In 1976, The Alan Parsons Project released their Tales Of Mystery And Imagination. It gave the band an immediate success that enabled them to sign a more lucrative label deal with Arista Records. The year after, they released the fine (and STILL my favorite) I Robot set. That album gave us “I Wouldn’t Wanna Be Like You”, with several other great tracks enjoying a heavy rotation on FM radio. Over time, the band released ten well-received all bums before calling it a day in 1987.
Over time, bonus materials, with some being unearthed using the mindset of an engineer, as Parsons was, made up several definitive editions of the classic albums.
In 2007, 2008, most of the band’s classic albums had been reissued as new remasters complete with nice booklets, and extra material. It may also be time again to revisit some of these classic.
Earlier, The Alan Parsons Project posted on their Facebook page, the plans to reissue The Turn Of A Friendly Card along with assurances that the new 35th Anniversary 2CD Edition will indeed be newly remastered. Some of the bonuses of the new reissue are listed to include 17 previously unreleased bonus tracks, including Eric Woolfson’s songwriting diary home demos. And that’s not all. There will also be ten bonus tracks (likley things we’ve heard before),new liner notes, printed lyrics, and photos.
This album will be released as a 2CD 35th Anniversary Edition, as well as digital download. Plus, there will be a Limited Edition vinyl 7″ featuring three single edits.
The 35th Anniversary Edition The Turn Of A Friendly Card by The Alan Parsons Project is planned to be released on November 6.
I’ll update as we get a track-list and other information.
Thanks to Kendal K for the heads up!