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The Alan Parsons Project – Tales of Mystery and Imagination • Edgar Allan Poe
Mercury (1976)
Produced by Alan Parsons — Executive Producer : Eric Woolfson — Engineered by Alan Parsons — Assistant Engineers : Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley Original 1976 version — Assistant Engineer : Tony Richards 1987 Remix — Deluxe Edition Design by Matt Read based on Hipgnosis' original artwork — Recorded and mixed at Abbey Road, London 1975 except 'The Raven' at Mama Jo's Studio and at Abbey Road ; 'Prelude', 'Intermezzo' and 'Fall' at Kingsway Hall — Administrated by: Careers Music Inc. — Mastered by Phonogram.
The Alan Parsons Project is … Eric Woolfson : Piano, Keyboards... — Alan Parsons : Additional Keyboards, Synths — Ian Bairnson : Guitars — David Paton : Bass — Stuart Tosh : Drums and Percussion.
| 1. A Dream within a Dream (Instrumental) (4:13) |
| 2. The Raven (3:57) |
| 3. The Tell-tale Heart (4:38) |
| 4. The Cask of Amontillado (4:33) |
| 5. (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether (4:20) |
| . . The Fall of the House of Usher (Instrumental)* |
| 6. I Prelude (7:02) |
| 7. II Arrival (2:39) |
| 8. III Intermezzo (1:00) |
| 9. IV Pavane (4:36) |
| 10. V Fall (0:51) |
| 11. To One in Paradise (4:46) |
All tracks written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
except * written by Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons and Andrew Powell
A écouter aussi :
I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), Eve (1979), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985), Stereotomy (1985), Gaudi (1987)
Egalement conseillés :
Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Gong, Yes, Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, Tangerine Dream, Mike Oldfield, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp ... stoner - the seventies
| . 1. A Dream within a Dream (Instrumental) (4:13) Narration - Orson Welles (1987) Bass - Joe Puerta Drums - Stuart Tosh Keyboards - Billy Lyall, Eric Woolfson Electric Guitars - Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitars - David Paton, Ian Bairnson Recorders - Billy Lyall Backing Vocal - David Paton Recorded at Abbey Road - August 1975 2. The Raven (3:57) Lead Vocals - Alan Parsons, EMI vocoder ; Leonard Whiting Bass - Joe Puerta Drums - Burleigh Drummond Additional Drums - Stuart Tosh Guitars - David Pack Keyboards - Christopher North, Eric Woolfson Guitar Solo - Ian Bairnson (1987) Backing Vocal - Eric Woolfson Choir - Bob Howes and The English Chorale Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell Recorded at Mama Jo's Studio, North Hollywood and at Abbey Road - April 1975 Assistant Engineer at Mama Jo's - Tom Trefethen 3. The Tell-tale Heart (4:38) Lead Vocal - Arthur Brown Additional Vocals - Jack Harris Bass - David Paton Drums, Timps and Backwards Cymbals - Stuart Tosh Guitars - Ian Bairnson Keyboards - Billy Lyall and Eric Woolfson Projectron - Alan Parsons Synths - Alan Parsons (1987) Lead Guitar - Ian Bairnson (1987) Choir - Bob Howes and The English Chorale Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell Recorded at Abbey Road - August 1975 4. The Cask of Amontillado (4:33) Lead Vocals - John Miles Additional Vocals - Terry Sylvester Bass - David Paton Drums - Stuart Tosh Guitars - Ian Bairnson Piano - Billy Lyall Harpsichord - Eric Woolfson New Synths - Alan Parsons Backing Vocals - Eric Woolfson Choir - Bob Howes and The English Chorale Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell Recorded at Abbey Road - September 1975 5. (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether (4:20) Lead Vocals - John Miles Additional Vocals - Jack Harris Bass - David Paton Drums - Stuart Tosh Guitars - Ian Bairnson, John Miles Piano - Billy Lyall Additional Keyboards - Eric Woolfson Recorders - Alan Parsons Crowd Noises - Abbey Road Effects Library Cathedral Organ - Alan Parsons (1987) Recorded at Abbey Road - September 1975 . . The Fall of the House of Usher (Instrumental)* 6. I Prelude (7:02) Narration - Orson Welles (1987) Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell Bass - Les Hurdle 7. II Arrival (2:39) Bass - David Paton Drums and Percussion - Stuart Tosh Guitars - Ian Bairnson Keyboard Loop - Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell Organ - Francis Monkman and Eric Woolfman Projectron and Synths - Alan Parsons Thunder and Storm effects recorded outside Abbey Road Studio Two during a freak storm, using a binaural "Dummy" recording head 8. III Intermezzo (1:00) Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell 9. IV Pavane (4:36) String Bass - Darryl Runswick Drums - Stuart Tosh Acoustic Guitars - Lawrence Juber, Kevin Peek Harp - David Snell Harpsichord - Francis Monkman Cimbalom & Kantele - John Leach Organ - Andrew Powell Mandolin - Hugo D'Alton Synths - Eric Woolfson 10. V Fall (0:51) Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell Synths and Projectron - Alan Parsons 'Prelude', 'Intermezzo' and 'Fall' recorded at Kingsway Hall, London on October 10, 1975 Engineering consultant - Gordon Parry Orchestra Leaders - David Katz and Jack Rothstein 'Arrival' and 'Pavane' recorded at Abbey Road in August and November 1975 11. To One in Paradise (4:46) Lead Vocal - Terry Sylvester Additional Vocals - Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons Bass - David Paton Drums - Stuart Tosh Electric Guitars - Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitars - Ian Bairnson, David Paton Fender Rhodes & Glockenspiel - Billy Lyall Choir - Westminster City School Boys Choir Backing Vocals - Jane Powell Narration - Leonard Whiting Recorded at Abbey Road Studio Two, August 1975 . |