Ashley Parsons; Quentin Boehm; Christopher Cooley; Pierre Jaumouillé; Rory Mulholland; Charles Onians Lonely Planet Global Limited (2023) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Cooking Vinyl Asu: CD-levy Vuosi: 2024, 23.08.2024 Kieli: Englanti
The Alan Parsons Project's third studio album 'Pyramid' was originally released in May 1978. It was a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time this album was conceived, interest in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'.
As with other APP albums, the focus was on very high-quality studio sound production, and they recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios in London. There were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including John Miles, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, David Paton, Jack Harris and Dean Ford. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.
The album was a worldwide hit selling well in excess of two million copies, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.
The Alan Parsons Project was a progressive rock music entity comprised of engineer/ producer Alan Parsons and songwriter, musician and manager Eric Woolfson. They released 10 concept albums which focused on subject matter such as science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes between 1976 - 1987 and have sold in excess of 55 million albums world-wide.
Featuring a 2024 remaster of the original album by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Includes 4 additional previously unreleased bonus tracks. A fully illustrated 12 page booklet containing a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons as well as full lyrics.
