Esoteric Recordings is proud to announce the release of a new re-mastered limited edition deluxe expanded boxed set of the classic album AMMONIA AVENUE by THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT.
First released in February 1984, AMMONIA AVENUE was the seventh album by THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, the brainchild of composer, musician and manger ERIC WOOLFSON and celebrated producer and engineer ALAN PARSONS. The inspiration for the album title came from a visit Woolfson had made to the ICI Chemical plant in Billingham, England after meeting ICI chairman Sir John Harvey-Jones on a flight from New York. Upon visiting the plant, Eric Woolfson noticed a long street called Ammonia Avenue, devoid of people and trees and dominated by miles of pipes.
The album sessions featured the contribution of musicians such as Ian Bairnson (guitars), David Paton (bass), Stuart Elliott (drums) with Eric Woolfson playing keyboards and lead vocals on four of the albumās nine songs. Colin Blunstone, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek also provided lead vocals on the remaining songs. AMMONIA AVENUE would become one of the biggest selling albums for THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, attaining gold status in many European countries and the USA. The album featured such classic compositions as DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE, SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE and the stunning title track. AMMONIA AVENUE also spawned the hit singles āDONāT ANSWER MEā (a Top Ten hit throughout Europe and in the USA) and āPRIME TIMEā.
This deluxe edition comprises 3CDs, a Blu-Ray disc (NTSC / Region Free) and vinyl edition of a new stereo mix of AMMONIA AVENUE as two 12-inch 45rpm discs (cut at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS). The set has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes under the supervision of ALAN PARSONS and features an additional 53 bonus tracks drawn from ERIC WOOLFSONās song-writing diaries, studio session out-takes and stunning new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track master tapes by ALAN PARSONS plus the promotional videos of āDONāT ANSWER MEā & āPRIME TIMEā.
This stunning set also houses a lavish illustrated book with a new essay with unseen photos and features recollections from ALAN PARSONS, the WOOLFSON family and from musicians IAN BAIRNSON and DAVID PATON. It also includes a reproduction poster and a reproduction press kit folder. This deluxe edition of AMMONIA AVENUE is the definitive treatment of a special album.
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT: AMMONIA AVENUE Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set To Be Released March 27, 2020
3CD / 1 Blu Ray / 2 X 12-Inch Vinyl Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
**ALL PRE-ORDERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW TO WIN ONE OF THREE DOUBLE VINYL TEST PRESSINGS **
ā¢ A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC ALBUM BY THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
ā¢ NEWLY REMASTERED & REMIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONS
ā¢ FEATURING 3 CDs, 1 BLU-RAY DISC (NTSTC/ REGION FREE) & 2 x 45 RPM 12-INCH VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE
ā¢ FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 53 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM ERIC WOOLFSONāS SONGWRITING DIARIES, STUDIO SESSION OUT-TAKES AND STUNNING NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES BY ALAN PARSONS AND THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS OF āDONāT ANSWER MEā & āPRIME TIMEā
ā¢ INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH NEW ESSAY FEATURING RECOLLECTIONS FROM ALAN PARSONS, THE WOOLFSON FAMILY, DAVID PATON & IAN BAIRNSON, A REPLICA POSTER & A REPRODUCTION PRESS KIT FOLDER.
DISC ONE: CD
āAMMONIA AVENUEā ORIGINAL STEREO MIX ā
NEWLY RE-MASTERED
1. PRIME TIME (2020 RE-MASTER)
2. LET ME GO HOME (2020 RE-MASTER)
3. ONE GOOD REASON (2020 RE-MASTER)
4. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (2020 RE-MASTER)
5. DONāT ANSWER ME (2020 RE-MASTER)
6. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (2020 RE-MASTER)
7. YOU DONāT BELIEVE (2020 RE-MASTER)
8. PIPELINE (2020 RE-MASTER)
9. AMMONIA AVENUE (2020 RE-MASTER)
BONUS TRACKS
10. DONāT ANSWER ME (EARLY ROUGH MIX)
11. YOU DONāT BELIEVE (DEMO)
12. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE
(CHRIS RAINBOW VOCAL OVERDUBS)
13. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE
(ERIC GUIDE VOCAL ā ROUGH MIX)
14. YOU DONāT BELIEVE (INSTRUMENTAL TRIBUTE TO THE SHADOWS)
15. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE / SPOTLIGHT (WORK IN PROGRESS)
16. AMMONIA AVENUE PART (ERIC DEMO VOCAL)
17. AMMONIA AVENUE (ORCHESTRAL OVERDUBS)
DISC TWO: CD
ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARIES
1. PRIME TIME (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
2. ONE GOOD REASON (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
3. ONE GOOD REASON (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
4. ONE GOOD REASON (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
5. ONE GOOD REASON (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 4)
6. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
7. DONāT ANSWER ME (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
8. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
9. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
10. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
11. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
12. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
13. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
14. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY 4)
15. DONāT TAKE CHANCES WITH ME (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
16. YOUāLL BE SURPRISED (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
17. WISH I WAS MILES AWAY (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
18. TOBYāS THEME (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
19. AMELIEāS THEME (ERICāS SONGWRITING DIARY)
DISC THREE: CD
STUDIO BONUS TRACKS
1. AMMONIA AVENUE RADIO ADVERT
2. PRIME TIME (ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH MIX)
3. PRIME TIME (MUSOāS EXPERIMENTING)
4. LET ME GO HOME (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
5. ONE GOOD REASON
(ERIC WOOLFSON VOCAL WITH ROUGH MIX)
6. ONE GOOD REASON (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
7. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
8. DONāT ANSWER ME (ERIC WOOLFSON VOCAL WITH ROUGH MIX)
9. DONāT ANSWER ME (MUSOāS EXPERIMENTING)
10. DONāT ANSWER ME
(BACKING TRACK ā BEFORE PHIL SPECTOR
TREATMENT AND ALTERNATIVE SAX SOLO)
11. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE
(ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH
BACKING TRACK)
12. YOU DONāT BELIEVE
(ALAN PARSONS DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH MIX)
13. AMMONIA AVENUE
(ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL WITH
ORCHESTRAL ROUGH MIX)
14. AMMONIA AVENUE (CHRIS RAINBOW BACKING VOCALS)
15. AMMONIA AVENUE (INSTRUMENTAL SECTION ROUGH MIX)
16. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC WOOLFSON PIANO TAKES)
17. AP 1 (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BACKING TRACK)
DISC FOUR: BLU RAY
5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX (2019) &
HIGH RESOLUTION STEREO REMIX (2019)
BY ALAN PARSONS
1. PRIME TIME
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
2. LET ME GO HOME
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
3. ONE GOOD REASON
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
4. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
5. DONāT ANSWER ME
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
6. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
7. YOU DONāT BELIEVE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
8. PIPELINE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
9. AMMONIA AVENUE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
1. DONāT ANSWER ME (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
2. PRIME TIME (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
45 rpm 12ā VINYL
āAMMONIA AVENUEā
THE NEW STEREO REMIX
BY ALAN PARSONS
(2 x 45 RPM 12-INCH)
SIDE ONE
1. PRIME TIME
2. LET ME GO HOME
3. ONE GOOD REASON
SIDE TWO
1. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE
2. DONāT ANSWER ME
SIDE THREE
1. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE
2. YOU DONāT BELIEVE
SIDE FOUR
1. PIPELINE
2. AMMONIA AVENUE
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