[2025-03-21] The Alan Parsons Project "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (Expanded)" (Cooking Vinyl UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2025 1:31 am

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Description
Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe is re-issued as an Abbey Road remaster, expanded CD with 4 bonus tracks.

The Alan Parsons Project debut studio album was originally released in June 1976. The lyrical and musical themes of the album are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe.

Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell-Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky.

The album was a worldwide hit selling almost a million copies and achieving platinum status in a number of territories including Germany and Canada.

- Featuring a remaster of the original album by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
- Includes 4 additional bonus tracks
- A 12 page booklet containing the lyrics plus a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

Tracklist
1. A Dream Within A Dream
2. The Raven
3. The Tell-Tale Heart
4. The Cask Of Amontillado
5. (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
6. The Fall Of The House Of Usher
i Prelude
ii Arrival
iii Intermezzo
iv Pavane
v Fall
7. To One In Paradise
Bonus Tracks:
8. Dream Within A Dream The Raven (Early Mix With Eric On Vocoder)
9. The Tell-Tale Heart (Eric Guide Vocal)
10. The Cask Of Amontillado (Eric & Alan Guide Vocals)
11. Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Eric Guide Vocal)

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[2025-03-21] The Alan Parsons Project "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (Expanded)" (Cooking Vinyl UK)

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