The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe (1976/2016)
FLAC (tracks) Stereo 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:58 minutes | 2,17 GB
FLAC (tracks) Multichannel 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:36 min | 925 MB
BD-Audio Rip | Source: LPCM 2.0 & LPCM 5.1 Tracks | Artwork: Front cover
"Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe" is the debut studio album by English rock band The Alan Parsons Project. The lyrical and musical themes of the album, which are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, attracted a cult audience. The title of the album is taken from the title of a collection of Poe's macabre stories of the same name. This 40th Anniversary edition features remastered Stereo version of the Original album mix and newly mastered in Surround Multichannel mix of the 1987's remix.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. On the album's multichannel remix, the instrumental "Dream Within a Dream" has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards (Welles also narrates "Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude"). The EMI vocoder is used throughout "The Raven" with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound. Parsons' expertise surrounds this album, from the slyness that prevails in "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" to the bodeful thumping of the drums that imitate a heartbeat on "The Tell-Tale Heart." "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a lengthy but dazzling array of musicianship that keeps the album's persona intact, while enabling the listener to submerge into its frightening atmosphere. With vocalists Terry Sylvester, John Miles, and Eric Woolfson stretched across each track, this variety of different singing styles adds color and design to the album's air. Without any underlying theme to be pondered upon, Alan Parsons instead paints a vivid picture of one of the most alluring literary figures in history by musically reciting his most famous works in expert fashion.
Tracklist:
01 - A Dream Within A Dream
02 - The Raven
03 - The Tell-Tale Heart
04 - The Cask Of Amontillado
05 - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
06 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher - I. Prelude
07 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher - II. Arrival
08 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher - III. Intermezzo
09 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher - IV. Pavane
10 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher - V. Fall
11 - To One In Paradise
5.1 Surround Mix (with Orson Wells narration) - Alan Parsons at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, June 2016.
Hi-Res Mastering of the Original 1976 Stereo Mix - Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London, U.K.
Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe [STEREO]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.13 dB -19.11 dB 3:40 01-A Dream Within A Dream
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.77 dB 4:01 02-The Raven
DR11 -1.48 dB -16.71 dB 4:42 03-The Tell-Tale Heart
DR11 -1.13 dB -15.91 dB 4:29 04-The Cask Of Amontillado
DR10 -2.27 dB -14.45 dB 4:22 05-(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
DR13 -1.09 dB -21.51 dB 5:55 06-The Fall of the House of Usher - I. Prelude
DR10 -1.95 dB -16.22 dB 2:36 07-The Fall of the House of Usher - II. Arrival
DR9 -3.35 dB -18.70 dB 1:14 08-The Fall of the House of Usher - III. Intermezzo
DR11 -1.23 dB -17.13 dB 4:32 09-The Fall of the House of Usher - IV. Pavane
DR9 -1.73 dB -13.12 dB 0:51 10-The Fall of the House of Usher - V. Fall
DR11 -2.60 dB -15.56 dB 4:35 11-To One In Paradise
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3005 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe [MCH]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -9.25 dB -32.63 dB 4:11 01-A Dream Within A Dream (Instrumental)
DR12 0.00 dB -22.67 dB 4:01 02-The Raven
DR13 -1.48 dB -22.79 dB 4:39 03-The Tell-Tale Heart
DR12 -4.68 dB -23.41 dB 4:33 04-The Cask Of Amontillado
DR12 -0.37 dB -19.41 dB 4:24 05-(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
DR16 -2.81 dB -28.06 dB 6:59 06-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) I.Prelude
DR12 -2.66 dB -23.81 dB 2:40 07-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) II.Arrival
DR10 -18.80 dB -37.40 dB 0:56 08-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) III.Intermezzo
DR14 -4.78 dB -25.60 dB 4:41 09-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) IV.Pavane
DR10 -4.22 dB -21.62 dB 0:51 10-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) V.Fall
DR12 -5.05 dB -23.37 dB 4:41 11-To One In Paradise
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 7227 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.13 dB -19.11 dB 3:40 01-A Dream Within A Dream
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.77 dB 4:01 02-The Raven
DR11 -1.48 dB -16.71 dB 4:42 03-The Tell-Tale Heart
DR11 -1.13 dB -15.91 dB 4:29 04-The Cask Of Amontillado
DR10 -2.27 dB -14.45 dB 4:22 05-(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
DR13 -1.09 dB -21.51 dB 5:55 06-The Fall of the House of Usher - I. Prelude
DR10 -1.95 dB -16.22 dB 2:36 07-The Fall of the House of Usher - II. Arrival
DR9 -3.35 dB -18.70 dB 1:14 08-The Fall of the House of Usher - III. Intermezzo
DR11 -1.23 dB -17.13 dB 4:32 09-The Fall of the House of Usher - IV. Pavane
DR9 -1.73 dB -13.12 dB 0:51 10-The Fall of the House of Usher - V. Fall
DR11 -2.60 dB -15.56 dB 4:35 11-To One In Paradise
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3005 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe [MCH]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -9.25 dB -32.63 dB 4:11 01-A Dream Within A Dream (Instrumental)
DR12 0.00 dB -22.67 dB 4:01 02-The Raven
DR13 -1.48 dB -22.79 dB 4:39 03-The Tell-Tale Heart
DR12 -4.68 dB -23.41 dB 4:33 04-The Cask Of Amontillado
DR12 -0.37 dB -19.41 dB 4:24 05-(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
DR16 -2.81 dB -28.06 dB 6:59 06-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) I.Prelude
DR12 -2.66 dB -23.81 dB 2:40 07-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) II.Arrival
DR10 -18.80 dB -37.40 dB 0:56 08-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) III.Intermezzo
DR14 -4.78 dB -25.60 dB 4:41 09-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) IV.Pavane
DR10 -4.22 dB -21.62 dB 0:51 10-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental) V.Fall
DR12 -5.05 dB -23.37 dB 4:41 11-To One In Paradise
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 7227 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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