VULTURE CULTURE

 

 

2007 expanded edition credits:

 

1. Let's Talk About Me (4:29)

Lead Vocal - David Paton

Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow

Oral Rendition - Mr Laser Beam

Piano - Eric Woolfson

Synths - Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitar - Ian Bairnson

Drums - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

2. Separate Lives (4:38)

Vocal - Eric Woolfson

Harmony Vocal - Chris Rainbow

Synths and Sequencers - Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

 

3. Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) (4:52)

Vocals - Chris Rainbow

Keyboards - Alan Parsons, Richard (Trix) Cottle, Eric Woolfson

Sax - Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitar - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

4. Sooner Or Later (4:24)

Vocal - Eric Woolfson

Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow

Keyboards - Richard (Trix) Cottle, Eric Woolfson

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

5. Vulture Culture (5:22)

Vocal - Lenny Zakatek

Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow

Keyboards - Richard (Trix) Cottle, Eric Woolfson

Sax - Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

6. Hawkeye (3:48)

(instrumental)

DX7 Synth and Fairlight - Alan Parsons

Additional Synths & Saxes - Richard (Trix) Cottle

Oral Rendition - Monica, Abbey Road Canteen

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

7. Somebody Out There (4:54)

Vocal - Colin Blunstone

Keyboards - Eric Woolfson, Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

8. The Same Old Sun (5:26)

Vocal - Eric Woolfson

Keyboards - Eric Woolfson, Richard (Trix) Cottle

Guitars - Ian Bairnson

Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott

Bass - David Paton

 

BONUS TRACKS

9. No Answers Only Questions (Final Version) (2:10)

10. Separate Lives (Alternative Mix) (4:16)

11. Hawkeye (Demo) (3:17)

12. The Naked Vulture (10:42)

13. No Answers Only Questions (The First Attempt) (2:57)

 

 

Recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between May and July 1984. An Analog multitrack recording mixed to Sony 1610 digital format.

 

Special Thanks to Smokey and Hazel, Wim Schipper, Bob Buziak and all at Abbey Road

 

Produced by Alan Parsons

Executive producer - Eric Woolfson

Engineered by Alan Parsons

Assistant Engineers - Tony Richards, Chris Blair

 

All tracks written by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parsons except 'No Answers Only Questions' written by Eric Woolfson

 

Bonus tracks licensed by Woolfsongs Ltd.

 

Expanded Edition Mastered by Dave Donnelly and Alan Parsons at DNA Mastering, Studio City, California

 

Compiled for reissue by Eric Woolfson & Haydn Bendall (for Woolfsongs Ltd.), Tim Fraser-Harding & Jeff Magid (for Sony BMG) and Alan Parsons

 

Special thanks to Tim Fraser-Harding, Haydn Bendall and Sally Seddon

 

Original album concept, design and art direction: ICON/sume

Photography: Derek Hillier

Vulture Sculpture by Gavin Riley at The Great Frog

Additional Design for Expanded Edition by Mainartery

 

Published by Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music Inc. (BMI). Administered by BMG, except 'No Answers Only Questions' published by Woolfsongs Ltd (MCPS)

 

Original album P 1985 Arista Records Inc.

All bonus tracks P 1985, 2006, 2007, licensed courtesy of Woolfsongs Ltd.

 

The official Alan Parsons Project website: www.the-alan-parsons-project.com