Description

First released in February 1984, AMMONIA AVENUE was the seventh album by THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, the brainchild of composer, musician and manager ERIC WOOLFSON and celebrated producer and engineer ALAN PARSONS. The inspiration for the album title came from a visit Woolfson had made to the ICI Chemical plant in Billingham, England after meeting ICI chairman Sir John HarveyJones on a flight from New York. Upon visiting the plant, Eric Woolfson noticed a long street called Ammonia Avenue, devoid of people and trees and dominated by miles of pipes.The album sessions featured the contribution of musicians such as Ian Bairnson guitars, David Paton bass, Stuart Elliott drums with Eric Woolfson playing keyboards and lead vocals on four of the albums nine songs. Colin Blunstone, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek also provided lead vocals on the remaining songs. AMMONIA AVENUE would become one of the biggest selling albums for THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, attaining gold status in many European countries and the USA. The album featured such classic compositions as DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE, SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE and the stunning title track. AMMONIA AVENUE also spawned the hit singles DONT ANSWER ME a Top Ten hit throughout Europe and in the USA and PRIME TIME.This deluxe edition comprises 3CDs, a BluRay disc NTSC Region Free and vinyl edition of a new stereo mix of AMMONIA AVENUE as two 12inch 45rpm discs cut at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS. The set has been newly remastered from the original master tapes under the supervision of ALAN PARSONS and features an additional 53 bonus tracks drawn from ERIC WOOLFSONs songwriting diaries, studio session outtakes and stunning new 5.1 surround sound amp stereo mixes from the original multitrack master tapes by ALAN PARSONS plus the promotional videos of DONT ANSWER ME amp PRIME TIME.This stunning set also houses a lavish illustrated book with a new essay with unseen photos and features recollections from ALAN PARSONS, the WOOLFSON family and from musicians IAN BAIRNSON and DAVID PATON. It also includes a reproduction poster and a reproduction press kit folder. This deluxe edition of AMMONIA AVENUE is the definitive treatment of a special album. bull A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC ALBUM BY THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECTbull NEWLY REMASTERED amp REMIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONSbull FEATURING 3 CDs, 1 BLURAY DISC NTSTC REGION FREE amp 2 x 45 RPM 12INCH VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVEbull FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 53 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM ERIC WOOLFSONS SONGWRITING DIARIES, STUDIO SESSION OUTTAKES AND STUNNING NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND amp STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTITRACK MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONS AND THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS OF DONT ANSWER ME amp PRIME TIMEbull INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH NEW ESSAY FEATURING RECOLLECTIONS FROM ALAN PARSONS, THE WOOLFSON FAMILY, DAVID PATON amp IAN BAIRNSON, A REPLICA POSTER amp A REPRODUCTION PRESS KIT FOLDER. The Alan Parsons Project Boxset is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £85 +P&P