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spinning Alan Parsons Turn of a Friendly Card

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Posted on May 11, 2021 at 06:07:49
Story
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excellent execution on their entire effort. Getting my music in before I fire up the chainsaw and have to put 2 protections in/on the ears. It's terribly loud.



 

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Have been listening to those..., posted on May 11, 2021 at 07:34:50
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Alan Parsons records ever since high school, up to the Ammonia Avenue LP, to this day.
They can be a bit corny at times, but there's something compelling about them, IMO. My favorite vocalists were the "classic" ones, like Eric Woolfson, Lenny Zakatek, and Colin Blumstone, but some of the others were good, also.
Would have been interesting to have heard a female vocalist on lead.



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RE: spinning Alan Parsons Turn of a Friendly Card, posted on May 11, 2021 at 10:21:27
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Great album! That one got tons of airplay.

A few years back my wife won a radio contest and we got tickets and the opportunity to meet Alan Parsons after the show. The show was awesome and the short meet and greet afterwards was a blast too.

 

Eve, posted on May 11, 2021 at 16:53:25
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two lovely female vocals, Clare Torry and Lesly Duncan. Have 2 more to spin, Mystery and Imagination & a 45rpm Prime Time will be the finale. It's been too long since I spun 'em.



 

RE: I have that LP., posted on May 11, 2021 at 18:20:36
I picked up a copy of Eve a while back. I remember being devastated when I found out that Claire Torry wasn't a large black woman on DSOTM. My world was shattered...I'll have to give Eve a spin. I didn't even know she was on it. I picked it up because it was cheap and I like APP.

 

Alan Parsons , posted on May 12, 2021 at 08:37:48
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My first of his albums was I Robot. It was being played during intermission at a concert I attended back in the late 80s I think. I had no idea what it was but was so impressed I asked the technician at the mixing board.

Subsequently I purchased it (and many others following that). To this day I cannot replicate the impact of that huge arena sound system. :)

 

Big Fan of Alan Parsons, posted on May 12, 2021 at 19:29:53
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First encountered him on PF, of course, but started following every album he made.

Although I've picked up remastered re-pressings (like I Robot), I find myself returning to the original LPs. He was such a masterly technician, as well as musician/composer, that I still like listening to the original pressings. Maybe it's just nostalgia?

Most people do not remember his contribution to Abbey Road. One of my favorite composer/engineers from "the day."

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"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)

 

Big fan too, since the 80s, posted on May 13, 2021 at 06:36:10
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It's also worth remembering that Eric Woolfson and Andrew Powell were an essential part of APP's sound and style. APP is really these 3 guys.

 

Forgot about those! Nt. , posted on May 13, 2021 at 11:55:56
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+1! Nt. , posted on May 13, 2021 at 11:59:36
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