The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

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Label:	20th Century Records – ML 4042
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold
Country:	South Africa
Released:	May 1976
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Rock

Tracklist

A1	A Dream Within A Dream	3:43
A2	The Raven	4:00
A3	The Tell-Tale Heart	4:42
A4	The Cask Of Amontillado	4:27
A5	(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether	4:19
	The Fall Of The House Of Usher	(15:02)
B1.I	Prelude
B1.II	Arrival
B1.III	Intermezzo
B1.IV	Pavane
B1.V	Fall
B2	To One In Paradise	4:33

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Phonogram
Marketed By – Gallo
Distributed By – Gallo
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 20th Century Records
Copyright © – 20th Century Records
Printed By – Interpak
Published By – M.P.A.
Published By – Woolfsongs
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

Arranged By [Orchestra & Choir], Conductor [Orchestra & Choir], Keyboards – Andrew Powell
Bass – Joe Puerta
Bass, Guitar, Vocals – David Paton
Cimbalom, Kantele – John Leach
Consultant [Technical Consultant] – Keith O. Johnson
Contractor [Orchestral] – David Katz
Design [Cover & Frontsleeve] – Hipgnosis (2)
Design [Frontsleeve] – Hardie*
Double Bass [String Bass] – Darryl Runswick*
Drums – Burleigh Drummond
Drums, Vocals – Stuart Tosh
Engineer [Assistant] – Pat Stapley
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Keyboards – Francis Monkman
Keyboards, Vocals, Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
Layout [Inside], Graphics – Colin Elgie
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Photography By – Storm Thorgerson
Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Alan Parsons
Vocals – The English Chorale
Written-By – Woolfson*

Notes

Track durations taken from labels - some of which differ from those listed on inside of gatefold.
Comes with an 8-page sepia coloured insert with lyrics and photopraphs.

The songs are based on stories written by Edgar Allan Poe.

The album was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between July 1975 and January 1976

The Harmony Vocoder on "The Raven" was invented and built by EMI Central Research Laboratories, and is exclusively available at Abbey Road Studios

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): M-508-AS (A)
Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): M-508-BS (B)
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A - etched): ML4042 - 508 - A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B - etched): ML 4042 B.
Price Code: 84

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination • Edgar Allan Poe (LP, Album, Stereo, Beige Labels, Gatefold)	Charisma	CDS 4003	UK	1976
	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (LP, Album, Gatefold)	20th Century Records	6370 243		1976
Recently Edited	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (LP, Album)	20th Century Records	T-508	Portugal	1976
Recently Edited	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	20th Century Records	MOV - 7003, MOV-7003, MOV-7.003	Portugal	1976
Recently Edited	Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (LP, Album, Gatefold)	20th Century Records	9209-508, T-508	Canada	1976