From the liner notes...
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Some miscellaneous notes...
Title:The Cover simply says "Alan Parsons Live" but a sticker on the front of the case says "THE VERY BEST OF live" so it's hard to say. I'd go for "The Very Best Of Alan Parsons Live". Even then, is it "The Very Best Of *Alan Parsons* Live", or "The Very Best Of *Alan Parsons Live*"? Got to be the most ambiguously titled album I've ever come across.Vocals:It's interesting that Gary Howard, the booming voice of the 'The Universal Father' from No One Can Love You Better Than Me, is singing all the high-pitched Eric-type songs! On The Raven and Don't Answer Me, Gary Howard and Chris Thompson share the lead vocals.Misc:The album's split into 12 tracks, one for each song and I can't notice any problem with the sound quality. It was post-produced by Alan Parsons at his Parsonics studio (there's a name to rival Starink's Star Inc.) with assistance from Ian Bairnson. There's some crowd noise but I think it adds to the atmosphere. For example, at the start of the album, there's an ominous low hum from the stage. You hear the odd whistle from people in the crowd. Then, in comes the guitar which heralds the start of Sirius and there's a great cheer from the audience. But with a few exceptions, you only really hear the crowd at the start and end of tracks. You also get to hear Alan [tripping up]..."Thank you."Anyway, you *know* there must be some fans in the audience when they manage to clap along to the bass line at the start of The Raven. |
| The American release of the live album was delayed, but did feature three additional (studio) tracks. |
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 Track Listing | ||
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| Time | Track Title | Vocalist |
| 2:24 | Sirius | (instrumental) |
| 4:55 | Eye In The Sky | Gary Howard |
| 4:56 | Luciferama | (instrumental) |
| 4:49 | Old And Wise | Gary Howard |
| 5:22 | Psychobabble | Chris Thompson |
| 5:39 | The Raven | Alan Parsons
Gary Howard Chris Thompson |
| 5:08 | Time | Gary Howard |
| 4:18 | You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned | Chris Thompson |
| 5:15 | Prime Time | (instrumental) |
| 4:40 | Limelight | Chris Thompson |
| 4:13 | Don't Answer Me | Gary Howard
Chris Thompson |
| 5:30 | Standing On Higher Ground | Chris Thompson |
| 57:09 | (total) | |
| Credits | Backing Vocals: | Alan Parsons
Jeremy Meek |
Lead Guitar: | Ian Bairnson | Rhythm Guitar: | Alan Parsons | Keyboards: | Alan Parsons
Andrew Powell Richard "Trix" Cottle |
Saxophone: | Richard "Trix" Cottle | Bass: | Jeremy Meek | Drums: | Stuart Elliott |
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