The Alan Parsons Project.Tales Of Mystery And Imagination.Edgar Allen Poe[P]1976(Pugz.256k.mp3)

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CD: The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allen Poe [P]1976





01. A dream within a dream (instrumental)    [0:04:13.72]

02. The raven    [0:03:57.63]

03. The tell-tale heart    [0:04:38.55]

04. The cask of Amontillado    [0:04:33.37]

05. (The system of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether    [0:04:20.65]

06. The fall of the house of Usher - I Prelude    [0:07:02.38]

07. The fall of the house of Usher - II Arrival    [0:02:39.47]

08. The fall of the house of Usher - III Intermezzo    [0:01:00.30]

09. The fall of the house of Usher - IV Pavane    [0:04:36.13]

10. The fall of the house of Usher - V Fall    [0:00:51.22]

11. To one in paradise    [0:04:46.45]



# Audio CD (October 25, 1990)

# Original Release Date: 1975

# Number of Discs: 1

# Label: Island / Mercury





As unlikely as the idea seems today to use the suspense-filled stories of Edgar Allan Poe as the basis for an album of rock tunes,

listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record into a

major hit. The Project actually scored a Top 40 hit with "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather." Thanks to FM radio

overplay, however, "The Raven" is probably the album's best-known track today. The 1987 CD version of "ToMaI" differs somewhat from

the original vinyl. Parsons dropped in synthesizer parts to modernize the album, and added an opening recitation by Orson Welles.

But the integrity of the original is maintained well enough, and the album remains a classic excuse to dim the lights, pour a glass

of sherry (amontillado, natch), and break out the headphones.