The Alan Parsons Project THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Classic Records 2006 MINT
$
78
$ 78
Sold For
Apr 2, 2026
Sold Date
1
Number Of Bids
USA
Country Of Seller
eBay
Sold at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
The Alan Parsons Project THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Classic Records 2006 Limited Edition MINT
Label:
Classic Records – AR 8226-200GFormat:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 200 GramCountry:
USReleased:
Mar 16, 2006Genre:
RockStyle:
Prog RockA1 May Be A Price To Pay Lead Vocals – Elmer Gantry 4:52 A2 Games People Play Lead Vocals – Lenny Zakatek 4:17 A3 Time Lead Vocals – Eric Woolfson 5:05 A4 I Don't Wanna Go Home Lead Vocals – Lenny Zakatek 4:54 B1 The Gold Bug 4:28 The Turn Of A Friendly Card B2.1 I. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One) Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow 2:39 B2.2 II. Snake Eyes Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow 3:17 B2.3 III. The Ace Of Swords 2:58 B2.4 IV. Nothing Left To Lose Lead Vocals – Eric Woolfson 4:03 B2.5 V. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two) Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow 3:12
- Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Andrew Powell
- Artwork By [Sleeve Concept] – Lol Creme & Kevin Godley
- Bass – David Paton
- Composed By – Parsons, Woolfson
- Contractor [Orchestra Co-ordinator] – Curtis Briggs
- Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliot
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ian Bairnson
- Engineer, Keyboards [Additional], Backing Vocals – Alan Parsons
- Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
- Keyboards, Vocals – Eric Woolfson
- Lacquer Cut By – Bernie Grundman
- Leader – Sandor Farcas
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Orchestra – The Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera*
- Orchestrated By – Eberhard Schoener
- Producer – Alan Parsons
- Vocals – Elmer Gantry
- Vocals, Backing Vocals – Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek
Mastered and cut on Classic's All Tube cutting system by Bernie Grundman from the original analog master tapes.
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AR 9518-A BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AR 9518-B BG
With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album's concept. With "Time," it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life's passing to a place above and beyond any of this band's other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled "The Turn of a Friendly Card," which is broken into five separate parts. "Snake Eyes," sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording. As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled "The Gold Bug." Like most of the band's instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn't let down when it comes to carrying out its idea. Allmusic
price rating
