Pyramid: 45rpm Audiophile Vinyl 2LP

2LP 180gm 45 RPM audiophile edition, printed insert, polylined inners, gatefold sleeve, numbered Obi strip.

The Alan Parsons Project 'Pyramid' is re-issued in a variety of different formats including this 2LP heavyweight, 45 RPM Audiophile edition. 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.  

Their third studio album ‘Pyramid’ was originally released in May 1978. It was a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time this album was conceived, interest in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

As with other APP 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 Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.

The album was a worldwide hit selling well in excess of two million copies, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.

About The Alan Parsons Project

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 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.

- 2LP 180gm heavyweight 45 RPM Audiophile Edition
- Featuring a half speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed at Optimal, Europe's premium pressing plant
- housed in polylined inners
- Printed insert with sleevenote
- The first pressing comes with a numbered Obi-strip

Side One
1. Voyager
2. What Goes Up…
3. The Eagle Will Rise Again

Side Two
1. One More River
2. Can’t Take It With You

Side Three
1. In The Lap Of The Gods
2. Pyramania

Side Four
1. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces
2. Shadow Of A Lonely Man