Name: Eye In The Sky - Mobile Fidelity Edition
Brand: The Alan Parsons Project

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MFSL2500

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Numbered 180 Gram 45RPM Vinyl 

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

F Minor

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

821797250016

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

The Alan Parsons Project

Genre GB

Prog Rock

Label GB

Mobile Fidelity

Established in 1977, Mobile Fidelity (MFSL) is a renowned label specializing in remastering major-label music for the discerning "audiophile" market. With CD releases starting in 1984, MFSL has become synonymous with high-quality sound reproduction.

Known for their meticulous attention to detail, MFSL releases often feature unchanged copyright dates from the original release. However, most of their releases are issued a year or so later. The first Gold Ultradisc™ CD was introduced in February 1987, followed by the Gold Ultradisc II™ (Made in USA) CD in September 1992.

MFSL takes pride in their branded labels and ensures that all their releases are remastered by their own Sound Labs. Their catalog of releases can be found on the "Sites" section. Notably, limited editions were prevalent during the label's early years and featured an information sticker on the shrink wrap. Additionally, numbered retail copies often had corresponding unnumbered promotional versions.

The Alan Parsons Project is a British Rock studio project that was initially formed to record a concept album about Edgar Allan Poe. They gained recognition for their power ballad "Eye in the Sky" and the instrumental track "Sirius". The official band members include Alan Parsons, who contributed to production, engineering, programming, composition, keyboards, and guitar; and Eric Woolfson, who contributed to composition, lyrics, piano, keyboards, vocals, and executive production.

Notable contributors to The Alan Parsons Project's music include Andrew Powell on composition, keyboards, and orchestral arrangements from 1975-1990; Philharmonia Orchestra; The English Chorale as a choir in various years; Ian Bairnson on guitar from 1975-1990; David Pack on guitar in 1976; David Paton on bass and vocals from 1975-1985; Duncan Mackay on keyboards from 1977-1979; Richard Cottle on keyboards and saxophone from 1984-1990; Laurence Cottle on bass from 1987-1990; Stuart Tosh on drums and percussion from 1975-1976; Stuart Elliott on drums and percussion from 1977-1990.

Other notable vocalists who have contributed to The Alan Parsons Project's music include Colin Blunstone (vocals: 1978–1984), Chris Rainbow (vocals: 197

The opening track to the Alan Parsons Project’s Eye in the Sky remains the most recognized instrumental in US sports—fanfare inseparably tied with introducing NBA legend Michael Jordan and his six-time world-champion Chicago Bulls mates before games, and still used by many teams as an energy-raising prelude. Indeed, the subdued grandiosity, cosmic bluster, and lights-out wonder of Sirius sets the table for the band’s smash 1982 album, whose hallmark smoothness, lushness, and balance extend to the music’s exquisite song writing, dreamy emotions, and underlying orchestral scope. Credit for the record’s craft, cohesiveness, and accessibility also falls to Alan Parsons and creative partner Eric Woolfson’s knack for recruiting session pros that translate their visions with unquestioned feeling—particularly, vocalists who include former Zombie leader Colin Blunstone and soul singer Lenny Zakatek.

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s RTI pressed 180g 45RPM 2LP and hybrid SACD versions of Eye in the Sky feature succulent warmth, magnificent balance, low-end heft, and see-through transparency that take you into the studio with Parsons at Abbey Road Studios. Each note seems perfectly placed, every sequence painstakingly considered. Boasting front-to- back depth, concert-hall-level separation, realistic presence, and bang-on accuracy, the reissues illustrate the lasting importance of perfectionist-minded engineering and recording techniques. These releases will test the capabilities of the world’s finest stereo systems. There’s more information, more texture, more nuance— more of everything to be experienced. British progressive rock would never again sound so sophisticated, suave, or steady.

Eye In The Sky - Mobile Fidelity Edition

Music GB

Discover Eye In The Sky - Mobile Fidelity Edition by The Alan Parsons Project. Vinyl and CD formats available. Immerse yourself in the sophisticated, suave sound of British progressive rock.