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The Alan Parsons Project 039Pyramid039 is reissued in a variety of different formats including a limited edition Super Deluxe Box Set containing 4CDs, bluray including surround sound mixes by Alan Parsons, Abbey Road halfspeed remastered 2LP, 12 x 12 60 page hardback book amp a replica press folder.Their third studio album Pyramid was originally released in May 1978. It was a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time this album was conceived, interest in pyramids and socalled pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon.As with other APP albums, the focus was on very highquality studio sound production, and they recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios in London. There were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including John Miles, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, David Paton, Jack Harris and Dean Ford. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.The album was a worldwide hit selling well in excess of two million copies, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.About The Alan Parsons ProjectThe Alan Parsons Project was a progressive rock music entity comprised of engineer producer Alan Parsons and songwriter, musician and manager Eric Woolfson. They released 10 concept albums which focused on subject matter such as science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes between 1976 1987 and have sold in excess of 55 million albums worldwide. The 4CDs contain a stereo CD remaster of the original album by Miles Showell plus 67 bonus tracks 54 of them previously unreleased taken from studio session outtakes and Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diaries The bluray disc ABC Region Free features a breathtaking first ever Dolby Atmos mix of an Alan Parsons Project album along with a striking 5.1 Surround Sound mix from the original multitrack master tapes by Alan Parsons plus a new stereo HD remaster of the original album by Miles Showell The 45rpm 180gm heavyweight vinyl 2LP in a gatefold sleeve contains a half speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios A beautifully and fully illustrated 12 x 12 hardback casebound book featuring interviews with Alan Parsons, the Woolfson family and the musicianslead vocalists as well as full lyrics and commentary on the bonus tracks Replica original press folder containing an A1 sized poster and postcard of the album artwork plus a reproduction of the original biography, press photo and a hand typed Prologue and Preamble about the Pyramid album by Eric Woolfson The Alan Parsons Project Boxset is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £135 +P&P