Pyramid

by The Alan Parsons Project

Pyramid cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1978
  • Label: Arista
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:11
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Colin Blunstone, Ian Bairnson, Lenny Zakatek, Robert Howes, David Paton, Dean Ford, Duncan Mackay, Jack Harris, Stuart Elliott

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revolving loosely around the fascination with ancient Egypt and pyramid power, The Alan Parsons Project's third album is a marvel of pristine studio craftsmanship. 'Pyramid' is a highly melodic, wonderfully atmospheric progressive pop concept album, blending lush, beautifully melancholic soft-rock ballads with deeply symphonic rock flourishes.

Genres

Descriptors: history, conceptual, melodic, atmospheric, polished

Tracklist

  1. Voyager (2:14)
  2. What Goes Up (3:40)
  3. The Eagle Will Rise Again (4:22)
  4. One More River (4:16)
  5. Can't Take It with You (5:05)
  6. In the Lap of the Gods (5:28)
  7. Pyramania (2:42)
  8. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (4:20)
  9. Shadow of a Lonely Man (5:34)
  10. Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again - Instrumental (8:53)
  11. What Goes Up / Little Voice - Early Version Demo (4:04)
  12. Can't Take It With You - Early Version Demo (1:42)
  13. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces - Demo (2:19)
  14. The Eagle Will Rise Again - Alternate Version - Backing Track (3:18)
  15. The Lap of the Gods - Part 1 - Demo (3:12)
  16. The Lap Of The Gods - Part 2 - Backing Track Rough Mix (1:56)

Credits

  • The Alan Parsons Project - primary artist, acoustic guitar, engineer, producer, written-by
  • David Paton - acoustic guitar, bass, lead vocals, acoustic guitar bass guitar, vocal
  • Ian Bairnson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar guitar
  • Robert Howes - chorus master
  • David Katz - contractor [orchestral]
  • Hipgnosis - cover, photography by
  • Stuart Elliott - drums, percussion, drums (drum set) percussion
  • Chris Blair - engineer [assistant], mastered by, additional engineer, mastering
  • Pat Stapley - engineer [assistant], additional engineer
  • Eric Woolfson - executive-producer, keyboards, written-by, keyboard, executive producer
  • Duncan Mackay - keyboards, keyboard
  • Colin Blunstone - lead vocals, vocal
  • Dean Ford - lead vocals, vocal
  • Jack Harris - lead vocals, vocal
  • Lenny Zakatek - lead vocals, vocal
  • Andrew Powell - orchestrated by, arranged by [choir], conductor
  • Rob Brimson - photography by

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