Alan Parsons Project – The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Vinyl) Original Japanese Pressing
Arista Records (1980)
$75.00
Rare Actual 1980 Japanese First Pressing Of The Fantastic Fifth Alan Parsons LP ~ Vinyl & Cover In Beautiful Condition! Includes Insert. Features “Games People Play”, “Time” & “The Turn Of A Friendly Card”.
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Rare Actual 1980 Japanese First Pressing Of The Fantastic Fifth Alan Parsons LP ~ Vinyl & Cover In Beautiful Condition! Includes Insert With Lyrics In Japanese (English Lyrics On Back Cover). Features “Games People Play”, “Time” & “The Turn Of A Friendly Card”.
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT!
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
May Be A Price To Pay
Games People Play
Time
I Don’t Wanna Go Home
The Gold Bug
Side 2:
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
-The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Pt. 1)
-Snake Eyes
-The Ace Of Swords
-Nothing Left To Lose
-The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Pt. 2)
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Finely constructed songs and immaculate production make The Turn of a Friendly Card one of Alan Parsons Project’s most enjoyable albums. 4 ½ Stars With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album's concept. With "Time," it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life's passing to a place above and beyond any of this band's other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled "The Turn of a Friendly Card," which is broken into five separate parts. "Snake Eyes," sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording. As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled "The Gold Bug." Like most of the band's instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn't let down when it comes to carrying out its idea. 4 ½ Stars