The Alan Parsons Project I Robot MFSL Silver CD MFCD 804 RAR

Produktinformation

Erscheinungsdatum:  1984
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Import aus: USA
Format: Audio CD

Tonträger CD
Besonderheiten Limited Edition, Re-Release, Remastered
Jahr 1984
Orig. Release 1977
Zeit 41:02
Plattenfirma MFSL Inc. / Arista Records Inc.
Herstellungsland Japan
Musikrichtung Rock: Progressive Rock
EAN-Nr. 015775180420
Katalog-Nr. MFCD 804


         Tracks

1. I Robot 6:06 Instrumental  
2. I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 3:19   
3. Some Other Time 4:05   
4. Breakdown 3:50   
5. Don't Let It Show 4:21   
6. The Voice 5:21   
7. Nucleus 3:35 Instrumental  
8. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) 3:43   
9. Total Eclipse 3:05 Instrumental  
10. Genesis Ch. 1 V. 32 3:37 Instrumental  

 
Weitere Infos
Produced by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson
Engineered by Alan Parsons
Assistant Engineers: Pat Stapley, Chris Blair

All tracks written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons except "Total Eclipse" which was written by Andrew Powell

Orchestra and Choir arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
Orchestral Contractor: David Katz
Choirmaster: Bob Howes

Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion: Stuart Tosh
Electric Guitars: Ian Bairnson
Acoustic Guitars: Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Alan Parsons
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Duncan MacKay, Alan Parsons
Steel Guitar: B.J. Cole
"Projectron" and Vocoder: Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons
Cimbalom and Kantele: John Leach

Vocals:
- Allan Clarke (Track 4)
- Steve Harley (Track 6)
- Jack Harris (Track 8)
- Peter Straker and Jaki Whitren (Track 3)
- Dave Townsend (Track 5)
- Lenny Zakatek (Track 2)

Additional Vocals:
Hillary Western, Smokey Parsons, David Paton, Stuart Tosh, Ian Bairnson, Tony Rivers, John Perry, Stuart Calver, Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, The English Chorale and the new Philharmonia Chorus

The album was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, between December 1976 and March 1977.
Recorded in studios 2 and 3 at Abbey Road, London, England.
Consoles: EMI 16 track & EMI-Neve 24 track with Necam computer mixer.
Microphones: Neumann condensers and AKG dynamics.
Tape machines: Studer A-80.

Cover Design and Photography: Hipgnosis
Robot Design: George Hardie
Illustration: Richard Manning

All songs (C) 1976 American Woolfsongs, Inc. (BMI)
Administered by Irving Music, Inc.

Produced and distributed by MFSL, Inc. under license from Arista Records, Inc.
(P) 1977 Arista Records, Inc.
Manufactured by Sanyo Japan
(Cover) Printed in Japan

Produktbeschreibungen
Ein Jahr vor Kraftwerks Mensch-Maschine griffen Alan Parsons und Eric Woolfson 1977 auf ihrem zweiten Album I Robot das Thema nach dem gleichnamigen Science-Fiction-Buch von Isaac Asimov auf. Damit wiederholten die beiden eine für die Musikwelt völlig neue Arbeitsweise vergleichbar der von Filmproduzenten. Woolfson entwickelte das Konzept, für das man projektbezogen Musiker und Sänger auswählte. Aus vielen Versatzstücken entstand ein harmonisches Ganzes mit Electronics, einem funky Baß, Steelgitarre, großem Orchester und dem Chor der New Philharmonia, zwischen Folkrock und der Avantgardemusik von Ligeti.
Dem wuchtigen, rhythmusbetonten Instrumentalauftakt folgt die dramatische Ballade "Breakdown", gesungen von Hollies-Sänger Allan Clarke. Ein paranoides Paradestück ist "The Voice" mit der unübertroffenen Stimme von Steve Harley von den Cockney Rebels. Genial umgesetzt ist auch die totale Sonnenfinsternis "Total Eclipse", die am Schluß auf "Genesis Ch.1,V.32" aus der Bibel prallt.

Mit dem intelligenten Einsatz neuester Studiotechnik schuf das Alan Parsons Project eine liebenswerte und sehr berührende kleine Oper, die in den USA Platz 9 der Charts eroberte und ihnen die erste Platin-LP brachte.--Ingeborg Schober

Album Notes
Personnel: Alan Parsons (vocals, guitar, vocoder); David Paton (vocals, guitar, bass); Ian Bairnson (vocals, guitar); Eric Woolfson (vocals, keyboards); Stuart Tosh (vocals, drums, percussion); Allan Clarke, Steve Harley, Jack Harris, Jaki Whitren, Dave Townsend, Lenny Zakatek (vocals); B.J. Cole (steel guitar); Duncan McKay (keyboards); John Leach (cimbalom, kantele); Hilary Wetern, Smokey Parsons, Tony Rivers, John Perry, Stuart Calver, The English Choral and The New Philharmonia Chorus (background vocals).
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
Conducted by Andrew Powell.
Alan Parsons delivered a detailed blueprint for his Project on their 1975 debut, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, but it was on its 1977 follow-up, I Robot, that the outfit reached its true potential. Borrowing not just its title but concept from Isaac Asimov's classic sci-fi Robot trilogy, this album explores many of the philosophies regarding artificial intelligence -- will it overtake man, what does it mean to be man, what responsibilities do mechanical beings have to their creators, and so on and so forth -- with enough knotty intelligence to make it a seminal text of late-'70s geeks, and while it is also true that appreciating I Robot does require a love of either sci-fi or art rock, it is also true that sci-fi art rock never came any better than this. Compare it to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, released just a year after this and demonstrating some clear influence from Parsons: that flirts voraciously with camp, but this, for all of its pomp and circumstance, for all of its overblown arrangements, this is music that's played deadly serious. Even when the vocal choirs pile up at the end of "Breakdown" or when the Project delves into some tight, glossy white funk on "The Voice," complete with punctuations from robotic voices and whining slide guitars, there isn't much sense of fun, but there is a sense of mystery and a sense of drama that can be very absorbing if you're prepared to give yourself over to it. The most fascinating thing about the album is that the music is restless, shifting from mood to mood within the course of a song, but unlike some art pop there is attention paid to hooks -- most notably, of course, on the hit "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You," a tense, paranoid neo-disco rocker that was the APP's breakthrough. It's also the closest thing to a concise pop song here -- other tunes have plenty of hooks, but they change their tempo and feel quickly, which is what makes this an art rock album instead of a pop album. And while that may not snare in listeners who love the hit (they should turn to Eye in the Sky instead, the Project's one true pop album), that sense of melody when married to the artistic restlessness and geeky sensibility makes for a unique, compelling album and the one record that truly captures mind and spirit of the Alan Parsons Project. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Condition:  VG: VERY GOOD

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!   

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