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PARSONS Alan PROJECT
London, GB
* 1975

Line-Up (1985):

Eric Woolfson - voc,kb
Ian Bairnson - g,voc
David Paton - bg,g,voc
Alan Parsons - kb
Stuart Elliott - ds

Former Members:

Duncan Mackay (kb, cca 1977-1979)
Stuart Tosh (ds, 1975-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe produced by: Alan Parsons	02.07.1976	Charisma		56	38
2.	I Robot produced by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson featuring: Stuart Tosh (ds), Duncan MacKay (kb), Allan Clarke (voc), Steve Harley (voc), Jack Harris (voc), Jaki Whitren (voc), Lenny Zakatek (voc), BJ Cole (pedal steel)	24.06.1977	Arista		26	6
3.	Pyramid produced by: Alan Parsons featuring: Duncan MacKay (kb), Jack Harris (voc), Lenny Zakatek (voc), Stuart Elliott (ds), Colin Blunstone (voc), Dean Ford (voc), John Miles (voc)	19.05.1978	Arista		49	14
4.	Eve produced by: Alan Parsons featuring: Duncan MacKay (kb), Lenny Zakatek (voc,bg), Stuart Elliott (ds)	8/1979	Arista		74	13
5.	The Turn Of A Friendly Card produced by: Alan Parsons	11/1980	Arista		38	13
6.	Alan Parsons Project	1981	4LP
7.	Eye In The Sky produced by: Alan Parsons	04.06.1982	Arista		27	6
8.	The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project produced by: Alan Parsons	10/1983	Arista		99	53
9.	Ammonia Avenue produced by: Alan Parsons	2/1984	Arista		24	15
10.	Vulture Culture produced by: Alan Parsons	2/1985	Arista		40	46
11.	Stereotomy produced by: Alan Parsons	11/1985	Arista			43
12.	Gaudi produced by: Alan Parsons	1/1987	Arista		66	57
13.	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe	11/1987	London
14.	Limelight: The Best Of Alan Parsons Project Vol. II produced by: Alan Parsons	1/1988	Arista
15.	The Instrumental Works Of The Alan Parsons Project produced by: Alan Parsons	11/1988	Arista
16.	Pop Classics (2LP)	09.10.1989	Arista
17.	Alan Parsons Box Set (box set)	12/1990	Arista
18.	Ultimate Collection	10.08.1992
19.	Try Anything Once produced by: Alan Parsons	26.10.1993	Arista			122
20.	Sound Check: The Professional Audio Test Disc & Stephen Court	1993	Mobile Fidelity
21.	Hits In The Sky	23.05.1994
22.	Alan Parsons Live	02.03.1995
23.	The Very Best Live produced by: Alan Parsons	27.06.1995	Victor
24.	Anthology	28.05.1996
25.	On Air	09.09.1996	CNR Music
26.	Definitive Collection	15.07.1997
27.	The Gold Collection	26.01.1998	Ariola
28.	Best Of Alan Parsons Live	05.10.1998
29.	Sound Check 2	15.04.1999
30.	Master Hits: The Alan Parsons Project	27.07.1999
31.	Eye In The Sky: Encore Collection	03.08.1999
32.	Time Machine	28.09.1999	Miramar
33.	Gold Collection	09.05.2000
34.	Works	2002
35.	Love Songs	04.02.2002
36.	Silence & I: Very Best Of	15.04.2003
37.	Platinum & Gold Collection	17.06.2003	Arista
38.	Best Of Alan Parsons Project	09.03.2004
39.	Ultimate	23.03.2004	Arista
40.	Extended Versions: The Encore Collection	01.06.2004
41.	Valid Path	24.08.2004
42.	Dutch Collection	14.11.2006	Sony BMG
43.	Best of the Alan Parsons Project	15.01.2008
44.	Playlist: The Very Best of the Alan Parsons Project	21.05.2013	Arista
45.	The Complete Albums Collection (box set)	31.03.2014	Arista
46.	Live In Colombia credited to: The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project	24.06.2016	Edel

Eric Woolfson:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Freudiana (2LP)	1990	EMI
2.	Poe More Tales of Mystery & Imagination	17.11.2003	Woolfsongs
3.	Woolfson Sings the Alan Parsons Project that Never Was	28.04.2009
4.	Somewhere in the Audience	26.02.2013	Limelight

Alan Parsons:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Valid Path	24.08.2004	Artemis
2.	Essential	13.03.2007	BMG
3.	Arista Heritage	29.01.2008	Sbme Special Mkts
4.	Collection	02.11.2010	Camden
5.	Original Album Classics	01.02.2011	Sony
6.	Flashback International	23.10.2012	Columbia
7.	The Secret	4/2019	Frontiers
8.	The Neverending Show - Live In The Netherlands	11/2021
9.	From The New World	7/2022	Frontiers

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	(The System Of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Feather / A Dream Within A Dream	13.08.1976	Charisma		37
2.	The Raven / Prelude To The Fall Of The House Of Usher	9/1976	20th Century		80
3.	To One In Paradise / The Cask Of Amontillado	19.11.1976	Charisma		108
4.	I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You / Nucleus	26.08.1977	Arista		28
5.	Don't Let It Show / I Robot	12/1977	Arista		92
6.	I Robot / Some Other Time	2/1978	Arista
7.	Breakdown / Day After Day (v USA)	2/1978	Arista
8.	Pyramania / In The Lap Of The Gods	30.06.1978	Arista
9.	What Goes Up / In The Lap Of The Gods	22.09.1978	Arista		87
10.	Lucifer / I'd Rather Be A Man 12" + Damned If I Do / Secret Garden	21.09.1979	Arista
11.	Damned If I Do / If I Could Change Your Mind	9/1979	Arista		27
12.	Secret Garden / You Won't Be There	1/1980	Arista		105
13.	Lucifer / You Lie Down With Dogs (v USA)	3/1980	Arista
14.	The Turn Of A Friendly Card / May Be A Price To Pay	11/1980	Arista
15.	Games People Play / Ace Of Swords	11/1980	Arista		16
16.	Time / The Gold Bug	4/1981	Arista		14
17.	Snake Eyes / I Don't Wanna Go Home	10/1981	Arista		67
18.	Eye In The Sky / Gemini	5/1982	Arista		3
19.	Psychobabble / Children Of The Moon	11/1982	Arista		57
20.	Old And Wise / Children Of The Moon	12/1982	Arista	28
21.	Old And Wise / You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (v USA)	2/1983	Arista
22.	You Don't Believe / Lucifer	11/1983	Arista		54
23.	Don't Answer Me / Prime Time	2/1984	Arista		15
24.	Don't Answer Me / You Don't Believe 12" + Games People Play / Old And Wise	16.03.1984	Arista	58
25.	Prime Time / The Gold Bug 12" + Pipeline (instrumental) / Sirius (instrumental)	5/1984	Arista		34
26.	Let's Talk About Me / Hawkeye 12" + Pipeline	1/1985	Arista		56
27.	Days Are Numbered (The Traveller) / Somebody Out There	4/1985	Arista		71
28.	Stereotomy / Urbania (instrumental)	2/1986	Arista		82
29.	Standing On Higher Ground / Inside Looking Out (v USA)	1/1987	Arista
30.	Try Turn It Up / I'm Talking To You	1993
31.	Brother Up In Heaven	09.09.1996	CNR/Arcade
32.	Mammagamma EP (Sirius (instrumental) / Eye In The Sky / Mammagamma (instrumental))	16.03.2009	Arista

Alan Parsons:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Miracle feat. Jason Mraz	3/2019	Frontiers

Movies:

1. Ladyhawk (1984, produced by hudby, directed by Richard Donner)

Various:

on the LP "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination" (1976) appeared:

Joe Puerta (bg), Darryl Runswick (bg), Les Hurdle (bg), John Leach (ds), Burleigh Drummond (ds), Stuart Tosh (ds), Laurence Juber (g), Kevin Peek (g), David Pack (g), Billy Lyall (kb), Chris North (kb), John Miles (voc), Arthur Brown (voc), Jack Harris (voc), Terry Sylvester (voc), Francis Monkman (harp)

Alan Parsons:

http://www.alanparsonsmusic.com

produced by LP:

Pilot: Second Flight (25.4.75, EMI)
Dean Ford: Dean Ford (13.6.75, EMI)
Al Stewart: Year Of The Cat (22.10.76, RCA)
Al Stewart: Time Passages (9/78, RCA)
Ice Castles OST (1978, Arista)
Al Stewart: Best Of Al Stewart (1981, Arista)
Keats: Keats (24.8.84, EMI)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Yes: Symphonic Music Of Yes (11/93, RCA)

produced by SP:

Cockney Rebel: Judy Teen (15.3.74, EMI)
Cockney Rebel: Mr. Soft (6/74, EMI)
Pilot: Magic (10/74, EMI)
Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel: Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (31.1.75, EMI)
Pilot: January (10.1.75, EMI)
Pilot: Call Me Round (4.4.75, EMI)
John Miles: Highfly (12.9.75, Decca)
John Miles: Music (5.3.76, Decca)
Al Stewart: Year Of The Cat (1/77, RCA)

appeared on the LP:

Jake Shimabukuro: Grand Ukulele (2.10.12)

Awards:

2018 Grammy Awards - Best Immersive Audio Album ("Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition")

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	30	24.07.1976	23	New Albums	album review
1976	51	18.12.1976	3	Singles	single review
1977	30	23.07.1977	17	Albums	album review
1977	35	27.08.1977	18	Singles	single review
1978	26	01.07.1978	18	Singles	single review
1978	38	26.09.1978	15	Singles	single review
1979	35	15.09.1979	26	Singles	single review
1981	5	31.01.1981	15	Singles	single review
1984	15	14.04.1984	30	Video
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	0	10.07.1976	11		interview
1976	0	27.11.1976	21	Singles	single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	24	06.12.1991	6	Dopisy	discography
1995	10	23.05.1995	6	Galerie