The Alan Parsons Project PYRAMID Music On Vinyl MOVLP335 (2011 180 gram) MINT

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The Alan Parsons Project PYRAMID Music On Vinyl MOVLP335 (2011 180g audiophile pressing)

Tracklist

A1 Voyager 2:24 A2 What Goes Up... 3:31 A3 The Eagle Will Rise Again 4:20 A4 One More River 4:15 A5 Can't Take It With You 5:06

B1 In The Lap Of The Gods 5:27 B2 Pyramania 2:45 B3 Hyper-Gamma-Spaces 4:19 B4 Shadow Of A Lonely Man 5:34

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• Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
• Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Pressed By – Record Industry

• Acoustic Guitar – Alan Parsons, David Paton, Ian Bairnson
• Arranged By [Orchestra, Choir], Conductor [Orchestra] – Andrew Powell
• Bass – David Paton
• Choir – The English Chorale
• Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott
• Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
• Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
• Keyboards – Duncan MacKay, Eric Woolfson
• Lead Vocals – Colin Blunstone, David Paton, Dean Ford, Jack Harris, John Miles, Lenny Zakatek
• Leader [Choirmaster] – Bob Howes*
• Mastered By – Chris Blair
• Producer, Engineer – Alan Parsons
• Written-By – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson

Notes

"From the rise and fall of an ancient dynasty, to the quest for a key to unlock the secrets of the universe, this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present. Pyramid... the last remaining wonder of the ancient world." 

The album was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between September 1977 and February 1978. 

Sticker on shrink wrap: 
"Music On Vinyl - Classic Album - 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressing".  Made in the EU. The British progressive rock band Alan Parsons Project was active between 1975 and 1990. The Project consisted of Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians. Englishman Alan Parsons met Scotsman Eric Woolfson in the canteen of Abbey Road Studios in the summer of 1974. Parsons had already acted as assistant engineer on The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be and had recently engineered Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Pyramid is the third album by The Alan Parsons Project and was originally released in 1978. The album contains numerous references to the Egyptian pyramids, hence the name. AllMusic Review by Mike DeGagne      Even with six different vocalists lending their talents to the album, Pyramid still remains an average bit of material from the Alan Parsons Project. Not only does the album's theme evolve around the mystique of the pyramid, but it also touches on man's fascination with superstition and its powers. The instrumental "Voyager" opens things up, and its provocative style sets the tone for the album's supernatural mood. The bright-sounding "What Goes Up" is one of the highlights here, as is "The Eagle Will Rise Again," sung by Colin Blunstone. The anxiety-ridden "Pyramania" enhances the album's concept the best, accompanied by some excitable keyboard playing and a friendly middle. The lesson-learning "Can't Take It with You" teaches that our souls are our most important asset, in typical Parsons-type charm. While not a stellar album, Pyramid completes the task of musically explaining its concept. Its short but slightly compelling nature grows after a few listens, but the album itself isn't a necessity.