Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978) Vinyl and similar items

Catalog Number: AB-4180 Condition Details: Poster/insert included. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front/back); sticker near top-right on front. Inner-sleeve is original (blue); seams partially split. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Voyager What Goes Up... The Eagle Will Rise Again One More River Can't Take It With You In The Lap Of The Gods Pyramania Hyper-Gamma-Spaces Shadow Of A Lonely Man About The Record: Pyramid (stylized as Pyrmid), by The Alan Parsons Project, peaked at number 26 on U.S. Billboard 200 and has been certified gold by RIAA in the U.S. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK. Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Liner notes read "From the rise and fall of an ancient dynasty, to the quest for a key to unlock the secrets of the universe, this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present. Pyramid...the last remaining wonder of the ancient world." The album also dabbles with new wave, a genre that was emerging in Britain around the time of the album's recording. Many progressive and soft rock artists incorporated this style into their albums during the time spanning from late 1977 to 1979. In this album, the genre is mildly evident, through rhythm, in songs such as Can't Take it with You and immensely so in others such as Pyramania.