The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid

The Alan Parsons Project — Pyramid

Audiophile Edition 180-gram 45 RPM double LP!

Mastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Pressed at Optimal in Germany

The Alan Parsons Project Pyramid is reissued 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 in Germany, 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 2 million copies, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.

 

Side A

1. Voyager

2. What Goes Up…

3. The Eagle Will Rise Again

4. One More River

5. Can’t Take It With You

Side B

1. In The Lap Of The Gods

2. Pyramania

3. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces

4. Shadow Of A Lonely Man

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