Alan Parsons Project, The

Real Name:Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Andrew Powell, Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott
Profile:Alan Parsons studied a number of musical instruments in childhood but, like many of his peers, settled on the guitar in his early teens. His job in the late '60s at the EMI tape duplication facility allowed him access to many classics of the day, including the tape master of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which fired him to become a recording engineer. He subsequently managed to get work at the Abbey Road studios and participated in the creation of The Beatles albums "Let It Be", "Abbey Road" and the infamous Apple rooftop session. He also went on to work as mix engineer with Paul McCartney and George Harrison after The Beatles split.

Other artists Parsons has worked with include The Hollies, Cockney Rebel, John Miles & Al Stewart but his real ongoing claim to fame was his engineering work on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" which earned him his first grammy nomination.

It was after this that Parsons co-founded the Project with songwriter Eric Woolfson, creating conceptual albums that featured a revolving cast of uber studio aces and members of bands such as The Hollies, The Zombies & Cockney Rebel. The early albums were inspired by the works of Poe ("Tales Of Mystery & Imagination") and Asimov ("I Robot"), and later by esoteric subjects ("Pyramid", "Eye In The Sky").

During the '90s Parsons expanded his reportoire with a theatre show ("Freudiana"), and a touring live act with long time collaborators, guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Elliott. A long-standing fan of Alan's music, Mike Myers as Austin Powers in "The Spy Who Shagged Me" decided to name his Dr. Evil character's death ray "The Alan Parsons Project". Yeah, baby yeah!!

Alan's music is now taking a new contemporary direction into the world of Electronica. His latest album features a number of notables in the genre including The Crystal Method, Shpongle, The Nortec Collective and Uberzone. The album also features a guest appearance by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Alan says, "The industry is changing and I feel the need to capture a different kind of audience while still keeping my identity. Electronic music is the fastest growing music category right now and I'm enjoying working with new people and new technology". The album is now available on CD and will be released in DVD formats. The DVD will contain 5.1 surround mixes as well as new visual material.

Alan has written extensively for the Pro-Audio press and is an acknowledged expert in 5.1 Surround Sound recording. He has often lectured at Recording conferences and Schools of Recording and was the keynote speaker at The Audio Engineering Society convention in 1998.
URLs:http://www.alanparsons.com/
Aliases:Freudiana
Members:Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell, Chris Thompson, David Paton, Eric Woolfson, Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott
Name Variations: All | Alan Parsons Project, The | A.P.P. | Alan Parsons Project | Alan Parsons Projekt, The | Alon Parsons Project
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Releases:
Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (Album) ◄ (20 versions)   Charisma ... 1976
To One In Paradise (7", Promo)   20th Century Records 1976
Hyper-Gamma-Spaces / I Robot (12", Single)   Arista 1977
I Robot (12")   Arista 1977
I Robot (Album) ◄ (15 versions)   Arista ... 1977
Hyper Gamma Spaces (7")   Arista 1978
Pyramania (7", Single)   EMI-Odeon, S.A. 1978
Pyramid (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Arista ... 1978
Top Airplay From The Alan Parsons Project's "I Robot" & "Pyramid" (12", EP, Promo)   Arista 1978
Damned If I Do (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Arista 1979
Eve (Album) ◄ (15 versions)   Arista ... 1979
Lucifer (Maxi) ◄ (6 versions)   Arista ... 1979
Voyager (12", Promo)   EMI (France) 1979
What Goes Up... / Voyager (7", Single)   Arista, EMI-Odeon, S.A. 1979
Games People Play / The Ace Of Swords (7")   Arista 1980
May Be A Price To Pay / The Gold Bug (7")   Arista 1980
The Gold Bug / Snake Eyes (12")   Arista 1980
The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Album) ◄ (17 versions)   Arista ... 1980
The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Arista ... 1980
Time / The Gold Bug (7", Single)   Arista 1980
Eye In The Sky (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Arista ... 1981
Games People Play / The Ace Of Swords (7", Single)   Arista, Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1981
I Robot / Pyramid / Eve / The Turn Of A Friendly Card ◄ (2 versions)   Ariola ... 1981
Eye In The Sky ◄ (3 versions)   Arista ... 1982
Eye In The Sky / Mammagamma (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Arista ... 1982
Mammagamma / Sirius - Eye In The Sky (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   Ariola ... 1982
Old And Wise (7")   Arista 1982
Old And Wise (7")   Arista 1982
Psychobabble (7", Single)   Arista, Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1982
Psychobabble (7", Single, Promo)   Arista, Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1982
Concert Boy / You Don't Believe (12", Ltd, Promo, W/Lbl)   CGD, Arista, Dee Jay's Gang 1983
The Best Of (Album, Comp) ◄ (9 versions)   Arista ... 1983
You Don't Believe (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Ariola Eurodisc S.A. ... 1983
Ammonia Avenue (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Arista ... 1984
Days Are Numbers (7", Single)   Arista 1984
Don't Answer Me (7")   Arista 1984
Don't Answer Me (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Arista ... 1984
Let's Talk About Me (7")   Festival Records 1984
Let's Talk About Me (7", Single)   Arista 1984
Prime Time (12")   Arista 1984
Prime Time (7", Single)   Arista 1984
Prime Time (12")   Arista 1984
Prime Time / Let Me Go Home (7", Single, Promo)   Arista, Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1984
Que Belleza / Prime Time (12", Ltd, Promo)   CGD, Arista, Dee Jay's Gang 1984
Vulture Culture (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Arista ... 1984
Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) (7", Single)   Ariola Eurodisc S.A., Arista 1985
Heartbeat / Sooner Or Later (12", Ltd, 100)   Arista 1985
Let's Talk About Me (12", Maxi)   Arista 1985
Let's Talk About Me / Hawkeye (7")   Arista 1985
Sooner Or Later (7")   Arista 1985
Stereotomy (12", Promo)   Arista 1985
Stereotomy (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Arista ... 1985
Vulture Culture (Special Remixed Club Version) (12", Max)   Arista 1985
Gaudi (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   Arista ... 1986
Limelight (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Arista ... 1986
Stereotomy (7")   Arista 1986
Stereotomy (7", S/Sided, Promo)   Arista 1986
Closer To Heaven / Money Talks (7", Single, Promo)   Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1987
Standing On Higher Ground (7")   Arista 1987
The Best Of Vol.2 (CD)   Arista 1987
The Best Of Vol.2 (LP, Comp)   Arista 1987
The Raven / The Cask Of Amontillado (7", Single, RE)   Mercury, PolyGram Iberica 1987
The Instrumental Works (Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   Arista 1988
Pop Classics (2xLP)   EVA 1989
Anthology (CD, Comp)   Connoisseur Collection 1991
Anthology (CD)   Arista 1992
The Ultimate Collection (2xCD, Album, Comp)   EVA 1992
The Definitive Collection (2xCD)   Arista 1997
The Definitive Collection (CD, Maxi, Promo, Smplr)   Arista, BMG Music (Spain) 1997
The Gold Collection (2xCD)   BMG Ariola Media GmbH 1997
Best Of (CD)   BMG (France) 1999
Anthology (CD, Comp, RM)   Arista 2002
Silence And I - The Very Best Of (3xCD)   Ariola Express 2003
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection (CD, Comp)   BMG Special Products 2004
The Dutch Collection (3xCD, Ltd, Comp)   Arista 2006
The Essential (3xCD, Comp, RM)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) 2007
Ammonia Avenue (Expanded Edition) (CD, Album, Rem)   Arista 2008
Gaudi (Expanded Edition) (CD, Album, RM)   Arista 2008
Anthology (CD, Comp, RM, RE)   Arista  
Appears On:
Synthesizer Greatest (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Mammagamma Arcade ... 1989
Synthesizer Greatest Volume 4 (Cass, Comp) Pipeline, Lucifer Arcade 1991
Moon Socket (CD) Eye In The Sky Derivative Records 1995
Tracks Appear On:
15 Hit Sounds Vol. 2 (LP) What Goes Up Philips, Phonogram S.A.I.C. 1978
Superstars (LP, Comp) I Wouldn't Want To Be ... Ronco 1978
Disco Explosion (LP) Lucifer Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1979
Disco Promozionale (12", Promo) Lucifer, Winding Me Up EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 1979
Jukebox Explosion (LP, Comp) Damned If I Do Ronco 1979
Z-Club - Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld (LP, Comp, Promo) In The Lap Of The Gods EMI Columbia 1979
Disco Promozionale (12", Promo) The Gold Bug Arista, GRP, Zoom Records 1980
Super 20 High Power (LP, Comp) The Gold Bug Ariola, Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1980
Super 20 Hit-Power (LP, Comp) Lucifer Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH, Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1980
Baila Comigo - Internacional (LP) Time Som Livre 1981
High Voltage (LP, Comp) Games People Play K-tel 1981
Disco Promozionale (12", Promo) Old And Wise CGD, Rockland Records, Arista, Ariola 1982
Disco-Gym (Energetic's Dance Movement) (LP) The Gold Bug, The Gold... Arabella 1982
Heroes Modernos (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Eye In The Sky Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1982
Popcorn - 14 Grandi Successi (LP, Comp) The Gold Bug VIP (2), CGD 1982
Studio 54 - Vol. 5 - "D.J. Land" (LP, Comp, Mixed) Mammagamma (Instr.) Derby 1982
17 Top Hits 1983 (LP) El Sistema Del Dr. Alq... PolyStar Records, Phonogram S.A.I.C. 1983
Droomgala (2xLP) Old And Wise Stichting Platen 10 Daagse 1983
Hit News (LP) Don't Answer Me Happy Music (3) 1983
Hitsingles Volume 11 (LP) Old And Wise Ariola Benelux 1983
Volume 5 Program 8 (2x12") Eye In The Sky (Extend... Disconet Program Service 1983
Wolkenreise - Zwischen Traum Und Phantasie (LP, Comp) Eye In The Sky, Lucifer Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1983
Woman In Love Volume 4 (2xLP) To One In Paradise Arcade 1983
Arista's Perfect 10 (CD, Comp) Eye In The Sky, Games ... Arista 1984
Die Brandneue Ronny's Pop Show - Mit Dem Schärfsten Aus Meiner Sendung (LP, Comp) Don't Answer Me CBS, CBS Grammofoonplaten BV 1984
Formula - Vol. 1 (Cass) Prime Time K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1984
Formula 20 (2xLP, Comp) Prime Time K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1984
Hit Connection 84 (LP) Don't Answer Me EVA Belgium 1984
Hit-News (LP) Don't Answer Me K-Tel International GmbH 1984
Now This Is Music (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Don't Answer Me Arcade 1984
Summerreleases' 84 - Promo Sample For Professional Only (2xLP, Promo) Prime Time Ariola Benelux 1984
Super Hit-Sensation (CD, Comp) Prime Time Ariola 1984
Woman In Love Volume 5 (2xLP, Comp) Old And Wise Arcade 1984
Dee Jay Star - Festivalbar '85 In Tour (LP, Mixed) Vulture Culture Five Record 1985
In Love - Arista 10° Aniversário (LP, Comp) Eye In The Sky Arista, RCA 1985
Now, This Is CD Music (CD, Album) Don't Answer Me EMI-Bovema Holland 1985
Now, This Is Music Vol. 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Let's Talk About Me EVA 1985
Pop Classics (2xLP, Comp) Old And Wise EVA 1987
Formula 45 (4xLP, Comp) I Wouldn't Want To Be ... Silver Eagle Records, Inc., Capitol Records 1988
25 Jaar Top 40 Hits - Deel 5 - 1981-1984 (3xCD) Old And Wise Edison 1989
Galaxy I (CD) I Robot Innovative Communication 1990
Popclassics Of The 70's And The 80's - Vol. 1 (CD) Don't Answer Me EVA 1990
Spring Time Feelings (2xLP) Don't Let It Show WEA Musik GmbH 1990
Terra-X (2xCD, Album) Il Arrival CBS 1990
The Best Of 1980-1990 Vol. 2 (3xCD) Don't Answer Me EMI Electrola 1990
Arista: A 15 Year History Of Rock (CD, Comp) I Wouldn't Want To Be ... Arista 1991
Galaxy - Das Digitale Klangwunder (CD, Comp) I Robot Innovative Communication 1991
Billboard Top Hits - 1982 (CD, Album, Comp) Eye In The Sky Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
De Pre Historie 1983 (CD) Eye In The Sky BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1992
De Pre Historie 1984 (CD) Don't Answer Me BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1992
Het Beste Uit De Top 100 Allertijden - Editie '93 (2xCD, Comp) Old And Wise EVA, EVA, EVA 1993
Pop Giganten - Hits Der 80er Vol. I (2xCD) Don't Answer Me Ariola 1993
The Best Of Symphonic Rock Part One (CD, Comp) To One In Paradise Magnum 1993
The Originals - 11 - Instrumental Favorites (CD) I Robot, Mammagamma, V... BMG Ariola Benelux 1993
BMG Ariola Special Price Vol 1 (CD, Comp, Promo) I Wouldn't Want To Be ... BMG Ariola AS (Norway) 1994
Moods (CD) Pipeline EVA 1994
Moods 2 (CD) The Gold Bug EVA 1994
Pop Giganten - Hits Der 80er Vol. II (2xCD, Comp) Lucifer Ariola 1994
Sounds Of The Eighties - 1982 (CD) Eye In The Sky Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products 1994
The 80's Collection - 1984 Alive And Kicking (2xCD, Comp) Don't Answer Me Time Life Music 1994
The Greatest Hits Of The 80's - Turbo Mania (CD) Eye In The Sky CEMA Special Markets 1994
Ultradisc II Sampler (CD, Smplr, Comp) The Tell-Tale Heart Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 1994
Drive (4xCD, Comp) Don't Answer Me PolyGram, PolyGram 1996
Rock FM 96,8 Album (CD, Comp) Games People Play BMG Greece 1996
Sounds Of The Eighties - 1980 - 1983 (CD) Games People Play Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 1997
Flair Swinging Summerhits '70 '80 '90 - Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Sonovit 1998
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 36 (CD, Comp) Old And Wise PolyGram - Kiosks 1998
La Mejor Colección Pop De La Historia - Vol. 18 (CD) The System Of Dr. Tarr... Multimagen 1998
La Mejor Colección Pop De La Historia - Vol. 20 (CD) The Raven Multimagen 1998
La Mejor Colección Pop De La Historia - Vol. 22 (CD) The Tell-Tale Heart Multimagen 1998
Wayback To The 80's (CD) Don't Answer Me Eddy Ouwens Special Products 1998
Hot 100 (4xCD, Comp) Don't Answer Me (Live)... Arcade 1999
One Shot '80 Volume 3 (CD) Eye In The Sky Universal Music (Italy) 1999
Rock The Classics (2xCD) Lucifer Universal TV 1999
100 Superhits From The 80's Vol. 2 (5xCD, Comp) Don't Answer Me (Live) ABCD 2000
20 Jaar Hits 1981-2001 - Muziek 20 Daagse (CD) The Turn Of A Friendly... Stichting CPG 2001
Gorące Lata 80-te (Cass, Comp, Promo) Don't Answer Me GM Records (3) 2001
Back To The 80's - The Long Versions (4xCD, Comp) Sirius / Eye In The Sky Sony Music Media (Netherlands) 2002
Droom CD (CD, Comp) Old And Wise Eddy Ouwens Special Products 2002
Grandes Exitos- Reflexiones De Mi Vida Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Time Lideres Entertainment Group 2002
Magic 80's (4xCD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Disques Vogue 2002
Pop Classics From The 80's (CD, Comp) Don't Answer Me BMG (Netherlands) 2002
Pop Life : A Celebration Of Pop Culture (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Mammagamma Warner Strategic Marketing (Belgium) 2002
Serie Noire: Dark Pop And New Beat (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Mammagamma (Instrument... Eskimo Recordings 2002
Remember The 80's (2xCD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Paradiso 2003
Clasicos De Los 80's Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Contraseña Records 2005
Grandmix VJ Visuals (DVD + CD) The Time Machine Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) 2005
One Shot 1980 (2xCD) Time Universal Music (Italy), Universal Music (Italy) 2005
One Shot 1982 (2xCD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Universal Music (Italy) 2005
Dirty Edits Vol.I A Collection Of Dirty Classics Selected By Dirty Sound System Edited By Pilooski (CD, Comp, Ltd) I Robot (Pilooski Edit) Discograph 2007
Mr & Mrs Smith: Something For The Weekend 4 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Mammagamma (Instrumental) Seamless Recordings 2007
100 80´er Hits (5xCD, Comp) Eye In The Sky Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Denmark) 2008
Global Underground Afterhours 5 (3xCD, Comp) I Robot Global Underground Ltd. 2008
On The Road (2xCDr, Mixed, Promo) I Robot (Piloosky Dirt... Surrender All 2008
Real Trust 2 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Mammagamma TIME (2) 2008
Feelings 9 (CD) Don't Answer Me SR International  
New York Collection 1980 (CD) Games People Play New York Company  
New York Collection 1982 (CD) Eye In The Sky New York Company  
New York Collection 1984 (CD) Don't Answer Me New York Company  
Wolkenreise 2 - Zwischen Traum Und Fantasie (LP) Old And Wise, Time Ariola, Bertelsmann Club  
Unofficial Releases:
Test Pressing 3 (12", Ltd, TP, Mixed) Voyager, Untitled Sr Records (3) 1981
Cosmic Excursions (2xLP) Mammagamma (Instrumental) Not On Label 2006
Delirious Grooves 2 (LP) I Robot Delirious Grooves 2006
Volume 3 (12", Ltd) I Robot (Re-edit) Dark & Lovely 2006
Mammagamma / Sirius - Eye In The Sky (12", Maxi)   Arista (2) 2009
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