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    No, I havn't seen "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" on CD.

    But, I recently picked up the latest (Gaudi) on CD.  Be careful
    about playing the first track (La Sagrada Familia) loud, it can be an
    amp/speaker killer.  I was playing it loud one Saturday, and had some
    breakers in my amp (NAD 3140) pop.
    
    Note to those that are wondering... 643.1 is missing because I wrote
    it, then re-wrote it after getting home and correcting an error.
    
    Rich

    I've been watching for "Tales ....." for 2 years now and I have
    never seen it. I have 3 stores I check about every two weeks for
    "new" releases. Tales is my favorite Parsons album.
    
    tom

    re .0
    
    I just came across an advertisement for "The Alan Parsons Project
    Complete Compact Disc Catalogue", as you said, "Tales of Mystery
    and Imagination" doesn't seem to be included.  On a whim, I decided
    to check the label of album, and found that it is Polygram, where
    the rest of the albums are on ARISTA.
    
    Rich

    I bought "I Robot" but returned it because of what can best be
    described as "distorted crackling" 20 secs into track 10. (I guess
    there's a technical term for this but I don't know it).
    
    It may have been a duff disc but it was the only one in stock so
    I couldn't swap it. I've yet to obtain another.  Can anyone say
    whether this occurs on other discs (a duff batch perhaps?).  My
    disc number was  610 142 2893 519 01# and on the ARISTA label.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Stephen.
    
    PS As an aside, I've assumed that the disc number (The one around
    the central hole) differs between batches. Is this correct?  I know
    of two different numbers for Brothers in Arms so that is what I'm
    basing the theory on.
                         

    Re: .5 (the "aside")
    
    Most discs I have examined seem to just have the catalog number
    stamped on the disc so it can be identified if necessary.  Perhaps
    some manufacturers also include a batch number, but I haven't seen
    anything that would indicate that.
    				Steve

    re:.5
    
    I just checked my copy (I'm logged in from home) and I didn't
    get any extraneous noise at all.
    
    Regarding the number, the only number etched on my copy of the
    disc is "DIDX-58  21". Mine is on the Arista label, too.
    
    --- jerry

    re .5: I have the MFSL version; no extra noise there.  And it sounds
    very good.  You might try to find that version as opposed to the Arista
    version.
    
    GAS
    

    Ditto to .8 .
    
    tom

    Re .6+   Many thanks, I'll get the plastic money out again!
    
    Stephen.

    RE: .5
    
    The Brothers in Arms disc was originally manufactured and packaged
    in Germany.  Since that time, a few weeks after release there was
    an "American" packaging of the disc.  Possibly another part # also.
    
    Dale

    	RE: .4
    	
    		Yes, Tales on Mystery and Imagination... is distributed
    	by Polygram but it's label is now Casablanca ( Vinyl # MIP-1-9463)

    		It Used to be a 20th Century Record label (9209-508).
    	I Beleive Casablanca is owned by the Fox,  I've seen "Fame"
        soundtrack on Casablanca CD. So, since this label makes CD
    	it is possible that ToMaI:EAP will be out on CD some days.
    
    		I re-bought Tales last november on vinyl and it seemed
    	freshly pressed, if they released it that way....
    
    	\Vince
    
    		

    I don't recall anyone mentioning this before.  Has anyone seen the
    soundtrack from the movie "Ladyhawke"?  I love the music. I was
    hoping that since AP has been releasing all of his albums on CD,
    there might be some push to release "Ladyhawke" as well.
    
    Gary

    re Ladyhawke
    
    LOVED the music but haven't seen it on CD.  A friend has the cassette.
    
    If it's any help, I HAVE seen it announced in the new CD listing
    in Digital Audio.

    Yeah, right.  DA also announced the CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY about
    a year ago.  We're still waiting.  I hope that this is one case
    in which Wayne Green and the crew are right.
    
    Thanks for the info.
    
    Gary

    Well, since I had been reminded of seeing it by one of the previous
    notes, I'm going to try to order.  If I get it, it must exist.

    Is the soundtrack to Ladyhawk done by Parsons?
    
                               Roak
    

    It most certainly is!  FanTAStic instrumentals among them.
    
    Just what you would expect from APP for an old sword-adventure flick.

    
    If I'm not mistaken, Alan Parsons wrote the music, but I don't think
    he played on the album.  Of course, I haven't seen it in a while,
    so I could be wrong.
    
    DFW

    I've seen the movie a couple of times and it just said "Music by
    Alan Parsons Project".  I should be able to confirm the players
    shortly.
    
    It DID, however, sound genuine.  Heavy orche-synth with a steady,
    upbeat.

    There's something really weird going on here. I could've sworn
    that LADYHAWKE's music was by Parson's, too. But I have the
    videotape in front of me, and the credits on the box says:
    "Music Composed and Conducted by Andrew Powell". The vcr is
    busy right now, but I'll take a look shortly to see what's on
    the tape itself.
    
    --- jerry

    Jerry, you're right - the music is composed and conducted by Andrew
    Powell, but music score produced by Alan Parsons, performed by the
    Philharmonia Orchestra (aren't they the ones who do the orchestration
    on his LPs/CDs/etc.?) 
    
    					*** Kristy ***

RE: .15

I saw CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY in Rockit Records today.  It's a 2-CD set.

--PSW

	 Shall theh answer thou request..

	 Saturday on the radio the DJ anounced the release of
	 Parson's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe.

	 I have been praying for that CD to come out...  Well, I
	 still have to wait 'til January. (no precise date)

	 Those of you Parson's lover: Check the Parsons bin at
	 your favorite record store in January.  

	 The Raven.

    Yeah!  I'll have to rewrite my wishlist.

    Don't rush. Its a remix with some new work done, according to an
    advert I saw.
    
                           (Whatever THAT means...)

>    Don't rush. Its a remix with some new work done, according to an
>    advert I saw.

    I picked up "Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allen Poe" last
    night at Tower records in Boston. (I got the last copy that they had
    out in the bin.)

    The CD is different from the album.  They have done remixing, added
    some new music, redone some passages, and added some narration.  Even
    the cover of the album is different!  I guess that they had Orsen
    Welles read some Poe for the original album, but never included it.
    They put that in this time, so don't be surprised when the disc starts
    with his voice.  There are extensive liner notes explaining the reason
    for the "update" as well as listing all lyrics.

    I think that it sounds great!  The dynamic range is tremendous, the
    recording is clean, and the music is great.  It's a little different
    than what I'm used to from the album, but that makes it even more
    interesting.

    ---Phil

    Maybe I'm a purist, but I liked it better the other way (that is,
    the LP way.)
    
    Not that I'm going to toss the disk, mind you.  Just that I prefer
    the older mix and arrangement.
    	
    -Bill