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The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi flac album
  • Performer The Alan Parsons Project
  • Title Gaudi
  • Date of release 2003
  • Country Europe
  • Style Synth-pop, Symphonic Rock
  • Other formats DTS AU MP2 MIDI MP4 ASF VOX
  • Genre Electronic / Rock / Pop
  • Size MP3 1277 mb
  • Size FLAC 1622 mb
  • Rating: 4.4
  • Votes: 498

Gaudi is the tenth album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1987. Gaudi refers to Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan Spanish architect, and the opening track references what is probably his best known building, la Sagrada Família. Closer to Heaven" and "Money Talks" were used in an episode of the third season of the TV series Miami Vice, with "Paseo de Gracia" (even though in Catalan -and officially- the exact name is Passeig de Gràcia) appearing in an episode in the show's fifth season.

The Alan Parsons Project – Money Talks (from the album Gaudi, 1986). The Alan Parsons Project – Standing on Higher Ground Gaudi, 1987. The Alan Parsons Project – La Sagrada Familia Gaudi, 1987. The Alan Parsons Project – The Cask Of Amontillado. The Alan Parsons Project (1987, Gaudi) – Money Talks. The Alan Parsons Project – The Raven. The Alan Parsons Project - 1987, Gaudi – Too late. The Alan Parsons Project – The Fall Of The House Of Usher Intermezzo.

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This was the last contractual Alan Parsons Project album for Arista Records and rumor has it that when the album was submitted to them, somebody said ‘this is about a Spanish architect and we are in the rock and roll business. Gaudi on the other hand, was more religiously inspired, but either way, the concept of the song ‘Closer to Heaven’ was born in Eric’s mind. When Eric was writing the album, he paid a visit to Cintra, a fortress near Lisbon, where a princess had been imprisoned. Inspired by the tale, he recalls walking round the inside of the building and writing the entire music and lyric of the song ‘Inside Looking Out’.

Band Name The Alan Parsons Project. Music StyleProgressive Rock. Members owning this album13. 1. La Sagrada Familia. 4. Standing on Higher Ground.

The songs on the album have difficulty supporting any imagery or symbolism concerning the album's main character, which was done masterfully more than ten years earlier with Tales of Mystery and Imagination, a musical voyage through Edgar Allen Poe's work. Here, the songs stand up well individually, but Parsons is a conceptual virtuoso who usually ties together his main idea through the use of each separate song. Although Gaudi isn't without some minor merit, its lasting impression doesn't leave much regard for its central character.

Tracklist

1 La Sagrada Familia 8:44
2 Too Late 4:34
3 Closer To Heaven 5:54
4 Standing On Higher Ground 5:46
5 Money Talks 4:23
6 Inside Looking Out 6:19
7 Paseo De Gracia (Instrumental) 3:43

Credits

  • Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Andrew Powell
  • Art Direction, Design – Maude Gilman
  • Engineer – Alan Parsons, Tony Richards
  • Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
  • Producer – Alan Parsons
  • Written-By – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson

Notes

℗1987 Arista Records,Inc
©1987 Arista Records,Inc
Лицензионное соглашение № МЗ-II/75/2003 от 20.02.03.
Для продаж на территории России. For sale in Russia.
Issued with 8-pages booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS 258 084 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Version 2): AP-1128
  • Label Code: LC 3484
  • Other (SPARS Code): DDD

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
258 084 The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi ‎(CD, Album) Arista 258 084 Europe 1987
208 084 The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial, Min) Ariola 208 084 Russia Unknown
32RD-89 The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi ‎(CD, Album) Arista 32RD-89 Japan 1987
130.8001 The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi ‎(LP, Album) Arista 130.8001 Brazil 1987
TMS-80014 The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi ‎(Cass, Album) Arista TMS-80014 Argentina 1987