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THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT   

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe

RELEASED
1975
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
A.O.R.
TRACKS
01, A Dream Within A Dream (Instrumental)  (4:13)
02, The Raven  (3:57)
03, The Tell-Tale Heart  (4:38)
04, The Cask Of Amontillado  (4:33)
05, (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether - The
      Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental)  (4:20)
06, i - Prelude  (7:02)
07, ii - Arrival  (2:39)
08, iii - Intermezzo  (1:00)
09, iv - Pavane  (4:36)
10, v - Fall  (0:51)
11, To One In Paradise  (4:46)
DURATION
42:43
MUSICIANS
ALAN PARSONS -lead vocals (2), additional vocals (11), vocoder
      (2), organ (5), synthesizers (3,4,7,10), performer (3,7,10),
      recorder (5)
ARTHUR BROWN -lead vocals (3)
JOHN MILES -lead vocals (4,5), guitars (5)
TERRY SYLVESTER -lead vocals (11), additional vocals (4)
JACK HARRIS -additional vocals (3,5)
JANE POWELL -backing vocals (11)
IAN BAIRNSON -guitars (1,3÷5,7,11), acoustic guitars (1,11),
      guitars solo (2)
KEVIN PEEK -acoustic guitars (9)
LAURENCE JUBER -acoustic guitars (9)
ERIC WOOLFSON -keyboards (1,2,3), synthesizers (9),
      additional keyboards (5), organ (7), loops (7),
      harpsichord (4), backing vocals (2,4), additional vocals (11)
BILLY LYALL -keyboards (1,3), recorder (1), piano (4,5,11),
      glockenspiel (11)
CHRISTOPHER NORTH -keyboards (2)
FRANCIS MONKMAN -organ (7), harpsichord (9)
JOE PUERTA -bass (1,2)
DAVID PATON -bass (3÷5,7,10), guitars (2), acoustic guitars
      (1,11), backing vocals (1)
LES HURDLE -bass (6)
DARRYL RUNSWICK (9)
BURLEIGH DRUMMOND -drums (2)
STUART TOSH -drums (3÷5,7,9,11), additional drums (2),
      timpani (3), cymbals (3), percussion (7)
HUGO D'ALTON -mandolin (9)
DAVID SNELL -harp (9)
JOHN LEACH -cimbalom (9), kantele (9)
ANDREW POWELL -conducted orchestra (2÷4,6,8,10), loops
      (7), organ (9)
DAVID KATZ -leader orchestra (10)
JACK ROTHSTEIN -leader orchestra (10)
ORSON WELLES -narrator (1,6)
LEONARD WHITING -narrator (11)
BOB HOWES AND THE ENGLISH CHORALE -choir (3,4)
WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL BOYS CHOIR -choir (11)
SMOKEY PARSONS -backing vocals
PRODUCED BY
ALAN PARSONS
REVIEW
Na motivy stejnojmenného románu E. A. Poea vzniklo první z koncepčních alb "pro dospělé" Alana Parsonse, jenž ve své tvorbě zužitkovává své zvukařské zkušenosti. Vrcholná studiová záležitost mířená směrem k usedlejším posluchačům.