THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - Pyramid (45RPM Audiophile Half-Speed Mastered Edition) - 2LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl [DEC 13]

2LP - 180g Black Vinyl. Limited 45RPM Audiophile edition cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios with printed insert and polylined inners housed in a gatefold sleeve with numbered Obi strip. Pressed at Optimal, Europe's premium pressing plant.

The Alan Parsons Project 'Pyramid' is re-issued in a variety of different formats including this 2LP heavyweight, 45 RPM Audiophile edition. The first pressing comes with a numbered Obi-strip. This edition was expertly cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, October 2023 on a customised Neumann VMS 80 lathe at half speed using high-resolution archive transfers taken from the original 1978 mastertapes. Pressed at Optimal, Europe's premium pressing plant.

Their third studio album ‘Pyramid’ was originally released in May 1978. It was a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time this album was conceived, interest in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’. As with other The Alan Parsons Project albums, the focus was on very high- quality studio sound production, and they recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios in London.

There were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including John Miles, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, David Paton, Jack Harris and Dean Ford. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Elliot with arrangements by Andrew Powell. The album was a worldwide hit selling well in excess of two million copies, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.

Tracklist: 

Side One
1. Voyager
2. What Goes Up…
3. The Eagle Will Rise Again

Side Two
1. One More River
2. Can't Take It with You

Side Three
1. In the Lap of the Gods
2. Pyramania

Side Four
1. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces
2. Shadow of a Lonely Man