Description

The Alan Parsons Projects multi-million selling album The Turn of a Friendly Card, their celebrated prog pop tour de force, is reissued in a variety of formats, including a Classic Black Vinyl LP, half-speed remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

Their 5th studio album is a concept album approaching themes of the gambling industry and the fate of gamblers. The album was a worldwide hit, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous countries.

Like other Alan Parsons Project albums, there were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek, Elmer Gantry as well as Eric Woolfson himself. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarists Ian Bairnson and David Paton and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.

For most APP albums Eric Woolfson had duplicate analogue tapes run on a second master machine, tapes that were hardly played. These vinyl formats were cut using high-resolution archive transfers taken from Eric Woolfsons rarely played, mint condition duplicate masters.

About The Alan Parsons Project

The Alan Parsons Project was a progressive rock music entity comprised of engineer/ producer Alan Parsons and songwriter, musician and manager Eric Woolfson. They released 10 concept albums which focused on subject matter such as science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes between 19761987 and have sold in excess of 55 million albums world-wide.

LP-COOK-844B
Limited Edition 180gm heavyweight Classic Black Vinyl LP
Half-speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
Insert contains a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

LP-COOK-844C
Limited Edition 180gm heavyweight Clear Vinyl LP
Half-speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
Insert contains a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

LP-COOK-844
2LP 180gm heavyweight 45 RPM Audiophile Edition
Featuring a half speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
Pressed at Optimal, Europes premium pressing plant
Housed in polylined inners
Printed insert with sleevenote
The first edition comes with a numbered Obi-strip