5013929479883

The Turn Of A Friendly Card 3CD/blu Ray Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set

The Alan Parsons Project

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: ECLEC42798

Release Date:  06 October 2023

Label:  Esoteric / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929479883

Genres:  Rock  Progressive Rock  

  • Description

    • A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC ALBUM BY THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT.
    • THREE CDs AND ONE BLU-RAY DISC (REGION FREE), REMASTERED AND REMIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONS.
    • FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 42 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM ERIC WOOLFSON’S SONGWRITING DIARIES, STUDIO SESSION OUT-TAKES AND A STUNNING NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONS AND FOUR PROMOTIONAL
    • INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH NEW ESSAY AND A REPLICA

    First released in November 1980, ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ was the fifth album by The Alan Parsons Project, the brainchild of composer, musician and manger Eric Woolfson and celebrated producer and engineer Alan Parsons.

    Inspired by the period in which both Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons had resided in Monte Carlo, this legendary album was recorded in Paris. 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 providing lead vocals, along with Elmer Gantry, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek.‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ 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 ‘Games People Play, ‘Time’, ‘The Gold Bug’ and ‘The Turn Of A Friendly’ suite which dominated the album’s second side.

    This new deluxe edition comprises 3CDs and a Blu-Ray disc (Region Free) with an additional 42 tracks drawn from Eric Woolfson’s song-writing diaries, studio session out-takes and a stunning new 5.1 surround sound mix by Alan Parsons and a high resolution remastered original stereo mix, along with the promotional videos of ‘Games People Play’, ‘The Gold Bug’ and ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ plus a promotional television advertisement. This stunning set also features a lavish illustrated book with a new essay with photos, memorabilia and features recollections from Alan Parsons and Sally Woolfson. It also includes a reproduction poster.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY
      • 2. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
      • 3. TIME
      • 4. I DON’T WANNA GO HOME
      • 5. THE GOLD BUG
      • 6. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (PART ONE)
      • 7. SNAKE EYES
      • 8. THE ACE OF SWORDS
      • 9. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
      • 10. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (PART TWO)
      • 11. MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY (INTRO DEMO)
      • 12. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE (BASIC BACKING TRACK)
      • 13. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE (CHRIS RAINBOW OVERDUB VOCAL COMPILATION)
      • 14. TIME (EARLY STUDIO ATTEMPT)
      • 15. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (ROUGH MIX)
      • 16. THE GOLD BUG (DEMO)

      Disc 2

      • 1. MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY
      • 2. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
      • 3. TIME
      • 4. I DON’T WANNA GO HOME
      • 5. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD
      • 6. SNAKE EYES
      • 7. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
      • 8. TOFC / SNAKE EYES / I DON’T WANNA GO HOME
      • 9. LA LA LA LAH
      • 10. NEXT YEAR
      • 11. SOMEONE ELSE
      • 12. TAKING IT ALL AWAY
      • 13. TO THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE

      Disc 3

      • 1. MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY (EARLY VERSION – ERIC GUIDE VOCAL AND UNUSED GUITAR SOLO)
      • 2. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (EARLY VERSION – ERIC GUIDE VOCAL)
      • 3. TIME (ORCHESTRA AND CHRIS RAINBOW BACKING VOCALS)
      • 4. THE GOLD BUG (EARLY REFERENCE VERSION)
      • 5. THE GOLD BUG (CHRIS RAINBOW BACKING VOCALS)
      • 6. THE GOLD BUG (CLAVINET WITH NO DELAY)
      • 7. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD – Part One (EARLY BACKING TRACK)
      • 8. SNAKE EYES (EARLY VERSION – ERIC GUIDE VOCAL)
      • 9. THE ACE OF SWORDS (EARLY VERSION WITH SYNTH ORCHESTRATION)
      • 10. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD – Part Two (ERIC GUIDE VOCAL AND EXTENDED GUITAR SOLO)
      • 11. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (SINGLE EDIT)
      • 12. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (SINGLE EDIT)
      • 13. SNAKE EYES (SINGLE EDIT)

      Disc 4

      • 1. MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY
      • 2. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
      • 3. TIME
      • 4. I DON’T WANNA GO HOME
      • 5. THE GOLD BUG
      • 6. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (PART ONE)
      • 7. SNAKE EYES
      • 8. THE ACE OF SWORDS
      • 9. NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
      • 10. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (PART TWO)
      • 11. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (ALBUM ADVERTISEMENT)
      • 12. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
      • 13. THE GOLD BUG (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
      • 14. THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)