Original Album Classics

~ Release by The Alan Parsons Project (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Pyramid
2▼CD: The Turn of a Friendly Card
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1May Be a Price to Pay
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
organ and piano:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Elmer Gantry
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
May Be a Price to Pay
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
45:01
2Games People Play
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979, in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Games People Play
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4.154:24
3Time
acoustic guitar:
Ian Bairnson and David Paton (of Pilot)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [pitch shifted]:
Ian Bairnson
piano and vocal:
Eric Woolfson
additional vocal:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Time
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
55:15
4I Don’t Wanna Go Home
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
piano:
Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Go Home
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
3.354:52
5The Gold Bug
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [tremolando]:
Ian Bairnson and David Paton (of Pilot)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion [harmonized rotating triangle]:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocal:
Chris Rainbow
recording of:
The Gold Bug
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
4.64:34
6The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part 1
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
harpsichord and piano:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part One
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
4.252:45
7Snake Eyes
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
piano:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
recording of:
Snake Eyes
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
43:16
8The Ace of Swords
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
The Ace of Swords
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
42:58
9Nothing Left to Lose
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
accordion [button accordion]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
acoustic guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
recording of:
Nothing Left to Lose
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
4.354:08
10The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part 2
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
recording of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
recording of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part Two
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
4.353:32
11May Be a Price to Pay (intro - demo)
instrumental demo recording of:
May Be a Price to Pay
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
51:32
12Nothing Left to Lose (basic backing track)
instrumental demo recording of:
Nothing Left to Lose
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
54:36
13Nothing Left to Lose (Chris Rainbow vocal overdub compilation)
demo recording of:
Nothing Left to Lose
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
52:03
14Nothing Left to Lose (early studio version with Eric’s guide vocal)
demo recording of:
Nothing Left to Lose
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
53:12
15Time (early studio attempt)
instrumental demo recording of:
Time
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
54:43
16Games People Play (rough mix)
demo recording of:
Games People Play
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
54:33
17The Gold Bug (demo)
demo recording of:
The Gold Bug
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
52:50
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