The Alan Parsons Project

 

Artist:  The Alan Parsons Project
Origin:  UK
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock

Original line-up:

Alan Parsons:  Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Flute, Engineering, Production
Eric Woolfson:  Keyboards, Vocals, Executive Production

The Alan Parsons Project was a British Progressive Rock Band, between 1975 and 1990, consisting of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, and surrounded by a number of session musicians.  Alan Parsons had acted as assistant engineer on The Bestles' Albums:  Abbey Road and Let It Be, and engineered Pink Floyd's Album The Dark Side Of The Moon,  his career as a Producer and Engineer including Pilot, Steve Harley, Al Stewart, The Hollies, Ambrosia, John Miles and Steve Harley.  In 1982 the band's album Eye In The Sky was their greatest success and in UK chart in Top Ten on the Pop charts and went to Platinum.

Title:  Eye In The Sky (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock

Label:  Cooking Vinyl

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Sirius (1:54)

 2.  Eye In The Sky (4:36)

 3.  Children Of The Moon (4:51)

 4.  Gemini (2:11)

 5.  Silence And I (7:19)

Side Two:

 1.  You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (4:22)

 2.  Psychobabble (4:51)

 3.  Mammagamma (Instrumental) (3:34)

 4.  Step By Step (3:54)

 5.  Old And Wise (4:55)

Personnel:

Alan Parsons:  Keyboards, Fairlight, Programming, Linn Drum Machine, Backing Vocals on Track 2/4

Eric Woolfson:  Wurlitzer, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Vocals on Tracks:  1/2, 5, Backing Vocals

David Paton:  Bass, Vocals on Track 1/3

Ian Bairnson:  Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Pedal Steel Guitar

Stuart Elliot:  Drums, Percussion

John Wallace:  Piccolo Trumpet on Track 1/3

Mel Collins:  Saxophone on Track 2/5

Chris Rainbow:  Vocals on Track 1/4

Lenny Zakatek:  Vocals, Vocal FX on Tracks:  2/1, 4, Backing Vocals on Track 2/1

Colin Blunstone:  Vocals on Track 2/5

Dave Terry:  Vocals on Track 2/2

Andrew Powell:  Additional Piano on Track 1/5, Brass Band & Orchestra Arrangements, Conductor

Bob Howes:  Chorus Master of The English Chorale

Eye In The Sky is the sixth studio album by The Alan Parsons Project, originally released on May 14, 1982 by Arista, remastered and reissued on March 27, 2026 by Cooking Vinyl.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Heavyweight Clear Vinyl.