The Alan Parsons Project's 1976 Debut Studio Album Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe on 180g 45RPM 2LP. Half-Speed Remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Pressed at Optimal.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe is re-issued on 180g 45RPM 2LP Audiophile edition.

This edition was expertly cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, September 2024 on a customised Neumann VMS 80 lathe at half speed using high-resolution audio transfers taken from the original master tapes for the 2016 remaster. Pressed at Optimal, Europe's premium pressing plant.

The Alan Parsons Project debut studio album was originally released in June 1976. The lyrical and musical themes of the album are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe.

Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky.

The album was a worldwide hit selling almost a million copies and achieving platinum status in a number of territories including Germany and Canada.

Features

• Audiophile Edition
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• 45RPM
• Cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, September 2024 on a Customized Neumann VMS 80 Lathe at Half Speed Using High-Resolution Audio Transfers Taken from the Original Master Tapes for the 2016 Remaster
• Pressed at Optimal
• Gatefold Sleeve
• Replica of the Original Album 8-Page Booklet
• Printed Insert