The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky
Label: |
Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 19439755561 |
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Series: |
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series |
Format: |
2 x
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo
, 180g, Gatefold
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Prog Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Sirius (Instrumental) | 1:48 | |
| A2 | Eye In The Sky | 4:33 | |
| A3 | Children Of The Moon | 4:49 | |
| B1 | Gemini | 2:09 | |
| B2 | Silence And I | 7:17 | |
| C1 | You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned | 4:19 | |
| C2 | Psychobabble | 4:50 | |
| D1 | Mammagamma (Instrumental) | 3:34 | |
| D2 | Step By Step | 3:52 | |
| D3 | Old And Wise | 4:52 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 38596
- Manufactured For – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records LLC
- Copyright © – Arista Records LLC
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
- Published By – Woolfsongs Ltd.
- Published By – Careers Music, Inc.
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
- Arranged By [Orchestra], Arranged By [Choir], Conductor [Orchestra Conducted By], Conductor [Choir Conducted By] – Andrew Powell
- Bass – David Paton
- Chorus Master – Bob Howes*
- Contractor [Orchestral Contractor] – George Hamer
- Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – Chris Blair
- Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliot*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Tony Richards
- Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
- Keyboards – Eric Woolfson
- Lacquer Cut By – Kw*
- Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
- Mastered By [Assisted By] – Rob LoVerde
- Photography By – Keith W. Lehman
- Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Alan Parsons
- Programmed By [Fairlight Programming] – Alan Parsons
- Saxophone [Sax] – Mel Collins
- Sleeve – Hipgnosis (2)
- Vocals – The English Chorale
- Written-By – Eric Woolfson
Notes
Source: 1/2" / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Double-pocket gatefold. Lyrics are printed on the gatefold interior.
[From back cover]
© 1982, 2020 Arista Records, LLC. ℗ 1982 Arista Records, LLC.
Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601. [...] Made in the U.S.A.
All tracks written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
All Compositions © 1982 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc
istered by Careers Music Inc.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM ™
Specially plated and pressed on 180g high-definition vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®
Eye In The Sky was originally mixed to both analog tape and the Sony PCM 1610 digital system. For this release, the Original Analog Master Tape was utilized.
[From gatefold interior]
The album was recorded and mixed in Abbey Road Studios
Originally published in U.K. by Woolfsongs Ltd.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Any sonic artifacts present are a product of the original master tape. Attempts to eliminate them would have negatively impacted the integrity of the presentation.
[From labels]
© 1982, 2020 Arista Records, LLC. ℗ 1982 Arista Records, LLC.
Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601. [...] Made in the U.S.A.
Track titles are taken from the labels. On the back cover, track A1 is shown as 'Sirius Instr' and D1 as 'Mammagamma Instr', both with a large gap before 'Instr'.
Runouts are etched.
Double-pocket gatefold. Lyrics are printed on the gatefold interior.
[From back cover]
© 1982, 2020 Arista Records, LLC. ℗ 1982 Arista Records, LLC.
Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601. [...] Made in the U.S.A.
All tracks written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
All Compositions © 1982 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc
istered by Careers Music Inc.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM ™
Specially plated and pressed on 180g high-definition vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®
Eye In The Sky was originally mixed to both analog tape and the Sony PCM 1610 digital system. For this release, the Original Analog Master Tape was utilized.
[From gatefold interior]
The album was recorded and mixed in Abbey Road Studios
Originally published in U.K. by Woolfsongs Ltd.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Any sonic artifacts present are a product of the original master tape. Attempts to eliminate them would have negatively impacted the integrity of the presentation.
[From labels]
© 1982, 2020 Arista Records, LLC. ℗ 1982 Arista Records, LLC.
Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601. [...] Made in the U.S.A.
Track titles are taken from the labels. On the back cover, track A1 is shown as 'Sirius Instr' and D1 as 'Mammagamma Instr', both with a large gap before 'Instr'.
Runouts are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 21797 25001 6
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 821797250016
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 19439755561A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 19439755561B
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): 19439755561C
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): 19439755561D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MFSL 2-500 Ar3 Kw@MoFi 38596.1(3)...
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MFSL 2-500 Br3 Kw@MoFi 38596.2(3)...
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): MFSL 2-500 Cr3 Kw@MoFi 38596.3(3)...
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): MFSL 2-500 Dr3 Kw@MoFi 38596.4(3)...
Other Versions (5 of 259)
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Eye In The Sky (LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo) | Arista | AL 9599, AL9599 | US | 1982 | ||
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Eye In The Sky (LP, Album, Embossed Cover ) | Arista | 204 666 | Europe | 1982 | ||
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Eye In The Sky (LP, Album) | Arista | ARI 90014 | Scandinavia | 1982 | ||
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Eye In The Sky (LP, Album) | Arista | ARS 39148 | Italy | 1982 | ||
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Eye In The Sky (LP, Album, Limited Edition) | Arista | RMLD 53016, AL9599 | Australia | 1982 |
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Reviews
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Fantastic sound ! - bright stage !
BUT - my version is very wavy and has a slight gray haze - after washing, it was all gone, but I'm not used to that from Mofi, as their quality control has been good so far. - A bit disappointing for the price.
Wash it and put it in the AFI toaster - then everything should be fine.
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The MoFi scandal has caused my owners of these records to dump them on the second hand market in disgust. This is, thereof, a great time to pick up these great sounding pieces for [pun intended] a song.
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Good grief this is beyond words, astonishing sounding and certainly in the top ten of the best sounding records I own. Plays fantastically quiet and is just so clear and crisp sounding. Kind of reminds me of MFSL’s Supertramp Breakfast In America vinyl pressing. This is a great pressing to hear the very best out of your system. -
Bought this pressing after reading about the mofi dsd circus- it was on sale being the deciding factor. This is by far the best sounding LP I now own- super rich and detailed. It did require a clean but is pretty much perfect now. Would it be better without the digital step? Probably not.
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Edited one year agoI was very excited to see this album at US$65 on Amazon (import fees included) so I didn't hesitate and bought it.
My very first MoFi!!
I'm aware of the controversy surrounding Mobile Fidelity and the lawsuit that includes this album, but I'm not an obsessive audiophile, I'm not very picky because my hearing is not the best.
So I gave this album a proper clean, a ultrasonic clean before playing it because QC is not what it used to.
Sat on my couch, served me an alcoholic beverage to celebrate (first drink in decades), put the record and play.
What do I hear?
The worst record I ever had!
Unbelievable.
Crackles and pops, surface noise, non-fill.
Horrendous experience, it was like hearing green wood on a bonfire or firecrackers.
Is this supposed to be a state of the art pressing?
As for the music, once the music drowns the noise, it sound very good, but holy cow! Only side B was free from that crap.
I gave it another wash, barely a change. The pops remained there.
I'm about to return it and ordered another copy in case I received a defective one.
Smh.
Another detail I was aware of but finally experienced first hand was the bad choice of splitting Children of the Moon and Gemini.
That really ruins the mood. So easy could've been to leave Sirius and Eye in the Sky on side A and the other 3 remaining tracks on the B side.
Record 2 is fine, no interconnected songs anyway. -
A bit too heavy on the bass. Definitely an improvement from my speakers corner press but does not sur the Canadian 1982 press https://discogs.librosgratis.biz/release/1575486-The-Alan-Parsons-Project-Eye-In-The-Sky -
This release is part of the tuttle vs audiophile music direct class action settlement, see www.audiophilesettlement.com for more details.
(I just got notice in the mail, but I am not bothering ing the class). -
Just phenomenal. One of my best-sounding LPs, not only because of MSFL, but also due to Alan Parson's exceptional production calibre. DSD step is a shame if you're looking for that scarcity. But if you're searching for sound, this one is it. -
Amazing sounding album, like most alan parsons vinyl releases, but mine came with a fair amount of surface noise on the first side
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