Alan Parsons Project, reissues on the way for "Eye In The Sky" and two other albums

Three landmark titles from the Alan Parsons Project discography are returning in a new series of expanded reissues. They are “The Turn Of A Friendly Card” (1980), “Eye In The Sky” (1982) and “Ammonia Avenue” (1984), out March 27th via Cooking Vinyl in various formats.

The new editions include half-speed remastered 2xLP versions, a 1xLP on black vinyl, and a limited edition on clear vinyl. The half-speed mastering was handled by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Alongside the vinyl format, expanded CD editions are planned with bonus tracks and booklets featuring liner notes that include quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

The Alan Parsons Project, active between 1976 and 1987, released ten albums and sold over 55 million copies worldwide. The partnership between Parsons, sound engineer and producer, and Woolfson, writer and singer, defined an aesthetic blending progressive rock, symphonic pop and a near-obsessive attention to studio production. “Eye In The Sky” (1982), the band's bestseller, includes the opening sequence “Sirius”/”Eye In The Sky” along with tracks like “Children Of The Moon”, “Silence And I” and “Old And Wise”.

Available formats:

2xLP with tracklist spread across four sides

1xLP with original tracklist across two sides

CD with bonus track

Bonus track (CD):

“Sirius” (Demo)

“Eye In The Sky” (Single Edit)

“Children Of The Moon” (Early Rough Mix With Eric Demo Vocal)

“Old And Wise” (Eric Woolfson Vocal)

“The Turn Of A Friendly Card” (1980)

Concept album centered on the theme of gambling and risk, featuring “Games People Play”, “Time” and the five-part suite “The Turn Of A Friendly Card”.

Available formats:

2xLP with the suite spread across two sides

1xLP with the suite collected on side B

CD with bonus tracks

Bonus track (CD):

“Games People Play” (Rough Mix)

“Time” (Early Studio Attempt)

“The Turn Of A Friendly Card” (Single Edit)

“Snake Eyes” (Early Version – Eric Guide Vocal)

“Ammonia Avenue” (1984)

One of the duo's most pop-oriented works, featuring “Don't Answer Me”, “Prime Time” and the title track “Ammonia Avenue”.

Available formats:

2xLP

1xLP

Expanded CD

Bonus track (CD):

“Prime Time” (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal on Rough Mix)

“One Good Reason” (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal With Rough Mix)

“Since The Last Goodbye” (Eric Guide Vocal – Rough Mix)

“Don’t Answer Me” (Early Rough Mix)

The reissues bring back three chapters that mark the sonic evolution of the project between 1980 and 1984, enhancing the production with new mastering work and archival material that had previously been scattered or unreleased on physical formats.

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