Turn Of A Friendly Card (Half-Speed Remaster) [LP], Alan Parsons Project, Vinyl

The Alan Parsons Project's multi-million selling album The Turn of a Friendly Card, their celebrated prog pop tour de force, is reissued in a variety of formats, including a Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LP, half-speed remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.Their 5th studio album is a concept album approaching themes of the gambling industry and the fate of gamblers. The album was a worldwide hit, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous countries.Like other Alan Parsons Project albums, there were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek, Elmer Gantry as well as Eric Woolfson himself. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarists Ian Bairnson and David Paton and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.For most APP albums Eric Woolfson had duplicate analogue tapes run on a second master machine, tapes that were hardly played. These vinyl formats were cut using high-resolution archive transfers taken from Eric Woolfson's rarely played, mint condition duplicate masters.About The Alan Parsons ProjectThe 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.- Limited Edition 180gm heavyweight Clear Vinyl LP- Half-speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios- Insert contains a sleevenote featuring quotes from Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson