The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976) [3CD 40th Anniversary Edition Box Set 2016]

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The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976) [3CD 40th Anniversary Edition Box Set 2016]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 1,14 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 450 MB | Covers - 1,02 GB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mercury Records (0600753726679)

This beautiful box set has been produced with the full co-operation of Eric Woolfson’s family and Alan Parsons and is a landmark release for the album that launched the Project.
The 40th Anniversary deluxe edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination comprises 3 CDs, 1 Blu-Ray and 2 vinyl LPs. The 3 CDs present the original 1976 mix, the 1987 remix plus a whole CD of over 70 minutes of previously unreleased bonus material.The set is complete with a stunning 60-page coffee table book with photographs and new interviews about the making of the album, with Alan Parsons, Hazel and Sally Woolfson, David Paton and Stuart Tosh.
The debut album by The Alan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination was released in 1976 and comprises eleven tracks based on the works of the great American gothic writer, Edgar Allan Poe. It is an album remarkable in its ambition and execution as well as in its uniqueness, as Alan Parson, previously known as an engineer and producer, orchestrated a band with an ever-changing line-up with himself and Project full-timer, Eric Woolfson, as auteurs.

CD 1 Tracklist (Original Stereo Mix (1976) & Bonus Material):

Original Album (1976):
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. Fall Of The House Of Usher: I Prelude
07. Fall Of The House Of Usher: II Arrival
08. Fall Of The House Of Usher: III Intermezzo
09. Fall Of The House Of Usher: IV Pavane
10. Fall Of The House Of Usher: V Fall
11. To One In Paradise

Bonus Material:
12. The Raven (Original Demo)
13. Edgar (Demo Of An Unreleased Track)
14. Orson Welles Radio Spot
15. Interview With Alan Parsons And Eric Woolfson (1976)

Total time: 57:06

CD 2 Tracklist (Album Remix (1987) & Bonus Material):

Album Remix (1987):
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. Fall Of The House Of Usher: I Prelude
07. Fall Of The House Of Usher: II Arrival
08. Fall Of The House Of Usher: III Intermezzo
09. Fall Of The House Of Usher: IV Pavane
10. Fall Of The House Of Usher: V Fall
11. To One In Paradise

Bonus Material:
12. Eric's Guide Vocal Medley
13. Orson Welles Dialogue
14. Sea Lions In The Departure Lounge (Sound Effects And Experiments)
15. GBH Mix (Unreleased Experiments)

Total time: 01:03:13

CD 3 Tracklist (Previously Unreleased Bonus Material):
01. Album Launch At Los Angeles Planetarium (Introduction By Warren Duffy)
02. A Dream Within A Dream (Piano Takes)
03. A Dream Within A Dream (Recorder Takes)
04. A Dream Within A Dream / The Raven (Early Mix With Eric On Vocoder)
05. The Raven (Out-Take And Extended Jam)
06. The Tell-Tale Heart (Eric Guide Vocal)
07. The Cask Of Amontillado (Rough Mix / Piano And Backing Vocals)
08. The Cask Of Amontillado (Eric And Alan Guide Vocals)
09. Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Early Rough Mix)
10. Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Vocal Take)
11. Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Eric's Guide Vocal)
12. Prelude (Orchestral Take 19)
13. Pavane (Experimenting & Take 1)
14. To One In Paradise (Rough Mix)
15. Interview With Alan And Eric (London, August 1987)

Total time: 01:11:13

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See also:
The Alan Parsons Project - Tal...magination (1976) [MFSL, 1994]
The Alan Parsons Project - Amm...D Super Deluxe Box Set] (2020)