Artist: THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
Album: "PYRAMID EXPANDED EDIT. (CD)"

Year: 1978/ 2008
Media type: CD

Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). At the time this album was conceived, interests in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon (in which Parsons was the sound engineer). The album therefore contains numerous references to ancient wonders, including the Egyptian pyramids. This is most notable in the songs "What Goes Up" and "Pyramania".

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

TRACKLIST:

"Voyager" (instrumental) – 2:15
"What Goes Up..." (lead vocal David Paton & Dean Ford)– 3:56
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" (lead vocal Colin Blunstone)– 4:03
"One More River" (lead vocal Lenny Zakatek)– 4:16
"Can't Take It with You" (lead vocal Dean Ford)– 5:02
"In the Lap of the Gods" (instrumental) – 5:29
"Pyramania" (lead vocal Jack Harris)– 2:43
"Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental) – 4:20
"Shadow of a Lonely Man" (lead vocal John Miles)– 5:34

Pyramid was remastered and reissued in 2008 with the following bonus tracks:

"Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again" (instrumental)
"What Goes Up/Little Voice" (early version demo)
"Can't Take It With You" (early version demo)
"Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (demo)
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" (alternate version - backing track)
"In the Lap of the Gods" (Part I - demo)
"In the Lap of the Gods" (Part II - backing track rough mix)

LINE-UP:

David Paton – bass, vocals
Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay – keyboards
Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris – vocals
Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Production: Eric Woolfson