More Alan Parsons

• An early UK pressing (and the first copy to hit the site in over three years) with seriously good Double Plus (A++) sound throughout
• Many copies tend to be overly smooth, but this one has the kind of clarity that allows the natural textures of the instruments to come through
• Transparency is key to the sound of the better copies, and that is precisely where the dubby domestic pressings fall short
• 4 1/2 stars: “. . . that sense of melody when married to the artistic restlessness and geeky sensibility makes for a unique, compelling album and the one record that truly captures mind and spirit of the Alan Parsons Project.”

If you’re a fan of this album who has been playing a typical copy, or — even worse — one of the MoFi versions, you are sure to be impressed with the kind of sound this superb copy delivers. You get a strong, solid bottom end setting the foundation, which is exactly what you need to make a funky tune like I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You come to life. (more…)