Title: The Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Release year: 1976
Genre: Rock, Prog Rock, Art Rock
Artist: Alan Parsons - Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recorder, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Projectron; Eric Woolfson - Synthesizer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (background), Executive Producer; Orson Welles - Narrator; Dennis Clarke - Saxophone; Leonard Whiting - Vocals, Narrator; Arthur Brown - Vocals; John Miles - Guitar, Vocals; Jack Harris - Vocals; Francis Monkman - Organ, Keyboards; Kevin Peek - Guitar (Acoustic); Terry Sylvester - Vocals; Laurence Juber - Guitar (Acoustic); Andrew Powell - Keyboards, Arranger; David Paton - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (background); Ian Bairnson - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric); David Katz - Violin, Leader, Orchestra Contractor; Burleigh Drummond - Drums; English Chorale - Vocals; Bob Howes - Choir, Chorus; John Leach - Percussion, Vocals, Cimbalom, Kantele; David Pack - Guitar; Smokey Parsons - Vocals; Joe Puerta - Bass; Daryl Runswick - Bass, String Bass; David Snell-Harp; The English Chorale and Played Ti - Choir, Chorus; Stuart Tosh - Cymbals, Drums, Vocals, Tympani; Billy Lyall - Piano, Drums, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Recorder, Fender Rhodes; Jane Powell - Vocals, Vocals (background); Les Hurdle - Bass; Christopher North - Keyboards

Description:

A landmark release in prog rock history, The Alan Parsons Project's debut album, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, remains not only one of the most ambitious releases from prog's mid-70s golden age, but also one of the finest To music.
Released in 1976, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination saw, Edward Allan Poe. Alan Parsons and long-time collaborator. Eric Woolfson. Working with a host of musicians, among them is the legendary God of Hellfire, Arthur Brown, Hollies singer and guitarist Terry Sylvester, the bands Ambrosia and Pilot, plus keyboardist Francis Monkman (of the cult 70s outfit Curved Air), they also managed to snag narration by Legendary actor, director, writer and producer Orson Welles - a man with no little experience in bringing works of literature to life in the studio.
For its 40th anniversary, Tales ... is being celebrated with a multi-disc box set made with the full co-operation of Alan Parsons and the family of the late Eric Woolfson. As well as boasting over 70 minutes' worth of the previously unreleased bonus material, the 3CD + Blu-ray + 2LP box set also includes the original 1976 album (half-speed mastering expert Miles Showell), Alan Parsons' 1987 remix, and, for the first time ever, a high-definition 5.1 surround sound mix on Blu-ray, mastered in 2016 by Parsons himself. Rounded out with a 60-page coffee-table book boasting rare photos and new interviews, a poster, replica 1976 press kit and "taped man" sticker, this lavish package has full justice to the legacy of Parsons' and Woolfson's stunning work.
"The Tales album is my favorite," Alan Parsons says today. "Always has been, always will be. It broke new territory all round. "

Tracklist:
• New 5.1 Mix (Original 1976 album in both 5.1 and 96/24 HD mixes by Alan Parsons at Capitol Studios, LA, June 2016)
1 A Dream Within A Dream 3:42
2 The Raven 3:58
3 The Tell-Tale Heart 4:35
4 The Cask Of Amontillado 4:29
5 (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether 4:12
6 The Fall Of The House Of Usher 15:13
  6.1 Prelude
  6.2 Arrival
  6.3 Intermezzo
  6.4 Pavane
  6.5 Fall
7 To One In Paradise 4:21
• Original 1976 Stereo Mix (Original 1976 recording, half-speed mastered by Miles Show at Abbey Road, March 2016)
8 A Dream Within A Dream 3:42
9 The Raven 3:58
10 The Tell-Tale Heart 4:35
11 The Cask Of Amontillado 4:29
12 (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether 4:12
13 The Fall Of The House Of Usher 15:13
  13.1 Prelude
  13.2 Arrival
  13.3 Intermezzo
  13.4 Pavane
  13.5 Fall
14 To One In Paradise 4:21

Issued: United States of America | Mercury Records / Universal Music
Duration: 00:42:35 + 00:40:58