'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe' is re-issued in a variety of different formats including as an Abbey Road remaster, expanded CD with 4 bonus tracks. The Alan Parsons Project debut studio album was originally released in June 1976. The lyrical and musical themes of the album are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe. Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky.
The album was a worldwide hit selling almost a million copies and achieving platinum status in a number of territories including Germany and Canada. About The Alan Parsons Project The 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 world-wide. - Featuring a remaster of the original album by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios - Includes 4 additional bonus tracks - A fully illustrated 12 page booklet containing a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson as well as full lyrics.
1. A Dream Within A Dream
2. The Raven
3. The Tell-Tale Heart
4. The Cask Of Amontillado
5. (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
6. The Fall Of The House Of Usher (i Prelude, ii Arrival, iii Intermezzo, iv Pavane, v Fall)
7. To One In Paradise
8. Dream Within A Dream The Raven (Early Mix With Eric On Vocoder)
9. The Tell-Tale Heart (Eric Guide Vocal)
10. The Cask Of Amontillado (Eric & Alan Guide Vocals)
11. Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether (Eric Guide Vocal)
