Pyramid [EXPANDED ED] (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

The Alan Parsons Project – Pyramid

Label: Arista – 82876815252, Legacy – 82876815252

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 30th Anniversary Edition

Country: US

Genre: Electronic, Rock

Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock

1                       Voyager

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Alan Parsons

Guitar – Ian Bairnson

Kantele – John Leach

Mellotron [Projectron] – Eric Woolfson

Synthesizer – Duncan Mackay

2:14

2                       What Goes Up

Acoustic Guitar – David Paton, Ian Bairnson

Arranged By [Orchestra, Choir], Conductor – Andrew Powell

Bass – David Paton

Choir – The English Chorale

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Eric Woolfson

Guitar – Ian Bairnson

Leader [Choirmaster] – Bob Howes*

Vocals – David Paton

3:40

3                       The Eagle Will Rise Again

Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Andrew Powell

Autoharp – Andrew Powell

Backing Vocals – Alan Parsons, David Paton, Eric Woolfson

Bass – David Paton

Clavichord, Harpsichord [Virginal] – Eric Woolfson

Drums – Stuart Elliott

Guitar – Ian Bairnson

Vocals – Colin Blunstone

4:22

4                       One More River

Acoustic Guitar – David Paton, Ian Bairnson

Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Andrew Powell

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Guitar, Effects [Backwards Wah-wah] – Ian Bairnson

Saxophone – Phil Kenzie

Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Duncan Mackay

Vocals, Effects [Vocal Fx] – Lenny Zakatek

4:16

5                       Can't Take It With You

Acoustic Guitar – Alan Parsons, David Paton, Ian Bairnson

Backing Vocals – David Paton, Dean Ford, Eric Woolfson

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Guitar – Ian Bairnson

Piano – Eric Woolfson

Synthesizer – Duncan Mackay

Vocals – Dean Ford

5:06

6                       In The Lap Of The Gods

Acoustic Guitar – David Paton, Ian Bairnson

Arranged By [Choir], Conductor – Andrew Powell

Bass – David Paton

Choir – The English Chorale

Cimbalom – John Leach

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Flute [Middle Eastern Wooden Flute] – Unknown Artist

Leader [Choirmaster] – Bob Howes*

Piano, Organ – Eric Woolfson

5:30

7                       Pyramania

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Guitar – Ian Bairnson

Piano [Jangle] – Eric Woolfson

Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Synth Tuba], Soloist [Honky-tonk Solos] – Duncan Mackay

Vocals – Jack Harris

2:42

8                       Hyper-Gamma-Spaces

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Mellotron [Projectron] – Alan Parsons

Synthesizer – Duncan Mackay

4:20

9                       Shadow Of A Lonely Man

Acoustic Guitar – David Paton, Ian Bairnson

Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Andrew Powell

Backing Vocals – Olive Simpson

Bass – David Paton

Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott

Mellotron [Projectron] – Alan Parsons

Piano – Eric Woolfson

Vocals – John Miles

Vocals [Additional] – Colin Blunstone

5:44

Bonus Tracks    

10                     Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again (Instrumental Version)          8:55

11                      What Goes Up/Little Voice (Early Version Demo)           4:07

12                     Can't Take It With You (Early Version Demo) 1:45

13                     Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (Demo)       2:21

14                     The Eagle Will Rise Again (Alternate Version - Backing Track) 3:20

15                     In The Lap Of The Gods (Part 1 - Demo)     3:14

16                     In The Lap Of The Gods (Part 2 - Backing Track Rough Mix)    1:56

Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records LLC

Copyright © – Arista Records LLC

Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-248411

Compiled By [For Reissue] – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Haydn Bendall, Jeff Magid, Tim Fraser-Harding

Contractor [Orchestral] – David Katz

Design [Cover] – Hipgnosis (2)

Design [Reissue] – Mainartery Design, London*

Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Blair, Pat Stapley

Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson

Mastered By [Expanded Edition] – Alan Parsons, Dave Donnelly

Mastered By [Original Mastering] – Chris Blair

Photography By – Hipgnosis (2), Brimson*

Producer, Engineer – Alan Parsons

Written-By – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson

Total Time - 63:32

 

Originally released 1978

 

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between September 1977 and February 1978.

 

Colin Blunstone appears courtesy Rocket Records Ltd.

Dean Ford appears courtesy EMI Records Ltd.

Lenny Zakatek appears courtesy A & M Records.

 

Ⓟ & © 1978, 2008 Arista Records LLC

Manufactured and Distributed in the U.S.A. by Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

Printed in the U.S.A.

 

Expanded Edition mastered at DNA Mastering, Studio City, California

 

Track 6: Middle Eastern wooden flute - unidentified Member Of The London Philharmonia.

Barcode (Scanned): 886978848123

Barcode (Text): 8 86978 84812 3

 

The Alan Parsons Project: Alan Parsons (guitar); David Paton (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass); Colin Blunstone, Dean Ford, Lenny Zakatek, Jack Harris, John Miles (vocals); Ian Bairnson (guitar); Eric Woolfson, Duncan McKay (keyboards); Stuart Elliott (drums, percussion). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Even with six different vocalists lending their talents to the album, Pyramid still remains an average bit of material from the Alan Parsons Project. Not only does the album's theme evolve around the mystique of the pyramid, but it also touches on man's fascination with superstition and its powers. The instrumental "Voyager" opens things up, and its provocative style sets the tone for the album's supernatural mood. The bright-sounding "What Goes Up" is one of the highlights here, as is "The Eagle Will Rise Again," sung by Colin Blunstone. The anxiety-ridden "Pyramania" enhances the album's concept the best, accompanied by some excitable keyboard playing and a friendly middle. The lesson-learning "Can't Take It with You" teaches that our souls are our most important asset, in typical Parsons-type charm. While not a stellar album, Pyramid completes the task of musically explaining its concept. Its short but slightly compelling nature grows after a few listens, but the album itself isn't a necessity. ~ Mike DeGagne

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: (CD)
• Released: 01/27/2009