Container: FLAC (image + .cue)
Quality: Hi-Fi, lossless audio
Album Artist: The Alan Parsons Project
Album Name: The Definitive Collection (2CD)
Label: Arista BMG
Catalog: 74321 51746 2
Made In: Germany
Genre: Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Release Date: 1997
ArtWork: included
Number of tracks: 32
Время воспроизведения: 01:07:08 + 01:13:15
Size .rar: ~ 956 mb



 

The Definitive Collection is a fabulous double-disc assembly of the Alan Parsons Projects singles that includes the bands strongest material up to 1996. All the songs are presented chronologically, and the information inside discusses each source album with great detail and offers extensive crediting for each individual track. Some obvious appearances include "The Raven," "Games People Play," "Eye in the Sky," "Dont Answer Me," and "Pyramania." What makes this set such a treasure is the inclusion of songs that fail to surface on other compilations, like "Snake Eyes" from Turn of a Friendly Card, "Too Late" from the overlooked Gaudi album, or the eerie "Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" from Tales of Mystery and Imagination. A good number of instrumentals are welcomed throughout the CDs as well, such as "I Robot," "Voyager," "Sirius," and "Mammagamma." Two of the better tracks from 1993s Try Anything Once album appear here also, in "Turn It Up" and "Re-Jigue." Fans of the Alan Parsons Project will wonder why such gems as "Lucifer," "Winding Me Up," or "You Lie Down With Dogs" fail to appear, but after an overview of the selections its obvious theyve been bumped for more commercial songs, which still doesnt hinder this collection. The Definitive Collection is about as precise as a hits package can be from this band, short of a box set. The sound is pristine, and the cover and packaging are apropos to the bands style and music. This absolute collection lets the listener combine all of the ideas and concepts of Parsons into almost two hours of music, as each song aptly signifies his brilliant career as both musician and engineer.

Tracklist:
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CD1
01. The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot [6:03]
02. The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldnt Want To Be Like You [3:23]
03. The Alan Parsons Project - Breakdown [3:53]
04. The Alan Parsons Project - Dont Let It Show [4:24]
05. The Alan Parsons Project - Voyager [2:24]
06. The Alan Parsons Project - What Goes Up... [3:31]
07. The Alan Parsons Project - The Eagle Will Rise Again [4:23]
08. The Alan Parsons Project - Cant Take It With You [5:05]
09. The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramania [2:46]
10. The Alan Parsons Project - Damned If I Do [4:52]
11. The Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer [5:05]
12. The Alan Parsons Project - If I Could Change Your Mind [5:49]
13. The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 1) [2:43]
14. The Alan Parsons Project - Snake Eyes [3:19]
15. The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play [4:24]
16. The Alan Parsons Project - Time [5:02]
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Total time [01:07:08]

CD2
01. The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius [1:57]
02. The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky [4:37]
03. The Alan Parsons Project - Psychobabble [4:52]
04. The Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma [3:37]
05. The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise [4:57]
06. The Alan Parsons Project - Prime Time [5:05]
07. The Alan Parsons Project - Dont Answer Me [4:14]
08. The Alan Parsons Project - You Dont Believe [4:26]
09. The Alan Parsons Project - Lets Talk About Me [4:30]
10. The Alan Parsons Project - Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) [4:27]
11. The Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy [7:04]
12. The Alan Parsons Project - In The Real World [4:20]
13. The Alan Parsons Project - Standing On Higher Ground [5:48]
14. The Alan Parsons Project - Too Late [4:33]
15. The Alan Parsons Project - Turn It Up [6:15]
16. The Alan Parsons Project - Re-Jigue [2:31]
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Total time [01:13:15]