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A 3LP bookpack limited to 1,976 copies with numbered certificates, the original album on picture disc, and Eve (Work In Progress): nine previously unreleased versions on clear vinyl, limited to 750. Street date December 11, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- HERO: desktop 3000x718 + mobile 1400x1125 go here (alt: The Alan Parsons Project Tales of Mystery and Imagination 50th anniversary bookpack and picture disc, and Eve (Work In Progress) on clear vinyl) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"evp-ap-chips\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"evp-ap-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#141414\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTales · 3LP Bookpack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"evp-ap-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#7a5a3a\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTales · Picture Disc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"evp-ap-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#dfe8ec\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEve (Work In Progress) · Clear\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"evp-ap-btn\" href=\"\/cart\/67532209389726:1,67521568014494:1,67599001354398:1?storefront=true\"\u003ePre-order all three\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-ap-sub\"\u003eAll three editions added to your cart in one click\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-ap-below\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"evp-ap-btn\" href=\"\/cart\/67532209389726:1,67521568014494:1,67599001354398:1?storefront=true\"\u003ePre-order all three\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"the-alan-parsons-project-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination-edgar-allan-poe-picture-disc-50th-anniversary-edition","title":"The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (Picture Disc 50th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v7d_h7pwOYk?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50th Anniversary Picture Disc LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1976 mix of the album, pressed as a strictly limited picture disc that carries the teal front cover with George Hardie's illustrated strip and the Alan Parsons Project name. Miles Showell remastered it at Abbey Road Studios for the 50th anniversary. A 12\" x 12\" insert reproduces the artwork from the original inner gatefold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHipgnosis designed the original package. Storm Thorgerson said Parsons and Eric Woolfson asked for something classy, with a lyric book, long credits and a chronology of Poe's life, built around a figure wrapped in two-inch recording tape. That tape, in Thorgerson's account, nods to a record made by a producer in a studio rather than a band on a stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide one runs through five Poe adaptations: Leonard Whiting sings \"The Raven\" with Parsons on an EMI vocoder, Arthur Brown takes \"The Tell-Tale Heart\", and John Miles sings \"The Cask of Amontillado\" and \"(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether\", which reached No. 37 on the \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e singles chart. Side two is given mostly to \"The Fall of the House of Usher\", a five-part instrumental suite of more than 15 minutes, before Terry Sylvester of the Hollies closes the record with \"To One in Paradise\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dream Within a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cask of Amontillado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher (i Prelude \/ ii Arrival \/ iii Intermezzo \/ iv Pavane \/ v Fall)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo One in Paradise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Alan Parsons Project titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-alan-parsons-project-eve-work-in-progress-clear-vinyl\"\u003eEve (Work In Progress)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 711297624076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooking Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67521568014494,"sku":"EVP-6F5B2677-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/CVLP840C2__94873.1791684607.jpg?v=1793034216"},{"product_id":"the-alan-parsons-project-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination-edgar-allan-poe-50th-anniversary-bookpack","title":"The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (50th Anniversary 3LP Bookpack)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gklx71yYBGo?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50th Anniversary Numbered 3LP Bookpack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deluxe bookpack is limited to 1,976 copies, and each one carries an individually numbered certificate of authenticity. All three LPs are pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl and were mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach LP holds a different version of the record. The first is the original 1976 album. The second is the 1987 remix, for which Alan Parsons added new keyboard and guitar passages and narration by Orson Welles. The third is a Work In Progress album of early rough mixes, demos and alternative takes. Every LP comes with a two-page insert carrying original album artwork, Parsons' sleevenote from the 1987 remix album, and his track-by-track notes on the Work In Progress material. A 12\" x 12\" deluxe book adds full lyrics, bonus-track commentary and interviews with Alan Parsons, Sally Woolfson, and the musicians and contributors to the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was the debut of the Alan Parsons Project, the partnership of producer and engineer Alan Parsons and songwriter Eric Woolfson, and it set stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe to music. It reached No. 38 on the \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e albums chart, and the label credits it with nearly a million copies sold and platinum status in Germany and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1: Original 1976 Album - Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dream Within a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cask of Amontillado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1: Original 1976 Album - Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher (i Prelude \/ ii Arrival \/ iii Intermezzo \/ iv Pavane \/ v Fall)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo One in Paradise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2: 1987 Remix Album - Side C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dream Within a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cask of Amontillado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2: 1987 Remix Album - Side D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher: i Prelude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher: ii Arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher: iii Intermezzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher: iv Pavane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher: v Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo One in Paradise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 3: Work In Progress Album - Side E\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dream Within a Dream (Piano Takes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven (Original Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart (Eric Guide Vocal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cask of Amontillado (Eric and Alan Guide Vocals)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoctor Tarr and Professor Fether (Eric's Guide Vocal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 3: Work In Progress Album - Side F\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall of the House of Usher: (i) Prelude (Orchestral Take 19)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall of the House of Usher: (ii) Sea Lions in the Departure Lounge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall of the House of Usher: (iii) Intermezzo (Orchestra Strings Take)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall of the House of Usher: (iv) Pavane (Experimenting \u0026amp; Take 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall of the House of Usher: (v) Fall (Orchestra Take 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo One in Paradise (Rough Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Alan Parsons Project titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-alan-parsons-project-eve-work-in-progress-clear-vinyl\"\u003eEve (Work In Progress)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 711297624007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooking Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67532209389726,"sku":"EVP-27580CE6-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":158.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/CVLP840X__84138.1791684609.jpg?v=1793034195"},{"product_id":"the-alan-parsons-project-eve-work-in-progress-clear-vinyl","title":"The Alan Parsons Project - Eve (Work In Progress) (Clear Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear 180g Vinyl, Limited to 750 Copies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Work In Progress companion to \u003cem\u003eEve\u003c\/em\u003e, the Alan Parsons Project's fourth studio album. It gathers early rough mixes, demos and alternative versions of all nine of the album's songs, none of them released before, and this is their first appearance on vinyl. The LP is pressed on 180-gram clear vinyl in a run of 750 copies, housed in a poly-lined inner sleeve with a 12\" x 12\" insert of track-by-track sleevenotes by Alan Parsons. Like the earlier Work In Progress releases, it was made with the full involvement of Parsons and the estate of Eric Woolfson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe takes show the songs before their finished singers arrived. Woolfson plays piano on \"I'd Rather Be a Man\" and sings a guide vocal on \"If I Could Change Your Mind\", and Chris Rainbow, who joined the Project on this album, is heard on multitracked vocals for \"Secret Garden\" and backing vocals with recorder on \"Winding Me Up\". \"Lucifer\" appears as a single-edit experiment, and four more songs arrive as rough backing tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArista released \u003cem\u003eEve\u003c\/em\u003e on August 27, 1979. Its concept turned on the strength of women and the problems they face in a man's world. \"Damned If I Do\" reached No. 27 in the US, and the album went to No. 1 in West Germany, where \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e reported sales of 400,000 copies by September 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucifer (Single Edit Experiment)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Lie Down with Dogs (Rough Backing Track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'd Rather Be a Man (Eric Woolfson Piano Take)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Won't Be There (Rough Backing Track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinding Me Up (Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals \u0026amp; Recorder)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamned If I Do (Rough Backing Track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Hold Back (Rough Mix of Backing Track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret Garden (Chris Rainbow Multitracked Vocals)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Could Change Your Mind (Eric Woolfson Guide Vocal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Alan Parsons Project titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-alan-parsons-project-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination-edgar-allan-poe-50th-anniversary-bookpack\"\u003eTales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 711297534375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooking Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67599001354398,"sku":"EVP-A58FB860-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/4544857-3723152_21f485d4-8669-45ba-b057-0ce56d0fefd2.jpg?v=1793034264"}],"url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/collections\/the-alan-parsons-project-tales-50th-anniversary-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}