The Alan Parsons Project - Sessions (2024/2025)

Engineer/producer Alan Parsons and his colleague, songwriter and lyricist Eric Woolfson, formed the Alan Parsons Project in 1975. Throughout their career, the Alan Parsons Project recorded concept albums (including adaptations of Poe and Asimov books) with a revolving cast of session musicians. Released in 1982, Eye in the Sky was their greatest success; the title track charted in the Top Ten on the pop charts and the album went platinum. Although they weren't able to repeat that success, the group maintained a devoted cult audience, even after they stopped recording following 1987's Gaudi.

Tracklist
Eye In The Sky (Sessions)
1. Sirius (Demo) – 01:53
2. Old and Wise (Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal) – 04:32
3. Any Other Day (Studio Demo) – 01:41
4. Silence and I (Eric Woolfson Early Guide Vocal) – 07:34
5. The Naked Eye (Instrumental Medley) – 10:47
6. Eye Pieces (Classical Naked Eye) – 07:52
7. Eye in the Sky (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 1) – 02:44
8. Eye in the Sky (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 2) – 04:28
9. Eye in the Sky (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 3) – 01:45
10. Eye in the Sky (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 4) – 01:22
11. Children of the Moon (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 1) – 02:22
12. Children of the Moon (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 2) – 02:33
13. Gemini (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 1) – 00:40
14. Gemini (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 2) – 00:34
15. Gemini (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 3) – 01:36
16. Gemini & Silence and I (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) – 01:23
17. Silence and I (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) – 06:03
18. Cooper's Theme / Silence and I Chord Beginnings (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) – 03:00
19. Cooper's Theme / Silence and I Beginnings (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) – 03:06
20. Silence and I / Fly Away (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 1) – 02:13
21. Silence and I / Fly Away (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 2) – 05:21
22. Old and Wise (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 1) – 01:40
23. Old and Wise (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 2) – 04:24
24. Old and Wise (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary 3) – 01:47
25. Eye in the Sky (Ian 12-string Acoustic Guitar Out Take) – 04:19
26. Sirius & Eye in the Sky (Early Rough Mix) – 06:02
27. Eye in the Sky (Eric Demo Verses – No Lyrics) – 01:35
28. Children of the Moon (12-string Acoustic Guitar & Marching Band Snare Drum) – 04:20
29. Children of the Moon (Early Rough Mix with Eric Demo Vocal) – 04:31
30. Gemini (Chris Rainbow Vocal Harmonies) – 00:59
31. Silence and I (Orchestral Take with Eric Demo Vocal) – 07:43
32. You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (Rough Mix Section – Different Guitar Solo) – 01:00
33. You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (Rough Mix with Alan Demo Vocal – Few Lyrics) – 04:30
34. Psychobabble (Orchestral Take) – 01:00
35. Psychobabble (Rough Mix with Eric Demo Vocal) – 04:33
36. Step By Step (12-string Acoustic Guitars) – 03:57
37. Step By Step (Rough Mix Backing Track – Extended Intro) – 04:14
38. Old and Wise (Chris Rainbow Beach Boys Experiment) – 00:53
39. Old and Wise (Eric Piano Track) – 03:26
40. Eye in the Sky (Single Edit) – 03:56
41. Old and Wise (Single Edit) – 04:13
42. Psychobabble (Single Edit) – 03:46

Ammonia Avenue (Sessions)
1. Don't Answer Me (Early Rough Mix) – 05:09
2. You Don't Believe (Demo) – 02:22
3. Since the Last Goodbye (Chris Rainbow Vocal Overdubs) – 00:30
4. Since the Last Goodbye (Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal – Rough Mix) – 04:25
5. You Don't Believe (Instrumental Tribute To The Shadows) – 03:08
6. Dancing On A Highwire / Spotlight (Work In Progress) – 03:57
7. Ammonia Ave (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal) – 02:42
8. Ammonia Ave (Orchestral Overdubs) – 01:21
9. Prime Time (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:08
10. One Good Reason (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 1) – 02:48
11. One Good Reason (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 2) – 01:00
12. One Good Reason (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 3) – 03:16
13. One Good Reason (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 4) – 02:32
14. Since the Last Goodbye (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 06:05
15. Don't Answer Me (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 07:12
16. Dancing on a High Wire (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 1) – 05:10
17. Dancing on a High Wire (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 2) – 04:53
18. Dancing on a High Wire (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 3) – 03:46
19. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 1) – 05:19
20. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 2) – 01:18
21. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 3) – 05:01
22. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary 4) – 00:43
23. Don't Take Chances With Me (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 06:39
24. You'll Be Surprised (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:28
25. Wish I Was Miles Away (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 01:26
26. Toby's Theme (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 01:48
27. Amelie's Theme (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:29
28. Ammonia Avenue Album Radio Advert – 01:04
29. Prime Time (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal On Rough Mix) – 04:47
30. Prime Time (Muso's Experimenting) – 03:35
31. Let Me Go Home (Rough Backing Track) – 03:46
32. One Good Reason (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal with Rough Mix) – 03:35
33. One Good Reason (Rough Backing Track) – 05:00
34. Since the Last Goodbye (Rough Backing Track) – 04:59
35. Don't Answer Me (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal with Rough Mix) – 04:12
36. Don't Answer Me (Muso's Experimenting) – 02:30
37. Don't Answer Me (Backing Track – Before Phil Spector Treatment and Alternative Sax Solo) – 04:14
38. Dancing on a High Wire (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal on Rough Backing Track) – 04:38
39. You Don't Believe (Alan Parsons Demo Vocal on Rough Mix) – 03:32
40. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Demo Vocal with Orchestral Rough Mix) – 02:18
41. Ammonia Avenue (Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals) – 00:44
42. Ammonia Avenue (Instrumental Section Rough Mix) – 04:04
43. Ammonia Avenue (Eric Woolfson Piano Takes) – 04:40
44. AP 1 (Previously Unreleased Backing Track) – 05:02
45. Prime Time (Single Version) – 03:50

Eve (Sessions)
1. Elsie's Theme (From The Sicilian Defence) (Edit of P-QB4 from 'The Sicilian Defence') – 03:00
2. Lucifer (Demo) – 02:48
3. Secret Garden (Rough Mix) – 04:41
4. Damned If I Do (Rough Mix) – 04:46
5. Don't Hold Back (Vocal Rehearsal Rough Mix) – 03:43
6. Lucifer (Early Rough Mix) – 04:17
7. If I Could Change Your Mind (Rough Mix) – 05:48
8. Lucifer (Single Edit) – 03:47
9. Damned If I Do (Single Edit) – 03:37

Vulture Culture (Sessions)
1. No Answers Only Questions (Final Version) – 02:10
2. Separate Lives (Alternative Mix) – 04:16
3. Hawkeye (Demo) – 03:16
4. The Naked Vulture – 10:42
5. No Answers Only Questions (The First Attempt) – 02:56
6. Let's Talk About Me (Single Version) – 03:38
7. Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) (Single Version) – 04:08

I Robot (Sessions)
1. U.S. Radio Commercial for I Robot – 01:01
2. I Robot (Boules Experiment) – 01:59
3. I Robot (Hilary Western Vocal Rehearsal) – 01:32
4. Extract 1 from The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide – 01:04
5. Extract 2 from The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide – 00:57
6. I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (Backing Track Rough Mix) – 03:29
7. Some Other Time (Complete Vocal by Jaki Whitren) – 03:43
8. Breakdown (Early Demo of Backing Riff) – 02:09
9. Extract 3 from The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide – 00:31
10. Breakdown (The Choir) – 01:51
11. Don't Let It Show (Eric Woolfson Demo) – 03:26
12. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Early Stage Rough Mix) – 03:38
13. Genesis Ch. 1, V.32 (Choir Session) – 02:18
14. The Naked Robot (Early Stage Instrumental Mixes) – 10:20

The Turn of a Friendly Card (Sessions)
1. May Be a Price to Pay (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:23
2. May Be a Price to Pay (Early Version, Eric Woolfson Guide Vocals & Unused Guitar Solo) – 05:02
3. May Be a Price to Pay (Intro / Demo) – 01:30
4. Games People Play (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:03
5. Games People Play (Early Version, Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal) – 04:30
6. Games People Play (Rough Mix) – 04:31
7. Time (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 04:03
8. Time (Early Studio Attempt) – 04:40
9. Time (Orchestra & Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals) – 04:16
10. I Don't Wanna Go Home (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:09
11. The Gold Bug (Demo) – 02:50
12. The Gold Bug (Early Reference Version) – 05:06
13. The Gold Bug (Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals) – 01:28
14. The Gold Bug (Clavinet with No Delay) – 01:05
15. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:16
16. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 1 (Early Backing Track) – 02:16
17. Nothing Left to Lose (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:43
18. Nothing Left to Lose (Basic Backing Track) – 04:33
19. Nothing Left to Lose (Chris Rainbow Overdub Compilation) – 02:00
20. Nothing Left to Lose (Early Studio Version with Eric Woolfson's Guide Vocal) – 03:09
21. Snake Eyes (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:11
22. Snake Eyes (Early Version, Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal) – 03:19
23. The Ace of Swords (Early Version with Synth Orchestration) – 03:00
24. The Ace of Swords (Early Version with Piano on Melody) – 02:38
25. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 2 (Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal & Extended Guitar Solo) – 03:30
26. The Turn of a Friendly Card / Snake Eyes / I Don't Wanna Go Home (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 04:29
27. La La La Lah (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 01:17
28. Next Year (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:20
29. Someone Else (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:29
30. Taking It All Away (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 02:00
31. To Those of You Out There (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary) – 03:13
32. Games People Play (Single Edit) – 03:32
33. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Single Edit) – 03:42
34. Snake Eyes (Single Edit) – 02:26
35. The Turn of a Friendly Card (The Complete Suite) – 16:28