11389 - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - EDGAR ALLAN POE (2007 REMASTER) (DELUXE EDITION), DISC TWO (REMIX) (1976)
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
''TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - EDGAR ALLAN POE (2007 REMASTER) (DELUXE EDITION), DISC TWO (REMIX)''
SEPTEMBER 11 2007
MAY 1976
120:19
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DISC ONE (57:05)
1 A Dream Within A Dream 03:41
2 The Raven 03:58
3 The Tell-Tale Heart 04:42
4 The Cask Of Amontillado 04:28
5 (The System Of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether 04:19
6 Prelude 05:52
7 Arrival 02:41
8 Intermezzo 01:03
9 Pavane 04:35
10 Fall 00:52
11 To One In Paradise 04:40
12 The Raven - Original Demo 03:27
13 Edgar - Original Demo Of An Unreleased Track 03:04
14 Orson Wells Radio Spot 01:03
15 Interview With Alan Parsons And Eric Woolfson, 1976 08:33
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DISC TWO (63:14)
1 A Dream Within A Dream 04:13
2 The Raven 03:58
3 The Tell-Tale Heart 04:39
4 The Cask Of Amontillado 04:33
5 (The System Of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether 04:21
6 Prelude 07:01
7 Arrival 02:39
8 Intermezzo 00:59
9 Pavane 04:36
10 Fall 00:51
11 To One In Paradise 04:54
12 Eric's Guide Vocal Melody 09:14
13 Orson Wells Dialogue 03:08
14 Sea Lions In The Departure Lounge - Sound Effects And Experiments 02:38
15 GBH Mix - Unreleased Experiments 05:22
Tracks By Edgar Allan Poe, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
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Ian Bairnson/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Arthur Brown/Guest Artist, Vocals
Burleigh Drummond/Drums
English Chorale/Vocals
The English Chorale and Played Ti/Choir/Chorus
Jack Harris/Guest Artist, Vocals
Bob Howes/Choir/Chorus
Andrew Hurdle/Bass
Laurence Juber/Guitar (Acoustic)
David Katz/Leader, Orchestra Contractor, Violin
John Leach/Cimbalom, Kantele, Percussion, Vocals
Billy Lyall/Drums, Fender Rhodes, Glockenspiel, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano, Recorder
William Lyall/Keyboards
John Miles/Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Francis Monkman/Keyboards, Organ
Christopher North/Keyboards
David Pack/Guitar
Alan Parsons/Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Primary Artist, Producer, Projection, Recorder, Synthesizer, Vocals
Smokey Parsons/Vocals
David Paton/Bass, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Kevin Peek/Guitar (Acoustic)
Edgar Allan Poe/Composer
Andrew Powell/Choir Arrangement, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements
Jane Powell/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Joe Puerta/Bass
Jack Rothstein/Leader
Daryl Runswick/Bass, String Bass
David Snell/Harp
Terry Sylvester/Guest Artist, Vocals
Stuart Tosh/Cymbals, Drums, Guest Artist, Timpani, Vocals
Orson Welles/Guest Artist, Narrator
Leonard Whiting/Narrator, Vocals
Eric Woolfson/Composer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
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REVIEW/AMG
Mike DeGagne
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. On the album's 1987 remix, the instrumental "Dream Within a Dream" has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards (Welles also narrates "Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude"). The EMI vocoder is used throughout "The Raven" with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound. Parsons' expertise surrounds this album, from the slyness that prevails in "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" to the bodeful thumping of the drums that imitate a heartbeat on "The Tell-Tale Heart." "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a lengthy but dazzling array of musicianship that keeps the album's persona intact, while enabling the listener to submerge into its frightening atmosphere. With vocalists Terry Sylvester, John Miles, and Eric Woolfson stretched across each track, this variety of different singing styles adds color and design to the album's air. Without any underlying theme to be pondered upon, Alan Parsons instead paints a vivid picture of one of the most alluring literary figures in history by musically reciting his most famous works in expert fashion.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Engineer/producer Alan Parsons and his colleague, songwriter and lyricist Eric Woolfson, formed the Alan Parsons Project in 1975. Throughout their career, the Alan Parsons Project recorded concept albums (including adaptations of Poe and Asimov books), with a revolving cast of session musicians. 1982's Eye in the Sky was their greatest success; the title track charted in the Top Ten on the pop charts and the album went platinum. Although they weren't able to repeat that success, the group maintained a devoted cult audience.
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WEBSITE
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''TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - EDGAR ALLAN POE (2007 REMASTER) (DELUXE EDITION), DISC TWO (REMIX)''
SEPTEMBER 11 2007
MAY 1976
120:19
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DISC ONE (57:05)
1 A Dream Within A Dream 03:41
2 The Raven 03:58
3 The Tell-Tale Heart 04:42
4 The Cask Of Amontillado 04:28
5 (The System Of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether 04:19
6 Prelude 05:52
7 Arrival 02:41
8 Intermezzo 01:03
9 Pavane 04:35
10 Fall 00:52
11 To One In Paradise 04:40
12 The Raven - Original Demo 03:27
13 Edgar - Original Demo Of An Unreleased Track 03:04
14 Orson Wells Radio Spot 01:03
15 Interview With Alan Parsons And Eric Woolfson, 1976 08:33
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DISC TWO (63:14)
1 A Dream Within A Dream 04:13
2 The Raven 03:58
3 The Tell-Tale Heart 04:39
4 The Cask Of Amontillado 04:33
5 (The System Of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether 04:21
6 Prelude 07:01
7 Arrival 02:39
8 Intermezzo 00:59
9 Pavane 04:36
10 Fall 00:51
11 To One In Paradise 04:54
12 Eric's Guide Vocal Melody 09:14
13 Orson Wells Dialogue 03:08
14 Sea Lions In The Departure Lounge - Sound Effects And Experiments 02:38
15 GBH Mix - Unreleased Experiments 05:22
Tracks By Edgar Allan Poe, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
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Ian Bairnson/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Arthur Brown/Guest Artist, Vocals
Burleigh Drummond/Drums
English Chorale/Vocals
The English Chorale and Played Ti/Choir/Chorus
Jack Harris/Guest Artist, Vocals
Bob Howes/Choir/Chorus
Andrew Hurdle/Bass
Laurence Juber/Guitar (Acoustic)
David Katz/Leader, Orchestra Contractor, Violin
John Leach/Cimbalom, Kantele, Percussion, Vocals
Billy Lyall/Drums, Fender Rhodes, Glockenspiel, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano, Recorder
William Lyall/Keyboards
John Miles/Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Francis Monkman/Keyboards, Organ
Christopher North/Keyboards
David Pack/Guitar
Alan Parsons/Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Primary Artist, Producer, Projection, Recorder, Synthesizer, Vocals
Smokey Parsons/Vocals
David Paton/Bass, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Kevin Peek/Guitar (Acoustic)
Edgar Allan Poe/Composer
Andrew Powell/Choir Arrangement, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements
Jane Powell/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Joe Puerta/Bass
Jack Rothstein/Leader
Daryl Runswick/Bass, String Bass
David Snell/Harp
Terry Sylvester/Guest Artist, Vocals
Stuart Tosh/Cymbals, Drums, Guest Artist, Timpani, Vocals
Orson Welles/Guest Artist, Narrator
Leonard Whiting/Narrator, Vocals
Eric Woolfson/Composer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
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REVIEW/AMG
Mike DeGagne
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. On the album's 1987 remix, the instrumental "Dream Within a Dream" has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards (Welles also narrates "Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude"). The EMI vocoder is used throughout "The Raven" with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound. Parsons' expertise surrounds this album, from the slyness that prevails in "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" to the bodeful thumping of the drums that imitate a heartbeat on "The Tell-Tale Heart." "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a lengthy but dazzling array of musicianship that keeps the album's persona intact, while enabling the listener to submerge into its frightening atmosphere. With vocalists Terry Sylvester, John Miles, and Eric Woolfson stretched across each track, this variety of different singing styles adds color and design to the album's air. Without any underlying theme to be pondered upon, Alan Parsons instead paints a vivid picture of one of the most alluring literary figures in history by musically reciting his most famous works in expert fashion.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Engineer/producer Alan Parsons and his colleague, songwriter and lyricist Eric Woolfson, formed the Alan Parsons Project in 1975. Throughout their career, the Alan Parsons Project recorded concept albums (including adaptations of Poe and Asimov books), with a revolving cast of session musicians. 1982's Eye in the Sky was their greatest success; the title track charted in the Top Ten on the pop charts and the album went platinum. Although they weren't able to repeat that success, the group maintained a devoted cult audience.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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