Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (40th anniversary edition)

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Annotation

The order of the single edits on side 4 of the LP is incorrect. The Raven is first.

Annotation last modified on 2016-12-06 22:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Original Album (1976) + Bonus Material
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1A Dream Within a Dream
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
David Paton (of Pilot)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
Joe Puerta
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
keyboard and recorder:
Billy Lyall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Dream Within a Dream
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
43:42
2The Raven
assistant engineer:
Tom Trefethen
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
additional drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
bass guitar:
Joe Puerta
drums (drum set):
Burleigh Drummond
guitar:
Ian Bairnson and David Pack
keyboard:
Christopher North and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Eric Woolfson
choir vocals:
The English Chorale
lead vocals:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Leonard Whiting
vocals:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Leonard Whiting
additional conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
additional arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Raven
lyricist and composer:
Eric Woolfson
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
4.63:58
3The Tell‐Tale Heart
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
cymbal, drums (drum set) and timpani:
Stuart Tosh
electronic instruments:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
guitar family:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Billy Lyall and Eric Woolfson
additional vocals:
Jack Harris
choir vocals:
The English Chorale
lead vocals:
Arthur Brown
additional conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
additional arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Tell-Tale Heart
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
44:42
4The Cask of Amontillado
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
guitar family:
Ian Bairnson
harpsichord and background vocals:
Eric Woolfson
piano:
Billy Lyall
additional vocals:
Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist)
choir vocals:
The English Chorale
lead vocals:
John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist)
additional conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
additional arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Cask of Amontillado
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
44:29
5(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
additional keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
guitar family:
Ian Bairnson and John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist)
piano:
Billy Lyall
recorder:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
additional vocals:
Jack Harris
lead vocals:
John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
3.654:20
6The Fall of the House of Usher: I Prelude
bass:
Les Hurdle
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Fall of the House of Usher: I. Prelude
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project), Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project) and Woolfson
part of:
The Fall of The House of Usher (suite)
55:52
7The Fall of the House of Usher: II Arrival
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
guitar family:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
keyboard and organ:
Eric Woolfson
membranophone and percussion:
Stuart Tosh
organ:
Francis Monkman
other instruments and synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Fall of the House of Usher: II. Arrival
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project), Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Fall of The House of Usher (suite)
52:41
8The Fall of the House of Usher: III Intermezzo
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Fall of the House of Usher: III. Intermezzo
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project), Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project) and Woolfson
part of:
The Fall of The House of Usher (suite)
41:04
9The Fall of the House of Usher: IV Pavane
acoustic guitar:
Laurence Juber and Kevin Peek
bass:
Daryl Runswick
cimbalom and kantele:
John Leach (British composer known for film and television scores)
harp:
David Snell (British harpist and conductor, library music)
harpsichord:
Francis Monkman
mandolin:
Hugo D’Alton
membranophone:
Stuart Tosh
organ:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Fall of the House of Usher: IV. Pavane
writer:
Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project), Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project) and Woolfson
part of:
The Fall of The House of Usher (suite)
54:35
10The Fall of the House of Usher: V Fall
other instruments and synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Fall of the House of Usher: V. Fall
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project), Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project) and Woolfson
part of:
The Fall of The House of Usher (suite)
40:53
11To One in Paradise
acoustic guitar and bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
Rhodes piano and glockenspiel:
Billy Lyall
additional vocals:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Jane Powell (American singer, dancer and actress)
choir vocals:
Westminster City School Boys Choir
lead vocals:
Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist)
other vocals:
Leonard Whiting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
To One in Paradise
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
44:40
12The Raven (original demo)
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
vocals:
Eric Woolfson
additional performer:
Dave Munden and Rick Westwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Raven
lyricist and composer:
Eric Woolfson
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
33:27
13Edgar (original demo of an unreleased track)
performer:
Eric Woolfson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
3.653:05
14Orson Welles Radio Spot
performer:
Orson Welles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
41:04
15Interview With Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson (1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
48:33
2▶CD: Album Remix (1987) + Bonus Material
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