I Robot [Half-Speed Remaster] [Sparkle Universe Vinyl] [Barnes & Noble Exclusive]

by Alan Parsons, The Alan Parsons Project

Overview

The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot, widely regarded as one of the greatest concept albums of all time, was reissued in a variety of different formats, including a Limited Edition 180-gm sparkle-universe vinyl, half-speed album remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. The Alan Parsons Project's second studio album, originally released in July 1977, draws conceptually on author Isaac Asimov's science fiction Robot stories, exploring philosophical themes regarding artificial intelligence. The album was a worldwide hit, selling in excess of two million copies and achieving platinum and gold status in numerous countries. Like other Alan Parsons Project albums, there were a variety of different lead vocalists employed, including Steve Harley, Allan Clarke, Lenny Zakatek, Peter Straker, Jack Harris, and Jaki Whitren, plus a selection of session musicians such as guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Tosh with arrangements by Andrew Powell. For most APP albums, Eric Woolfson had duplicate analog tapes run on a second master machine, tapes that were hardly played. These vinyl formats were cut from a high-resolution archive transfer made from rarely played masters. About the Alan Parsons Project: the Project was a progressive rock music entity comprised of engineer/producer Alan Parsons and songwriter, musician, and manager Eric Woolfson. They released ten concept albums that focused on subject matter such as science fiction, supernatural, literary, and sociological themes between 1976 and 1987 and have sold in excess of 55 million albums worldwide. - Limited Edition 180gm heavyweight sparkle universe vinyl - Featuring a half-speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios - Insert contains a sleeve note featuring quotes from Eric Woolfson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/17/2025
Label:	Cooking Vinyl
UPC:	0711297534139

Tracks

1. I Robot
2. I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
3. Some Other Time
4. Breakdown
5. Don't Let It Show
6. The Voice
7. Nucleus
8. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
9. Total Eclipse
10. Genesis Ch. 1 V.32

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alan Parsons   Primary Artist,Loops,Vocals,Vocoder,Keyboards,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
The Alan Parsons Project   Primary Artist
Allan Clarke   Guitar,Vocals
Tony Rivers   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Leach   Kantele,Cimbalom,Percussion
Eric Woolfson   Vocals (Background),Organ,Piano,Vocals,Vocoder,Clavinet,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Clavichord
David Townsend   Vocals
David Paton   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
John Wallace   Piccolo Trumpet
Peter Straker   Vocals
Hilary Western   Vocals,Soprano (Vocal)
Lenny Zakatek   Vocals
Stuart Calver   Vocals
Stuart Tosh   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Water Gong
Jaki Whitren   Vocals
English Chorale   Choir/Chorus
Andrew Powell   Organ,Conductor,Orchestra,Organ (Hammond)
Ian Bairnson   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
David Katz   Violin
Duncan Mackay   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Hillary Weston   Vocals
John Perry   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Steve Harley   Vocals
B.J. Cole   Guitar (Steel)
Jack Harris   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dave Townsend   Vocals
Smokey Parsons   Vocals
Stuart Salver   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
New Philharmonia Chorus   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Eric Woolfson   Producer,Composer,Lyricist,Projection,Executive Producer
Pat Stapley   Assistant Engineer
Alan Parsons   Effects,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Projection,Programming,Sequencing Programmer,Synthesizer Programming
Andrew Powell   Arranger,Composer,Choir Arrangement,Orchestral Arrangements
Chris Blair   Mastering,Assistant Engineer
David Katz   Orchestra Contractor
George Hardie   Design
Richard Manning   Illustrations
Hipgnosis   Photography,Cover Design
Patrick Stapley   Assistant Engineer
Not.Applicable   Composer,Lyricist,Producer