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:  The Turn Of A Friendly Card (2026)

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

Label:  Cooking Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side One:

1.  May Be A Price To Pay  (5:00)
 2.  Games People Play  (4:26)
 3.  Time  (5:15)
 4.  I Don't Wanna Go Home  (4:52)

Side Two:

 1.  The Gold Bug  (4:35)
 2.  The Turn Of A Friendly Card 

       I.  The Turn Of A Friendly Card(Part One) (2:44)

      II.  Snake Eyes  (3:15)
      III.  The Ace Of Swords  (2:58)
      IV.  Nothing Left To Lose  (4:07)
      IIV. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)  (3:32)

Personnel:

Alan Parsons:  Projectron on Track 1/2, Whistling & Finger Snaps on Track 2/1, Clavinet on Tracks:  2/1, 2 (III), Autoharp on Track 2/1, Harpsichord on Track 2/2 (III), Additional Vocals on Track 1/3

Eric Woolfson:  Keyboards, Piano, Harpsichord, Organ, Lead Vocals

Ian Bairnson:  Electric, Acoustic, Classical Guitars

David Paton:  Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Stuart Elliott:  Drums, Percussion

Chris Rainbow:  Lead & Backing Vocals

Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry):  Lead Vocals

Lenny Zakatek:  Lead & Backing Vocals

The Philharmonia  Orchestra:

Andrew Powell:  Arranger and Conductor

The Turn Of A Friendly Card is the fifth studio album by The Alan Parsons Project, originally released on November 7, 1980 by Arista, remastered and reissued on March 27, 2026 by Cooking Vinyl.   180 Gram Heavyweight Clear Vinyl.