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

 

 

2014 complete albums collection edition credits:

 

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

(instrumental)

Narration - Orson Welles (1987-Recorded 1976)

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

 

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 vocals - Eric Woolfson

Choir - Bob Howes and The English Chorale

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

 

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

 

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 (1987)

Backing vocals - Eric Woolfson

Choir - Bob Howes and The English Chorale

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

 

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)

 

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

Orchestra Leaders - David Katz and Jack Rothstein

 

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 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 (1:00)

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 (1987)

 

10. (v) Fall (0:51)

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

FX, Synths and Projectron - Alan Parsons

 

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

 

 

Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons

Executive Producer - Eric Woolfson

Assistant Engineers - Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley

 

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios except 'Prelude', 'Intermezzo' and 'Fall' recorded at Kingsway Hall, London (Engineering consultant - Gordon Parry) and 'The Raven' recorded at Mama Jo's Studios, North Hollywood (Assistant engineer - Tom Trefethen)

 

Tony Richards was Assistant Engineer on the 1987 remix wich was partially re-recorded and mixed at The Grange Studio, Kent, England

 

Original artwork - Hipgnosis

 

All tracks written by Eric Woolfson & Alan Pasrons except 'The Fall Of The House Of Usher' written by Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons & Andrew Powell

 

Published by Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc

Administered by Universal Music

 

Originally released 1976

 

C 1976, P 1987 The Island Def Jam Music Group

 

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