Catalog Number: COOKLP842XX
Color: Black
Format: LP
UPC: 711297534283
This 2LP 180gm 45 RPM audiophile edition, includes printed insert, polylined inners, gatefold sleeve and the first pressing comes with a numbered Obi strip.
This edition was expertly cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, October 2023 on a customised Neumann VMS 80 lathe at half speed using high-resolution archive transfers taken from the original 1978 mastertapes. Pressed at Optimal, Europe's premium pressing plant.
As with other The Alan Parsons Project albums, the focus was on very high-quality 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 Elliot with arrangements by Andrew Powell.
The Immersive audio blu-ray disc (ABC Region Free) containing Dolby Atmos; 5.1 surround sound mixes by Alan Parsons, and a hi-res (96/24) stereo remaster by Miles Showell.