31/05/2024

The Alan Parsons Project "The Definitive Collection" (1997) -Progressive Pop / Progressive Rock / Pop Rock-



Label : Arista Records


Royaume-Uni DISC ONE

01 - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
02 - The Raven (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
03 - I Robot (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
04 - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
05 - Breakdown (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
06 - Don't Let It Show (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
07 - Voyager (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
08 - What Goes Up (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
09 - The Eagle Will Rise Again (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
10 - Can't Take It With You (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
11 - Pyramania (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
12 - Damned If I Do (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
13 - Lucifer (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
14 - If I Could Change Your Mind (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
15 - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 1) (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
16 - Snake Eyes (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
17 - Games People Play (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
18 - Time (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)

DISC TWO

01 - Sirius (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
02 - Eye In The Sky (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
03 - Psychobabble (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
04 - Mammagamma (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
05 - Old And Wise (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
06 - Prime Time (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
07 - Don't Answer Me (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
08 - You Don't Believe (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
09 - Let's Talk About Me (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
10 - Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
11 - Stereotomy (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
12 - In The Real World (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
13 - Standing On Higher Ground (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
14 - Too Late (Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons)
15 - Turn It Up (Ian Bairnson)
16 - Re-Jigue (Alan Parsons & Andrew Powell)


All Tracks Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Compilation Digitally Remastered by Alan Parsons & Simon Heyworth at Chop Em Out, London

Album Credits

'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineers : Chris Blair, Patrick Stapley & Tom Trefethen
"(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether"
Musicians :
John Miles : Lead vocal & Guitar
Jack Harris : Additional Vocals
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Tosh : Drums
Ian Bairnson : Guitars
Bill Lyall : Piano
Eric Woolfson : Additional Keyboards
Alan Parsons : Recorders & Cathegral Organ
Abbey Road Effects
Library : Crowd Noises
Recorded at Abbey Road, September 1975
Remixed at The Grange, Kent, England, June 1987 
"The Raven"
Orchestra & Choir Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Musicians :
Alan Parsons : EMI Vocoder
Leonard Whiting : Lead vocals
Joe Puerta : Bass
Burleigh Drummond : Drums
Stuart Tosh : Additional Drums
David Pack : Guitars
Christopher North, Eric Woolfson : Keyboards
Ian Bairnson : New Guitar Solo
Eric Woolfson : Backing vocals
Bob Howes & The English Chorale : Choir Recorded at Mama Jo's Studio, North Hollywood & Abbey Road, April 1975
Remixed at The Grange, Kent, England, June 1987
℗ 1976 20th Century Records

'I Robot'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra & Choir Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers : Patrick Stapley & Chris Blair
Orchestral Contractor : David Katz
Choirmaster : Bob Howes
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Electric Guitars
Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons : Acoustic Guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay, Alan Parsons : Keyboards
B.J. Cole : Steel Guitar
Alan Parsons : 'Projectron' & Vocoder
John Leach : Cimbalom & Kantele
Hilary Western, Smokey Parsons, David Paton, Stuart Tosh, Ian Bairnson, Tony Rivers, John Perry, Stuart Calver, Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, The English Chorale, The New Philharmonia Chorus : Backing vocals
Recorded & Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between December 1976 & March 1977
℗ 1976 Arista Records, Inc.

'Pyramid'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra & Choir Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers : Patrick Stapley & Chris Blair
Orchestral Contractor : David Katz
Choirmaster : Bob Howes
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Electric Guitars
Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons : Acoustic Guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay : Keyboards
Recorded & Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between September 1977 & February 1978
℗ 1978 Arista Records, Inc.

'The Turn Of A Friendly Card'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Orchestra Coordinator : Curtis Briggs
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Eric Woolfson : Keyboards
Alan Parsons : Additional Keyboards
Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatec, Alan Parsons : Backing vocals
The Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera Care of Eberhard Schoener (Leader : Sandor Farcas)
Recorded at Acousti Studio, Paris, France, between 1979 & 1980
Orchestra & Choir Recorded at Arco Studio, Munich, Germany
℗ 1980 Arista Records, Inc.

'Eye In The Sky'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra & Choir Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineer : Tony Richards
Production Coordinator : Chris Blair
Orchestral Contractor : George Haymer
Chorus Master : Bob Howes
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons : Keyboards
Alan Parsons : Fairlight Programming
Mel Collins : Sax
Recorded & Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, from 1980 to 1982
℗ 1982 Arista Records, Inc.

'Ammonia Avenue'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineer : Tony Richards
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Eric Woolfson : Keyboards
Alan Parsons : Fairlight Programming
Mel Collins : Sax
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Leader : Christopher Warren-Green)
Recorded & Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, from 1982 to 1983
℗ 1984 Arista Records, Inc.

'Vulture Culture'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Assistant Engineer : Tony Richards
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Guitars
Eric Woolfson : Pianos 
Richard Cottle : Synths & Saxes 
Alan Parsons : Fairlight Programming
Mr. Laser Beam : Oral Rendition
Recorded & Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between May & July 1984
℗ 1984 Arista Records, Inc.

'Stereotomy'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers : Tony Richards & Noel Rafferty
Musicians :
David Paton : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Guitars
Richard Cottle : Synths & Saxes 
Eric Woolfson : Pianos & Keyboards
Alan Parsons : Additional Keyboards
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Leader : Christopher Warren-Green)
Recorded & Mixed at Mayfair Studios, London, Between October 1984 & August 1985
Orchestra Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
℗ 1985 Arista Records, Inc.

'Gaudi'
Produced by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson
Orchestral Arrangements by Andrew Powell
Engineered by Alan Parsons with Tony Richards
Musicians :
Laurie Cottle : Bass
Stuart Elliott : Drums & Percussion
Ian Bairnson : Guitars
Richard Cottle : Synths & Saxes 
Eric Woolfson : Pianos & Keyboards
Bob Howes : Tmps
David Cripp : Horn Leader
John Heley : Cello
The English Chorale (Conductor : Bob Howes)
Recorded at The Grange & at Mayfair Studios, London, Between October 1985 & August 1986
℗ 1987 Arista Records, Inc.

Alan Parsons
'Try Anything Once'
Produced & Engineered by Alan Parsons
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Andrew Powell
Assistant Engineers : Rupert Couslon & Andy Strange
"Turn It Up"
Musicians :
Ian Bairnson : Guitars, Bass, Synths & Backing vocals
Stuart Elliott : Drums
Richard Cottle : Synths
Alan Parsons : Synths & Backing vocals
Jacqui Copland : Backing vocals
"Re-Jigue"
Musicians :
Andrew Powell : Bass, Piano
Stuart Elliott : Drums
Ian Bairnson : Guitar
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Leader : Christopher Warren-Green)
Recorded at Parsonics, Sussex, England, between October 1992 & August 1993
Orchestrat Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead, London
℗ 1993 Arista Records, Inc.


DISC ONE

01 - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether

From the Album 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination'
Lead vocal : John Miles

02 - The Raven

From the Album 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination'
Vocoder : Alan Parsons
Lead vocal : Leonard Whiting

03 - I Robot

From the Album 'I Robot'
Instrumental

04 - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You

From the Album 'I Robot'
Lead vocal : Lenny Zakatek

05 - Breakdown

From the Album 'I Robot'
Lead vocal : Allan Clarke

06 - Don't Let It Show

From the Album 'I Robot'
Lead vocal : Dave Townsend

07 - Voyager

From the Album 'Pyramid'
Instrumental

08 - What Goes Up

From the Album 'Pyramid'
Lead vocals : David Paton, Dean Ford

09 - The Eagle Will Rise Again

From the Album 'Pyramid'
Lead vocal : Colin Blunstone

10 - Can't Take It With You

From the Album 'Pyramid'
Lead vocal : Dean Ford

11 - Pyramania

From the Album 'Pyramid'
Lead vocal : Jack Harris

12 - Damned If I Do

From the Album 'Eve'
Lead vocal : Lenny Zakatek

13 - Lucifer

From the Album 'Eve'
Instrumental

14 - If I Could Change Your Mind

From the Album 'Eve'
Lead vocal : Lesley Duncan

15 - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 1)

From the Album 'The Turn Of A Friendly Card'
Lead vocal : Chris Rainbow

16 - Snake Eyes

From the Album 'The Turn Of A Friendly Card'
Lead vocal : Chris Rainbow

17 - Games People Play

From the Album 'The Turn Of A Friendly Card'
Lead vocal : Lenny Zakatek

18 - Time

From the Album 'The Turn Of A Friendly Card'
Lead vocal : Eric Woolfson


DISC TWO

01 - Sirius

From the Album 'Eye In The Sky'
Instrumental

02 - Eye In The Sky

From the Album 'Eye In The Sky'
Lead vocal : Eric Woolfson

03 - Psychobabble

From the Album 'Eye In The Sky'
Lead vocal : Elmer Gantry

04 - Mammagamma

From the Album 'Eye In The Sky'
Instrumental

05 - Old And Wise

From the Album 'Eye In The Sky'
Lead vocal : Colin Blunstone

06 - Prime Time

From the Album 'Ammonia Avenue'
Lead vocal Eric Woolfson

07 - Don't Answer Me

From the Album 'Ammonia Avenue'
Lead vocal : Eric Woolfson

08 - You Don't Believe

From the Album 'Ammonia Avenue'
Lead vocal : Lenny Zakatek

09 - Let's Talk About Me

From the Album 'Vulture Culture'
Lead vocal : David Paton

10 - Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) 

From the Album 'Vulture Culture'
Lead vocal : Chris Rainbow

11 - Stereotomy

From the Album 'Stereotomy'
Lead vocal : John Miles

12 - In The Real World

From the Album 'Stereotomy'
Lead vocal : John Miles

13 - Standing On Higher Ground

From the Album 'Gaudi'
Lead vocal : Geoff Barradale

14 - Too Late

From the Album 'Gaudi'
Lead vocal : Lenny Zakatek

15 - Turn It Up

From the Album 'Try Anything Once'
Lead vocal : Chris Thompson

16 - Re-Jigue

From the Album 'Try Anything Once'
Instrumental