Tales of Mystery and Imagination [Deluxe Edition] The Alan Parsons Project

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  • Release Date: 06/19/2007
  • Original Release: 1975
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 13,986
  • Label: ISLAND
  • UPC: 602498485453

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination [Deluxe Edition]

Disc 1
1LISTENA Dream Within a Dream Instrumental 3:41
2LISTENThe Raven 3:58
3LISTENThe Tell-Tale Heart 4:42
4LISTENThe Cask of Amontillado 4:28
5LISTEN(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 4:19
6LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude Instrumental 5:52
7LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival Instrumental 2:41
8LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo Instrumental 1:03
9LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane Instrumental 4:34
10LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Fall Instrumental 0:52
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Disc 2
1LISTENA Dream Within a Dream 1987 Remix / Instrumental 4:13
2LISTENThe Raven 1987 Remix 3:57
3LISTENThe Tell-Tale Heart 1987 Remix 4:39
4LISTENThe Cask of Amontillado 1987 Remix 4:33
5LISTEN(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether 1987 Remix 4:21
6LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude 1987 Remix 7:01
7LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival 1987 Remix 2:39
8LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo 1987 Remix 0:59
9LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane 1987 Remix 4:36
10LISTENThe Fall of the House of Usher: Fall 1987 Remix 0:51
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. The instrumental "Dream Within a Dream" has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards. The EMI vocoder is used throughout "The Raven" with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound. Parsons' expertise surrounds this album, from the slyness that prevails in "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" to the bodeful thumping of the drums that imitate a heartbeat on "The Tell-Tale Heart." "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a lengthy but dazzling array of musicianship that keeps the album's persona intact, while enabling the listener to submerge into its frightening atmosphere. With vocalists Terry Sylvester, John Miles, and Eric Woolfson stretched across each track, this variety of different singing styles adds color and design to the album's air. Without any underlying theme to be pondered upon, Alan Parsons instead paints a vivid picture of one of the most alluring literary figures in history by musically reciting his most famous works in expert fashion. [Universal Music/Mercury reissued the album in a deluxe edition, featuring an additional CD of bonus remixes.] Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

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