The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (Germany Reissue 32-192)

1976 - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (Germany Reissue 32-192)

Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe) es el álbum de estudio debut de la banda de rock británica The Alan Parsons Project. Fue lanzado el 1 de mayo de 1976 en los Estados Unidos por 20th Century Fox Records y el 1 de junio de 1976 en el Reino Unido por Charisma Records. Los temas líricos y musicales del álbum, que son relatos de historias de terror y poesía de Edgar Allan Poe, atraen a un público de culto. El título del álbum está tomado del título de una colección de historias macabras de Poe del mismo nombre.

Los músicos que aparecen en el álbum incluyen a los vocalistas Arthur Brown de The Crazy World of Arthur Brown en "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles en "The Cask of Amontillado" y "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether", y Terry Sylvester de The Hollies en "To One in Paradise". La formación completa de las bandas Ambrosia y Pilot toca en el disco, junto con el teclista Francis Monkman de Curved Air y Sky.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination alcanzó el puesto 38 en la lista de álbumes pop de Billboard. La canción "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" alcanzó el puesto No. 37 en la lista Pop Singles y No. 62 en Canadá.

Side one

1. "A Dream Within a Dream" Instrumental 4:14

2. "The Raven" Alan Parsons, Leonard Whiting 3:57

3. "The Tell-Tale Heart" Arthur Brown (additional vocals: Jack Harris) 4:38

4. "The Cask of Amontillado" John Miles (additional vocals: Terry Sylvester) 4:33

5. "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" John Miles (additional vocals: Jack Harris) 4:20

Side two

1. "The Fall of the House of Usher

"Prelude" – 7:02

"Arrival" – 2:39

"Intermezzo" – 1:00

"Pavane" – 4:36

"Fall" – 0:51"

Instrumental 16:10

2. "To One in Paradise" Terry Sylvester (additional vocals: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons) 4:46

Alan Parsons – EMI vocoder (2), Projectron synthesizer (3, 7, 10), recorder (5), additional vocals (11), synthesizer (3-4 on 1987 remix), cathedral organ (5 on 1987 remix) producer, engineer

Eric Woolfson – keyboards (1-3, 5, 7), backing vocals (2, 4), harpsichord (4), organ (7), additional vocals (11), synthesizer (9 on 1987 remix) executive producer

Andrew Powell – orchestral arrangement (2-4, 6, 8, 10), orchestral conductor (2-4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (7), organ (9)

Francis Monkman – organ (7), harpsichord (9)

Billy Lyall – keyboards (1, 3), recorder (1), piano (4-5), Fender Rhodes electric piano (11), glockenspiel (11)

Christopher North – keyboards (2)

Orson Welles – narration (1 and 6 on 1987 remix)

Leonard Whiting – lead vocals (2), narration (11, 1 on 2006 remaster)

Arthur Brown – lead vocals (3)

John Miles – lead vocals (4-5), electric guitar (5)

Jack Harris – additional vocals (3, 5)

Terry Sylvester – additional vocals (4), lead vocals (11)

Jane Powell – backing vocals (11)

Smokey Parsons – vocals

Bob Howes & the English Chorale – choir (2-4)

Westminster City School Boys Choir – choir (11)

David Paton – acoustic guitar (1, 11), backing vocals (1), bass guitar (3-5, 7, 11)

Kevin Peek – acoustic guitar (9)

Laurence Juber – acoustic guitar (9)

Ian Bairnson – electric guitar (1, 3-5, 7, 11, 2 on 1987 remix), acoustic guitar (1, 11)

David Pack – electric guitar (2)

Joe Puerta – bass guitar (1-2)

Les Hurdle – bass guitar (6)

Daryl Runswick – double bass (9)

David Katz – violin, orchestra leader (6, 8, 10), orchestra contractor

Jack Rothstein – orchestra leader (6, 8, 10)

David Snell – harp (9)

Hugo D'Alton – mandolin (9)

Stuart Tosh – drums (1-5, 7, 9, 11), timpani (3), backwards cymbals (3)

Burleigh Drummond – drums (2)

John Leach – cimbalom (9), kantele (9)

Dennis Clarke – saxophone, clarinet

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