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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:50 pm 
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• A deluxe limited edition boxed set of the classic album by The Alan Parsons Project.

• Three CDs and one Blu-ray disc (Region Free), remastered and remixed from the original master tapes by Alan Parsons.

• Featuring an additional 42 bonus tracks drawn from Eric Woolfson’s songwriting diaries, studio session out-takes and a stunning new 5.1 surround sound from the original multi-track master tapes by Alan Parsons and four promotional videos.

• Includes a lavishly illustrated book with new essay and a replica poster.

First released in November 1980, ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ was the fifth album by The Alan Parsons Project, the brainchild of composer, musician and manager Eric Woolfson and celebrated producer and engineer Alan Parsons.

Inspired by the period in which both Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons had resided in Monte Carlo, this legendary album was recorded in Paris. The album sessions featured the contribution of musicians such as Ian Bairnson (guitars), David Paton (bass), Stuart Elliott (drums) with Eric Woolfson playing keyboards and providing lead vocals, along with Elmer Gantry, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek.‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ would become one of the biggest selling albums for The Alan Parsons Project, attaining gold status in many European countries and the USA. The album featured such classic compositions as ‘Games People Play, ‘Time’, ‘The Gold Bug’ and ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ suite which dominated the album’s second side.

This new deluxe edition comprises 3CDs and a Blu-ray disc (Region Free) with an additional 42 tracks drawn from Eric Woolfson’s song-writing diaries, studio session out-takes and a stunning new 5.1 surround sound mix by Alan Parsons and a high resolution remastered original stereo mix, along with the promotional videos of ‘Games People Play’, ‘The Gold Bug’ and ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ plus a promotional television advertisement. This stunning set also features a lavish illustrated book with a new essay with photos, memorabilia and features recollections from Alan Parsons and Sally Woolfson. It also includes a reproduction poster.

Tracklist
[CD1]
‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ Remastered:
1. May Be A Price To Pay
2. Games People Play
3. Time
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
5. The Gold Bug
6. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One)
7. Snake Eyes
8. The Ace Of Swords
9. Nothing Left To Lose
10. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)
Bonus Tracks:
11. May Be A Price To Pay (Intro Demo)
12. Nothing Left To Lose (Basic Backing Track)
13. Nothing Left To Lose (Chris Rainbow Overdub Vocal Compilation)
14. Time (Early Studio Attempt)
15. Games People Play (Rough Mix)
16. The Gold Bug (Demo)

[CD2]
Eric Woolfson’s Songwriting Diaries:
1. May Be A Price To Pay
2. Games People Play
3. Time
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
5. The Turn Of A Friendly Card
6. Snake Eyes
7. Nothing Left To Lose
8. TOFC / Snake Eyes / I Don’t Wanna Go Home
9. La La La Lah
10. Next Year
11. Someone Else
12. Taking It All Away
13. To Those Of You Out There

[CD3]
Recording Sessions Bonus Tracks:
1. May Be A Price To Pay (Early Version – Eric Guide Vocal And Unused Guitar Solo)
2. Games People Play (Early Version – Eric Guide Vocal)
3. Time (Orchestra And Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals)
4. The Gold Bug (Early Reference Version)
5. The Gold Bug (Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals)
6. The Gold Bug (Clavinet With No Delay)
7. The Turn Of A Friendly Card – Part One (Early Backing Track)
8. Snake Eyes (Early Version – Eric Guide Vocal)
9. The Ace Of Swords (Early Version With Synth Orchestration)
1.0. The Turn Of A Friendly Card – Part Two (Eric Guide Vocal And Extended Guitar Solo)
Single Edits:
11. Games People Play
12. The Turn Of A Friendly Card
13. Snake Eyes

[Blu-ray]
5.1 Surround Sound Mix (2019) And High- Resolution Original Stereo Mix By Alan Parsons:
1. May Be A Price To Pay
2. Games People Play
3. Time
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
5. The Gold Bug
6. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One)
7. Snake Eyes
8. The Ace Of Swords
9. Nothing Left To Lose
10. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)
Visual Content:
1. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Album Ad)
2. Games People Play (Promotional Video)
3. The Gold Bug (Promotional Video)
4. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Promotional Video)

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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 1:52 pm 
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Fantastic news. As with previous APP reissues, hopefully they release a stand-alone blu-ray, as the box sets have been out of my price range.

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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:04 pm 
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So much of the same, aside from the mix.

The remasters and other Deluxe Editions were filled with short segments, work in progress demos, short instrumental pieces, vocal experiments, etc.

It’s all unlistenable.

This was a musical group that just didn’t waste material, so the vaults are threadbare.

Now, the 5.1 is what would grab people and that should be released on its own.

This is another awesome album by the APP.

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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:48 pm 
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Invisible Pedestrian wrote:
So much of the same, aside from the mix.

The remasters and other Deluxe Editions were filled with short segments, work in progress demos, short instrumental pieces, vocal experiments, etc.

It’s all unlistenable.

This was a musical group that just didn’t waste material, so the vaults are threadbare.

Now, the 5.1 is what would grab people and that should be released on its own.

This is another awesome album by the APP.


it's difficult to disagree or argue with any of this.
wading through all the rare/bonus/unreleased material from TAPP's entire catalog, i found TWO worthwhile tracks:
"No Answers Only Questions" and "Elsie's Theme."


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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:36 pm 
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I'm trying to recall- is this the first time this has been available in a surround mix?


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:48 am 
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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
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This is one of my favourite albums...but I'm never excited by this stuff. I wish I was but I can never get that enthused about re-releases.

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 Post subject: [2023-02-24] The Alan Parsons Project "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" limited 3CD/1BD box set incl. 5.1 mix (Esoteric UK)
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:40 pm 
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Excerpt from a post on the APP Facebook page:

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...the deluxe 3CD, Blu-Ray edition of The Turn Of A Friendly Card album including Games People Play is released on 24th February, with a standalone Blu-Ray release coming in May.


I will patiently wait until May for the standalone blu-ray.

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