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- Alan Parsons felt that "The Alan Parsons Project" was the name of the duo of Parsons/Woolfson. When Eric left, he didn't feel comfortable continuing to use that name. In the end, he chose to go forward using his own name.
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Alan Parsons OBE (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles ' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975.
The Alan Parsons Project played live only once under that name during its original incarnation because Woolfson and Parsons held the roles of writing and production, and because of the technical difficulties of re-producing on stage the complex instrumentation used in the studio.
Apr 2, 2024 · The band’s name is a combination of the last names of founding members Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. According to Parsons, the two were looking for a name that sounded “mysterious and evocative,” and settled on The Alan Parsons Project as it “had a ring to it.”
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Mel Collins – Saxophone (1982–1984) Mel Collins is a British saxophonist who played with the Alan Parsons Project from 1982 to 1984. He contributed to albums like “Eye in the Sky” and “Ammonia Avenue.”. Collins is widely respected in the music industry, having also played for King Crimson, Camel, and many other bands.
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Why is it called the Alan Parsons Project? In 1974, Alan Parsons was nominated for a Grammy award to recognise his engineering work on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Soon after that, he and Eric Woolfson got together with Eric acting as Alan’s manager for his engineering and production work.
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 between 1976 – 1987 and have sold over 55 million albums world-wide. They have been name-checked in The Simpsons and Austin Powers film and their music is used regularly in adverts, films, sporting events ...
Apr 17, 2020 · Following his blog piece capturing the genius of Paul McCartney, Abbey Road's Cameron Colbeck delves into the prolific career of famed musician, producer and ex-Abbey Road engineer, Alan Parsons. Alan Parsons’ work spans decades and disciplines, from his humble beginnings of starting at EMI Studios aged 16, to the vast success on several significant albums, including The Beatles' ‘Abbey ...
