Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a prog rock album by Alan Parsons Project, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). The album's avant-garde soundscapes kept it from being a blockbuster, but the interesting lyrical and musical themes -- retellings of horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe -- attracted a small audience.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination peaked at #38 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether" peaked at #37 on the Pop Singles chart.

Track listing

1. Dream Within a Dream [instrumental] - 3:43
2. The Raven - 4:01
3. The Tell-Tale Heart - 4:40
4. The Cask of Amontillado - 4:29
5. (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether - 4:15
6. Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude [instrumental] - 5:51
7. Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival [instrumental] - 2:36
8. Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo [instrumental] - 1:06
9. Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane [instrumental] - 4:44
10. Fall of the House of Usher: Fall [instrumental] - 1:07
11. To One in Paradise - 4:14

Personnel

• Orson Welles - Narrator
• Arthur Brown - Vocals
• The Alan Parsons Project - Performer
• William Lyall - Keyboards
• John Miles - Guitar, Vocals
• Francis Monkman - Organ, Keyboards
• Kevin Peek - Guitar (Acoustic)
• Terry Sylvester - Vocals
• Laurence Juber - Guitar (Acoustic)
• Andrew Powell - Keyboards
• David Paton - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Ian Bairnson - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Chris Blair - Assistant Engineer
• Peter Christopherson - Photography
• David Katz - Violin, Leader, Orchestra Contractor
• Burleigh Drummond - Drums
• English Chorale - Vocals
• Jack Harris - Vocals
• Bob Howes - Choir, Chorus
• John Leach - Percussion, Vocals, Cimbalom, Kantele
• David Pack - Guitar
• Smokey Parsons - Vocals
• Joe Puerta - Bass
• Tony Richards - Assistant Engineer
• Jack Rothstein - Leader
• Darryl Runswick - Bass, String Bass
• David Snell - Harp
• The English Chorale and Played Ti - Choir, Chorus
• Stuart Tosh - Cymbals, Drums, Vocals, Tympani [Timpani]
• Tom Trefethen - Assistant Engineer
• Leonard Whiting - Vocals, Narrator
• Eric Woolfson - Synthesizer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Executive Producer
• Pat Stapley - Assistant Engineer
• Alan Parsons - Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recorder, Vocals, *Producer, Engineer, Projection
• Aubrey Powell - Photography
• Storm Thorgerson - Photography
• Hipgnosis - Design, Cover Art
• Sam Emerson - Photography
• Colin Elgie - Artwork, Graphic Design, Layout Design
• Billy Lyall - Piano, Drums, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Recorder, Fender Rhodes
• Gordon Parry - Engineer
• Jane Powell - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Andrew Hurdle - Bass
• Christopher North - Keyboards