alan parsons project Archive

Take 5: Eric Woolfson

One of the great studio-only aggregations of the 1970s and early ‘80s was the Alan Parsons Project. Producer/musician/songwriter Parsons didn’t act alone, though; along with a core group of musicians […]

March Through Time: The Alan Parsons Project

The concept of studio-as-instrument has a proud tradition. It began, arguably, with Les Paul, was built upon by The Beatles with George Martin (and certainly others of that era) and […]

One Good Reason: Alan Parsons on the ‘Ammonia Avenue’ Boxed Set … and More (Part Two)

Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: Back in the ’70s and the early ’80s, did Arista Records ever put pressure on you to assemble a live band? Alan Parsons: […]

One Good Reason: Alan Parsons on the ‘Ammonia Avenue’ Boxed Set … and More (Part One)

Alan Parsons is a unique figure in popular music; very few people go from working as a recording engineer and producer to becoming an artist in their own right. After […]