TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION E. A. POE - 1987

 

 

2007 deluxe edition credits:

 

1. A Dream Within A Dream (4:13)

(instrumental)

Narration - Orson Welles

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 vocals - 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

Backing vocals - 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 (4:39)

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

Lead Guitar - Ian Bairnson

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

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 (4:21)

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

Recorded at Abbey Road, September 1975

 

The Fall Of The House Of Usher

(instrumental)

 

6. (i) Prelude (7:01)

Narration - Orson Welles

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

Bass - Les Hurdle

 

7. (ii) Arrival (2:34)

Bass - David paton

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Tosh

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Keyboard loop - Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell

Organ - Francis Monkman and Eric Woolfson

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 (0:59)

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

 

9. (iv) Pavane (4:36)

String Bass - Darryl Runswick

Drums - Stuart Tosh

Acoustic Guitars - Laurence Juber, Kevin Peek

Harp - David Snell

Harpsichord - Francis Monkman

Cimbalom & kantele - John Leach

Organ - Andrew Powell

Mandolin - Hugo D'Alton

Synth - 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 Kats - and Jack Rothstein

'Arrival' and 'Pavane' recorded at Abbey Road in August and November 1975

 

11. To One In Paradise (4:44)

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, August 1975

 

BONUS MATERIAL

12. Eric's Guide Vocal Medley (9.23)

13. Orson Welles Dialogue (3.05)

14. Sea Lions In The Departure Lounge - Sound Effects and Experiments (2.38)

15. GBH Mix - Unreleased Experiments (5.22)

 

Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons

Executive Producer Eric Woolfson

Original 1976 Version: Assistant Engineers - Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley

1987 Remix: Assistant Engineer - Tony Richards

Partially re-recorded and remixed at The Grange Studio, Kent, England.

 

The original analogue 24-track multitracks were transferred to Sony Digital 3324 format for overdubs and mixing.

Mixed to Sony 1630 Digital Stereo U-Matic Format.

The Sony 1630 Digital stereo master tape was used for the CD mastering of this version.

 

Bonus material was compiled from a variety of mono and stereo analogue sources of varying quality.

 

Deluxe edition mastered by Dave Donnelly and Alan Parsons at DNA Mastering, Studio City, California, 2007.

 

Alan Parsons is an Honorary Member of the British Music Producers Guild.

 

All tracks written by Eric Woolfson/Alan Pasrons except 'The Fall Of The House Of Usher' written by Woolfson/Parsons/Powell. 'The Raven (Original Demo)', 'Edgar', 'GBH mix' written by Eric Woolfson.

 

Published by Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc. (BMI). Administered by BMG, except 'Edgar' and 'GBH mix'.

 

Original album P 1976, digital remix P 1987.

 

All bonus tracks P 1972-1976, P 2007, licensed courtesy of Woolfsongs Ltd.

 

Compiled for reissue by Eric Woolfson & Haydn Bendall (for Woolfsongs Ltd), Alan Parsons, and Daryl Easlea (for Universal Music Catalogue).

 

A&R: Lindsay Skilling.

 

Deluxe Edition Designed by Matt Read based on Hipgnosis' original artwork.

 

With special thanks to Giancarlo Sciama, Haydn Bendall, Heidi Knobovitch, Sally Seddon, Tim Fraser-Harding, Alison Calvert, Colin Smith, Richard Martin.

 

www.the-alan-parsons-project.com

 

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