Name: Live: The Very Best Of
Brand: Alan Parsons

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Limited edition

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2023-01-27

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Alan Parsons

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60s & 70s

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Alan Parsons, born on December 20, 1949 in London, England, is a renowned recording engineer and musician. In his early career, he worked at the EMI tape duplication facility where he had access to iconic albums like The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." This experience fueled his passion for becoming a recording engineer.

Parsons went on to work with legendary artists such as The Beatles, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison after their split. He also collaborated with notable acts like The Hollies and Cockney Rebel. However, his most significant achievement was his engineering work on Pink Floyd's groundbreaking album "Dark Side Of The Moon," which earned him a Grammy nomination.

In addition to his engineering prowess, Parsons co-founded The Alan Parsons Project (APP) with songwriter Eric Woolfson. Together they created conceptual albums inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Isaac Asimov. Throughout the years, Parsons expanded his repertoire with theatre shows and touring live acts.

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Live is the first live album by Alan Parsons, recorded in May 1994 during his European tour, and released later that same year. The live performances on the album are all songs from his years with The Alan Parsons Project, including 'Sirius', 'Eye In The Sky', 'Old And Wise' and 'Don't Answer Me'.

Ian Bairnson, Andrew Powell, Stuart Elliott (of Cockney Rebel) and Richard Cottle anchor the band with Parsons. Manfred Mann's Earth Band vocalist Chris Thompson and The Flying Pickets lead singer Gary Howard, provide vocals for the live tracks.The album is notable for the instrumental track 'Luciferama' (a blending of 'Lucifer' and 'Mammagamma'. It is also the only Parsons live album that contains a full rendition of 'The Raven' with the vocoder part. The track is prefaced by the second part of 'A Dream Within a Dream'.

Live: The Very Best Of

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