Without any underlying theme to be pondered upon, Alan Parsons instead paints a vivid picture of one of the most alluring literary figures in history by musically reciting his most famous works in expert fashion. This seller consistently earned 5-star reviews. With vocalists Terry Sylvester, John Miles, and Eric Woolfson stretched across each track, this variety of different singing styles adds color and design to the album's air. Edgar Allan Poe Tales Of Mystery And Imagination 1982 Large Illustrated Leather Bound Book. Parsons' expertise surrounds this album, from the slyness that prevails in '(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather' to the bodeful thumping of the drums that imitate a heartbeat on 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' 'The Fall of the House of Usher' is a lengthy but dazzling array of musicianship that keeps the album's persona intact, while enabling the listener to submerge into its frightening atmosphere. The EMI vocoder is used throughout 'The Raven' with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound.

On the album's 1987 remix, the instrumental 'Dream Within a Dream' has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards ( Welles also narrates 'Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude'). In 2005, the album was re-issued as a two-disc compilation titled, Lost in Time: The Early Years of Nocturnal Rites.

It received distribution in Europe in February 1998 after being initially released only in Japan. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the second album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites, their first on Century Media. Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works.

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