ALAN PARSONS: EYE IN THE SKY

Performer: The Alan Parsons Project
Author: Alan Parsons
Number of discs: 2
Label: Original Master Recordings
Support: LP 45 rpm
Genre: Pop/Rock
Year: 2022

45 rpm double album vinyl in numbered edition

MOFI label - ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING

Remaining completely indifferent to the typical glorification of current show business, the Alan Parsons Project managed to demonstrate that even without the limelight, rock superstars in the band and songs composed for the occasion it is possible to achieve results of the highest level. After having gained solid experience as a sound engineer at EMI, for which he had personally edited several albums by Paul McCartney and the extraordinary Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd in the legendary Abbey Road studios, Alan Parsons decided to make the first solo steps. While his co-producer wrote the songs, Parsons who has always had an infallible instinct for sound took care of creating a highly original mix of synthetic and natural sounds. Like all the first Alan Parsons Project albums, Eye in the Sky also refers to the hottest topics of those years. Refractory to asking questions about the future, the songs on this album are pervaded by a rather surly spirit, which creates a striking contrast with the decisive rock rhythms, completely free from any electronic devilry. Added to this are surprising harmonic passages in vocal polyphony (“Gemini”), brass instruments that go crazy on Spanish rhythms (“Silence and I”) and a soft carpet of strings (“Old and Wise”), all enhanced by the wonders achieved by the console from the extraordinary sound wizard Alan Parsons.

The Alan Parsons Project
Sirius
Eye In The Sky
Children Of The Moon
Gemini
Silence And I
You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
Psychobabble
Mammagamma
Step By Step
Old And Wise