Alan Parsons confirmed the Eye In The Sky MCH mix!!!!! :) :)

rtbluray said:

Or a CD/Blu-Ray edition.
However, there's still the differing record labels factor to take into account.
So just because Universal did things one way for "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" does not mean that Sony/Arista will take the same approach for "Eye in the Sky", even if Alan Parsons may try to get them to adopt certain format strategies for this reissue.

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True, but you might recall, rt, that when Steve Wilson remixed the first few EL&P albums into 5.1 Surround, SONY, who NEVER released any albums in MLP DVD~A, relented [as per Wilson's bequest] and released them in DVD~A as opposed to their original intent as DVD~Vs [DTS/DD 5.1].

So, here's hoping!

EITS and Ammonia Avenue were analog recordings, digitally downmixed to stereo (AFAIK) (as many albums at the time, like Billy Joel's The Nylon Curtain). If you pay close attention to the most recent video in Facebook, you can hear Alan saying that the MCH mix is being done from the ANALOG multitracks :banana:@:@:@:@:
He should remix the whole thing in stereo as well, leading to a hi-res version that surely will beat out the greatest sounding version of the album yet: the awesome but eerie Classic Records DVD-A (the copy I own has the slow ending at Silence And I ), whose source is a tape, recorded from the PCM 1610 downmix (harshness from time to time, specially at the most intense moments, the signature 20 kHz cut) right as any analog/digital release available now.

Not really a rumour as such, more a confirmation:

http://alanparsonsmusic.com/news/ey...und-mix-session-capitol-records-hollywood-ca/

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Neb-Maat-Re said:

Not really a rumour as such, more a confirmation:

http://alanparsonsmusic.com/news/ey...und-mix-session-capitol-records-hollywood-ca/

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Not only that, he announces officially he's about to sign a deal to start recording a new album still this year!

César said:

Not only that, he announces officially he's about to sign a deal to start recording a new album still this year!

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So sad that Eric is gone , although in the later years they had separated...his voice was THE voice of the APP...

kap'n krunch said:

So sad that Eric is gone , although in the later years they had separated...his voice was THE voice of the APP...

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Well, to me APP was a multi-voiced group. I agree that Eric's voice was unique but we cannot forget about all the other great vocalists: Lenny Zakatek being the first one that comes up to my mind right now

Colin Blunstone is still available. If I recall, he was on at least 1 or 2 albums.

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Colin Blunstone is still available. If I recall, he was on at least 1 or 2 albums.

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I can't believe that I listened to "Pyramid" for 30 years without realizing that was him!

I can't wait for this 5.1 mix

Regards,

I already know what the next two releases will be. I, Robot and Turn Of A Friendly Card.

Perpendicular said:

I already know what the next two releases will be. I, Robot and Turn Of A Friendly Card.

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I think the next release will be "Pyramid", which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year.

Any news update on this?

Regards,

sperezmore said:

Any news update on this?

Regards,

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Not at the moment, but then again, we always knew it would not be out until later this year (i.e. probably late Fall) so at this time, I wouldn't expect full details on the release until closer to September.

rtbluray said:

Not at the moment, but then again, we always knew it would not be out until later this year (i.e. probably late Fall) so at this time, I wouldn't expect full details on the release until closer to September.

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Thanks.

Regards,

sperezmore said:

Any news update on this?

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Remember, there's a lot of work that goes into making a good surround mix. It is very time consuming. That's including, but not limited to, everyone that is involved in a release, schedules have to correlate to get it done.

On that note. Hopefully, if we are lucky, we should see one release per year. Similar to XTC...LOL

Perpendicular said:

I already know what the next two releases will be. I, Robot and Turn Of A Friendly Card.

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You know or you guess?

gorman said:

You know or you guess?

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It's a guess because they always release their most popular selling albums first. Though, I hope I'm wrong. My favorite two albums by APP are Pyramid and Eve.

I love Pyramid and Eve too, but sadly those will probably be the last ones they do. Eve may come before Pyramid as it has a hit song - Damned if I Do - that might help sell it.

If they want to go with their most commercial album next (after "Eye in the Sky") they will go with "I, Robot".
However, if they continue with the anniversary trend, then next year's release has to be "Pyramid".

I still say they will do "Turn Of A Friendly Card" next, followed by "I, Robot".

Let the 'guess gambling' begin!!!