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Eric Woolfson – Eric Woolfson’s Poe: More Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 2003

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Eric Woolfson – Eric Woolfson’s Poe: More Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 2003

From the creator and writer of The Alan Parsons Project
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Limelight Records © 2003 | LREC 0374

1 Angel of the Odd
2 Wings of Eagles
3 Train to Freedom
4 Somewhere in the Audience
5 The Bells
The Pit and the Pendulum
6 Part 1
7 Part 2
8 Part 3
9 The Murders in the Rue Morgue
10 Tiny Star
11 Goodbye to All That
12 Immortal

Music & Lyrics: Eric Woolfson
Producer: Eric Woolfson
Drums: Ralph Salmins, Ian Thomas
Bass: Laurence Cottle
Guitars: John Parricelli
Keyboards: Eric Woolfson, Simon Chamberlain, Haydn Bendall
Lead Vocalists: Steve Balsamo, Fred Johanson, Eric Woolfson

My fascination with the world of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) began more than thirty years ago. It led to the creation of the Alan Parsons Project and the first album ‘Tales Of Mystery And Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe’ in 1976. At that time, I already had in mind a volume two of ‘Tales’, but a change of record labels took the APP in other directions.
Some years later, I decided it was time for me to revisit my hero, Poe, or “Eddy” as his friends called him. The first result of this was a stage musical and a concert version of ‘POE’, which tells the story of his extraordinary life and works.
I realized that half of the songs in the musical contained the basis for a possible follow-up to ‘Tales’ and after preliminary work in my own studio; I went back into the legendary Abbey Road Studios where ‘More Tales Of Mystery And Imagination’ was completed.
During the recordings, I had the immense good fortune to be introduced to Steve Balsamo. His remarkable voice lifted the tracks to a level I had not previously experienced and I pay full tribute to him and the many other talented and dedicated musicians, singers and studio engineers without whom I could not have fulfilled my dream of making a worthy follow up.
This current work includes many of Poe’s most famous tales and poems but also includes glimpses of episodes in his life. A life, in many cases, even more bizarre and tortured than his literary works.
To me, the greatest compliment that has been paid to recordings of my work is that they are ‘Cinematic’ and while listening, if you close your eyes, you can see pictures. Without wishing to intrude into the creative imaginations of the listener, I have included a brief reference to the literary work or event in Poe’s life that originally inspired my work.
~ Eric Woolfson, May 2003

It has taken over 6 years to make the album
It was all recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios, mainly in Studio 2 where the Beatles recorded all their albums and where many Alan Parsons Project albums were made
It has cost 1 million EUROS to make
The top session musicians have been used including John Parricelli (played THE mandolin in Capatain Correlli’s Mandolin), Laurence Cottle (played with Sting, Cher and Seal), Simon Chamberlain (played with Bjork, Pet Shop Boys, Paul McCartney) and Ralph Salmins (played with Madonna, Van Morrison, Mike Oldfield)
A forty piece orchestra and 80 strong choir were used in the recordings
The songs include three Poe stories and an actual poem of Poe’s put to music. The rest of the tracks are reflections of Poe’s life which was as extraordinary as his work.
Five of the tracks are sung by Steve Balsamo who shot to fame after Andrew Lloyd Webber chose him to star in the recent West End production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Lloyd Webber described him as the ‘most exciting new talent it was ever (his) privilege to have discovered’
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