Tales of Mystery and Imagination
First released in August 1976, a remixed version was released in October 1987 with additional instrumentation and narration by Orson Welles. Mobile Fidelity brought out a remastered version of the '76 release in March 1994.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist | ||
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1976 | MFSL | 1987 | ||
3:42 | 3:43 | 4:13 | A Dream within a Dream | (instrumental) |
3:58 | 4:01 | 3:57 | The Raven | Leonard Whiting |
4:35 | 4:43 | 4:38 | The Tell-tale Heart | Arthur Brown |
4:29 | 4:29 | 4:33 | The Cask of Amontillado | John Miles |
4:12 | 4:15 | 4:20 | (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether | John Miles |
(15:13) | (15:24) | (??:??) | The Fall of the House of Usher: | (instrumental) |
5:?? | 5:51 | 7:02 | ||
2:?? | 2:36 | 2:39 | ||
?:?? | 1:06 | 1:00 | ||
4:?? | 4:45 | 4:36 | ||
?:?? | 1:07 | 0:51 | ||
4:21 | 4:14 | 4:46 | To One in Paradise | Terry Sylvester |
40:30 | 40:52 | 42:41 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton, Joe Puerta |
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String Bass: | Darryl Runswick |
Drums: | Stuart Tosh, Burleigh Drummond |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson, David Paton, David Pack, Alan Parsons |
Keyboards: | Billy Lyall, Christopher North, Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell, Francis Monkman, Alan Parsons |
Cimbalom & Kantele: | John Leach |
Vocals: | John Miles, Arthur Brown, Alan Parsons, Terry Sylvester, Leonard Whiting, Jack Harris, Eric Woolfson, Jane Powell, Smokey Parsons, David Paton, Stuart Tosh, The English Chorale |
Produced and Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Orchestra & Choir arranged and conducted by: | Andrew Powell |
Assistant Engineers: | Pat Stapley, Chris Blair |
Orchestral Contractor: | David Katz |
Recorded between: | July 1975 - January 1976 |
Recorded and Mixed at: | Abbey Road Studios, London |
Narration: | Orson Welles, Leonard Whiting |
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Bass: | Joe Puerta, David Paton, Les Hurdle |
String Bass: | Darryl Runswick |
Guitars: | David Paton, Ian Bairnson, David Pack, John Miles |
Acoustic Guitars: | Laurence Juber, Kevin Peek |
Percussion: | Stuart Tosh, Burleigh Drummond |
Keyboards: | Billy Lyall, Eric Woolfson, Christopher North |
Organ: | Francis Monkman, Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell |
Harpsichord: | Francis Monkman |
Cimbalom & Kantele: | John Leach |
Mandolin: | Hugo D'Alton |
Recorders: | Billy Lyall, Alan Parsons |
Projectron/Synths: | Alan Parsons |
Backing Vocals: | David Paton, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Jack Harris, Terry Sylvester, Jane Powell |
Backing Choir: | Bob Howes and The English Chorale, Westminster City School Boys Choir |
Orchestra: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson except "Fall of...": Andrew Powell |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineers (1976): | Chris Blair, Patrick Stapley, Tom Trefethen |
Assistant Engineers (1987): | Tony Richards |
Original Recorded between: | April 1975 - November 1975 |
Remixed/Remastered between: | May 1987 - June 1987 |
Recorded (1976) at: | Abbey Road, Mama Jo's, Kingsway Hall |
Recorded (1987) at: | Abbey Road, the Grange |
I Robot
First released in August 1977.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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6:06 | I Robot | (instrumental) |
3:19 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You | Lenny Zakatek |
4:05 | Some Other Time | Peter Straker & Jaki Whitren |
3:50 | Breakdown | Allan Clarke |
4:21 | Don't Let It Show | Dave Townsend |
5:21 | The Voice | Steve Harley |
3:35 | Nucleus | (instrumental) |
3:43 | Day After Day (Show Must Go On) | Jack Harris |
3:05 | Total Eclipse | (instrumental) |
3:37 | Genesis Ch. 1 V. 32 | (instrumental) |
41:16 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Tosh |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay, Alan Parsons |
Steel Guitar: | B. J. Cole |
Projectron/Vocoder: | Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons |
Cimbalom & Kantele: | John Leach |
Backing Vocals: | Hilary Western, Smokey Parsons, David Paton, Stuart Tosh, Ian Bairnson, Tony Rivers, John Perry, Stuart Calver, Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons |
Backing Choirs: | The English Chorale, Philharmonia Chorus |
Orchestra & Choir: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons except "Total Eclipse": Andrew Powell |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineers: | Patrick Stapley, Chris Blair |
Recorded between: | December 1976 - March 1977 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Pyramid
First released in June 1978.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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2:24 | Voyager | (instrumental) |
3:31 | What Goes Up... | David Paton |
4:20 | The Eagle Will Rise Again | Colin Blunstone |
4:15 | One More River | Lenny Zakatek |
5:06 | Can't Take It With You | Dean Ford |
5:27 | In The Lap Of The Gods | (instrumental) |
2:45 | Pyramania | Jack Harris |
4:19 | Hyper-Gamma-Spaces | (instrumental) |
5:34 | Shadow Of A Lonely Man | John Miles |
37:44 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay |
Backing Choir: | The English Chorale |
Orchestra & Choir: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineers: | Patrick Stapley, Chris Blair |
Recorded between: | September 1977 - February 1978 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Eve
First released in September 1979.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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5:09 | Lucifer | (instrumental) |
3:45 | You Lie Down With Dogs | Lenny Zakatek |
3:52 | I'd Rather Be A Man | David Paton |
3:37 | You Won't Be There | Dave Townsend |
4:00 | Winding Me Up | Chris Rainbow |
4:50 | Damned If I Do | Lenny Zakatek |
3:36 | Don't Hold Back | Clare Torry |
4:40 | Secret Garden | (instrumental) |
5:49 | If I Could Change Your Mind | Lesley Duncan |
39:36 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay |
Miscellaneous: | Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson |
Backing Vocals: | Chris Rainbow, David Paton |
Orchestra & Choir: | the Orchestra of the Munich Chamber
Opera arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineers: | Patrick Jauneaud, Dave Siddle |
Recorded: | after February 1978 and before 1980 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
The Turn of a Friendly Card
First released in November 1980.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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4:52 | May Be A Price To Pay | Elmer Gantry |
4:17 | Games People Play | Lenny Zakatek |
5:05 | Time | Eric Woolfson |
4:54 | I Don't Wanna Go Home | Lenny Zakatek |
4:28 | The Gold Bug | (instrumental) |
(16:09) | The Turn Of A Friendly Card: | - |
2:39 | Chris Rainbow | |
3:17 | Chris Rainbow | |
2:58 | (instrumental) | |
4:03 | Eric Woolfson | |
3:12 | Chris Rainbow | |
40:31 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons |
Orchestra & Choir: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineer: | Tony Richards |
Recorded: | from 1979 to 1981 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Eye in the Sky
First released in May 1982.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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1:48 | Sirius | (instrumental) |
4:33 | Eye In The Sky | Eric Woolfson |
4:49 | Children Of The Moon | David Paton |
2:09 | Gemini | Chris Rainbow |
7:17 | Silence And I | Eric Woolfson |
4:19 | You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned | Lenny Zakatek |
4:50 | Psychobabble | Elmer Gantry |
3:34 | Mammagamma | (instrumental) |
3:52 | Step By Step | Lenny Zakatek |
4:52 | Old And Wise | Colin Blunstone |
42:30 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons |
Fairlight Prog.: | Alan Parsons |
Saxophone: | Mel Collins |
Backing Choir: | The English Chorale |
Orchestra & Choir: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineer: | Tony Richards |
Recorded: | from 1980 to 1982 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Ammonia Avenue
First released in March 1984.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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5:03 | Prime Time | Eric Woolfson |
3:20 | Let Me Go Home | Lenny Zakatek |
3:36 | One Good Reason | Eric Woolfson |
4:34 | Since The Last Goodbye | Chris Rainbow |
4:11 | Don't Answer Me | Eric Woolfson |
4:22 | Dancing On A Highwire | Colin Blunstone |
4:26 | You Don't Believe | Lenny Zakatek |
3:56 | Pipeline | (instrumental) |
6:30 | Ammonia Avenue | Eric Woolfson |
40:11 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson |
Fairlight Prog.: | Alan Parsons |
Saxophone: | Mel Collins |
Orchestra: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineer: | Tony Richards |
Recorded: | from 1982 to 1983 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Vulture Culture
First released in February 1985.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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4:22 | Let's Talk About Me | David Paton |
4:42 | Separate Lives | Eric Woolfson |
4:02 | Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) | Chris Rainbow |
4:26 | Sooner Or Later | Eric Woolfson |
5:21 | Vulture Culture | Lenny Zakatek |
3:48 | Hawkeye | (instrumental) |
4:56 | Somebody Out There | Colin Blunstone |
5:24 | The Same Old Sun | Eric Woolfson |
38:00 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Pianos: | Eric Woolfson |
Synths and Saxes: | Richard "Trix" Cottle |
Fairlight Prog.: | Alan Parsons |
Oral Rendition: | Mr. Laser Beam |
Produced & Engineered by: | Alan Parsons |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineer: | Tony Richards |
Recorded: | May 1984 - July 1984 |
Recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios |
Stereotomy
First released in 1985.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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7:15 | Stereotomy | John Miles |
4:27 | Beaujolais | Chris Rainbow |
4:34 | Urbania | (instrumental) |
4:39 | Limelight | Gary Brooker |
4:17 | In The Real World | John Miles |
7:34 | Where's The Walrus? | (instrumental) |
6:22 | Light Of The World | Graham Dye |
1:02 | Chinese Whispers | (instrumental) |
1:18 | Stereotomy Two | John Miles |
41:58 | (total) |
Bass: | David Paton |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Synths and Saxes: | Richard "Trix" Cottle |
Pianos & Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons |
Backing Vocals: | Steve Dye |
Orchestra: | Philharmonia Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Produced by: | Alan Parsons |
Engineered by: | Alan Parsons, Tony Richards |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Assistant Engineer: | Noel Rafferty |
Recorded: | October 1984 - August 1985 |
Recorded at: | Mayfair Studios |
Gaudi
First released in February 1987.
Track Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
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8:44 | La Sagrada Familia | John Miles |
4:34 | Too Late | Lenny Zakatek |
5:54 | Closer To Heaven | Eric Woolfson |
5:02 | Standing On Higher Ground | Geoff Barradale |
4:23 | Money Talks | John Miles |
6:19 | Inside Looking Out | Eric Woolfson |
3:43 | Paseo De Gracia | (instrumental) |
38:51 | (total) |
Bass: | Laurie Cottle |
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Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott |
Guitars: | Ian Bairnson |
Synths and Saxes: | Richard "Trix" Cottle |
Pianos & Keyboards: | Eric Woolfson |
Timpanis: | Bob Howes |
Horn (Leader): | David Cripp |
Cello: | John Heley |
Vocals: | John Miles, Lenny Zakatek, Eric Woolfson, Geoff Barradale, Chris Rainbow |
Orchestra: | arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell |
Choir: | The English Chorale conducted by Bob Howes |
Produced by: | Alan Parsons |
Engineered by: | Alan Parsons, Tony Richards |
Music and Lyrics by: | Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons |
Executive Producer: | Eric Woolfson |
Recorded: | October 1985 - August 1986 |
Recorded at: | The Grange, Mayfair Studios |