 US Arista 8193 (08/29/89)
CA 19?? CA BMG AC8-8193
CD 1987 EUR Arista 610 052 (01/??/87)
CD 1987 US,JP,AN,HK
Arista ARCD 8193 (07/07/87,
08/29/89, 08/01/95)
CD 1988 EUR Arista 610 052 (06/24/88)
CD 1992 KO Arista/BMG Korea BMGAD 2001 (09/30/92)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1009 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 600 (01/??/94)
CD 1995 JP BMG Victor/Arista BVCA-2607 (11/22/95)
3:08 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
4:29 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:14 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
4:57 Time Eric Woolfson
2:40 Pyramania Jack Harris
4:23 You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
4:05 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:48 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
3:30 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
3:28 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
4:40 Can't Take It With You Dean Ford
4:04 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
Total: 48:26(?) (12 tracks, AAD/ADD, 1977-1983)
Notes:
The liner notes mention an in-depth book on the APP. The book
was barely started, never finished, thus never released.
Liner Notes: [thanks to Alistair Young for his swift fingers -- ed.]
The mid 1970's was a musical era awash in the ashes of the late
60's and early 70's progressive rock movement. The New Wave from
the American coasts and England had yet to appear and the new
generation of mainstream artists were still in their infancy, if
together at all. The musical euphoria and innovation which was so
prevalent just a few years earlier had gotten a bit stagnant...
but there were exceptions. A handful of new as well as veteran
artists managed to forge ahead with continuing high standards of
musicianship and expression. Clearly, among those exceptions was
the Alan Parsons Project with wide screen, cinematic music that
would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee".
However, unlike many artists who attempt cinematic music, the Alan
Parsons Project was able to combine rich orchestral textures with
a sense of economy. The key has always been in the Project's
ability to deliver a sense of balance. Complex arrangements were
fitted to accessible melodies... Their musicianship has the
highest standards, yet the frequently boring indulgences common to
progressive artists were absent from the Project's music, and the
overall feel of the songs was conducive to headphone listening as
well as background listening.
Perhaps the greatest example of balance is in the founding members
themselves. Alan Parsons was so blown away by hearing the Beatles'
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album in 1967 that he
applied for and successfully landed a job at the famous Abbey Road
Studios in London. Parsons worked with the Beatles on the "Abbey
Road" album and continued his relationship with Paul McCartney,
recording "Wild Life" and "Red Rose Speedway". He was also
nominated for a Grammy for recording Pink Floyd's classic "Dark
Side of the Moon".
In 1974 Alan Parsons met Eric Woolfson, who was soon to function
as Alan Parsons' manager and shortly thereafter as his musical
partner. Thus, the Project was born.
Although Woolfson has a lower profile than Parsons, his
contributions as a song writer and conceptual collaborator have
been critical to the Project's success through the years.
When Parsons and Woolfson aren't busy dreaming up ideas for their
next release, or actually developing a piece, Woolfson might be
found discussing world politics at his favourite English
restaurant, while Parsons is coming to terms with some new piece
of technology. It's the balance of personalities, as well as the
balance of musical elements, as with so many great artists, that
make it happen.
The Project has always been committed to its own musical concepts
rather than trend and what may be fashionable at the time. At
times their music has flown in the face of the mainstream and
through it all, album after album, they have managed to please
their fans, regardless of hit singles or marketing gimmicks. Since
the Project has never toured, it seems refreshing to hear music
that is based purely on sound and song rather than an image or an
obsession with the latests novelty. They have managed to power
themselves through the late 70's stadium rock era, the early 80's
Disco sound, and the present Euro-synthesiser/drum machine
overkill.
Much of their magic has to be credited to their ability to be
flexible musically without sacrificing their inherent sound. They
have been funky on tracks like "Wouldn't Want To Be Like You",
straight ahead on "Games People Play", and dreamy in an almost
Technicolor way with "Nucleus". Again, the balance of Woolfson's
pop sensibility with Parsons' trend setting production allows
their music to stretch out, use unusual instrumentation and
maintain accessibility.
Using regular musicians, yet not having the restrictions of
certain people locked in certain functions, the Alan Parsons
Project was among the pioneers of the concept of interchangeable
band members, as previously found only in solo or orchestral
situations.
The Project's first album was "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
which was recorded over a two year period. It met with good,
though not overwhelming, public response. In 1977 the Project
switched labels and began a new phase with a series of concept
albums. The "I Robot" album was a view of tomorrow through the
eyes of today. Both ethereal and funky, "I Robot" was a huge
success.
In June 1978 a look at yesterday through the eyes of today was
evident on the "Pyramid" album. By this point the Project had
established a firm base of fans in North America, continental
Europe and Australia. The "Eve" album followed in August of 1979,
on the subject of women.
Their success continued with the release of "Turn Of A Friendly
Card" in October 1980, an album about the subconscious versus the
power of choice. As obscure as the theme may seem on the surface,
the album stayed high on the charts for over a year and yielded
two hit singles, "Time" and "Games People Play".
After a brief "rest", the Project resumed with "Eye in the Sky", a
1984-ish look at the future. The title track "Eye In The Sky"
continued their string of widely played singles, although their
intent was essentially to continue their conceptual approach
rather than compromise for the sole benefit of commercial single
success.
Some artists with new and innovative ideas run out of creative
fuel after a time, but the Project has continued to evolve and to
take their own music higher and further. While this compilation
clearly documents the evolution of the Alan Parsons Project, there
are already rumours emanating from their "home" studio at Abbey
Road of another adventurous Project album, possibly with video
connections, a medium in which Parsons and Woolfson have great
interest.
But whatever the results, we're guaranteed another state of the
art experience that will keep the spirit of progressive music
alive.
-- By Lee Abrams, September 21 1983
A limited circulation of an in-depth book of The Alan
Parsons Project is in preparation and will be published
in 1984. If you wish to receive advance information,
please send your name and address to The Alan Parsons
Project, c/o PO Box 738, New York, N.Y. 10101
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1987 ??? Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Volume 2 Compilation
LP 1987 US Arista AL 8486
CA 1989 US Arista 8486 (08/29/89)
CD 1987 US Arista ARCD 8486
CD 1989 US Arista 8486 (08/29/89)
3:48 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
3:37 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
4:22 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
4:26 Stereotomy John Miles
4:10 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:38 Limelight Gary Brooker
6:00 I Robot (instrumental)
3:24 What Goes Up... David Paton
4:08 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
3:20 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Part Two Chris Rainbow
Total: 48:47(?) (11 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977 - 1987)
Liner Notes: (future)
1987 Nov Limelight: Best Of... Volume 2 Compilation
LP 1987 EUR,HK BMG/Arista 208 634 (11/??/87, 09/21/92)
CA 1987 EUR,HK BMG/Arista 408 634 (11/??/87, 09/21/92)
CD 1987 EUR,HK BMG/Arista 258 634 (11/??/87, 09/21/92)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1014 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 605 (01/??/94)
4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:34 Since The Last Goodbye Chris Rainbow
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
2:40 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Part One Chris Rainbow
7:22 Silence And I Eric Woolfson
Total: 49:46 (49:48) (10 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977 - 1984)
SPAIN/LA [add this as the last track]
?:?? La Sagrada Familia John Miles
Total: ??:?? (??:??) (11 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977 - 1987)
Notes: "Limelight" appears to be the non-US release. Spain
and Latin American countries have La Sagrada Familia added to
it as the last track, in a conspicuous marketing effort.
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1980 Complete Audio Guide Quintuple LP
5LP 1980 US Arista SP-
This promo-only boxed set features I Robot,
Pyramid, and Eve and two interview LPs.
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1982 Complete Audio Guide Octuple LP
8LP 1982 US Arista SP-140/SP-68
This promo-only boxed set features I Robot,
Pyramid, Eve, Turn Of A Friendly Card, and
Eye In The Sky and three interview LPs.
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1997 Jul Definitive Collection (2 CDs) Compilation
2CD 1997 US BMG/Arista 18962 (07/15/97)
2CD 1997 EUR,AT BMG/Arista 74321 51746 (10/07/97)
2CD 199? JP BMG/Arista (M)BVCZ-1089/1090 (??/??/??)
Disc 1
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4:21 4:22* (The System of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
and Professor Fether
4:06 4:08* The Raven Leonard Whiting
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
3:23 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
3:52 3:51 Breakdown Allan Clarke
4:24 4:26 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
2:24 2:25 Voyager (instrumental)
3:30 3:31 What Goes Up... David Paton
4:22 4:21 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
5:05 5:07 Can't Take It With You Dean Ford
2:46 2:44 Pyramania Jack Harris
4:51 4:54 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
5:05 5:03 Lucifer (instrumental)
5:49 5:51 If I Could Change Your Mind Lesley Duncan
2:42 2:43 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
3:19 3:18 Snake Eyes Chris Rainbow
4:24 4:25 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:04 5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
Total: 75:30 (18 tracks, ADD, 1976-1980)
Disc 2
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1:57 1:57 Sirius (instrumental)
4:37 4:36 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:52 4:51 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
3:37 3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:56 4:57 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
5:04 5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:14 4:13 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:25 4:26 You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
4:30 4:29 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
4:27 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
7:04 7:03 Stereotomy John Miles
4:20 4:19 In The Real World John Miles
5:47 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
4:32 Too Late Lenny Zakatek
6:15 6:13 Turn It Up Chris Thompson
2:30 2:31 Re-Jigue (instrumental)
Total: 73:07 (16 tracks, ADD/DDD, 1981-1993)
Grand Total: 148:37 (34 tracks, ADD/DDD, 1976-1993)
Notes:
This is the first new compilation by Arista in over ten years.
It's probably the first *decent* one too! :) Anyway, the
release is part of Arista's Masters collection. Completely new
liner notes by Kathleen and Denny Somach are included, and each
analog track is 20-bit digitally remastered.
One note of interest. This was not the first song lineup. When
the initial press release was made, *this* was the track listing:
DISC 1:
The Raven
(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Feather
I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
Some Other time
Breakdown
Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
Voyager
What Goes Up...
The Eagle Will Rise Again
Can't Take It With You
Pyramania
Lucifer
You Lie Down With Dogs
You Won't Be There
Damned If I Do
Snake Eyes
Games People Play
Time
DISC 2:
Sirius
Eye In The Sky
Psychobabble
Old And Wise
Prime Time
Don't Answer Me
You Don't Believe
Ammonia Avenue
Let's Talk About Me
Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
Sooner Or Later
Stereotomy
In The Real World
Too Late
The Three Of Me
Turn It Up
(*) -- tracks from ToMaI are *not* available on the Euro release.
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1999 Jul Eye In The Sky Compilation
CD 1999 US BMG Special Products 7 5517 44970(-2) (07/20/99)
CA 1999 US BMG Special Products 7 5517 44970(-4) (07/20/99)
4:33? Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
5:05? Time Eric Woolfson
4:49? Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
4:17? Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:02? Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
3:34? Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:50? Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
3:58? Stereotomy John Miles
1:53? Sirius (instrumental)
3:17? Snake Eyes Chris Rainbow
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1979-1993)
Notes:
If Master Hits is supposed to be a midline price release, this is
definitely low-end and cut-out material. This recent compilation
in the "Encore Collection" boasts a whopping $6.97 retail price release!
The original release date was 07/20/99... may be delayed till 08/03/99.
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1997 Dec? Gold Collection (2 CDs) Compilation
2CD 1997 DE BMG/Arista 74321 54931 (12/07/97)
2CD 1997 NL CNR/BMG/Arista M036746 (??/??/9?)
2CD 1997 UK BMG/Arista 76648 436 472 3 (02/10/98)
Disc 1
------
4:13 4:11 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
5:08 5:07 Lucifer (instrumental)
5:02 5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
3:33 3:31 What Goes Up... David Paton
4:32 4:33 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
4:51 4:50 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
4:27 4:29 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
4:20 4:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:02 5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
4:51 4:49 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
4:25 4:02 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
4:03 4:06 Some Other Time Peter Straker (verses),
Jaki Whitren (choruses)
2:46 2:40 Pyramania Jack Harris
5:34 5:39 Shadow Of A Lonely Man John Miles
4:19 4:18 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
Total: 77:41 (17 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1984)
Disc 2
------
2:41 2:40 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
3:23 3:22 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
4:40 4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
6:14 6:13 Turn It Up Chris Thompson
3:35 3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:22 7:02 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
3:54 3:52 I'd Rather Be A Man David Paton
4:52 4:49 Children Of The Moon David Paton
4:16 4:18 One More River Lenny Zakatek
5:03 5:02 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
4:34 4:42 Separate Lives Eric Woolfson
3:47 3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
3:39 3:37 You Won't Be There Dave Townsend
4:57 Urbania (instrumental)
4:31 Too Late Lenny Zakatek
3:57 3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
4:34 Since The Last Goodbye Chris Rainbow
Total: 72:59 (17 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1993)
Grand Total: 150:40 (34 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1993)
Liner Notes:
Plain, no booklet, just a single folded inlay sheet with track info.
The cover has at the top, "AUS DER TV - WERBUNG", followed by the
artist and album name. The bottom is featured with the following
track titles: Lucifer, Don't Answer Me, Eye In The Sky, What Goes
Up..., The Turn Of A Friendly Card.
The copyright note on the back is interesting. It reads:
(c) 1997 BMG Ariola Media GmbH
Designed by Ariola/Achim Natzeck Design
Photo: Premium
Distributed by the local BMG company
A Unit of BMG Entertainment
All trademarks and logos are protected
Made in the EU
log on to real life!
http://www.bmg.de
Notes:
This is an alternative, non-remastered, European-only version of
The Definitive Collection released by Ariola, probably filled with
the songs that didn't make it. :-)
Although no songs from ToMaI are on this set nor are the tracks
digitally-remastered by Alan, it is *at least* longer than Defini-
tive Collection by over 2 minutes!
I don't know *where* they get the idea that The Eagle Will Rise
Again is over 7 minutes long... must have been a disco remix. :D
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199? ??? Eve/Eye In The Sky/Pyramid Triple Studio
CD 199? UK RCA ND 74374
[ I've never seen this one before... anyone? -- ed. ]
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1991 Freudiana: German Original Cast Musical Soundtrack
[the black album]
CD 1991 DE EMI Electrola 568-7 96512-2
2LP 1991 DE EMI Electrola 164-7 96512-1
CA 1991 DE EMI Electrola 268-7 96512-4
3:12 3:07 Freudiana (instrumental)
3:12 3:08 Kleiner Hans Kai Peterson, Dagmar
Hellberg, Wolfgang
Pampel, Regina Lemnitz
4:04 4:00 Ich Bin Dein Spiegel Felix Martin
4:46 4:42 Es Ist Durchaus Nicht Erwisen Kai Peterson, Ludwig
Itgenshorst, Leopold
Kern, Viktor Gernot
3:59 3:55 Dora Kai Peterson
4:28 4:24 Du Bist Allein Dagmar Hellberg
4:02 3:58 Ausgestossen Kai Peterson, Ludwig
Itgenshorst, Leopold
Kern, Viktor Gernot,
Dagmar Hellberg,
Ensemble
4:59 4:54 Doctor Charcot Norbert Lamla,
Gesamtes Ensemble
4:15 4:11 Frau Schmetterling Graham Pushee, Chorus
(Niki Bolen, Patrick
Brunner, Brian Carmak,
Mike Knospe)
3:10 3:06 Der Ring Mittwachs-Gesellchaft
(Eric Minsk, Mario
Steller, Dean Welterlen,
James Clark, Wolfgang
Pempel, Anthony D'Ar-
tagnan, Thomas Nesteler,
Sam Cole)
3:04 3:00 Vision Dora (instrumental)
3:24 3:20 Nie War Das Gl†ck So Nah Karin Zwirner
3:49 3:45 U-Bahn Kai Peterson, Ensemble
5:04 Wer Ging Den Weg Kai Peterson, Ensemble
6:29 6:25 Oedipus-Terzett Kai Peterson, Dagmar
Hellberg, Wolfgang
Pampel, Chorus
0:58 Chorus Chorus
4:59 4:58 Freudiana Kai Peterson
Total: 67:54 (67:56) (17 tracks)
FREUDIANA: DEUTSCHE ORIGINALAUFNAHME
(c) 1990 The Freudiana Music Company Ltd.
(c) 1991 Freudiana Records Ltd.
(c) 1990 Freudiana Holdings Ltd. (FHL Ltd.)
(c) Vereinigte B†hnen Wien Ges.m.b.H (VBW) Design Loys Egg
(p) 1991 EMI Electrola GMBH
Idee (Idea): Eric Woolfson
Originalkonzept F†r Das Theater
(Original Theatrical Concept): Brian Brolly
Buch (Book): Eric Woolfson, Brian Brolly,
Lida Winiewicz
Musik & Liedtexte (Music and Lyrics): Eric Woolfson
Musikalische BeitrŠge
(Musical Contribution): Alan Parsons
Deutsch (German translation): Lida Winiewicz
B†hnenbild (Stage Setting): Hans Schavernovh
Kost†me (Costumes): Annette Beaufays,
Susanne Schmogner
Lichtdesign (Lighting): Rick Belzer
Arrangements (Orchestral Arranging): Andrew Powell
Musicaliche Leitung
(Musical Direction): Caspar Richter
Choleographie (Choreography): Heinz Spoerli
Regie (Producer): Peter Weck
K†nstkeruscher leiter und produzent
der deutschen original aufnahme: Peter Weck
Exec. Produzent Feudiana Records Ltd.: Stellv. K†nstl
Leiter: Elmar Ottenthal
Musikalischer Leiter: Caspar Richter
Choreinstudierung: Walter Lochmann
Produktionsleitung: Herwig Ursin, aufgenommen
mit dem HEY-U-Studiomobil
im Theater an der Wien
Aufnahmetechniker: Ing. Fritz Staudinger, Ger-
not Ursin, Peter Naumann
Nachbearbeitung und Mischung: Herwig Ursin
THEATER AN DER WIEN
WELT URAUFF†HRUNG PRODUZIERT VON
VEREINIGTE B†HNEN WIEN GES.M.B.H. UND BRIAN BROLLY
IN ZUSAMMENBEIT MIT FREUDIANA LTD.
BESETZUNG (CAST)
Erik KAI PETERSON
Susan (Museumsmanagerin) ISABELLA FRITDUM
Kate (Reiseleiterin), KindermŠdchen SUSANNE ALTSCHUL
Eriks Mutter, Nachtclub-sŠngerin DAGMAR HELLBERG
Mr. Adams, Professor Clown FELIX MARTIN
Mrs. Adams, Zirkusdirektorin REGINA LEMNITZ
MŠdchen, Oberschwester MARY ILLES
Dora KARIN ZWIENER
Doras Vater, Charcot NORBERT LAMALA
Man mit Pfeife, Eriks Vater,
Mitglied der Mittwochs-Gesellschaft,
Scherlock Holmes WOLFGANG PAMPEL
Kartenspieler, Wolfsmann VIKTOR GERNOT
Kartenspieler, Rattenmann LEOPORD KERN
Kartenspieler, Richter LUDWIG ITGENSHORST
Pfadfinder, Mittwochs-Gesellschaft ERIC MINSK
MARIO STELLER
DEAN WELTERLEN
JAMES CLARK
ANTHONY D'ARTAGNAN
THOMAS NESTLER
SAM COLE
Pfadfinder, Brieftrager MAX POLLAK
Madchen ELIN CARLSON
VASILIKI ROUSSI
Frau Schmetterling GRAHAM PUSHEE
Vocalisten DANUTA JAQUET
FUMIE KIKUCHI
SUE ANN ROSENBERG
NIKI BOLEN
PATRICK BRUNNER
BRIAN CARMACK
MIKE KNOSPE
Here is a cross-reference between the studio (E) and the show (D) albums:
(none) E- 1 The Nirvana Principle
D- 1 Freudiana E-16 Freudiana
D- 2 Kleiner Hans E- 4 Little Hans
D- 3 Ich Bin Dein Spiegel E- 3 I Am A Mirror
D- 4 Es Ist Durchaus Nicht Erwiesen E- 6 Funny You Should Say That
D- 5 Dora E- 5 Dora
D- 6 Du Bist Allein E- 7 You're On Your Own
D- 7 Ausgestossen E- 8 Far Away From Home
D- 8 Doctor Charcot E- 9 Let Yourself Go
D- 9 Frau Schmetterling E-12 Sects Therapy
D-10 Der Ring E-11 The Ring
D-11 Vision Dora E-10 Beyond The Pleasure Principle
D-12 Nie War Das Gl†ck So Nah E-14 Don't Let The Moment Pass
D-13 U-Bahn E-15 Upper Me
D-14 Wer Ging Den Weg E-18 There But For The Grace Of God
D-15 Oedipus-Terzett E-13 No One Can Love You Better Than Me
D-16 Chorus E-17 Destiny
D-17 Freudiana E- 2 Freudiana
[ This is the hard-to-find Vienese cast recording for Freudiana. The
music is all in German, but the songs are all basically the same
as the studio album. Special thanks to David Datta for initial info,
and to Yuka Tateisi (who had to do a lot of German - Japanese -
English translating) for this album info. Unfortunately, this one
is out-of-print, and difficult to come by. Good luck!! -- ed. ]
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1995 Feb(?) Gaudi: Erlebniswelt Der Phantasie Musical Soundtrack
Das Musical
In Der Inszenierung von Elmar Ottenthal
CD 1995 DE Gaudi Musical GmbH gmg 260595-2
5:45 5:43 What Are You Going To Do Now?(*) chorus, Maik Lohse
6:00 5:58 Money Talks Maik Lohse
4:43 4:42 Closer To Heaven John Cashmore
3:51 3:49 Standing On Higher Ground Dagmar Hellberg
3:44 3:42 Tango G†ell(*) (instrumental)
5:57 5:54 Parca G†ell(*) John Cashmore,
Dagmar Hellberg
6:17 6:15 Puppet Master(*) Maik Lohse
4:29 4:25 Inside Looking Out Dagmar Hellberg
2:55 2:54 Work Song(*) chorus
5:21 5:19 Too Late Maik Lohse, Damar Hellberg
6:55 6:53 Forbidden Fruit(*) Damar Hellberg
6:22 6:20 Lonely Song (Love can be lonely too)(*) John Cashmore
8:23 8:22 La Sagrada Familia John Cashmore, Maik Lohse,
Dagmar Hellberg, chorus
Total: 70:42 (70:44, 13 tracks, DDD)
Digital Consultant: Chris Blair
Lead Vocals: John Cashmore, Dagmar Hellberg, Maik Lohse
1995 May Gaudi: Erlebniswelt Der Phantasie Musical Soundtrack
CD 1995 EUR WEA 0630-10289(-2) (05/12/95)
CA 1995 EUR WEA 0630-10289(-4) (05/12/95)
CD 1996 EUR WEA 0630-10289(-2) (0?/??/96)
5:44 5:42 What Are You Going To Do Now?(*) chorus, Martin Moss
6:01 5:57 Money Talks Martin Moss
4:43 4:40 Closer To Heaven John Cashmore
3:50 3:48 Standing On Higher Ground RenŽe Knapp
3:40 3:37 Tango G†ell(*) (instrumental)
5:56 5:54 Parca G†ell(*) John Cashmore,
RenŽe Knapp
6:18 6:14 Puppet Master(*) Martin Moss
4:29 4:26 Inside Looking Out RenŽe Knapp
2:58 2:55 Work Song(*) chorus
5:23 5:19 Too Late Martin Moss, RenŽe Knapp
6:55 6:52 Forbidden Fruit(*) RenŽe Knapp
6:21 6:19 Lonely Song (Love can be lonely too)(*) John Cashmore
8:20 8:19 La Sagrada Familia John Cashmore, Martin
Moss, RenŽe Knapp,
chorus
Total: 70:38 (70:40, 13 tracks, DDD)
Assistant Engineer: Paul Hicks
Digital Consultant: Ian Sylvester
Mastering Consultants: Chris Blair and Nick Webb
Lead Vocals: John Cashmore, RenŽe Knapp, Martin Moss
[inside inlay]
Idee/Komposition/Text/Sounddesign:
Autor und Komponist: Eric Woolfson
[ rough bits of translation... - ed. ]
Author and composer for over 20 years... rock and roll...
for the Alan Parsons Project... Grammy nominee and....
Also author and composer of the 1990 musical Freudiana.
Die Macher:
Regisseur: Elmar Ottenthal
[ rough bits of translation... - ed. ]
... at the Grand Theater of Liceu in Barcelona, the
Scala Theater in Malaysia, the Vienna Staatsoper,
the Royal Circle in Br†ssels, and the Hamburg
Staatsoper. From 1989-1992... [produced?] "Cats,"
"Les Miserables," "Phantom of the Opera," and
"Elizabeth," all in 1992 at the Aachen Theater, and now
in 1993, "Gaudi" producer.
Sounddesigner: Haydn Bendall
[ rough bits of translation... - ed. ]
... Abbey Road Studios in London. Also has engineered
for Al Stewart, Elton John, George Benson, John Miles,
Kate Bush, Mile Oldfield, Paul McCartney, Pat Metheny,
Simply Minds, and Tina Turner. For "Gaudi," he serves
as the engineer, plays some keyboards, and programmed
synthesizers.
[Lyrics]
[Bio of Antonio Gaud’]
ANTONI GAUD’ Y CORNET (1852 - 1926)
[...]
Die Interpreten [Cast (The Characters)]
Character Played By
--------- ---------
Don Parker John Cashmore
Isabella RenŽe Knapp
Mark Winner Martin Moss
Leading Team [Production Staff]
Musik und Texte Eric Woolfson
Regie Elmar Ottenthal
Dramaturgie Claus Schmitz
Musikalische Leitung Bernhard Moncado, Harry Koning
Choreografie Kimberly Pšschl-Duddy, Peter Wissmann
B†hnenbild Hannes Rader
Licht Wieland M†ller-Haslinger
Kost†me Bettina Richter, Christophe Thouet
Instrumentierung Gavin Creenaway
Sound Haydn Bendall, Ralf Sunderdick
Produktionsleitung Stefan Zinkgraf
Editorial [Editorial Staff]
Text, Konzept und Koordination Claus Schmitz
Grafische Gestaltung und Layout Mhak's Gmbh, Aachen
Gaud’ Logo Pro Artwork
Szenenfotos de Urauff†hrung Ludwig Koerfer
Barcelonafotos Elmar Ottenthal, Claus Schmitz
[back of inlay]
Euro Musical Hall (Aachen/Alsdorf)
Raumtheater der Extraklasse
Hautnahes Miterleben
Modernste Projecktionstechnik
Soundtechnik der Superlative
AB 26. MAI 1995 TŠglich Ausser Montags
[credits in common]
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson
Produced by: Eric Woolfson and Haydn Bendall
Engineered by: Haydn Bendall
Orchestra and Choir arranged
and conducted by: Gavin Greenaway
Leading Team [Production Staff]
Musik und Texte Eric Woolfson
Regie Elmar Ottenthal
Dramaturgie Claus Schmitz
Musikalische Leitung Bernhard Moncado, Harry Koning
Choreografie Kimberly Pšschl-Duddy, Peter Wissmann
B†hnenbild Hannes Rader
Licht Wieland M†ller-Haslinger
Kost†me Bettina Richter, Christophe Thouet
Instrumentierung Gavin Creenaway
Sound Haydn Bendall, Ralf Sunderdick
Produktionsleitung Stefan Zinkgraf
Editorial [Editorial Staff]
Text, Konzept und Koordination Claus Schmitz
Grafische Gestaltung und Layout Mhak's Gmbh, Aachen
Gaud’ Logo Pro Artwork
Szenenfotos de Urauff†hrung Ludwig Koerfer
Barcelonafotos Elmar Ottenthal, Claus Schmitz
(*) Published by: Melodie Der Welt For Germany, (c) 1995
All the other tracks are published by Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Administered by Careers Musics Inc. (A division of BMG Publishing)
The tracks on this album are a selection from the Aachen/Alsdorf
Productions of the musical GAUDI.
KARTEN (TICKET) SERVICE 0180-5302020
(c) 1995 by gmg - Gaudi Musical GmbH
(p) 1995 Wea Music, Warner Music Germany, A Warner Music Group Company
Notes:
The title means something like "Experience a World of Fantasy".
There are two versions of this CD. The first, features Dagmar
Hellberg and Maik Lohse who were part of the original Aachen cast.
RenŽe Knapp and Martin Moss replaced them for the Alsdorf and
Cologne stages; the album was rerecorded with the new vocalists.
There are major differences in the liner notes, and the older
release lists the track numbers and titles on the CD whereas
the new one only says "see inlay for details".
In 1996, a rerelease of this recording was issued by WEA, but
as a "Kźln" edition. The front of the inlay has different
words, and the rather than the traditional 'w', 'e', 'a' logo,
the new white box with blue 'wea' logo is used.
[ Special thanks to Alistair Young for the original album info.
The original Aachen release is reported out-of-print and is
available only at the current venue for the Gaudi musical
whereas the second version (WEA) is still widely available. -- ed. ]
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1997 Sep Gambler - Das Geheimnis der Karten Musical Soundtrack
(The Secret of the Cards)
CD 1997 DE [homebrew] GAMBLER1 (09/??/97)
Act I
0:46 0:30 Fanfare (instrumental)
6:59 7:01 Green Light Means Danger (Casino Boss, Gambler)
4:19 4:14 Love In The Third Degree (Chorus)
6:18 6:14 When The World Was Young (Countess)
5:22 5:21 Games People Play (Casino Boss, Gambler,
Chorus)
4:54 4:49 The Golden Key (Gambler, Casino Boss)
7:22 7:11 Limelight (Showgirl)
Act II
4:40 9 x 9 x 9 (Nine By Nine By Nine) (Gigi)
5:13 5:10 Halfway (Countess)
9:09 9:01 Eye In The Sky (Casino Boss, Chorus)
4:30 4:21 (You'll Be) Far Away (Showgirl)
7:22 7:19 Time (Gambler, Showgirl,
Chorus)
1:09 0:55 Medley (various)
Total: 68:03 (68:10) (13 tracks)
Music and Lyrics by: Eric Woolfson
Produced by: Eric Woolfson and Haydn Bendall
Engineered by: Haydn Bendall
Orchestra and Choir arranged
and conducted by: Gavin Greenaway
Leading Team [Production Staff]
Musik und Texte Eric Woolfson
Inszenienrung Elmar Ottenthal
B†hnenbild Hannes Rader
Sounddesign und musi-
kalische Arrangements Haydn Bendall
Soundconsulting Othmar Eichlinger
Choreografie Peter Wissmann
Kost†me Sabine Coch
Musikalische Leitung Harry Koning
Regie-Mitarbeit Stefan Zinkgraf
Lichtgestalting Wieland M†ller-Haslinger
Choir- und Orches-
trarrangements Gavin Creenaway
Besetzung [The Cast] (featured in this CD recording)
====================
Character Played By
--------- ---------
Gambler Chris van Tongelen
Showgirl Annika Bruhns
Casino Boss/Priest Rafi Weinstock
Countess Georgina Chakos
Gigi Dirk Smits[?]
Understudies
============
Character Played By
--------- ---------
Gambler Reinhardt Brussmann, Gerardo Jak,
Mario Taghadossi
Showgirl Nicky Forsyth
Casino Boss/Priest James Sbano
Countess Isabel Broders, Yana Kriz
Gigi James Sbano
Notes:
The show premiered on October 26, 1996 at the MusicalStage in
Mšnchengladbach, Germany. This cast recording was released
(in September 1997), about a year after it was supposed to
(i.e. before the musical's debut was the plan).
This live CD is no longer in print and was available only at the
theater gift shop. There is no designated release or distribution
information on this Live CD. A commercial studio release was taken
under consideration, but was never completed if it was ever started
(see below).
The music featured in this musical includes tracks from The Turn
Of A Friendly Card plus Limelight from Stereotomy and Eye In The
Sky from the album of the same name.
For more info, see Alistair's Gambler miscellaneous web page at:
http://www.roadkill.com/cgi-ajy/enc.cgi?album=Gambler
Songs featured in the show that are not on the CD include:
-- Vespers
-- The World Is Far Away (now the Far Away [Trio])
-- Snake Eyes I
-- Snake Eyes II
Hopefully, they'll be in the studio version, if there is one.
If not, at least they are featured in the Original Korean Cast
recording (see below).
There has also been a rumor of a studio cast recording. It has
been this way for most of its lifetime. One thing that we *do*
know, is that accordinging to The Avenue issue #9, Chris Rainbow
had been in the studio recording on tracks for this album. With
the closing of the show, however, I doubt any tapes will ever
see the light of day.
Liner notes:
The liner notes are all in German. I don't have a translation
as of yet, but basically, they give mini bios for Eric (Die Kom-
ponist), Haydn Bendall (Der Sound -- i.e. engineer), the players
(Die Haptrollen), and Die Story.
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1999 ??? Musical Gambler Musical Soundtrack
CD 1999 KR [homebrew] [none] (??/??/99)
[
All English song titles taken verbatim... add "[sic]" after
each title. Korean translations bracketed by parentheses
"( )" provided below each title. Thanks for
Hyung-Wook Kim for the translations! As usual, any of my
notations are in editor's brackets such as these. -- ed.
]
Act I
1:06 Fanfare (instrumental)
()
8:07 Greenlight (Casino Boss, Gambler,
(Palace in the desert) Ensemble)
7:10 Love in the third degree (Showgirls)
(Love like a fire)
3:07 Vespers (Casino Boss/Priest,
(Mass song) Chorus)
4:42 Games people play (Casino Boss, Gambler,
(Life is a gamble) Ensemble)
2:42 Far away [trio] (Gambler, Showgirl,
(Love is in our chest) Casino Boss)
3:57 Golden key (Gambler, Casino Boss)
(The Key of heaven)
4:21 Limelight (Showgirl)
(The light comes near to me)
Act II
8:48 Nine by nine by nine (Gigi, Showgirls)
(I passed)
6:06 Halfway (Countess)
(Unfinished love)
4:23 Eye in the sky (Casino Boss, Ensemble)
(Eye on the world)
12:23 Snake eyes [I + Halfway reprise] (Casino Boss, Ensemble)
(Give it one more chance)
[x:xx] (You'll Be) Far Away [+ Snake Eyes II] (Showgirl, Chorus)
()
6:50 Time (Gambler, Ensemble)
(Time to go)
Total: 73:42 (13 tracks)
Original sound recording and CD manufactured by the
Sinshi Musical Company
399-1, Yangjae-Dong, Seocho-Gu
Seoul, South Korea
82-2-577-1987
82-2-573-9847 FAX
Sinshi99@chollian.net
Producer: Myung-Seong Park
Director: Jin-Seob Han
Original Author: Eric Wolfson [sic]
The Cast (featured in this CD recording)
========
Character Played By
--------- ---------
Gambler Kyung-Joo Nam
Showgirl Jeong-Wha Lee
Casino Boss/Priest Jun-Ho Heo
Countess Soo-Kyung Jeon
Gigi Won-Seong Joo
Notes:
This is the Original Korean Cast recording of Gambler. Because
of its late entry as well as its more complete track list, we get
a better representation of the musical from this recording than
from Woolfson's original. Although the songs are done completely
in Korean, there is no mistaking the music. The additional music
makes for an excellent full-length CD.
We are also introduced to the recorded premieres of the songs
Vespers and Snake Eyes (I and II) since these are not present
on the German cast recording. I would also venture to say that
the range of the songs sometimes exceeds the vocal capabilities
of some of the singers. Nevertheless, I am pleased to here a
more complete recording of the songs from this musical.
One other boo-boo... according to the track listing, there were
supposed to be 14 tracks on this CD. However, they accidentally
merged tracks 12 and 13 together into a single track 12, hence
the enormous length and track title confusion you see above.
Almost everything is in Korean with the exception of the English
song titles. The same applies for the programme, with the ex-
ception of Eric's letter to the producers of the show (below).
It appears to be edited or translated somehow as it does not
make the most sense. Anyway, i'll let you be the judge of that.
Eric's personal letter to show producers (verbatim from programme,
including incorrect CAPS usage, mispellings, and opened quotes):
We have to thank you for such a good production of musical
GAMBLER, delighted all of us and far exceeded our expectations
- I was so excited to see my music performed by Sinshi members
in Seoul and this gave me more pleasure than I had dared
imagine! the most important factor of all was that your
production of GAMBLER was so excellent, with some features even
better than in Europe.
Also, We all are so happy with the "family feeling at Sinshi,
with producer, director, technical people and actors relaxing
together after doing such good work, and you can be very proud
of the wonderful relationships you have developed with in
Sinshi.
Kindest regards,
Eric Woolfson
Edited and abridged notes by Hyung-Wook Kim:
The big 3 Korean words/symbols in the title spell the Korean
enunciation of the word "Gambler:" [Gaem] [Beul] [Reo]
The Korean song titles are either direct translations or free
translations of the original titles, meaning that the direct
translations are those that are word-for-word, while free trans-
lations were done "freely" to the understanding of the audience,
i.e. interpreted, rather than translated. For instance, the
translation of "Nine by nine by nine" was something like "I
passed": [Na] [Boot] [At] [Da]. But in my opinion, these titles
are not important. Anyway, just keep in mind that they have a
similar meaning or add clarification to the original titles.
Just for reference, this recording was made at first performance
of Gambler in Seoul, South Korea from May 8th - May 23rd, 1999.
The encore Gambler performance took place during Oct 1st - Oct
10th, 1999, but no recording was made for that show.
[ Thanks to Hyung-Wook Kim for the information regarding this CD! -- ed. ]
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1992 ??? Hits In The Sky Compilation
CD 1992 ?? BMG/Arista 74231-10423-2
?:?? Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
?:?? Time Eric Woolfson
?:?? The Turn Of A Friendly Card Chris Rainbow
?:?? Pipeline (Instrumental)
?:?? Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
?:?? Prime Time Eric Woolfson
?:?? Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
?:?? Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
?:?? Lucifer (Instrumental)
?:?? Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
?:?? Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
?:?? The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
?:?? Separate Lives Eric Woolfson
?:?? Sooner Or Later Eric Woolfson
?:?? Since The Last Goodbye Chris Rainbow
?:?? Hawkeye (Instrumental)
Total: 72:22 (16 tracks, AAD/ADD, 1977-1984)
Inlay has lyrics but no liner notes.
Credits from the back of the inlay:
All Rights Of The Manufacturer And The Owner Of The
Recorded Work Reserved. Unauthorized Duplication
Is A Violation Of Applicable Laws.
Album Concept/Lucker Liao
Compiled by Michael Cheng
Designed by Chih Bor Wang
All Compositions by Eric Woolfson And Alan Parsons
All Songs Produced And Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Orchestra Conducted And Arranged by Andrew Powell
All Songs Published by Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music, Inc.
This Compilation (P) 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984
&(C) 1992 Arista Records, Inc.
(Edited) Commentary (by Yuka Tateisi):
I found this compilation album in HMV at Tsim Sha Tsui,
Hong Kong. As you can see above, this is 'too Woolfsony',
and I am wondering what would those people who dislike
"Ammonia Avenue" and "Vulture Culture" (including Alan
himself) would say.
To me -- I like AA but not VC -- it's still too fluffy
(like something soft and floating about in the air).
But when I am tired and sleepy it's very pleasant to hear
these vocal tracks and then I wish for Lucifer and Hawkeye
they aren't there (normally I like these).
Note:
I went to the same HMV as Yuka (in Dec 96) in Tsim Sha Tsui,
a total tourist-type shopping area in Kowloon. Anyway, they
had the album there selling for $125HK, which is about
$16.17US. I also found a few copies in Taiwan for $385NTD,
or about $14US. Although released by BMG Arista, it looks
like it's only distributed by BMG Music Taiwan (i.e. to Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and others in their reach). Still plenty
available if you know anyone in those parts of the world.
[ Thanks for Yuka Tateisi for most of the album information! -- ed. ]
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1988 Aug Instrumental Works Compilation
LP 1988 US Arista AL 8487
LP 1988 EUR Arista 209 237 (??/??/88, 09/21/92)
CA 1988 US Arista AC 8487
CA 1988 EUR Arista 409 237 (??/??/88, 09/21/92)
CD 1988 US Arista ARCD 8487
CD 1988 EUR,HK Arista 259 237 (08/??/88, 09/21/92)
CD 1988 JP BMG A32D-68 (10/??/88)
CD 1993 JP Arista/BMG Victor BVCA-1015 (11/21/93)
CD 1994 EUR Arista 876 606 (01/??/94)
CD 1996 EUR Arista 8487 2 (04/??/96)
CD 1997 CA Arista ARCD 8487 (03/12/97)
3:58 3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
7:25 7:23 Where's The Walrus? (instrumental)
6:03 5:59 I Robot (instrumental)
3:35 3:32 Mammagamma (instrumental)
3:49 3:44 Hawkeye (instrumental)
2:16 2:14 Voyager (instrumental)
3:46 3:44 Paseo De Gracia (instrumental)
4:59 4:57 Urbania (instrumental)
4:30 4:27 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
3:39 3:37 Genesis Ch. 1 V. 32 (instrumental)
Total: 44:00 (44:02, 10 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977 - 1988)
Notes: Some versions of this album were called "Instrumental Voyages,"
which was an earlier working title for the compilation. Some versions
of this album may have been released with the earlier title.
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1996 May L'Album Di Alan Parsons Project (2 CDs) Compilation
CD 1996 IT Arista 354 278(-2) (05/??/96)
Disc 1 (I Robot to Gaudi)
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Total: ??:?? (?? tracks, 1977-1987)
Disc 2 (Gaudi to I Robot)
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Total: ??:?? (?? tracks, 1977-1987)
Grand Total: ???:?? (31 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1987)
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1999 Jul Master Hits Compilation
CD 1999 US Arista 07822 14602(-2) (07/27/99)
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
3:22 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:21 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:02 Time Eric Woolfson
4:38 Limelight Gary Brooker
1:53 Sirius (instrumental)
4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
6:32 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
4:25 Sooner or Later Eric Woolfson
4:25 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
Total: 50:16 (11 tracks, ADD/DDD, 1977-1986)
Note:
Part of Arista's Heritage Series featuring digitally-
remastered tracks making up a "greatest hits" album
(see below).
Some have speculated that this compilation is just a
subset of The Definitive Collection, a 2CD set that
was digitally-mastered by Alan himself, but that may
not be the case since 3 of the tracks on this CD are
*not* part of DC. *However*, 2 of these tracks were
on the original lineup of DC -- Limelight being the
only track to not show up anywhere in the DC notes.
Before DC was released, there was some debate amongst
Alan, Eric, and Arista regarding which tracks should
be on DC, and which should be dumped. Perhaps Lime-
light *was* in cut list that everyone agreed on first.
If that's the case, then Alan did remaster all these.
Liner Notes:
From his landmark work as an engineer (on the Beatles'
"Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon")
and producer (Al Stewart's "Time Passages"), through
the classic albums that bear his name, Alan Parsons is
one of the true architects of rock and pop. Recording
as The Alan Parsons Project, he created some of the
most visionary Gold and Platinum music of the era.
Here is the best of Parsons' sonically masterful hits,
taken from seven of his acclaimed concept albums.
THE HERITAGE SERIES is an essential collection of
digitally[-]remastered, mid-priced albums. Featuring
some of the best rock, pop, R&B and soul of the past
30 years, they make it easy to discover what you might
have missed the first time... or to re-discover those
hard-to-find favorites all over again.
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1989 Oct Pop Classics Compilation
CD 1989 EUR EVA 353 623 (10/??/89)
2LP 1989 EUR EVA 303 623 (10/??/89)
CA 1989 EUR EVA 503 623 (10/??/89)
CD 1989 DE Ariola 885 600 (10/??/89)
1:54 Sirius (instrumental)
4:37 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:12 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
4:40 Limelight Gary Brooker
4:34 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
2:41 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
3:36 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:18 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
4:27 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
5:07 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:20 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
6:01 I Robot (instrumental)
6:23 Inside Looking Out Eric Woolfson
4:53 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
5:03 Time Eric Woolfson
Total: 72:12 (72:14, 16 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1987)
(p) 1989 Arista Records Inc.
(c) 1989 Marketed by Ariola
Benelux B.V. Distributed by BMG Ariola Benelux B.V.
Compiled in association with Arista Records Inc.
Mastering by Digipro-Brussels.
DESIGN: Hotline (Maarssen).
ART DIRECTION: Ruud de Kemp, John de Goey
All titles composed by E. Woolfson & A. Parsons
Notes:
This album is/was released by EVA, the same distributor for "The
Ultimate Collection," a(nother) double CD hits compilation. Not
surprisingly, this single disc is a complete subset of that release.
Liner Notes:
In the late sixties Alan Parsons embarked on the kind of career
that today reads like a thriller, a fairy tale come true. The
very first album Alan was involved with was The Beatles 'Abbey
Road', one of the finest albums recorded in the young history
of popular music. Alan got the job of assistant technician. He
came to Abbey Road to learn. But also to put to practice some
ideas he had about the development of the sounds of that time.
Alan: 'I've always been into sounds, much more than into lyrics,
voices or performing. When The Beatles recorded the album
'Abbey Road' they had stopped performing. They completely
concentrated on recording albums. They had the kind of genius
that would amaze me time after time. From them I learned how
one should always be creative. Both with instruments and with
sounds. From their producer George Martin I learned how to
achieve an idea that at first only exists in the mind. The
Beatles knew what they wanted; Martin knew how to get it. I
learned a lot in those days'. After The Beatles split up,
Alan kept in touch with Paul McCartney, the romantic Beatle,
who had formed his own group Wings. Alan engineered Wings
albums like 'Wildlife' and 'Red Rose Speedway'. Alan: 'Of
course McCartney knew more or less the sound that he wanted.
But he was always pleased with a useful suggestion and even
some constructive criticism'. However, the group that provided
the greatest scope for Alan's inventive style of engineering
was Pink Floyd. Unlike most groups in those days the Floyd did
not handle a three minute song-formula. They looked for new
horizons. And they found it. Alan thought the gates of heaven
had opened for him when the Floyd hired him to do the
engineering on the now legendary 'Dark Side of the Moon' album.
His work earned Alan a Grammy-nomination. The kind of praise a
young artist needs to get confidence.
The next step for Alan was, quite logically, to become a producer.
He enjoyed instant fame and success with Steve Harley's Cockney
Rebel. Alan expanded both his view and his fame when he produced
several Al Stewart albums. Just prior to commencement of 'The
Project', Parsons reviewed what he considered to be some of the
greatest albums of those days and to determine what made them
great. Alan: 'I listened primarily to 'Bridge Over Troubled Water',
'Sergeant Pepper' and 'Dark Side of the Moon'. I surmised that all
of the great albums offered a kind of continuity, a beautiful flow
between tracks. This, I felt, compelled the listener to want to
listen to both sides straight through. In order to attain the
complete statement of the album'. In spite of his successes both
as an engineer and a producer no record company seemed eager to
invest in Parsons own ideas of a concept album. It was his by now
longtime associate Eric Woolfson who reached him a helping hand.
Alan: 'I was working at EMI and had been turned down for the most
basic production deal that anybody off the street could get. Eric
showed a lot of faith in me. And EMI somehow had a lot of faith
in him. It started as a business relationship and moved into a
creative one'. The first album of 'The Project' was 'Tales of
Mystery and Imagination'. Woolfson came to Alan with the idea. It
would be an album on Edgar Allan Poe with no artists involved. It
soon became apparent that there was scope to develop. First The
Alan Parsons Project was to be a one project-affair. then it
developed and became a formula. Woolfson became the architect, he
came up with the ideas and wrote the lyrics. Parsons became the
technical wizard. All Parsons and Woolfson needed were concepts.
The titles of the albums that followed after the highly acclaimed
Poe-adventure - Parsons received a Grammy Award - already suggested
the conceptual approach: 'I Robot','Pyramid','Eve','The Turn of a
Friendly Card','Ammonia Avenue','On Air' and others. 'The Turn of
a Friendly Card' was inspired by the fact that they had moved to
Monte Carlo, a gambling paradise. Alan: 'The album has a lot to do
with the gambling there and taking risks generally. It contains the
elements of risk, intimidation and bluff'. The Project has had a
few single successes in the popcharts. ('Mammagamma','Time','Eye
in the Sky' and of course 'Old and Wise') but has somehow always
shied away from star names. Alan: 'Quite a lot of what The Project
has been all about is that there is a certain attraction to a new
voice being introduced, as opposed to the voice that you're
expecting, which you would have in the case of a Rod Stewart or
Roger Daltrey. We tend to stay away from people who are in the
limelight'.
[ available from German Music Express -- ed. ]
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1992 Aug The Ultimate Collection (2 CDs) Compilation
CD 1995 EUR EVA 74321 102 67(-2) (03/12/95)
disk 1: 102 68
disk 2: 102 69
CD 1992 DE Ariola 876 096 (08/??/92)
Disc 1
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6:02 6:06 I Robot (instrumental)
3:24 3:19 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
2:24 Voyager (instrumental)
3:31 What Goes Up... David Paton
4:23 4:20 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
5:31 5:27 In The Lap Of The Gods (instrumental)
5:09 Lucifer (instrumental)
3:39 3:37 You Won't Be There Dave Townsend
4:19 4:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
5:04 5:05 Time Eric Woolfson
4:35 4:28 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
2:42 2:39 The Turn Of A Friendly Card [Part One] Chris Rainbow
4:57 4:52 Maybe A Price To Pay [sic] Elmer Gantry
1:53 1:48 Sirius (instrumental)
4:35 4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
7:16 7:17 Silence And I Eric Woolfson
Total: 69:24 (69:26) (16 tracks, AAD/ADD, 1977-1981)
Disc 2
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4:51 4:50 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
3:37 3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
4:53 4:52 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
5:04 5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:11 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
3:58 3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
6:31 6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
4:28 4:22 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
3:47 3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
7:18 7:15 Stereotomy John Miles
4:41 4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
6:22 6:19 Inside Looking Out Eric Woolfson
3:46 3:43 Paseo De Gracia (instrumental)
Total: 68:51 (68:53) (14 tracks, ADD/DDD, 1981-1987)
Grand Total: 138:19 (30 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1977-1987)
(p) 1992 BMG Ariola Benelux BV
(c) 1992 Marketed by EVA
Distributed by BMG Ariola Benelux BV
Label, trademarks and logos are protected.
Compiled in association with: Arista.
Design: Hotline (Maarssen)
Art Direction:" Lars Kolsteren/Erik Bouman.
Mastering by Digipro-Brussels.
EVA is a joint venture of EMI, Virgin, BMG Ariola
EVA... voor perfekte muziek
[ still widely available from many sources -- ed. ]
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1994 Nov Alan Parsons (The Very Best Of) Live Live Concert Compilation
CD 1994 EUR Arcade 990 22 30 (11/29/94)
CD 1995 EUR Arcade 990 22 30 (01/??/95)
CA 1994 EUR Arcade 990 42 30 (11/29/94)
CD 1998 UK Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 262 (10/12/98)
CD 1999 UK Artful ARTFULCD27 (08/02/99)
2:24 Sirius{1} (instrumental)
4:55 Eye In The Sky{1} Gary Howard
4:56 Luciferama{3} (instrumental)
4:49 Old And Wise{5} Gary Howard
5:22 Psychobabble{5} Chris Thompson
5:39 The Raven{3} Alan Parsons,
Gary Howard,
Chris Thompson
5:08 Time{4} Gary Howard
4:18 You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned{2} Chris Thompson
5:15 Prime Time{1} Gary Howard
4:40 Limelight{6} Chris Thompson
4:13 Don't Answer Me{5} Gary Howard, Chris Thompson
5:30 Standing On Higher Ground{4} Chris Thompson
Total: 57:06 (57:08, 12 tracks, DDD)
1995 Jun The Very Best Live Live Concert & Studio Compilation
CD 1995 US BMG/RCA Victor 68229(-2) (06/27/95)
CD 1995 TW BMG/RCA Victor 68229(-2)
CD 1995 JP BMG/RCA Victor BVCP-884 (??/??/95)
CA 1995 US BMG/RCA Victor 68229(-4) (06/27/95)
2:25 Sirius{1} (instrumental)
4:55 Eye In The Sky{1} Gary Howard
5:22 Psychobabble{5} Chris Thompson
5:39 The Raven{3} Alan Parsons,
Gary Howard,
Chris Thompson
5:08 Time{4} Gary Howard
4:56 Luciferama{3} (instrumental)
4:49 Old And Wise{5} Gary Howard
4:18 You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned{2} Chris Thompson
5:15 Prime Time{1} Gary Howard
4:40 Limelight{6} Chris Thompson
4:13 Don't Answer Me{5} Gary Howard, Chris Thompson
5:30 Standing On Higher Ground{4} Chris Thompson
4:13 When{7} Chris Thompson
6:18 Take The Money And Run{7} Stuart Elliott
5:07 You're The Voice{7} Chris Thompson
Total: 74:38 (74:40, 15 tracks, DDD)
1997 Jun The Very Best Live Live Concert & Studio Compilation
CD 1997 UK Total Records TOTCD7 (06/??/97)
2:25 Sirius{1} (instrumental)
4:55 Eye In The Sky{1} Gary Howard
5:22 Psychobabble{5} Chris Thompson
5:39 The Raven{3} Alan Parsons,
Gary Howard,
Chris Thompson
5:08 Time{4} Gary Howard
4:56 Luciferama{3} (instrumental)
4:49 Old And Wise{5} Gary Howard
4:18 You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned{2} Chris Thompson
5:15 Prime Time{1} Gary Howard
4:40 Limelight{6} Chris Thompson
4:13 Don't Answer Me{5} Gary Howard, Chris Thompson
5:30 Standing On Higher Ground{4} Chris Thompson
4:13 When{7} Chris Thompson
6:18 Take The Money And Run{7} Stuart Elliott
Total: 69:31 (14 tracks, DDD)
Recording location from The Avenue AP Live insert, 29 Feb 1996, issue #4
{1} Recorded in Hamburg, May 5, 1994
{2} Recorded in Mannheim, May 9, 1994
{3} Recorded in Frankfurt, May 11, 1994
{4} Recorded in Rotterdam, May 15, 1994
{5} Recorded in Essen, May 16, 1994
{6} Recorded in Antwerp, May 17, 1994
{7} Recorded in studio at Parsonics, February, 1995
Additional audience response recorded in Munich, May 13, 1994
The original versions of these tracks can be found on the following albums:
(European release)
1-2, 4-5, 8 Eye in the Sky
3 Eve/Eye in the Sky
6 Tales of Mystery and Imagination
7 The Turn of a Friendly Card
9, 11 Ammonia Avenue
10 Stereotomy
12 Gaudi
(changes/additions for the USA release)
1-3, 7-8 Eye in the Sky
6 Eve/Eye in the Sky
4 Tales of Mystery and Imagination
5 The Turn of a Friendly Card
13-15 (new tracks)
(deletion for the UK release)
15 You're The Voice
Lead Vocals: Chris Thompson, Gary Howard, Stuart Elliott
Backing Vocals: Alan Parsons, Jeremy Meek
Lead Guitar: Ian Bairnson
Rhythm Guitar: Alan Parsons
Keyboards: Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell, Richard Cottle
Saxophone: Richard Cottle
Bass: Jeremy Meek (live tracks), Felix Krish (studio tracks)
Drums: Stuart Elliot[t]
Crew: Gary Bradshaw (Sound)
John Dipple (Lighting)
Ian Newton
Chris Walker
Lance Miles
Steve Scotton
Rick Graham
Bill Irving
Robert Fleutic
John Wyre
Dean Le Fevre
Jean Claude Monard
Mick Curtiss
Rob Curtain
Graham Ellis
Chris Moynihan
Tour Coordination: Keith Morris
(European release)
Special Thanks to:
Washburn Acoustics
Mesa Boogie Amps
PRS Guitars
Marshall Amps
Zildjian Cymbals
Special Thanks also to:
Steve Blackwell
James Wyllie
Marek Lieberberg
Ossy Hoppe
Tony Ioannou
Andre de Raaff
Hansi Hoffman
Marc Gregory
Bob Thomas at Tascam
Buzz Goodwin at Audio Technica
Smokey Parsons
Karen Cockerell
Gerda Kittner
(USA release)
Special Thanks to:
Washburn Acoustics
Mesa Boogie Amps
PRS Guitars
Marshall Amps
Zildjian Cymbals
Special thanks also to:
Pete Smith
Alex Koch de Gooreynd
Jackie Duveen
James Wyllie
Marek Lieberberg
Ossy Hoppe
Tony Ioannou
Andre De Raaff
Steve Vining
Hansi Hoffman
Marc Gregory
Bob Thomas at Tascam
Buzz Goodwin at Audio Technica
Smokey Parsons
Karen Cockerell
Gerda Kittner
Management: Pete Smith, Isis Music
For more information on Alan Parsons and the newsletter "The Avenue",
write to Steve Martin, "The Avenue", 65 Front Street West,
Suite 0116 - Box 201, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1E6 CANADA
Recorded Digitally on Tascam DA-88s using Audio Technica Microphones.
Mastered at Chop 'em Out by Simon Heyworth.
Recorded on tour in Europe in May 1994 by Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving.
Post production at Parsonics, Sussex, England, October 1994.
Production assistance Ian Bairnson.
Produced and Mixed by ALAN PARSONS.
Additional studio tracks recorded and mixed at Parsonics, February 1995.
(European release)
Tracks - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1981 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Track 3 - Written By Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1978/1981 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
"Luciferama" is a medley of the titles "Lucifer" and "Mammagamma"
Track 6 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1976 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Track 7 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1980 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Track 9 and 11 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1983 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Track 10 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1984 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
Track 12 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons
(c) 1985 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.
(additions for the USA release; mix 'n' match for first 12 tracks again)
Track 13 - Written by Bairnson
(c) 1995 BMG Music, Inc.
Track 14 - written by Elliott/Powell
(c) 1995 BMG Music, Inc.
Track 15 - written by Thompson/Qunta/Ryder/Reid.
(c) 1986 Rondor Music
(European release)
Design by Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon.
(USA release)
Cover design by Storm Thorgerson, Jon Crossland, and Peter Curzon.
Location photography by Paul Maxon and Storm Thorgerson.
Artwork by Julien Mills.
European release notes: [by Alistair Young]
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Title: The Cover simply says "Alan Parsons Live" but a sticker on
the front of the case says "THE VERY BEST OF live" so it's
hard to say. I'd go for "The Very Best Of Alan Parsons Live".
Even then, is it "The Very Best Of *Alan Parsons* Live", or
"The Very Best Of *Alan Parsons Live*"? Got to be the most
ambiguously titled album I've ever come across.
Vocals: The vocalists are only guesses but it's easy enough to distinguish
between Gary Howard and Chris Thompson. I'm only guessing that AP
is the man behind the vocoder in The Raven as he was the bloke who
did it originally, of course. It's interesting that Gary Howard,
'The Universal Father' from Freudiana, is singing all the high-pitch
Eric-type songs! On The Raven and Don't Answer Me, Gary Howard and
Chris Thompson share the lead vocals.]
Misc: The album's split into 12 tracks, one for each song and I can't
notice any problem with the sound quality. It was post-produced
by Alan Parsons at his Parsonics studio (there's a name to rival
Starink's Star Inc.) with assistance from Ian Bairnson. There's
some crowd noise but I think it adds to the atmosphere. For
example, at the start of the album, there's an ominous low hum
from the stage. You hear the odd whistle from people in the
crowd. Then, in comes the guitar which heralds the start of
Sirius and there's a great cheer from the audience. But with a
few exceptions, you only really hear the crowd at the start and
end of tracks. You also get to hear Alan [tripping up]...
"Thank you."
"Here's another song from Eye in the Sky."
(nervous laugh)
"Er... Friendly Card. That's right. Sorry."
(nervous laugh)
"Turn of a Friendly Card - getting my albums mixed up."
(nervous laugh)
"This is called Time..."
Anyway, you *know* there must be some fans in the audience
when they manage to clap along to the bass line at the start
of The Raven.
USA release notes:
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Cover: Spilled red liquid (looks like cherry 7UP or "red snot") on blue
background. From a side angle, it look suspiciously like the
letters "A" and "P".
Misc: Additional 3 studio recorded tracks, including "Take The Money
And Run," the first track featuring Stuart Elliott on vocals.
Also, the order of the live tracks has been switched around a bit.
[ The European release is still available from many sources,
including German Music Express and CD Europe. -- ed. ]
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1992 ??? The Very Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Compilation Album
CD 1992 ?? Unison CDP 1004
6:30 Ammonia Avenue Eric Woolfson
3:21 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Chris Rainbow
1:53 Sirius (instrumental)
4:36 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
4:06 Some Other Time P. Straker & J. Whitren
3:59 Winding Me Up Chris Rainbow
8:44 La Sagrada Familia John Miles
5:24 The Same Old Sun Eric Woolfson
4:07 I Am A Mirror Leo Sayer
4:23 Money Talks John Miles
4:02 Days Are Numbers Chris Rainbow
3:22 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
4:33 The Cask Of Amontillado John Miles
4:26 Sooner or Later Eric Woolfson
4:17 In The Real World John Miles
4:04 The Eagle Will Rise Again Colin Blunstone
Total: 72:35 (16 tracks, AAD/ADD/DDD, 1976 - 1990)
Notes:
This is quite an interesting compilation, obtain by Erol from Istanbul.
It features not only Arista tracks, but also CoA from ToMaI, as well as
one track from Freudiana!! It's the only I've seen with all three.
More Notes [by Erol]:
It's quite interesting to listen these Projective songs in this order.
Erol Cetincelik - Istanbul, Turkey.
I didn't see any other copy of this album, could it be the only one?
[ Thanks to Erol Cetincelik for this one! -- ed. ]
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MISCELLANEOUS ALBUMS featuring Alan Parsons Project PERFORMED tracks
[Note that the Vocalist column has been replaced by Performing Artist. -- ed.]
1985 ??? Arista's Greatest Pop Hits: Compilation
Portrait Of A Decade 1975-1985
LP 1985 US Arista AL8-8271
3:55 EYE IN THE SKY [track 12] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (14 tracks, AAA)
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198? Arista's Perfect 10 Volume 1 Compilation
?:?? GAMES PEOPLE PLAY ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
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198? Arista's Perfect 10 Rides Again Compilation
?:?? LET'S TALK ABOUT ME ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
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1993 ??? Baby Boomer Classics Compilation
CD 1993 US JCI/Essex JCD-3305/
Warner Special Products OPCD-1632 (0?/??/93)
3:16 I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
[track 2]
(p)1994, (c)1997
Total: ??:?? (18 tracks)
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1994 Nov Best Of 80's Rock: Volume 3 Compilation
CD 199? US Priority Records P2-53795 (11/29/94)
?:?? TIME [track 2] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (9 tracks)
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199? ??? Best Of The Best: Compilation
Volume 1: Soft and Heavy
CD 199? EUR Zounds CD 2720049 B
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 7] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: 75:35 (15 tracks)
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1992 Oct Billboard Top Hits 1982 Compilation
CD 1992 US WEA/Atlantic/Rhino R2-70677(-2) (10/13/92)
CA 1992 US WEA/Atlantic/Rhino R2-70677(-4) (10/13/92)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 3] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
Note: CD also sold as part of Billboard Top Hits 1980-1984:
1995 Jun Billboard Top Hits 1980-1984 (5 CDs) Boxed Compilation
CD 1995 US WEA/Atlantic/Rhino R2-72060 (06/06/95)
Disc 3
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?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 3] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1991 ??? British Rock Volume 2 Compilation
[CD also sold as part of British Rock (4 CDs) Boxed Compilation]
CD 1991 ?? Original Sound Recordings 8902(-2) (??/??/91)
CA 1991 ?? Original Sound Recordings 8902(-4) (??/??/91)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 8] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1998 Sep Chicago Bulls Greatest Hits Compilation
CD 1998 US Alphabet City Records 28175 (09/22/99)
?:?? Player Introductions/Sirius [track 2] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (27 tracks)
Notes:
Note that this version of Sirius may not be the studio version.
If it's not, then it's the hacked up one used to introduce players
at the start of games of the National Basketball Association.
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1994 Jun 18 Rock Classics Compilation
CD 1994 ?? JCI Records 3119 (06/28/94)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 4] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (18 tracks)
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199? ??? The 80s Collection Compilation
CD 199? US Delta Music/BMG Sp Prod 24 704
Disc 1
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Total: ??:?? (12 tracks)
Disc 2
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?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 9] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (12 tracks)
Grand Total: ??:?? (24 tracks)
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1996 Aug The 80s Hot Rock Compilation
CD 1996 US K-Tel 3742 (08/13/96)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 8] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1997 Feb 80s Mega Hits Compilation
CD 1997 US K-Tel 3798 (02/11/97)
?:?? GAMES PEOPLE PLAY [track 9] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1997 Apr 80s Rock Classics: Party Town Compilation
CD 1997 US Simitar Entertainment 5514 (04/22/97)
?:?? GAMES PEOPLE PLAY [track 5] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1995 Oct ESPN Presents Jock Rock Volume 2 Compilation
CD 1995 US Tommy Boy Records TBCD 1136(-2) (10/10/95)
CA 1995 US Tommy Boy Records TBCD 1136(-4) (10/10/95)
1:05 SIRIUS [severely edited; track 1] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (23 tracks)
Notes:
Note that this version of Sirius may not be the studio version.
If it's not, then it's the hacked up one used to introduce players
at the start of games of the National Basketball Association.
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1990 ??? Galaxy, Volume 1 Compilation
CD 1990 ?? Innovative Communication ??
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1999 Feb Greatest Hits Of The 80s: Volume 1 Compilation
CD 1999 US Platinum Disc 17896 (02/23/99)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 7] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
Note: also available as Disc 1 in the triple CD set:
1999 Feb Greatest Hits Of The 80s: Compilation
All Tracks: Volumes 1-3 (3 CDs)
3CD 1999 US Platinum Disc 8802 (02/23/99)
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1998 ??? The Greatest Rock: All-Time Classics Compilation
CD 1998 US K-Tel/Warner Spec. Prd. 6349/OPCD-1824 (??/??/??)
?:?? I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
[track 8]
Total: ??:?? (16 tracks)
This single CD is featured as Disc 1 in the double CD set:
1998 Aug The Greatst Rock: All-Time Compilation
Classics (2 CDs)
CD 1998 US K-Tel 6370 (08/04/98)
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1997 Mar Greatest Sports Rock and Jams: Compilation
Volume 1 (2 CDs)
CD 1997 US Cold Front/K-Tel 22775 6245 (03/18/97)
Disc 2
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?:?? SIRIUS [track 2] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (18 tracks)
Notes:
Note that this version of Sirius may not be the studio version.
It may be the edited version (also see ESPN release above) that
is played in sports arenas around the world.
This double CD set is also available in the Volumes 1-3 6 CD
compilation:
1997 ??? Greatest Sports Rock and Jams: Compilation
Volumes 1-3 (6 CDs)
2CD 1999 US Cold Front/K-Tel 22775 6797 (11/10/98)
Disc 2
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?:?? SIRIUS [track 2] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (18 tracks)
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19?? ??? Highs Of The 1970s Compilation
CD 19?? US WEA/Warner Brothers 27614
?:?? I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
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1979 ??? "Ice Castles" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LP 1979 US Arista ALB6-8317
CA 1979 US Arista ACB6-8317
8T 1979 US Arista AT8-9502(?)
CD 19?? US Arista ARCD-8317
2:23 VOYAGER [track 6] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: 30:04 (9 tracks, AAD)
Track(s) Producer
-------- --------
1 Arif Mardin
2-4, 7-9 Marvin Hamlisch
5 Marvin Hamlisch and Brooks Arthur
6 ALAN PARSONS, ARRANGED BY ANDREW POWELL
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1979 ??? Maxell Rock Sampler -- Compilation
A Limited Edition Stereo Recording
LP 1979 ?? RCA Special Products DPL 1-0400
?:?? GENESIS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 32 [track 9] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (9 tracks, AAD)
Liner Notes:
From the LP "I Robot"
Produced by Alan Parsons
Engineer: Alan Parsons
Recorded December 1976, March 1977 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I Robot is a haunting science-fiction vision and a remarkable sonic
achievement. In it, The Alan Parsons Project creates a musical
illustration of today through the eyes of tomorrow, conjuring up
mind-boggling images. The sound was aptly dubbed "cinematic rock,"
music that creates images in the mind's eye through Parsons' cre-
ativity and technical capabilities. It's unusual, pointed, compel-
ling, sensual, a smashing sound spectacular - music of the spheres.
The personal Parsons expedition began back in the recording days of
the Beatles' Abbey Road. It gained momentum later with Paul Mc-
Cartney and Wings, with Al Stewart and Pink Floyd and the Hollies.
In each case his inventive style of engineering contributed to the
major successes of those artists.
Genesis, Chapter 1, VERSE 32 is a brand-new verse in the tradition
of rock. Something unexpected, it represents a search for a form
that never existed. It's rich in color and compositional flow.
The lasting impression is of a lush, enveloping atmosphere to
heighten the vibrating experience.
[ Special thanks to Jeff Donofrio (donofrio@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us)
for this album info. -- ed. ]
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19?? ??? Mirror Image Compilation
CD 19?? ?? Innovative Communication ??
Total: ??:?? (?? tracks)
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1998 Apr Moody 80s Compilation
CD 19?? ?? Delta 46018 (04/28/98)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 2] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (12 tracks)
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1998 May Number Ones: The 70s Compilation
CD 19?? US Simitar Entertainment 5434 (05/26/98)
3:16 I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
[track 4]
Total: ??:?? (16 tracks)
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1996 Apr Platinum Rock: Volume 2 Compilation
CD 1996 US K-Tel 3510 (04/16/96)
3:16 I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
[track 6]
Total: ??:?? (10 tracks)
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1992 Jul Rock Of The 1970s: Volume 4 Compilation
CD 1992 US DCC Records 065 (07/07/92)
CD 1995 US DCC Records 065 (05/22/95)
1995 May Rock In The Years: Volume 4 Compilation
CD 1995 US DCC Records 065 (05/25/95)
?:?? SIRIUS [track 1 - merged] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 1 - merged] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (11 tracks)
Note: both releases are exactly the same.
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1993 Nov Rock Of The 80s, Volume 7 Compilation
CD 1993 US Priority Records P2-53750 (11/02/93)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 3] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: 38:19 (9 tracks)
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1994 Mar Rock Of The 80's, Volume 12 Compilation
CD 1994 US Priority Records P2-53752 (03/15/94)
?:?? GAMES PEOPLE PLAY [track 4] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: 38:43 (9 tracks)
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1994 ??? The Rockin' 70's, Volume 2 Compilation
CD 1997 US Essex/ESX Entertainment/
Warner Special Products SCD-5641 (0?/??/94)
?:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 4] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(p)1994, (c)1997
Total: ??:?? (18 tracks)
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1996 May Rock On 1981 Compilation
CD 1996 US Madacy 1981 (05/21/96)
?:?? TIME [track 9] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (12 tracks)
[ I have not seen this one to confirm it yet. - ed. ]
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1991 May 70s Greatest Rock Hits, Compilation
Volume 6: FM Hits
CD 1991 US Priority Records P2-8667 (05/09/91)
?:?? GAMES PEOPLE PLAY ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (9 tracks)
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1997 Aug Synth Me Up: Compilation
14 Classic Electronic Hits
CD 1997 US Hip-O/UNI 40013 (08/26/97)
?:?? I ROBOT [track 3] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (14 tracks)
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1990 ??? T.G.I Friday's 25 Years Of Favorites Compilation
(Volume Two)
CA 1990 US Perfect Pitch/Score SPC89178
3:?? EYE IN THE SKY [track 8] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (8 tracks, AAA)
Notes:
(c)(p)1990 Perfect Pitch Records, a division of Score Productions,
Inc., Atlanta, GA. Mechanical licensing by Butterfly Entertainment,
Inc., New York, NY.
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1996 Ultradisc II Sampler Compilation
GD 1996 US Mobile Fidelity SPCD 016
4:41 THE TELL-TALE HEART [track 5] ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Total: ??:?? (11 tracks)
Notes:
In June-July, 1996, Mobile Fidelty is marketing their gold
CDs with a "buy two, get one free" offer. The free item
must be least expensive of the three. How much cheaper than
free can the third one be? Yes, one of the "free" ones that
you can choose is the FREE sampler. Why would you pick one
than normally sells for $30?! :D
Anyway, this disc contains one cut from the APP, from ToMaI,
their current (and only available) APP release. Now if they
could make the same offer, but with all current and past re-
leases, I suspect that we would all rush out and get ToMaI,
I Robot, and APatPOPtBotAPP! No controversy there!!
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MISCELLANEOUS ALBUMS featuring Alan Parsons Project COMPOSED tracks
ALEX BOLLARD ASSEMBLY
1990 The Alan Parsons Songbook Compilation
CD 1990 NL,BE Star Inc. Music 86047 (06/30/90)
CD 1994 NL CNR Music 2001325 (10/??/94)
4:43 Eye In The Sky Edward Reekers
3:06 Old And Wise Edward Reekers
3:41 Don't Answer Me Edward Reekers
4:43 Time Edward Reekers
1:40 Mamma Gamma [sic] (instrumental)
4:41 Prime Time Edward Reekers
3:19 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Edward Reekers
4:01 Let's Talk About Me Edward Reekers
2:56 The Golden Bug [sic] (instrumental)
4:30 Psychobabble Edward Reekers
4:25 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Edward Reekers
3:14 Snake Eyes Edward Reekers
2:41 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:07 Days Are Numbers Edward Reekers
3:33 The Raven Edward Reekers
2:42 Pipeline (instrumental)
2:57 What Goes Up Edward Reekers
4:07 I Robot (instrumental)
2:57 Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (instrumental)
Total: 68:03 (68:05, 19 tracks)
Produced by: Alex Bollard, except 2, 5, 9, 13, 16
Produced by: Ed Starink, nos. 2, 5, 9, 13, 16
CD 1993 DE Arcade 880 00 70 (01/21/93)
3:49 Don't Answer Me Edward Reekers
3:08 Old And Wise Edward Reekers
4:34 Eye In The Sky Edward Reekers
4:43 Time Edward Reekers
1:41 Mamma Gamma [sic] (instrumental)
4:40 Prime Time Edward Reekers
3:35 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Edward Reekers
3:59 Let's Talk About Me Edward Reekers
2:59 The Golden Bug [sic] (instrumental)
4:26 Psychobabble Edward Reekers
4:26 The Turn Of A Friendly Card Edward Reekers
3:11 Snake Eyes Edward Reekers
2:43 Lucifer (instrumental)
4:08 Days Are Numbers Edward Reekers
3:29 The Raven Edward Reekers
2:43 Pipeline (instrumental)
3:07 What Goes Up Edward Reekers
4:01 I Robot (instrumental)
2:51 Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (instrumental)
Total: 68:14 (68:16, 19 tracks)
Produced by: Alex Bollard, except 5, 9, 13, 16
Produced by: Ed Starink, nos. 5, 9, 13, 16
All Titles Composed by: Alan Parsons
Performed by: Alex Bollard Assembly
Synthesizers: Ed Starink
Guitars: Alex Bollard
Vocals: Edward Reekers
Notes: Apparently, there are multiple versions of this album.
(a) The first appears to be the Star Inc. release from Holland.
The artwork on the liner notes as an aerial view of Egypt
over the Nile river along some ancient Egyptian monument.
There is also an image of a nude female torso intertwined
a l the mummy artwork on ToMaI.
(b) The second is a Dutch release from CNR Music, as part of
the Songbook Series. It specifically states that "this
compilation [is] licensed by Star Inc. Music - Holland".
The artwork on this liner note is an outer-space view,
with a transparent prism with a beam of light emitting
from the left side and exiting to the right in the full
spectrum, a l Dark Side Of The Moon.
[Warning: CD Europe lists this as PLAYS ALAN PARSONS,
but upon payment and subsequent arrival of the CD, you
will find out that it's still ALAN PARSONS SONGBOOK. -- ed.]
(c) The third is a German release from Arcade consisting of
a different track ordering. The artwork on the front is
a collage with a red pyramid on sandy dunes, a blue/black
road down the left side with a gray sphere. The sky has
swirling clouds, and in the center of a spiraling cloud
is a blue eye (in the sky). This version does NOT have
the liner notes as the other two (Star Inc.) releases.
This is the only release which identifies the players.
(d) Other versions are packaged under various names, including,
but not limited to, "Le Monde Musical d'Alan Parsons" and
"El Mundo Musicale de Alan Parsons". I am not sure if the
Alex Bollard Aseembly is credited on these versions though.
As far as the track listing goes, Alistair believes that it
is the same as the Arcade release.
The instrumental pieces are produced by Ed Starink (Star,
Inc.[?]). It is not known whether or not these pieces, which
appear on the Synthesizer Greatest albums (see above) were
performed solely by Ed Starink, or with the help of Alex
Bollard Assembly members. Also, the Star versions
incorrectly identify Ed Starink instead of Alex Bollard as
the producer of track 2.
Liner Notes: [Star/CNR edits - ed.]
The Alan Parsons Song Book" is an album to give you the
opportunity to enjoy the music of the Alan Parsons Project
played by The Alex Bollard Assembly and to accompany these
vital musicians on their trip to the exciting experience
of unlimited sound possibilities.
Alan Parsons (1949) is one of England's most musical phe-
nomenons [sic]. He was so blown away [be/by] hearing the
Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album in
1967, that he applied for and successfully landed a job at
the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. Parsons worked
with the Beatles on the "Abbey Road" album and continued
his relationship with Paul McCartney, recording "Wild
Life" and "Red Rose Speedway". He also was nominated for
a Grammy Award for recording Pink Floyd's classic "Dark
Side Of The Moon". In 1974 Alan Parsons met Eric Woolfson,
who was soon to function as Parsons' manager and shortly
thereafter as his musical partner. Alan and Eric started
The Alan Parsons Project and their explorations into the
sound and structure of symphonic pop music led to several
wonderful albums during the 1970s and the 1980s. The
Project's first album was "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination"
(1976), which was recorded over a two year period. It met
with good, though not overwhelming, public response. The
"I, Robot" album (1977) was a huge success. Some artists
with new and innovative ideas run out of creative fuel
after a time, but The Alan Parsons Project has continued to
evolve and to take their own music higher and further.
Among the Project's best albums are "Eve" (1979), "The Turn
Of A Friendly Card" (1980), "Eye In The Sky" (1982),
"Vulture Culture" (1985), and "[/:]Gaudi" (1987).
All piece in this "Alan Parsons Song Book" are spellbinding,
mindbending, hypnotic. With all their variety - and there is
a huge range of dynamics in the songs, written by Parsons and
Woolfson - there is always a sense of unity and peace, nature
and silence and personal thought. It is almost as if Alan and
Eric had set out to produce only classics, masterpieces - and
calmly went ahead and did just that.
The wonderfully rich, vibrant soun[d/] to The Alex Bollard
Assembly never had more intrinsically superb material to
apply itself to than on this compact disc. Together the 19
highlights from the Song Book of Alan Parsons form a
collection of tunes that are indisputably outstanding.
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RUSSEL B.
19?? Synthesizer Greatest Hits Volume 3 Compilation
CD 19?? ?? Mirage 92024507
3:57 Mammagamma [track 7] (instrumental)
Total: 70:58 (71:00) (17 tracks, DDD)
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PAT BENATAR
1979 In The Heat Of The Night Studio
CD 19?? UK Chrysalis 0946 3 21236 2 6
4:01 Don't Let It Show [track 8] Pat Benatar
Total: 38:01 (10 tracks)
1, 5-10. Produced by Peter Coleman for Chinnichap
2-4. Produced by Mike Chapman
[ Special thanks to Alistair Young for the album info. -- ed.]
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JOHN CASHMORE
1997 Musical Cocktail Studio
CD 1997 DE ??? ???
3:48 Limelight [track 1 of 11] John Cashmore
4:40 Closer to Heaven [sic] [track 11 of 11] John Cashmore
Total: 37:51 (11 tracks, DDD)
Credits:
Produced by: Stefan Zinkgraf and John Cashmore
Musical Director: Steven Gross
Synthesizer: Ferdinand Tober
Saxophone, Clarinet,
and Flute: Christian Wohlers
Guitar: Uli Kunze
Drums: Georg Kunze
Trumpet: Dirk Lenschert
Trombone: Jonathan Meyers
Bass: Thilo Plźmmer
Piano: Steven Gross
We leave off the Liner Notes by John Cashmore dated on August 18, 1997.
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M.A.S.S.
1994 the music of Alan Parsons Project Compilation
CD 1994 IT Nota Blu 9410190
3:27 3:24 Jigue (instrumental)
4:24 4:27 Gold Bug (instrumental)
4:11 4:07 Breakaway (instrumental)
5:15 5:09 Lucifer (instrumental)
3:58 3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
3:38 3:37 Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (instrumental)
7:23 Where's The Walrus (instrumental)
6:03 5:59 I Robot (instrumental)
3:45 3:44 Hawkeye (instrumental)
3:35 3:32 Mammagamma (instrumental)
3:45 3:44 Paseo De Gracia (instrumental)
2:30 2:28 Re-Jigue (instrumental)
Total: 51:30 (12 tracks, DDD)
Alle instrumente, computer und
programmierungen von: Stephan Kaske
Produziert im: Mythos Studio Berlin
Licensed from: Music Alliance AG/Lucerne
(p) 1994 Nota Blu Musica, Produzione + Distribusione s.r.l.,
Via Liberta 3, 27018 Vidigulfo, Italy.
Tel: 0382 619091, Fax: 0382 619081.
Made in EEC.
(c) 1994 Music Alliance AG.
General notes:
All the tracks on this album are performed on synthesizers. For
the most part, the tracks aren't too bad - although they don't
seem as professional as the ones performed by Ed Starink on the
Synthesizer Greatest series of albums, and on The Alan Parsons
Songbook. The 'doo' sound on The Gold Bug is particularly
jarring...
This is the first album, to my knowledge, to feature tracks from
both Project and AP solo albums.
Although "9410190" was given as the catalog number, the number
found in the bar code is "8 014264 942909," and the IDs found on
the inside ring on the CD itself is "99195124605" and "1449-B".
I really don't see too much correlation between any of these,
which is surprising.
[ Special thanks to Alistair Young for the album info on this
interesting instrumental compilation. -- ed. ]
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ED STARINK
1989 Synthesizer Greatest Compilation
CD 1989 EUR Arcade 01 3810 61
LP 1989 EUR Arcade 01 3810 21
CA 1989 EUR Arcade 01 3810 41
3:37 Mammagamma [track 3 of 17] (instrumental)
All tracks arranged, produced and performed by Ed Starink.
1990 Synthesizer Greatest Volume 3 Compilation
CD 1990 EUR Arcade 04 4240 61
LP 1990 EUR Arcade 04 4240 21
CA 1990 EUR Arcade 04 4240 41
4:33 The Gold Bug [track 14 of 16] (instrumental)
All tracks arranged, produced and performed by Ed Starink.
1990 Synthesizer Greatest Volume 4 Studio
CD 1990 EUR Arcade 01 4370 61
LP 1990 EUR Arcade 01 4370 21
CA 1990 EUR Arcade 01 4370 41
?:?? Pipeline [track 4 of 17] (instrumental)
?:?? Lucifer [track 17 of 17] (instrumental)
* Bonus Track (CD only)
All tracks arranged, produced and performed by Ed Starink.
1990 Synthesizer Greatest Volume 5 Studio
CD 1990 EUR Arcade 01 5150 61
LP 1990 EUR Arcade 01 5150 21
CA 1990 EUR Arcade 01 5150 41
3:18 Genesis Ch.1 V.32 [track 10 of 16] (instrumental)
Notes: Parsons' missing "s" is taken verbatim.
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SYMPHONIC ROCK PROJECT
1993 The Songs of Alan Parsons Studio
CD 1993 PO Compact Club CCV 8918 (08/??/93)
(8-712177-013746)
3:45 The Raven ???
4:03 I Robot (instrumental)
3:21 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You ???
3:04 What Goes Up ???
4:25 The Turn Of A Friendly Card ???
3:10 Snake Eyes ???
5:20 Time ???
4:20 Psychobabble ???
4:56 Eye In The Sky ???
3:09 Old And Wise ???
4:59 Prime Time ???
4:00 Don't Answer Me ???
4:12 Let's Talk About Me ???
4:03 Days Are Numbers ???
2:46 Pipeline (instrumental)
3:15 The Golden Bug [sic] (instrumental)
2:45 Lucifer (instrumental)
2:01 Mamma Gamma [sic] (instrumental)
3:27 Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (instrumental)
Total: 71:16 (19 tracks)
ALL TITLES COMPOSED BY ALAN PARSONS & ERIC WOOLFSON
LICENSED FROM MOVIEPLAY DO BRASIL
Liner Notes: [meticiously transcribed by Alistair Young]
[Other than the last paragraph, this is nothing more than a butchered
version of the notes found in "The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project"
Well, at least it saved me some typing...]
The mid 1970s was a musical era awash in the ashes of the late 1960s
and early 1970s progressive rock movement. The New Wave from the
American coasts and England had yet to appear and the new generation
of mainstream artists were still in their infancy, if together at
all. The musical euphoria and innovation which was so prevalent just
a few years earlier had gotten a bit stagnant, but there were
exceptions. A handful of new as well as veteran artists managed to
forge ahead with continuing high standards of musicianship and
expression. Clearly, among those exceptions was the Alan Parsons
Project with wide screen, cinematic music. The Alan Parsons Project
was able to combine rich orchestral textures with a sense of economy.
The key has always been in the Project's ability to deliver a sense
of balance. Complex arrangements were fitted to accessible melodies.
Their musicianship has the highest standards, yet the frequently boring
indulgences common to progressive artists were absent from the Project's
music, and the overall feel of the songs was conducive to headphone
listening as well as background listening.
The Project's first album was "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
which was recorded over a two year period. It met with good, though
not overwhelming, public response. In 1977 the Project began a new
phase with a series of concept albums, such as "I, Robot" [sic],
"Pyramid", "Eve", "Turn Of A Friendly Card" and "Eye In The Sky".
All in all we can say that the Alan Parsons Project has continued
to take their own music higher and further through the years.
The songs in this collection belong to the best of the Alan Parsons
Project. They are performed by the Symphonic Rock Project - as
as a tribute to Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, whose contributions
as songwriters and conceptual collaborators have been critical
to the Project's success through the years. It is refreshing to
hear this music that is based purely on sound and song rather than
on an image or obsession with the latest novelty.
Notes:
(1) There appears to be some sort of connection between this and
the Alex Bollard CDs (above). The CD features the same track
list (albeit in a different order), right down to the mistakes,
and the cover is very similar in style to at least one incarnation
of the Alex Bollard CDs. Even the adverts for other CDs are
remarkably similar. In a strange way this is more a cover of
the Alex Bollard CD than of the original APP tracks.
(2) Unlike the Alex Bollard CDs, this album seems to feature several
different vocal artists and their accents are quite distinct.
(3) There are several gaffs in the lyrics, including the replacement
of every occurence of the word "ain't" in Eye in the Sky with the
word "am"...
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VARIOUS
1996 Sep In Love With Musical (2 CDs) Musical Compilation Album
CD 1996 AT Reverso/Victor 74321 372 902 (09/??/96)
Disc 1:
?:?? Inside Looking Out [track 4 of 12] Maya Hakvoort
?:?? Dora [track 5 of 12] Viktor Gernot
Total: 42:00 (DDD, 12 tracks)
Disc 2 Total: 41:57 (DDD, 12 tracks)
Grand Total: 83:57 (DDD, 24 tracks)
Notes (paraphrased from Sound of Music retail listing):
IN LOVE WITH MUSICAL - Vienna concert starring Uwe Kr\366ger, Maya
Hakvoort, Viktor Gernot and Marika Lichter. Songs from Elisabeth,
City of Angels, A Chorus Line, Gaudi, Freudiana, Chess, Miss Saigon,
Follies, Jekyll & Hyde, a.o. in English and German.
Musical Director: Herwig Gratzer
Keyboards: Herwig Gratzer, Thomas Bartosch
Guitar: Harry Peller Bass: Frank Tepel
Drums: Gerald Gratzer Reeds: Martin Fuss
Trumpet: Niki Frisenbichler Trombone: Christian Radavan
Backing Vocals: Sabine Chalupa, Monika Ballwein, Claudia Trattnig
Produced by: Werner Stanka and Martin Gellner
Recorded live in Vienna on May 12-13, 1996
Dora was credited to both Eric Woolfson and Lida Winiewicz,
presumably for her translation of the song to German lyrics.
[ available (obviously) from Sound of Music and German Music Express -- ed. ]
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VARIOUS
1994 Nov [Heineken] Night Of The Proms ('94) Live Show Compilation
CD 1994 NL EVA 831 814-2 (11/??/94)
?:?? La Sagrada Familia [track 11 of 16] John Miles
Notes:
La Sagrada Familia features Manuel Barrueco on Spanish guitar.
Other tracks feature: John Miles (solo), Toto and Paul Young.
More Notes [by Herman Kempermann]:
01 - Orchestra - Also sprach Zarathustra
02 - Orchestra - Overture "Gaillaume Tell"
03 - Manuel Barrueco and Orchestra - Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)
04 - John Miles and choir - Music
05 - John Miles and choir - Now that the magic has gone
06 - Orchestra - Second Waltz
07 - Orchestra and choir - Anvil Chorus 'll Trovatore'
08 - Paul Young - Come back and stay
09 - Paul Young - Don't dream it's over
10 - Manuel Barrueco on guitar - Asterias 'Suite Espanola'
11 - John Miles (and Manuel Barrueco on guitar) - La Sagrada Familia
12 - Orchestra and choir - Slaves chorus 'Nabucco'
13 - Toto - I won't hold you back
14 - Toto - Rosanna
15 - Orchestra, choir and public - Land of hope and glory (bonus track)
16 - Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
The classical works with the orchestra 'Il Novecento, The orchestra of the
xx century', conducted by Robert Groslot.
The pop classics with the orchestra and 'The electric band';
John Miles jr (guitar)
John Miles (guitar)
Dale davis (bass)
Oliver Marlan (keyboard)
Trevor Murell (drums)
Proms choir conducted by Robert Groslot
Album produced by Martin Duiser
(red. Martin is a very well knows dutch producer, which already has
produced many hits for Dutch artists)
Engineer : Walter de Niel
Assistents : Lieven Muesen, Hendrik van Dessel and Louis Leempoels
Music director: Willy Roskams, producer BRTN, Radio1/TV2
Mixed by Walter de Niel and Martin Duiser except: Rosanna (co-produced and
mixed by Elliot Sheiner), Don't dream it's over and Come back and stay
(co-produced by Paul Young and Steve James
Belinda Carlisle 'Heaven is a place on earth' recorded at Ahoy Rotterdam
by VOO-NOB on October 15, 1994.
Mixed at the Wisseloord Studios by Emiel den Tex an Martin Duiser.
Mastered at the Wisseloord Studios by Marc Hartmann.
I don't know if you are familiar with the Night of the Proms concept, but
it's a mix of Classical music and pop music, played live before an
audience, that goes really wild! :-)
It started in England, and now we have concerts in The Netherlands as well
as in Belgium. (The Belgium Night of the proms was the first live
performance of AP if I'm right, but Aart knows all about that one.)
It is a tradition, that the last song that will be played at such an
evening is Land of hope and glory.
Well, that's that! :-)
[ Thanks to Herman for this interesting report! -- ed. ]
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VARIOUS (The Voices [All Stars])
1999???? Shades Of Night: Musical Goes Rock Compilation
CD 1999 DE Sound of Music SOMCD002 (??/??/9?)
4:36 Closer To Heaven [track 3 of 14] Pamela Falcon
and Paul Kribbe
Total: 59:30
Notes:
This is a musicals compilation put out by Sound of Music, a music
retailer based in Essen, Germany, on their own label. The version
of Closer To Heaven sounds like something the Scorpions would do...
it's a heavy metal ballad duet!
Pamela Falcon has appeared in Starlight Express and Starmania,
along with a number of TV shows and commercials, and Paul Kribbe
has starred in Cats, Starlight Express, Starmania, Shakespeare &
Rock 'N' Roll, The Man from La Mancha, and Elisabeth. Also ap-
pearing on this compilation are Maya Hakvoort and Maik Lohse, who
played Isabella and Mark Winner, respectively, in the Aachen
production of Gaudi.
You will also notice Kerstin Brix's name below as part of the
choir. She and Jaqueline Aubert (who was to be the next Showgirl
in Gambler when it shut down) together created the musical When We
Fall in Love, which debuted on March 17-18, 2000 in Mšnchengladbach.
Credits:
Produced by: Andreas Luketa and Markus Tźpker
Arrangements: Bertram Ernst
Guitar: Mikes
Bass: Marius Goldhammer
Percussion: Wolf Simon
Keyboards: Bertram Ernst
Trumpet: Peter Holl
Trombone: Henning Nierstenhšfer
Saxophone: Cornelius RenŽ
Choir: Dave Jackson, Mandy van Baaren, Sabine
van Baaren, Kerstin Brix, Bertram Ernst
[Thanks for Klaus for borrowing his CD! -- ed.]
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VARIOUS
1997 Feb The X-Themes: Songs From The Unknown Compilation
CD 1997 NL Disky Communications DC 877182 (02/03/97)
8:20 I Robot Suite [track 12 of 16] (instrumental)
Notes:
This album features themes from science fiction/mystery
television shows and movies, such as The X-Files, Twilight
Zone, Outer Limits, etc. Some tracks are performed by the
original artists, the rest by the orchestra.
No real modifications to this track as far as I can tell.
It's lifted straight from APatPOPtBotAPP; and in fact, is
the only release other than the original where a track
from that album is featured.
[Thanks for Mathijs for picking this up for me in Holland! -- ed.]
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VARIOUS
1997 ??? [Nokia] Night Of The Proms: Vol. IV ('97) Live Show Compilation
CD 1997 DE EMI Electrola 823 983 (??/??/97)
CD 1997 NL ??? ??? ??? (??/??/97)
7:09 4:30 Sirius/Eye In The Sky [track 3 of 14] Peter Beckett
other song credits:
A. Parsons (keyboards/acoustic guitar),
I. Bairnson (guitar), S. Elliott (drums)
3:39 3:30 Brother Up In Heaven [track 4 of 14] Neil Lockwood
I. Bairnson (guitar), S. Elliott (drums),
A. Parsons (percussion) [dunno about this one!]
Total: 78:34 (14 tracks)
Notes:
Other artists on this album include the Il Novencento orchestra
led by Robert Groslot, Simple Minds, Deborah Harry, Paul Young,
and Proms veteran John Miles (hasn't he shown up at every show?!)
[Thanks for Klaus for telling us about this album! -- ed.]
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MISCELLANEOUS ALBUMS featuring Project Contributors
[ Most details have been moved out to separate file. Send me an
e-mail at wesc@alpha.ece.ucsb.edu if you want me to send you the whole
thing. It's just *way* too much to have it in the AP/P disco-
graphy. -- ed. ]
This section features albums featuring prominent Project contributors.
We want to include as many as possible, but to keep this discography
down to a sane size, no track listings will be given unless the album
features a prominent APP band presence. Credits will be listed only
if Project contributors were involved.
AMBROSIA: (most albums)
1975 Ambrosia Studio
Engineered by Alan Parsons
Drums/Perc: Burleigh Drummond
Keyboards: Christopher North
Guitar: David Pack, Joe Puerta
Bass: Joe Puerta
Vocals: David Pack, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta
1976 Somewhere I've Never Travelled Studio
Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
Drums/Perc: Burleigh Drummond
Keyboards: Christopher North, David Pack
Guitar: David Pack, Joe Puerta
Bass: Joe Puerta
Vocals: David Pack, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta
Orchestral arrangements by Andrew Powell
1977 Life Beyond L.A. Studio
Drums/Perc: Burleigh Drummond
Keyboards: Christopher North, David Pack, Dave Lewis
Guitar: David Pack, Joe Puerta
Bass: Joe Puerta
Vocals: David Pack, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta,
James West
1980 Jun One Eighty Studio
Drums/Perc: Burleigh Drummond, Royce Jones
Keyboards: Christopher North, David Pack, Dave Lewis
Guitar: David Pack, Joe Puerta
Bass: Joe Puerta
Vocals: David Pack, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta,
Royce Jones
1982 Road Island Studio
Drums/Perc: Burleigh Drummond, Royce Jones
Keyboards: Christopher North, David Pack, Dave Lewis
Guitar: David Pack, Joe Puerta
Bass: Joe Puerta
Vocals: David Pack, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta, Royce Jones
1997 May Anthology Compilation Album
Features two new tracks engineered by AP, amongst the originals which were.
JON ANDERSON:
1980 Song Of Seven Studio
Features: Maurice Pert, John Giblin, Ian Barinson[sic], Ronnie Leahy,
Christopher Rainbow, Jon Anderson, Clem Clemson, Jack Bruce, etc.
COLIN BLUNSTONE:
1971 One Year Studio
1971 Ennismore Studio
1974 Journey Studio
1977 Never Even Thought Studio
1979 Late Nights In Soho Studio
19?? Live In Concert At The BBC Studio
1991 Sings His Greatest Hits Studio
1995 Jun Some Years: It's The Time of CB Compilation Album
19?? Echo Bridge Studio
KATE BUSH:
1978 Kick Inside Studio
Duncan Mackay: Keyboards, Clavinet
Andrew Powell: Keyboards, Producer
David Paton: Bass
Ian Bairnson: Guitar
Stuart Elliott: Drums
1978 Lionheart Studio
Duncan Mackay: Keyboards
Francis Monkman: Keyboards
Andrew Powell: Keyboards, Producer
David Paton: Bass
Ian Bairnson: Guitar
Stuart Elliott: Drums
CAMEL:
1982 Single Factor Studio
David Paton: Bass, Fretless Bass, Vocals
Chris Rainbow: Vocals, Backing Vocals
Duncan MacKay: Prophet Synth
Francis Monkman: Harpsichord-Synclavier
(Haydn Bendall: Yamaha CS-80)
1984 Stationary Traveller Studio
David Paton: Bass, Fretless Bass
Chris Rainbow: Vocals
Mel Collins: Saxophone
(Haydn Bendall: Fairlight & PPG Voices)
1996 Jan Harbour Of Tears Studio
David Paton: Bass and Vocals
CHRIS DeBURGH:
1979 Crusader Studio
Electric guitars: Ian Bairnson
Bass: David Paton
Drums, percussion: Stuart Elliott
Piano, organ, synths: Mike Moran
Piano on some tracks: Andrew Powell
Orchestra and choir arranged by Andrew Powell
Produced by Andrew Powell
STEVE HARLEY and COCKNEY REBEL:
1976 Love's A Prima Donna Studio
Features Duncan Mackay, Stuart Elliott, Lindsay Elliott, George Ford
KANSAS:
1986 Power Studio
Produced by ANDREW POWELL
Orchestra arranged and conducted by ANDREW POWELL
KEATS:
1984 Aug(?) Keats Studio
LP 1984 UK EMI EJ 24 0174
CD 1994 JP Toshiba-EMI TOCP-8216 (04/08/94)
CD 1994 EUR EMI/IRS 8693920 (12/18/94)
CD 1997 NL Disky Communications DC 883062 (??/??/97)
3:56 Heaven Knows Colin Blunstone
5:01 Tragedy Colin Blunstone
4:10 Fight To Win Colin Blunstone
3:31 Walking On Ice David Paton
3:41 How Can You Walk Away Colin Blunstone
4:06 Avalanche Colin Blunstone
3:44 Turn Your Heart Around Colin Blunstone
3:43 Hollywood Heart Colin Blunstone
3:24 Ask No Questions Colin Blunstone
3:56 Night Full Of Voices Colin Blunstone
Total: 39:22 (39:24, 10 tracks)
LP 1984 US EMI America/Capitol ST-17136
Side A: 3:57 Heaven Knows Colin Blunstone
4:59 Tragedy Colin Blunstone
4:08 Fight To Win Colin Blunstone
3:30 Walking On Ice David Paton
3:40 How Can You Walk Away Colin Blunstone
Side B: 3:42 Turn Your Heart Around Colin Blunstone
4:05 Avalanche Colin Blunstone
4:45 Give It Up Colin Blunstone
3:23 Ask No Questions Colin Blunstone
3:56 Night Full Of Voices Colin Blunstone
Total: 40:?? (40:?? 10 tracks)
1996 Jul Keats ... Plus Studio
CD 1996 UK See For Miles SEECD 447 (07/23/96)
[2774-447(-2)]
3:56 Heaven Knows Colin Blunstone
5:01 Tragedy Colin Blunstone
4:10 Fight To Win Colin Blunstone
3:31 Walking On Ice David Paton
3:41 How Can You Walk Away Colin Blunstone
3:44 Turn Your Heart Around Colin Blunstone
4:06 Avalanche Colin Blunstone
3:43 Hollywood Heart Colin Blunstone
3:24 Ask No Questions Colin Blunstone
3:56 Night Full Of Voices Colin Blunstone
3:43 Turn Your Heart Around (single version) Colin Blunstone
Total: 4?:?? (4?:??, 11 tracks)
1996 Nov Keats Studio
CD 1996 US Renaissance/EMI-Capitol RME001111/18992 (11/26/96)
3:56 Heaven Knows Colin Blunstone
4:58 Tragedy Colin Blunstone
4:12 Fight To Win Colin Blunstone
3:32 Walking On Ice David Paton
3:43 How Can You Walk Away Colin Blunstone
3:45 Turn Your Heart Around Colin Blunstone
4:07 Avalanche Colin Blunstone
4:45 Give It Up Colin Blunstone
3:25 Ask No Questions Colin Blunstone
3:58 Night Full Of Voices Colin Blunstone
3:47 Hollywood Heart Colin Blunstone
16:10 interview with Ian Bairnson (spoken text)
and Alan Parsons
Total: 60:18 (60:20 12 [11 vocal, 1 interview] tracks)
Notes:
Pending release, the Renaissance version is a remaster of the
original Keats album, with the missing track plus a new interview
tracks with Alan Parsons and Ian Bairnson. Originally scheduled
for 05/21, it was delayed to 07/22, then 08/20, 10/22, and finally,
it was actually released 11/26.
Renaissance Records is a progressive rock label based in Nash-
ville, Tennessee, and is owned by a European entertainment con-
glomerate in the Netherlands, Etnertainment Software Group (ESG).
The URL for Renaissance is:
http://www.esg.nl/esg/renaissance/renaissance.html
But in July, an unknown and surprise reissue was released by
See For Miles Records in the UK. Alistair has a contact who
has provided the following info:
It is basically the orginal Keats front cover (I assume -
I'd never heard of the album until I read your pages!)
with "...Plus" tacked on the right hand side about half
inch down. So "Keats ...Plus" I guess is right. The
track listing is the one you give with "Turn Your Heart
Around (Single Version)" as the 11th track (one second
difference in the timing!). "Give It Up" is not on it.
Shame really as they were hardly cramped for space!
The "liner" basically includes notes from someone called
something like Fraser Massey (who he?) giving the
background to the personnel and how the record came about
being recorded and what has happened since. In other
words they are new liner notes. These are interesting as
reading the various extracts on your web pages makes it
sound like Woolfson pulled it all together. These notes
describe it as Bairnson, Paton and Elliott thinking they
sounded good with Blunstone (who they hadn't really met
as vocalists were recorded separately by Parsons), and
Paton having brought in Bardens having been working with
him. Woolfson, who was in Keats restaurant with them at
the time they were discussing it, arranged the record
contract for them. There is also a double width group
photo which allegedly comes from the original CD or LP.
Last and least, to prove that this album is going through a
deevolution phase, Disky rereleased the original European one
in late 1997 (I'm not sure if it was July, August, September,
or October). Now there is *really* no reason to purchase the
extremely expensive Toshiba release. If you want the oldest
and the least in terms of content, this one's it!!
Bass: David Paton
Drums & Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Paton
Keyboards/Synths: Pete Bardens, Richard "Trix" Cottle, David Paton
Saxophones: Richard "Trix" Cottle
Computer Games: Ian Bairnson (flight simulator), Pete Bardens (space invaders)
Backing Vocals: David Paton, Colin Blunstone, Ian Bairnson
Timecode and
Linn Cabassa: Alan Parsons
Music and Lyrics by: Pete Bardens (1,3,6,7), Colin Blunstone (2,10),
Stuart Elliott (2,10), David Paton (4,5), and
Ian Bairnson (8,9,11)
Produced by: Alan Parsons
Engineered by: Alan Parsons and Tony Richards
Recorded: December 1983 - March 1984
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Mastering Consultant: Chris Blair
Illustration by: James Marsh
Photography by: Robert Elsdale
Thanks to: Eric Woolfson, Bob Buziak and all at Abbey Road
Notes:
The liner notes in my inlay for Walking On Ice are missing the 2nd
and 3rd verses and choruses:
I'd be following strangers
And they'd be following me
Always looking for the answer
They take the breath out of me
Walking on ice, I can talk to the strangers
Walking on ice, who would listen to me
Walking on ice, someone give me the answer
Walking on ice, takes the breath out of me
I'd be following strangers
Will they be following me
Always looking for the answer
They take the breath out of me
Walking on ice, is it mind over matter
Walking on ice, doesn't matter to me
Walking on ice, someone give me the answer
Walking on ice, takes the breath out of me
Walking on ice, who could talk to the strangers
Walking on ice, who would listen to me
Walking on ice, someone give me the answer
Walking on ice, takes the breath out of me
Walking on ice (I'm walking on ice)
Walking on ice (I'd be saving all my love)
Walking on ice (I'm walking on ice, who would listen to me)
Here is an excerpt from the AP/P mailing list by The Avenue editor
Steve Martin describing how the Renaissance interviews came to be:
} From: Steve Martin (avenue@interlog.com)
} Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 21:57:29 -0400 (EDT)
} To: app@roadkill.com
} Subject: Re: Keats on CD
}
} And now the full story...
}
} I was approached by Renaissance before they did their
} "Keats" release, and they were asking for help regarding
} "bonus tracks". The first thing I pointed out to them
} was that there were eleven Keats songs across the previous
} two releases, so I sent them on their way to secure rights
} to all the songs.
}
} Later they had the idea of adding interview tracks and
} came back to me. I had already interviewed Ian for The
} Avenue, and the in-person interview was on tape (recorded
} in Las Vegas and Milwaukee). My idea was to take the
} original tapes and have them edited.
}
} Someone (I can't remember who) thought it would be better
} to do it from scratch. Usually the interviews that aren't
} done in person for The Avenue are done by phone, and those
} too are recorded. In this case, it was felt that the high
} quality of the CD might reveal any imperfections a recording
} of an overseas phone call might have. So someone (again my
} aging brain can't remember) decided that since Alan and Ian
} both have studios they could do their end in their own
} studios.
}
} The questions. I wrote the questions and faxed them to Alan
} and Ian. The two were then given the chance to add/delete
} any questions (I don't recall them changing it at all).
}
} The interviewer. Originally it was supposed to be my voice
} asking the questions, but Renaissance decided to use someone
} else. Whoever it is took my original question sheet and
} recorded them. The questions and answers were merged
} together, and the rest is history.
}
} I could have flown to England to do it all in-person, but
} seeing that Renaissance never even gave me so much as a free
} disc, I doubt they would have paid for my flight.
Liner Notes (translated from Japanese):
- This album was the (only) recording by APP plus ex-Camel keyboard
player Peter Bardens, produced by Alan Parsons.
- This album was recorded between 83/12 and 84/3 at Abbey Road Studios,
London, and released in 84/8 in UK. This album had not previously been
released before in Japan.
- This album is supposed to have been made just after the recording
for Ammonia Avenue (released 84/2 in UK), and the preparation was
one simultaneously with the work for AA.
- Eric Woolfson worked as a "coordinator," i.e. he recruited Ian,
David (both are members from ToMai), and Stuart from APP, and Pete
from Camel. Eric was introduced to Peter by Andrew Latimer(sp?), the
guitarist for Camel. He chose Colin Blunstone (ex-Zombies) as a
vocalist. He named the band after the restaurant he frequented,
not after the poet John Keats.
- On Peter Bardens: He was a member of Shotgun Express (Rod Stewart
was a member of this band) in the 60s. In 1972, he and Andrew and
others formed Camel. The album Snow Goose released in 1975 was a
masterpiece. In 1978, after Camel released Breathless, he left
the band. In 1979, he released Heart to Heart (this was his third solo
album). In 1983 he produced Touch, a single by Colin Blunstone. Mel
Collins plays saxophone on the B-side of the single. After Keats,
he released Seen One Earth in 1987 on the Cinema Label, and in 1993,
Further Than You Know (his 7th solo album) from Miramar.
- Richard Cottle plays sax and keyboards as a "guest player,"
and continues from this point as a tenured APP-member, starting
from Vulture Culture and on to TAO.
- For track 4 (Walking on Ice) lead vocal is David Paton. Peter
Bardens plays Space Invaders here.
- For track 7 (Turn Your Head Around) was released as a single,
but never went into charts.
- This CD is based on the original EMI release. The track order on the
US LP version is different (1,2,3,4,5,7,6,"Give It Up",9,10). Give It
Up was written by Ian Bairnson.
- The liner notes were prepared (in Japanese) by Michikazu Kosuga
(or Kosuge) on 94/01/21. Kosuga's editorial notes:
- This album is best described as "the Alan Parsons Project meets Camel."
- Though made without Eric Woolfson, the essence of his music is
heard on this album, and also on Try Anything Once.
- A Peter Bardens fan who knew his delicate style on Camel albums
may be astonished by the introduction to 1 in 'common pop' style,
like Runaway by Bon Jovi.
- This "common pop" style is in herited to Somebody Out There (on
VC), and VC throughout. Alan and Eric might have regarded Keats
as a 'guinea pig' for APP, who began recording VC on 84/5, just
two months after the release of this album with Keats minus Peter
plus Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow.
- This album has some excellent tracks like 3 and 4.
- There should have been more tracks sung by David Paton.
[ Many thanks to Yuka Tateisi for the interpretation. -- ed. ]
THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, STEVE HOWE, BILL BRUFORD, JON ANDERSON,
TIM HARRIES, DAVID PALMER with THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and THE LONDON
COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR:
1993 Symphonic Music of Yes Studio
Orchestral recording produced and engineered by ALAN PARSONS
JOHN MILES: (all albums)
1976 Rebel Studio
Produced by Alan Parsons
1976 Stranger In The City Studio
1978 Zaragon Studio
1979 More Miles Per Hour Compilation Album
Produced by Alan Parsons
1980 Sympathy Studio
Performers: Andrew Powell
Produced by Alan Parsons (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
1981 Miles High Studio
1983 Play On Studio
1985 Transition Studio
1977 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert Live Compilation
1993 Anthology Compilation Album
19?? Up Front (2 CD) Compilation Album
DAVID PACK:
1985 Anywhere You Go... Studio
Performers: David Pack, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta
(Also includes non-AP performers: Kerry Livgren, Mike Porcaro,
Michael McDonald, James Ingram, Jennifer Holliday, Jeff Porcaro,
Stanley Clarke, Ernie Watts)
JOHN PARR:
1986 Running The Endless Mile Studio
Featuring a pretty significant role for RICHARD COTTLE on
keyboards and saxophone, and one track (Steal You Away)
with CHRIS THOMPSON on background vocals.
ALAN PARSONS and STEPHEN COURT:
1995 Jul Sound Check Audio Test Album
GD 1995 US Mobile Fidelity SPCD 15 (07/05/95)
CD 19?? UK Interstudio ??
Tracks Description
------ -----------
1- 8 Pink noise level and phase checks
9-40 Third octave pink noise
41-43 Sweep tones
44-58 Spot frequencies
59 High level 0 dB FS
60-79 Vocal and dry instruments
80-83 Music tracks
84-88 Sound effects
89-92 Utility tracks
Total: 66:35 (92 tracks)
1996 ??? Sound Check 2 Audio Test Album
CD 1996 UK Interstudio ??
GD 1997 US Mobile Fidelity SPCD 18 (??/??/??)
Tracks Description
------ -----------
1-32 Pink noise 1/3 octave spectrum analysis
33-40 Pink noise test tones
41-44 Sweep tones
45-58 Sine and square wave spot frequencies
59-62 Vocal
63-81 Instrumental
82-88 Music tracks
Track 82: The Race by Yello
Track 83: Limelight by The Alan Parsons Project, featuring Gary Brooker.
Track 84: Luv 4 Luv by Robin S.
Track 85: Seasons Of Our Lives by Graham de Wilde and Mitch Dalton.
Track 86: Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Daniel Chorzempa, organ.
Track 87: Rigalleto transcription by Liszt. Jean Yves Thibaudet, piano.
Track 88: Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky: Deutsches Symphonie
Orchester conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
89-93 Sound effects
94-98 Utility tracks
99 Maximum tone level
Total: ??:?? (99 tracks)
For more info, see http://www.interstudio.co.uk/isl/sndchk.htm
CHRIS REA: (some albums)
1982 Chris Rea Studio
Features: Stuart Elliott, Dave Paton, Andrew Powell,
Ambrosia (David Pack, Joe Puerta, Burleigh Drummond),
Max Middleton, Ron Asprey, Michael Moran, etc.
CHRIS RAINBOW:
1975? Home Of The Brave Studio
1978? Looking Over My Shoulder Studio
1979? White Trails Studio
19?? Best Of Compilation
AL STEWART:
1975 Modern Times Studio
Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
String/Orchestral arrangements by Andrew Powell
1976 Year Of The Cat Studio
Produced (and engineered?) by Alan Parsons
String arrangements: Andrew Powell
Drums and Percussion: Stuart Elliott
Alto sax: Phil Kenzie
Backing vocals: David Pack (and Stuart Elliott?)
1978 Time Passages Studio
Produced (and engineered?) by Alan Parsons
String arrangements: Andrew Powell
Assistant engineers: Chris Blair, Pat Stapley, Chris Desmond
Drums: Stuart Elliott (and Jeff Porcaro)
Alto sax: Phil Kenzie
Backing vocals: David Pack and Joe Puerta
1984 Russians & Americans Studio
String arrangements by Andrew Powell
Saxophone: Phil Kenzie
1988 Last Days Of The Century Studio
Saxophone: Phil Kenzie
1993 Famous Last Words Studio
Track #4 "Peter on the White Sea" was
co-written by Al Stewart, David Pack and Andrew Powell.
1995 Between The Wars Studio
Produced by Laurence Juber
Synth strings (arranged and performed by): Andrew Powell
Guitars, banjo, six string bass, dobro,
mandolin, synth strings: Laurence Juber
1996 Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time Ltd. Rel. Album
Track #13 "Willie The King" was produced by Alan Parsons.
VITAMIN Z:
1985 Rites Of Passage Studio
Features Geoff Barradale
LENNY ZAKATEK:
1979 Lenny Zakatek Studio
Produced by Alan Parsons
Performers: Bairnson, Elliott, Middleton, Powell
1989 Small But Hard Studio
Performers: Bairnson, Paton, Rainbow, Middleton, Cottle
SOUNDTRACKS:
1993 The Challenge (OST) (2 CDs) Studio
(Eric Woolfson wrote one song titled 'If I Ever See That
Face Again', which is track 3 on disc 2.)
Performers: Josie Walker, Andrew Halliday, and
Athenian Youths (chorus) [London cast]
(Singles)
JOHN FARNHAM:
1989 You're The Voice Single
Written by Andy Qunta, CHRIS THOMPSON, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder
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SINGLES (7" 45 RPM and 12" 33 1/3 RPM, unless otherwise noted)
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1976 Jul (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 37
Date entered Top 40: 09/11/76
Total Weeks in Top 40: 02
45 1976 US 20th Century (TC-)2297 (07/??/76)
45 1976 UK ??? ??? (??/??/76)
Side A 3:20 (The System of) Doctor Tarr John Miles
and Professor Fether
Side B 3:15 Dream Within A Dream (instrumental)
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1976 Sep The Raven 7" Single
45 1976 US 20th Century (TC-)2308 (09/??/76)
Side A 3:40 The Raven Leonard Whiting
Side B 5:59 Fall Of The House Of Usher (Prelude) (instrumnetal)
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1976 Sep The Raven (promo) 7" Single
45 1976 US 20th Century (TC-)2308 (09/??/76)
Side A 3:40 The Raven (stereo) Leonard Whiting
Side A 3:40 The Raven (mono) Leonard Whiting
(both sides labeled as side A)
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1976 Oct To One In Paradise 7" Single
45 1976 US 20th Century (TC-)2333 (10/??/76)
45 1976 UK ??? ???
Side A 3:59 To One in Paradise Terry Sylvester
Side B ?:?? The Cask of Amontillado John Miles
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1976 Oct To One In Paradise (promo) 7" Single
45 1976 US 20th Century (TC-)2333 (10/??/76)
45 1976 UK ??? ???
Side A 3:59 To One in Paradise (stereo) Terry Sylvester
Side A 3:59 To One in Paradise (mono) Terry Sylvester
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1977 Aug I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 36
Date entered Top 40: 09/24/77
Total Weeks in Top 40: 03
45 1977 US Arista AS 0260
45 1977 UK ??? ???
Side A 3:01 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
Side B 3:35 Nucleus (instrumental)
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1977 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 7" Single
45 1977 US Arista AS 0260[?]
Side A 3:01 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (stereo) Lenny Zakatek
Side A 3:01 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (mono) Lenny Zakatek
(both sides labeled as side A)
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1977 Dec Don't Let It Show 7" Single
45 1977 US Arista AS 0288
Side A 3:37 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
Side B 6:06 I Robot (instrumental)
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1977 Don't Let It Show (promo) 7" Single
45 1977 US Arista AS 0288[?]
Side A 3:37 Don't Let It Show (stereo) Dave Townsend
Side A 3:37 Don't Let It Show (mono) Dave Townsend
(both sides labeled as side A)
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1977? Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) 7" Single
(promo)
45 1977 US Arista (white/pale) AS 0310
Side A 3:39 Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) Jack Harris
(stereo)
Side A 3:39 Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) Jack Harris
(mono)
(both sides labeled as side A)
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1978 Feb I Robot 7" Single
45 1978 UK Arista ???
Side A ?:?? I Robot (instrumental)
Side B ?:?? Some Other Time Peter Straker & Jaki Whitren
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1978 Breakdown 7" Single
Side A ?:?? Breakdown Allan Clarke
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1978 Jun Pyramania 7" Single
45 1978 UK Arista ???
Side A ?:?? Pyramania Jack Harris
Side B ?:?? In The Lap Of The Gods (instrumental)
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1978 Sep What Goes Up... 7" Single
45 1978 US Arista AS 0352 (09/??/78)
Side A 3:39 What Goes Up... David Paton [and Eric Woolfson]
Side B 5:27 In The Lap Of The Gods (instrumental)
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1978? ??? Top Airplay From The Alan Parsons 12" Single
Project's "I Robot" & "Pyramid"
12 1978 US Arista (black/large logo) SP-28 (??/??/??)
Side A 5:06 Can't Take It With You Dean Ford
4:19 Hyper-Gramma-Spaces (instrumental)
3:45 What Goes Up David Paton [& Woolfson]
Total: 12:70 [sic]
Side B 3:14 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
6:02 I Robot (instrumental)
Total: 9:16
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1979 Sep Damned If I Do 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 27
Date entered Top 40: 11/17/79
Total Weeks in Top 40: 08
45 1979 US Arista AS 0454 (09/??/79)
45 1979 UK Arista ??? (11/??/79)
Side A 3:31 Damned If I Do Lenny Zakatek
Side B 5:49 If I Could Change Your Mind Lesley Duncan
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1979 Sep Damned If I Do (promo) 7" Single
45 1979 US Arista AS 0454 (09/??/79)
Side A 3:31 Damned If I Do (stereo) Lenny Zakatek
Side A 3:31 Damned If I Do (mono) Lenny Zakatek
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1979 Sep Damned If I Do (promo) 12" Single
12 1979 US Arista (black/large logo) SP-66 (??/??/79)
Side A 4:50 Damned If I Do [album version] Lenny Zakatek
Side B 3:43 Damned If I Do [single edit] Lenny Zakatek
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1979 You Lie Down With Dogs 7" Single
Side A ?:?? You Lie Down With Dogs Lenny Zakatek
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1980 You Won't Be There 7" Single
45 1980 US Arista (floating) AS 0491[?]
Side A 3:26 You Won't Be There Dave Townsend
Side B 4:40 Secret Garden (instrumental)
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1980 Winding Me Up 7" Single
Side A ?:?? Winding Me Up Chris Rainbow
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1980 Turn Of A Friendly Card 7" Single
45 1980 US Arista ???
45 1980 UK Arista ???
Side A ?:?? Turn Of A Friendly Card Chris Rainbow
Side B ?:?? May Be A Price To Pay Elmer Gantry
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1980 Nov Games People Play 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 16
Date entered Top 40: 01/24/81
Total Weeks in Top 40: 10
Date entered Top 20: 03/??/81
Total Weeks in Top 20: 03
45 1980 US Arista (floating) AS 0573 (11/??/80)
45 1981 UK Arista ??? (01/??/81)
Side A 3:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
Side B 2:58 The Ace Of Swords (instrumental)
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19?? Games People Play 7" Single
45 19?? US Flashback/Arista AFS-9133
Side A 3:17 Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
Side B 4:11 Time Eric Woolfson
(p)1980
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1981 Apr Time 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 15
Date entered Top 40: 06/06/81
Total Weeks in Top 40: 12
Date entered Top 20: 08/??/81
Total Weeks in Top 20: 06
45 1981 US Arista (floating) AS 0598 (04/??/81)
45 1981 UK Arista ??? (08/??/81)
Side A 4:11 Time Eric Woolfson
Side B 4:15 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
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1981 Apr Time 7" Single
45 1981 US Arista (floating) AS 0598[?]
Side A 4:11 Time (stereo) Eric Woolfson
Side B 4:11 Time (mono) Eric Woolfson
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1980? Snake Eyes (promo) 7" Single
45 1980 US Arista (floating) AS 0635[?] (??/??/??)
Side A 3:03 Snake Eyes (stereo) Chris Rainbow
Side B 3:03 Snake Eyes (mono) Chris Rainbow
(DJ dated 9/21/81)
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1981 Oct Snake Eyes 7" Single
45 1981 US Arista AS 0635[?] (10/??/81)
Side A 3:03 Snake Eyes Chris Rainbow
Side B 4:54 I Don't Wanna Go Home Lenny Zakatek
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1982 May Eye In The Sky 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 03
Date entered Top 40: 06/06/82
Total Weeks in Top 40: 17
Date entered Top 20: 08/??/82
Total Weeks in Top 20: 13
45 1982 US Arista 0696 (05/??/82)
45 1982 UK Arista ??? (05/??/82)
45 19?? DE? Arista 104 325-100
Side A 3:46 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
Side B 2:09 Gemini Chris Rainbow
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198? Eye In The Sky 7" Single
45 198? DE? Arista 104 393-100
Side A 4:33 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
Side B 3:34 Mammagamma (instrumental)
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198? Eye In The Sky 7" Single
45 198? US Flashback/Arista AFS-9138
Side A 3:46 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
Side B 3:29 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
(p)1982
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1982 Nov Psychobabble 7" Single
45 1982 US Arista (floating) AS 1029/AS1-9471 (11/??/82)
Side A 3:29 Psychobabble Elmer Gantry
Side B 4:50 Children Of The Moon David Paton
(side A labeled "AS 1029-SAED" not "-SA")
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1982 Nov Psychobabble 7" Single
45 1982 US Arista (floating) AS 1029/AS1-9471 (11/??/82)
Side A 3:29 Psychobabble (edited version) Elmer Gantry
Side B 4:51 Psychobabble (album version) Elmer Gantry
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1982 Dec Old And Wise 7" Single
45 1982 UK Arista (floating) AS 1048[?] (12/??/82)
Side A 3:53 Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
Side B 4:19 Children Of The Moon David Paton
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1983? Old And Wise (promo) 7" Single
45 1983 US Arista (floating) AS 1048[?] (??/??/??)
Side A 3:53 Old and Wise (stereo) Colin Blunstone
Side B 3:53 Old and Wise (mono) Colin Blunstone
(possible label variation: cyan only)
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1984 Feb You Don't Believe 7" Single
45 1984 US Arista AS 9108 (02/??/84)
Side A 4:09 You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
Side B 4:07 Lucifer (instrumental)
Note: 'from the LP "The Best Of Alan Parsons Project"'
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1984 Feb Don't Answer Me 7" Single
45 1984 UK Arista ??? (02/??/84)
Side A ?:?? Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
Side B ?:?? You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
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1984 Feb Don't Answer Me 12" Single
12 1984 UK Arista 601 170 (02/??/84)
Side A ?:?? Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
Side B ?:?? You Don't Believe Lenny Zakatek
?:?? Games People Play Lenny Zakatek
?:?? Old And Wise Colin Blunstone
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1984 Feb Don't Answer Me 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 15
Date entered Top 40: 03/24/84
Total Weeks in Top 40: 08
45 1984 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9160
Side A 3:58 Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
Side B 3:28 Don't Let It Show Dave Townsend
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1984 Don't Answer Me 12" Single
12 1984 US Arista ADP 9184
Side A ?:?? Don't Answer Me Eric Woolfson
Side B ?:?? Prime Time Eric Woolfson
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1984 Prime Time (promo) 7" Single
45 1984 US Arista AS1-9208
Side A 4:03 Prime Time (LP version?) Eric Woolfson
Side B 3:46 Prime Time (Radio Edit?) Eric Woolfson
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1984 May Prime Time 7" Single
Peak Position Held: 34
Date entered Top 40: 06/23/84
Total Weeks in Top 40: 03
45 1984 US Arista AS1-9208 (05/??/84)
45 1984 UK Arista ??? (06/??/84)
Side A 3:46 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
Side B 4:28 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
Prime Time produced (p)1984
The Gold Bug produced (p)1980
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1984 Prime Time (45 RPM) 12" Single
12 1984 UK Arista 12-572
Side A 5:03 Prime Time Eric Woolfson
4:28 The Gold Bug (instrumental)
Side B ?:?? Pipeline (instrumental)
?:?? Sirius (instrumental)
Total: ??:?? (4 tracks, 1980-1984)
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1984 Vulture Culture 12" Single
12 1984 DE Ariola ???
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1984(?) Let's Talk About Me 7" Single
45 1984 UK Ariola 107 082
Side A 3:33 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
Side B 3:47 Hawkeye (instrumental)
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1984(?) Let's Talk About Me 7" Single
45 198? US Arista AS 9282
Side A 3:27 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
Side B 3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
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1985 Let's Talk About Me (45 RPM) 12" Single
12 1985 UK Arista 12-588
12 1985 DE Arista 601 584
Side A 4:22 Let's Talk About Me David Paton
Side B 3:48 Hawkeye (instrumental)
3:56 Pipeline (instrumental)
Total: 12:06 (3 tracks)
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1985? Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) (promo) 7" Single
45 1985 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9208 (??/??/??)
Side A 3:54 Days Are Numbers Chris Rainbow
Side B 3:54 Days Are Numbers Chris Rainbow
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1985? Let's Talk About Me (promo) 12" Single
12 1985 US Arista (twilite) ADP 9283
Side A 4:22 Let's Talk About Me [LP version] David Paton
Side B 3:33 Let's Talk About Me [radio edit] David Paton
(pink sleeve with red "vulture culture" ourobouros)
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1985 Apr Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) 7" Single
45 1985 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9349 (??/??/8?)
45 1985 UK Arista ???
Side A 3:54 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Chris Rainbow
Side B 4:54 Somebody Out There Colin Blunstone
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1985? Limelight (promo) 7" Single
45 1985 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9471 (??/??/8?)
Side A 4:20 Limelight Gary Brooker
Side A 4:20 Limelight Gary Brooker
(both sides labeled as side A)
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1985? Stereotomy (promo) 7" Single
45 1985 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9443[?] (??/??/8?)
Side A 3:58 Stereotomy John Miles
Side B 4:34 Urbania (instrumental)
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1985? Stereotomy (promo) 7" Single
45 1985 US Arista (twilite) AS1-9443[?] (??/??/8?)
Side A 3:58 Stereotomy John Miles
Side A 3:58 Stereotomy John Miles
(both sides labeled side A)
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1985 Stereotomy 12" Single
12 1985 US Arista ADP-9438
Side A 7:15 Stereotomy (LP Version) John Miles
Side B 4:13 Stereotomy (Single Version) John Miles
Total: 11:28 (2 tracks)
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1985 Stereotomy 12" Single
12 1985 DE Arista 602 140
Side A 7:15 Stereotomy (LP Version) John Miles
Side B 4:13 Stereotomy (Single Version) John Miles
4:34 Urbania (instrumental)
Total: 16:02 (3 tracks)
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1985 Stereotomy 12" Single
12 1985 UK Arista 12-654
(track listing not verified yet)
Side A 7:15 Stereotomy (LP Version) John Miles
Side B 4:13 Stereotomy (Single Version) John Miles
4:34 Urbania (instrumental)
Total: ??:?? (? tracks)
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1985 In The Real World 12" Single
12 1985 US Arista ADP-9464
Side A 4:20 In The Real World John Miles
Side B 4:39 Limelight Gary Brooker
Total: 8:59 (2 tracks)
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1986 Feb Stereotomy 7" Single
45 1986 US Arista ??? (02/??/86)
45 1986 UK Arista ??? (03/??/86)
Side A ?:?? Stereotomy John Miles
Side B ?:?? Urbania (instrumental)
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1987 Standing On Higher Ground 12" Single
12 1987 US Arista ADP-9548
Side A 5:02 Standing On Higher Ground (LP version) Geoff Barradale
Side B 4:20 Standing On Higher Ground (edited) Geoff Barradale
Note [by M.J. Vasko]:
B&W picture sleeve -- line drawing of La Sagrada Familia
on the front, very nice look.
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1987 Standing On Higher Ground 7" Single
12 1987 US Arista AS1-9576
Side A 3:59 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
Side B 6:19 Inside Looking Out Eric Woolfson
Note [by M.J. Vasko]:
picture sleeve: essentially a b&w version of the Gaudi album cover
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1990 Excerpts From Freudiana - *For promotion only* CD Single
SD 1990 NL EMI PROM F1
3:37 Freudiana (single edit) Eric Woolfson
3:12 Far Away From Home The Flying Pickets
3:15 Little Hans Graham Dye
3:54 You're On Your Own Kiki Dee
3:54 Freudiana (album version) Eric Woolfson
Total: ??:?? (5 tracks)
[ Special thanks to Andrea (fdq@pobox.com) for the album info. -- ed.]
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1990 Oct Freudiana 12" Single
SD 1991 DE EMI CDP 560-20 4107-2
12 1990 EUR EMI CDP 560-20 4107-6 (10/11/90)
5:41 Freudiana (Album Version) Eric Woolfson
4:36 Funny You [Should*] Say That The Flying Pickets
3:46 The Nirvana Principle (instrumental)
3:37 Freudiana (Single Edit) Eric Woolfson
Total: 17:40 (4 tracks)
(*) "Should" was left off the disc, but is included
in the liner notes.
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1990 ??? Freudiana 7" Single
45 1991 NL EMI CDP 006-20 4107-7
Side A 3:37 Freudiana (Single Edit) Eric Woolfson
Side B 3:43 Freudiana (instrumental)
Total: 7:?? (2 tracks)
Notes:
Sleeve cover similar to the full Freudiana (white) album. A
sticker on the 45 says something to the effect of: "Conceived
and created by Eric Woolfson, founder of The Alan Parsons Project"
and underneath that says "Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons"
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1991 Jan Little Hans 12" Single
SD 1991 EUR EMI CDP 560-20 4212-2 (01/24/91)
12 1991 EUR EMI CDP 060-20 4212-6 (01/24/91)
45 1991 EUR EMI CDP 006-20 4212-7 (01/24/91)
3:15 Little Hans Graham Dye
3:14 Beyond The Pleasure Principle (instrumental)
3:51 Dora Eric Woolfson
Total: 10:20 (3 tracks)
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1993 Turn It Up CD Single
[Note that there are (at least) 3 different releases of this one. -- ed.]
SD 1993 DE BMG Arista 74321 16726(-2) (10/27/93)
3:50 Turn it Up (radio edit) Chris Thompson
4:38 I'm Talkin' To You (album version) David Pack
6:13 Turn It Up (album version) Chris Thompson
Total: 1?:?? (3 tracks)
SD 1993 JP Arista BVDA-72 (11/21/93)
6:13 Turn It Up Chris Thompson
4:07 Breakaway (instrumental)
?:?? ??? ???
Total: 1?:?? (3 tracks)
SD 1993 US Arista ASCD-2623 (??/??/93)
4:30 4:28 Turn It Up (official radio edit) Chris Thompson
4:09 4:08 Turn It Up (shorter radio edit) Chris Thompson
6:13 Turn It Up (album version) Chris Thompson
Total: 14:52 (14:49) (3 tracks)
Notes:
Front cover features the photo that appears next to "Turn It Up"
in the "Try Anything Once" booklet, but lightning bolts have been
added to the photo.
[ Thanks to Kevin for the info on the promo (ASCD) version! -- ed. ]
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1993? Wine From The Water CD Single
SD 199? ?? BMG Arista 74321 18628 2
SD 199? EUR BMG Arista 74321 20792 2
3:52 Wine From The Water (radio edit) Eric Stewart
5:45 Wine From The Water (album version) Eric Stewart
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1994 Oh Life (There Must Be More) CD Single
SD 1994 US Arista ASCD-2660 (??/??/94)
4:31 4:26 Oh Life (There Must Be More) David Pack
(Radio Edit)
4:53 4:52 Oh Life (There Must Be More) David Pack
(Single Version)
Total: 9:24 (9:18) (2 tracks, DDD)
[ Thanks to Kevin for this info! -- ed. ]
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1994 Luciferama CD Single
SD 1994 NL Goldr ??? (12/19/94)
4:56 Luciferama (instrumental)
Total: ??:?? (? tracks)
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1994 Luciferama (live) CD Single
SD 1994 DE Arcade 990 92 30
3:47 Luciferama (live) (instrumental)
5:28 Prime Time (live) Gary Howard
Total: 9:15 (9:17) (2 tracks)
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1994 The Raven (live) CD Single
SD 1994 DE Arcade 990 92 36
3:58 3:54 The Raven (live - radio edit) Alan Parsons,
Gary Howard,
Chris Thompson
5:31 5:30 Psychobabble (live) Chris Thompson
Total: 9:24 (9:31) (2 tracks)
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1994 Limelight (live) CD Single
SD 1994 DE Arcade 990 92 53
4:09 Limelight (live) Chris Thompson
5:12 Time (live) Gary Howard
Total: 9:21 (2 tracks)
Notes [from Roelant]:
[The] cover is the same as the Live CD, without the words Alan Parsons
Live coming out of the megaphone, but with the mention 'ALAN PARSONS
(in blue) LIMELIGHT' (in white) at the top of the cover. The backside
of the cover has pictures of Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons and Stuart
Elliott (taken from the cd-booklet) on it, as well as the credits.
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1995 You're The Voice CD Single
SD 1995 ?? Arcade/CNR Music 991 92 66 (06/19/95)
4:19 You're The Voice Chris Thompson
4:53 White Dawn (instrumental)
Notes:
These two tracks were performed live at the 1995 World Liberty
Concert in Arnhem, The Netherlands. See the WLC home page:
http://www.veronica.nl/events/wlc/
APP intro as music producer of the concert:
http://www.veronica.nl/events/wlc/TheConcert/Artists/alan_parsons.html
APP interview:
http://www.veronica.nl/events/wlc/TheConcert/Artists/interviewParsons.html
Total: 9:12 (2 tracks)
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1995 Forbidden Fruit CD Single
SD 1995 DE WEA 0630-10970(-2) (06/09/95)
?:?? Forbidden Fruit RenŽe Knapp
?:?? Work Song chorus
Total: ??:?? (? tracks)
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1995 ??? La Sagrada Theme 12" Single
SD 1995 EUR East-West 999384(-2)
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1996 ??? Too Close To The Sun (On Air Sampler) CD Single
[promo maxi CD single]
CD 1996 US PolyGram/River North 51416-4598(-2)
5:08 5:12 Too Close To The Sun Neil Lockwood
4:10 4:05 So Far Away Christopher Cross
6:14 6:13 One Day To Fly Graham Dye
4:32 4:23 Blue Blue Sky (Part 2) (LP Version) Eric Stewart
Total: 20:04 (19:53) (4 tracks, DDD)
Notes by Kevin Wells:
This is a promo sampler apparently issued to radio stations. The
spine lists all four tracks, followed by the phrase "ADD ME!" - a
request to add the tracks to the stations play list. The first
track is misspelled as "To Close To The Sun" on the spine. The CD
contains the phrase "PROGRAM PLAYS THREE TIMES", but each track is
only on the CD once. Perhaps there is a cassette version where
each track does appear 3 times.
[ Thanks to Kevin for this info! -- ed. ]
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1996 Jun Limelight CD Single
SD 1996 DE East-West/WEA 0630-15241(-2) (06/21/96)
4:06 Limelight (radio version) Bonnie Tyler
5:12 Limelight (overture mix) Bonnie Tyler
3:04 Georgia On My Mind 4 WD (instrumental)
Total: 12:22 (3 tracks)
Notes (some are lifted/transliterated from the web page):
Limelight has been dubbed the official ZDF German TV song of the
1996 Summer Olympic Games (XXVI) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Produced by Stephan Power
String Arrangement: Nick Ingham
Recording Engineer: Mike Bigwood
Mix Engineer: Pgil Bodger
http://www.netville.de/music/labels/eastwest/ew/btyler/btyler1.html
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1996 Jul Brother Up In Heaven CD Single
SD 1996 EUR Arcade/CNR Music 530 00 98 (07/15/96)
3:58 3:57 Brother Up In Heaven Neil Lockwood
4:44 4:41 Cloudbreak (instrumental)
3:41 3:40 Blue Blue Sky (Single Version) Eric Stewart
Total: 12:24 (12:26) (3 tracks, DDD)
Ian Bairnson - Guitars and Bass
Stuart Elliott - Drums and Percussion
Gary Sanctuary - Piano and Keyboards
Alan Parsons - Additional Keyboards and Backing Vocal
Dinah Beamish - Cello
Note:
The single version of Blue Blue Sky is not available on the album.
It is a special "b-side" mix that features a cello solo by Dinah
Beamish and an acoustic guitar solo by Ian.
[ Special thanks to Thore Stavnem for this CD single info! -- ed. ]
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1996 Sep Closer To Heaven CD Single
SD 1996 DE WEA 0630-16466(-2) (09/20/96)
4:01 3:57 Closer To Heaven (Single Version) John Cashmore
8:19 La Sagrada Familia John Cashmore, Martin
Moss, RenŽe Knapp,
chorus
4:40 Closer To Heaven (Album Version) John Cashmore
Total: 17:03 (3 tracks)
Music and Lyrics by Eric Woolfson
Produced by Eric Woolfson and Haydn Bendall
Engineered by Haydn Bendall
Orchestra and Choir conducted by Gavin Greenaway
All songs published by WOOLFSONGS LTD/CAREERS MUSIC INC.
The Single(sic) "Closer To Heaven" and "La Sagrada Familia"
taken from the Original Musical "Gaudi" available on CD and MC.
TICKET-SERVICE FOR THE MUSICAL "GAUDI" LIVE IN COLOGNE 0180/530 2020
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1996 Oct Lucifer CD Single
(performed by Temple Of Light)
SD 1996 EUR MCA/BMG MC 70232 (10/??/96)
3:41 3:38 Lucifer (radio edit) (instrumental)
6:42 6:39 Lucifer (big club mix) (instrumental)
7:06 7:02 Lucifer (fantasy mix) (instrumental)
6:31 4:30 Inferno (instrumental)
Total: 21:49 (24:00) (4 tracks)
Note:
The cover for this cover CD single features a great white shark
underwater, with the artist and title right above. The fourth
track is *not* written by Parsons or Woolfson, and yes, is two
minutes longer than advertised. The mixes are techno in flavor,
similar to the Apollo remixes below.
[ Thanks to Alistair for pointing this cover out! -- ed. ]
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1996 Nov So Far Away CD Single
SD 1996 EUR Arcade/CNR Music 530 01 68 (11/04/96)
4:10 4:05 So Far Away Christopher Cross
6:08 6:05 Apollo [speech by John F. Kennedy] (instrumental)
Total: 10:10 (2 tracks)
From the album & CD Rom "On Air"
available through CNR MUSIC (5300099)
Track 1 - written by Ian Bairnson
Track 2 - written by Stuart Elliot [sic], Alan Parsons & Ian Bairnson
Produced and engineered by ALan Parsons
Published by BMG Music Inc.
(p) CNR Music 1996 (c) Parsonics
Marketed and Distributed by CNR Music,
A Division of the Arcade Music Company
Note:
This single has no new music on it, so it's for collectors only!!
The CD does not come in a plastic CD case (aka jewel box). Rather,
the single disc comes in a recycled cardboard "envelope."
Total: 10:18 (10:20) (2 tracks, DDD)
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1997 Feb Apollo 12" Single
(remixed by Solar Quest)
LP 1997 NL CNR Music/Arcade 530 01 71 (02/03/97)
LP 1997 US River North 51416-1630(-1) (07/01/97)
Side A 5:17 Apollo (La Luna Mix) (instrumental)
5:53 Apollo Deep Bass Mix
(One Great Two Step) (instrumental)
6:08 Apollo Original Mix (Apollo) (instrumental)
Side B 9:14 Apollo Hard Mix (Lunartek) (instrumental)
7:56 Apollo Ambient Mix (Moon Boots) (instrumental)
Total: 34:28 (5 tracks)
Composed by Stuart Elliott, Alan Parsons & Ian Bairnson
Produced by Alan Parsons
Remixed by Solar Quest at Union Hall Studios, DAT Ltd. London
Compiled by Solar Quest & Jo Harrison at Union Hall Studios,
DAT Ltd. London
Apollo Original Mix recorded at Parsonics Ltd. London
Publishing by BMG Music
Artwork by NoLimit
Notes:
This is a very interesting 12" maxi single. All of the remixes
are done by Solar Quest, and I'm not sure if the band had any
part in it other than the original version. So far, I've only
seen it available from CD Teleshop in Holland. Apparently,
River North is also releasing it on July 1st, according to CD
Now...
[ Thanks Alistair! However, given River North's "success" rate
and lack of pushing the release of singles (i.e. BBTW) and of
the album, I don't know why they're doing this. -- ed. ]
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1997 Feb Blown By The Wind CD Single
CD 1997 US PolyGram/River North 51416-4607 (02/??/97)
3:52 3:49 Blown By The Wind (Radio Edit, solo) Eric Stewart
3:52 3:49 Blown By The Wind (Radio Edit, no solo) Eric Stewart
5:32 5:22 Blown By The Wind (LP version) Eric Stewart
Total: 13:16 (13:00) (3 tracks, DDD)
Notes:
This is the radio-only CD single for BBTW. The first track has
one complete verse/chorus pair deleted leaving intact the bridge
guitar solo by Ian. The second track is the same as first, but
without the solo, allowing for the missing verse/chorus to be
added back in. Great mixing job on these... I couldn't detect
any problems with the cut 'n pasted chunks!!
The artwork is purely River North's, taking some of the balloons
from OA and "painting" them into sky.
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1997 Apr Fall Free CD Single
SD 1997 EUR Arcade/CNR Music 530 01 89 (04/14/97)
4:09 4:06 Fall Free Steve Overland
5:08 5:07 Too Close To The Sun Neil Lockwood
Total: 9:13 (9:17) (2 tracks, DDD)
Notes:
This single has no new music on it, so it's for collectors only!!
The CD does not come in a plastic CD case (aka jewel box). Rather,
the single disc comes in a recycled cardboard "envelope."
This packaging of this CD single was apparently timed with the
European tour, as the cover is embossed with a sticker that reads:
Alan Parsons Tour Dates:
May 6 th - Paris Zenith
May 7 th - Rotterdam Ahoy
May 9 th - London Shepherds
Bush Empire
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1997 Jul Definitive Collection (promo sampler) Compilation
CD 1997 SP BMG/Arista/Ariola 74321 53520 2 (07/??/97)
4:37 Eye In The Sky Eric Woolfson
3:23 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Lenny Zakatek
5:57 Standing On Higher Ground Geoff Barradale
Total: 13:57 (3 tracks, AAD/ADD, 1976-1980)
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1999 Sep The Time Machine CD Single
CD 1999 NL Arcade/CNR Music 200 43 33 (09/03/99)
CD 1999 US Miramar (promo-only) 31444 (??/??/99)
3:23 The Time Machine (Dr. Evil Radio Mix) (instrumental)
6:43 The Time Machine (Dr. Evil Trance Mix) (instrumental)
3:22 The Time Machine (Radio Edit (instrumental)
[not Austin Powered])
4:55 4:54 The Time Machine (Album Version) (instrumental)
Total: 18:45 (4 tracks, DDD)
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1999 Sep The Time Traveler: songs from The CD Single
Time Machine featuring an
interview with Alan Parsons
CD 1999 US Miramar MPCD3143 (??/??/99)
4:23 Press Rewind Graham Dye
5:24 The Call Of The Wild M‡ire Brennan
5:00 Out Of The Blue Tony Hadley
5:13 Call Up Neil Lockwood
Alan Parsons Interview tracks
12:38 About Alan Parsons Alan Parsons
6:17 About CD-ROM Project Alan Parsons
1:43 About "The Time Machine" Alan Parsons
20:46 About "Dark Side Of The Moon" Alan Parsons
12:07 About "Austin Powers" Alan Parsons
Total: ??:?? (9 tracks)
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SONGBOOKS and SHEET MUSIC
1976 Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Songbook
Edgar Allan Poe
SM 1976 US 20th Century Fox Music Group
Distributed by Columbia Pictures Publications
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1980 Eve Songbook
SM 1980 US Almo Publications ???
Distributed by Columbia Pictures Publications
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1980 Time Single
SM 1980 US Almo/Columbia Pictures 2754TSMX
Total: (4 pages [1 cover + 3 song])
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1982 Eye In The Sky Songbook
SM 1982 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO426SMX
ISBN 0-89898-155-7
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1982 Eye In The Sky Single
SM 1982 US Columbia Pictures Publ. 9005ESMX
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1984 Ammonia Avenue Songbook
SM 1984 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO551SMX
ISBN 0-89898-265-0
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1985 Vulture Culture Songbook
SM 1985 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO624SMX
ISBN 0-89898-377-0
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1985 Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) Single
SM 1985 US Columbia Pictures Publ. 0154DSMX
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1985 The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project Songbook
SM 1985 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO687SMX
ISBN 0-89898-429-7
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1986 Stereotomy Songbook
SM 1986 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO702SMX
ISBN 0-89898-462-9
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1986 Stereotomy Single
SM 1986 US Columbia Pictures Publ. 1011SSMX
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1987 Gaudi Songbook
SM 1987 US Columbia Pictures Publ. PO766SMX
Total: (32 pages), ISBN 0-89898-515-3
Liner Notes:
This music was inspired by the life and works of
Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926). A Catalan architect
whose grand conception, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral
in Barcelona, involves a construction timetable
which runs for hundreds of years. He is buried
in the crypt of his unfinished masterpiece.
[This paragraph is similar to what is found in the album liner,
although some of the words have been changed a bit as well as a
few changes in sentence structure. It appears on page 1, with
photos of the cathedral and a photo of Alan and Eric on page 2.
The rest of the liner notes are in the biography section begin-
ning on page 30. -- ed. ]
The Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi "used, manipulated,
transformed every kind of material, with the same con-
tinuous and diffuse detailed concentration of a goldsmith
or silversmith." In much the same way, musical craftsmen
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson have meticulously created
a classic serious of albums that draw on diverse sources
and unique themes.
[I disagree with the next statement.... I
mean, what ever happened to ToMaI? :) -- ed.]
Beginning on Arista almost a decade ago with the platinum
*I Robot*, and continuing through such accomplishments as
*Eye In The Sky, The Turn Of A Friendly Card* and *Ammo-
nia Avenue*, The Alan Parsons Project has always made
challenging, provocative music. Their new album, in the
tradition of their finest and most successful conceptual
pieces, is a tribute to Gaudi, whose designs for chapels,
palaces, schools and other structures made him one of the
past century's most acclaimed and influential architects.
It is understandable that The Alan Parsons Project should
be intrigued by Gaudi, whose experiments, as one study
noted, "place him within the trend to open up new modes of
expression in photography, the cineman, and in the visual
arts." Returning to the strong thematicall-linked album
form that first brought them to worldwide recognition,
with *Gaudi*, The Alan Parsons Project has created a "por-
trait of the artist" that stands among their richest works.
Well before the first APP lp, *Tales Of Mysetery And Ima-
gination*, brought Alan Parsons to the attention of the
general public, he was involved in making dozens of now-
classic records with a variety of artists. After showing
early promise as a musician -- leaning the piano, flute
and guitar as a child -- he became more active as a lis-
tener than a player. Then exposure to the songs of The
Beatles rekindled the desire to participate. "I started
saying, 'How the hell did they do that?'," he told an in-
terviewer. "When I left school I got a job at EMI, and
found my interest didn't lie in television camera research.
I moved to the tape-duplication department and one of the
first things I heard was *Revolver*, on the first good hi-
fi system I'd ever set eyes upon. And I thought, "Hey,
what's going on?" Within a year and a half of that I
started working at Abbey Road."
He served as an assistant engineer on The Beatles' *Abbey
Road* lp, starting a long association both with the stu-
dio, and with Paul McCartney. When The Beatles split up,
Parsons went on to engineer McCartnet's Wings Albums *Wild-
life* and *Red Rose Speedway*, as well as such hits as "Hi,
Hi, Hi." In addition to his work with McCartney, Parsons
worked with The Hollies on five of their albums (and two of
the group's biggest chart hits, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My
Brother" -- on which Elton John played piano -- and "The
Air That I Breathe").
But the band that provided the greatest scopr for Parsons'
inventive approach to engineering was Pink Floyd, he earned
a Grammy nomination for *Dark Side Of The Moon*. "Later,
the Floyd wanted me to set up their studio and continue to
go on the road -- I'd done three American tours with them,
and it was they who brought me to America. Btouring with
Pink Floyd was a grueling experience." (Perhaps his
experiences on the road with Floyd are one reason why The
Alan Parsons Project have never attempted to take their
music on the road.) [Little do *he* know! :) -- ed.]
[The rest of the bio is discusses Parsons' hits as a producer
(for John Miles, Al Stewart, Pilot, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel),
and the themes of the APP albums. I'll add it when I have time
to type it all in. :) -- ed. ]
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RADIO PROGRAMS
Since these never have been nor will be officially released for
public consumption, the dates listed are for broadcast or released
to radio stations.
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1976? Inner View Radio Show: Radio Broadcast
Alan Parsons Project Show
(to be broadcast sometime in 1976 or 1977)
LP 1976 US Inner View Series #7 Show #12
Side A ??:?? 2 interview tracks+music AP/EW/interviewer
Side B ??:?? 2 interview tracks+music AP/EW/interviewer
Notes: [by Martin Vasko]
-- typical LP length for each side, ~20-25 minutes
-- transcription by Alistair Young appears in message
dated 16 October 1996
-- copyright date is shown as 1976, but show is pretty
clearly from 1977 as it discusses I Robot at length
[I'll just add that 1977 was the release date of IR. It
IS possible that the interview took place beforehand to
promote the new record. I'll try to include the tran-
scription sometime in the future if I can find it. -- ed.]
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1983? The Source Radio Show: Radio Broadcast
The Allan Parsons Special (3 LPs)
(to be broadcast January 14 - 16, 1983)
LP 1983 US The Source/NBC Show # NBC 83-2
LP1: Side 1 20:26 Collage AP/EW/interviewer
I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
Get Back
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The Air That I Breathe
LP2: Side 2 17:21 Money
Time
LP3: Side 3 14:43 Year Of The Cat
The Raven
LP1: Side 4 13:42 Breakdown
Day After Day
Some Other Time
LP2: Side 5 14:47 What Goes Up...
The Eagle Will Rise Again
Can't Take It With You
LP3: Side 6: 23:35 Dammed If I Do [sic]
Games People Play
Time
Eye In The Sky
Notes: [by Martin Vasko]
Far more musical content than interview, but definitely
informative nonetheless, with the first two sides center-
ing on AP; EW comes into the interviews after Year Of The
Cat. "Allan" consistently misspelled on cue sheets and
hub labels. Contains commercials and show promos as well.
Total music/int. time about 103 minutes. Sirius plays only
as background music behind speaking just prior to Eye In
The Sky. All songs listed play at full length. Recording
quality reasonable. Some interesting bits about vocalists.
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1987? The Legends of Rock Radio Show: Radio Broadcast
The Parsons Project/The Alan
Parsons Project (2 LPs)
(to be broadcast March 30 - April 5, 1987)
LP 1987 US NBC Radio Entertainment Show # NBC 87-13
LP1: Side 1 20:23 Collage AP/EW/interviewer
Standing On Higher Ground
Money
I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
LP2: Side 2 18:33 Can't Take It With You
Damned If I Do
Games People Play
Time
LP1: Side 3 11:25 Eye In The Sky
Sterotomy [sic]
Breakdown
LP2: (second side is blank labeled and contains no audio)
Notes: [by Martin Vasko]
Far more musical content than interview, but in this case the
informative content is not particularly impressive and almost
all (all?) of the material is recycled from The Source's show
NBC 83-2. Contains commercials and show promos as well.
Total music/int. time about 50.5 minutes. Recording quality
fair. One very short, but rather interesting quote:
"Still another unique step forward for Alan and Eric may be
the materialization of their first tour.
Eric: "We'd like to do it and it's certainly about time and
with the grandeur of the theme that I'm actually working on
at the moment, which I still won't tell you about, it's very
possible that we can pull it off next time around."
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1993 In The Studio Radio Broadcast
Show Number 275
Alan Parsons Project "I Robot"
(to be broadcast week of 09/28/93)
CD 1993 US Album Network/
Bullet Productions HFUX0200C
18:15 segment/track one
00:00-00:05 "In The Studio is sponsored..." [intro ITS announcer]
00:06-16:07 Lead-in and intro Redbeard & A. Parsons
Songs: "I, Robot" [sic] "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You"
Features these clips:
00:48-01:19 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
01:19-01:46 Breakdown
01:46-02:10 Some Other Place
04:44-10:41 I Robot [complete]
12:30-15:49 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You [complete]
16:08-17:07 commercial TGI Fridays John Ratzenberger
17:08-11:11 commercial Citibank (various)
17:38-18:09 commercial US Army Reserve (various)
19:53 segment/track two
-0:08-00:00 8-second pause
00:00-19:43
Songs: "The Voice" "Breakdown" "Don't Let It Show"
Features these clips:
02:10-07:33 The Voice [complete]
08:38-12:24 Breakdown [complete]
13:24-17:40 Don't Let It Show [complete]
17:43-18:12 commercial Citibank (various)
18:12-18:42 commercial AT&T Tom Selleck
18:43-19:13 commercial Listerine (various)
19:14-19:43 commerical Citibank (various)
17:04 segment/track three
-0:08-00:00 8-second pause
00:00-16:54
Songs: "Nucleus/Day After Day" "Some Other Time"
"Genesis Channel 1" [sic]
00:01-02:39 Nucleus [complete]
02:40-06:26 Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) [complete]
07:19-11:17 Some Other Time [complete]
11:45-14:52 Genesis Ch. 1 V. 32 [complete]
14:53-15:23 commercial Citibank (various)
15:24-15:53 commercial US Army Reserve (various)
15:53-16:24 commercial Listerine (various)
16:24-16:54 commercial Citibank (various)
1:41 segment/track four
-0:08-00:00 8-second pause
00:00-00:06 "In The Studio was sponsored by...",
00:06-00:35 "AT&T wants you to choose a legendary rock album
to have feature on an upcoming edtition of In The Studio.
On a postcard, send your name and address to In The Studio,
P.O. Box 10655, Burbank, CA 91510..."
00:36-1:30 "This is Redbeard, and I'd like to thank..."
1:26 segment/track five
-0:12-00:00 12-second pause
00:00-1:12 Promo with :07 bed for local tag. "A musical
riddle: who neither sings nor plays yet has sold over
20 million albums?..."
00:00-00:09 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (clip 1)
00:10-00:41 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (clip 2)
00:41-00:52 Breakdown [complete]
00:52-01:10 Some Other Time [complete]
4:05 segment/track six
-0:12-00:00 12-second pause
00:00-4:05 "In The Studio Greatest Bit." Alan Parsons
discusses his unique image problem. Followed by the
song 'I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You.'
00:48-04:03 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
Total: 62:24 (6 tracks)
[ Dunno about spelling in the following credits -- ed. ]
Interviewer and co-producer: Redbeard
Writer and co producer: Mark Felsa
Production assistance, editing
and digital mastering: Rick "R.J." Lane
Transcription: Jane Carpenter
Executive Producer: Stephen R. Smith
Notes: [by Kevin Wells]
This radio show from the "In The Studio" series consists of
interviews with Alan Parsons concerning how he produces an album,
and specifically, how he produced "I Robot". Parsons answers
questions about and makes comments on each album track and then
the track is played, usually in its entirety. Parsons usually
talks over the intro to each song. The songs are not presented
in the same order as they appear on the album.
The show is hosted by a DJ named Redbeard who summarizes his
questions to Alan, then plays Alan's response to the question.
Most of the information about this show comes from the program
log and cue sheet. Any errors indicated with "[sic]" are
written as they appear on the cue sheet.
This program is not available commercially, but the show was
distributed to various radios stations on CD. Some of these
CDs have found their way into the hands of collectors.
Notes:
The interview with Alan definitely took place around the date of
the broadcast, as Alan was questioned whether or not any of the
Project songs were designed for or destined towards the theater,
and he mentioned that the "project" that he and Eric worked on in
the "early 90s" eventually became a musical. It was a bittersweet
reflection as Alan couldn't even bring himself to say its name.
The one big boo-boo on Alan's part was when he stated John Miles
as the lead vocal for Don't Let It Show when in fact (and con-
firmed in The Avenue #7), it was Dave Townsend. In fact, John
isn't even featured on I Robot at all!! Hey, after hundreds of
songs, dozens of records and artists, he's allowed to slip!!
Just once though! :)
To date, this is the most recent and last known radio interview gi-
ven by Alan. The Westwood One concert and Keats interview don't count!
[ Thanks to Kevin for much of the above info! -- ed. ]
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1996 Westwood One Entertainment Radio Broadcast
Superstar Concert Series Show# 96-08
(to be broadcast week of 02/19/96)
CD 1996 US Westwood One Entertainment SHOW# 96-08
disc one C09NM01XC
disc two C09NN01XC
Disc One
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20:07 20:09 segment/track one
00:00-01:05 intro Tawn Mastery (WW1 announcer)
01:05-01:35 commercial Plymouth Div. (various)
01:35-02:35 commercial Rejuvex Lauren Hutton
02:35-05:03 Sirius [sic: "Sirus"] (instrumental)
[tape warpie at 03:27]
05:03-09:39 Eye In The Sky Peter Beckett
09:39-09:48 applause audience
09:48-13:07 What Goes Up... [sic: no "..."] Peter Beckett, Chris Thompson
13:07-13:24 applause, welcome audience, Peter Beckett
13:24-18:12 Luciferama [sic: Lucifer] (instrumental)
18:12-18:24 applause, break announcement audience, Tawn Mastery
18:25-18:55 commercial Nestle Crunch (various)
18:56-19:26 commercial AT&T (various)
19:27-19:57 commercial US Army Reserve (various)
19:57-20:07 10-second pause
14:31 14:27 segment/track two
00:00-00:05 intro Tawn Mastery
00:06-04:57 Can't Take It With You Chris Thompson
04:57-05:05 applause audience
05:05-09:03 Dream Within A Dream (Orson Welles, instrumental)
09:03-12:34 The Raven Alan Parsons, Chris Thompson,
Peter Beckett
12:35-18:24 applause, break announcement audience, Tawn Mastery
12:49-13:18 commercial Plymouth Div. (various)
13:18-14:18 commercial Rejuvex Lauren Hutton
14:18-14:27 10-second pause
12:35 12:45 segment/track three
00:00-00:18 applause/intro [overlap of trk] audience, Alan Parsons
00:10-05:34 Take The Money And Run Peter Beckett
05:34-05:47 applause audience
05:47-10:44 Time Peter Beckett
10:52-11:04 applause, break announcement Tawn Mastery
11:04-11:34 commercial US Army Reserve (various)
11:34-12:04 commercial Plymouth Div. (various)
12:04-12:34 commercial Nestle Crunch (various)
Total: 47:13 (3 tracks)
Disc Two
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15:?? 15:03 segment/track one
00:00-00:17 intro, welcome Tawn Mastery, Chris Thompson
00:17-04:00 Games People Play Chris Thompson, Peter Beckett
04:00-04:20 applause, thank you audience, Alan Parsons
04:20-13:05 band intro, Psychobabble Alan Parsons, Chris Thompson
13:05-13:25 applause, break announcement audience, Tawn Mastery
13:25-13:55 commercial Plymouth Div. (various)
13:55-14:55 commercial Rejuvex Lauren Hutton
09:20 09:?? segment/track two Classic Rock Allstars
14:48 14:?? segment/track three Classic Rock Allstars
00:50 00:?? segment/track four
00:00-00:50 commercial, with clip from Westwood One Superstar Concert
Games People Play Series (with Tawn Mastery)
Total: 40:05 (4 tracks)
Grand Total: 87:18 (7 tracks)
[ Dunno about spelling in the following credits -- ed. ]
Superstar Concert Series credits:
Produced by John Norman
Production and Engineering by Jim Duncan and Jeff Park
Special thanks to Fred Limgren
Alan Parsons Live credits:
Recorded live by WW1
Engineered by Biff Daws, assisted by Doug Field and Phil Kneebone
Mixed by Alan Parsons
Note:
This concert was recorded at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Theatre
on August 24, 1995.
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END OF ALAN PARSONS PROJECT DISCOGRAPHY
As mentioned above in the introduction, feel free to send me comments,
suggestions, additions, corrections, etc. The easiest way to reach me
is via e-mail. Snail mail is acceptable as well.
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