On May 1, 1976, “Charisma” label released “Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)”, the debut Alan Parsons Project studio album. It was recorded July 1975 – January 1976, at “Abbey Road” and “Kingsway Hall” in London, “Mama Jo’s” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

• Alan Parsons– lead vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, recorder, engineer, projectron
• Eric Woolfson– lead and background vocals, synthesizer, harpsichord, keyboards, executive producer
• Andrew Powell– keyboards, arranger
• Ian Bairnson– acoustic and electric guitar
• Billy Lyall– piano, drums, glockenspiel, keyboards, recorder, Fender rhodes
• Francis Monkman– organ, keyboards
• Christopher North– keyboards
• David Paton– lead and background vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass
• Leonard Whiting– vocals, narrator
• John Miles– vocals, guitar
• Jane Powell – lead and background vocals
• Arthur Brown– vocals
• Terry Sylvester– vocals
• English Chorale– vocals
• Smokey Parsons – vocals
• Jack Harris– vocals
• Bob Howes – choir
• The English Chorale and Played Ti – choir
• Kevin Peek– acoustic guitar
• Laurence Juber – acoustic guitar
• David Pack– guitar
• Joe Puerta– bass
• Les Hurdle – bass
• Daryl Runswick– bass, string bass
• David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor
• Stuart Tosh– vocals, cymbals, drums, Tympani
• John Leach – vocals, percussion, cimbalom, kantele
• Burleigh Drummond– drums
• Dennis Clarke – saxophone, clarinet
• David Snell – harp
• Gordon Parry – engineer
• Tom Trefethen – engineer assistant
• Tony Richards – engineer assistant
• Pat Stapley – engineer assistant
• Chris Blair – engineer assistant
• Colin Elgie – artwork, design, layout design
• Hipgnosis– design, cover art
• Aubrey Powell– photography
• Peter Christopherson– photography
• Storm Thorgerson– photography
• Sam Emerson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons except where noted.

1. A Dream Within a Dream
2. The Raven
3. The Tell – Tale Heart
4. The Cask of Amontillado
5. The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
6. The Fall of the House of Usher Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell

• Prelude
• Arrival
• Intermezzo
• Pavane
• Fall

7. To One in Paradise