Friendly Card Box

The Alan Parsons Project’s 1980 album "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" will be reissued as a 3 CD + 1 BluRay deluxe box set in February.

The Alan Parsons Project was of course a collaboration between composer, musician and manager Eric Woolfson and celebrated producer and engineer Alan Parsons. "The Turn Of A Friendly Card was their 5th album and was inspired by the period in which both Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons had resided in Monte Carlo.

The album itself was recorded in Paris, with contributions from musicians such as Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Stuart Elliott, with Eric Woolfson playing keyboards and providing lead vocals, along with Elmer Gantry, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek.

The album did well, reaching the top 10 or top 20 of the album charts in many territories, including the US, although, as was often the case, this level of success wasn’t repeated in the UK, where it peaked at # 38.

This new deluxe edition features a remastered version of the album and 32 bonus tracks, including rough mixes, single edits, alternates and audio rarities from Eric Woolfson’s songwriting diaries.

The BluRay features a new 5.1 surround mix of the album created by Alan Parsons, along with a hi res stereo version. Additional video content offers 3 promo videos and an old TV ad for the album. The BluRay is region free. The package comes with an illustrated book, with rare images and recollections from Alan Parsons and Sally Woolfson. It also includes a replica poster.

"The Turn Of A Friendly Card" will be reissued on February 24th, 2023.