The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (Sessions) (2026)

Artist: The Alan Parsons Project
Title: Pyramid (Sessions)
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited
Genre: Prog Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 03:24:29
Total Size: 501 MB / 1.03 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Pyramid (Sessions)
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited
Genre: Prog Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 03:24:29
Total Size: 501 MB / 1.03 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Voyager / What Goes Up / The Eagle Will Rise Again (Instrumental Version) (8:56)
2. Voyager (Backing Track Out Take) (0:47)
3. Voyager (Early Stage) (1:10)
4. Voyager (Vocal experiment) (1:58)
5. Voyager (Light Relief Jam) (0:14)
6. Voyager (Early Mix) (4:29)
7. Voyager (John Leach Kantele Take) (5:08)
8. Little Voice / What Goes Up (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (5:45)
9. What Goes Up / Little Voice (Early Version Demo) (4:09)
10. What Goes Up / Little Voice (Demo) (3:49)
11. What Goes Up (Dean Ford Vocal Take) (2:51)
12. What Goes Up (Isolated Choir Take) (2:24)
13. What Goes Up (Early Rough Mix) (3:37)
14. What Goes Up (Choir) (1:11)
15. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (5:13)
16. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Alternative Version Backing Track) (3:21)
17. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Colin Blunstone Vocal Take Excerpts) (14:06)
18. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Rough Mix Backing Track) (4:07)
19. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Rough Mix Of Track & Backing Vocals) (2:17)
20. The Eagle Will Rise Again (Orchestral Strings) (1:18)
21. One More River (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (3:13)
22. One More River (Intro Takes) (0:53)
23. One More River (Lenny Zakatek Lead Vocal Takes) (5:54)
24. One More River (Lenny Zakatek Vocal Gymnastic Takes) (2:56)
25. One More River (Experimental Break) (0:34)
26. Can't Take It With You (Early Version Demo) (1:44)
27. Can't Take It With You (Rough Mix) (4:50)
28. In The Lap of the Gods (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (5:28)
29. In The Lap of the Gods Part 1 (Demo) (3:15)
30. In The Lap of the Gods Part 2 (Backing Track Rough Mix) (1:57)
31. In The Lap of the Gods (John Leach Cimbalom Takes) (4:30)
32. In The Lap of the Gods (Choir Takes) (6:16)
33. In The Lap of the Gods (Backing Track Takes) (4:04)
34. In The Lap of the Gods (Orchestral Strings) (3:10)
35. In The Lap of the Gods (Hail To The King Choir) (1:16)
36. Pyramania (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (2:55)
37. Broken / Pyramania (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (5:28)
38. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (Demo) (2:22)
39. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (Projectron) (1:05)
40. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (6:13)
41. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Eric Woolfson's Piano Take) (1:27)
42. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Alan Parsons' Experimental Vocal) (4:36)
43. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Eric Woolfson's Vocal) (4:31)
44. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Orchestral Woodwind) (2:47)
45. Shadow of a Lonely Man (Olive Simpson Backing Vocals) (0:45)
46. Pyramid Instrumental (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (0:53)
47. Pyramid Clavichord (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (1:13)
48. Pyramid Structure Talking (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (0:44)
49. Pyramid US Radio Advert 1 (1:03)
50. Pyramid US Radio Advert 2 (1:04)
51. Pyramid Bob Harris Cinema Playback Introduction (1:55)
52. Pyramid Audio Guide Alan Parson Commentary (1:55)
53. Pyramid Audio Guide Eric Woolfson Commentary 1 (3:18)
54. Pyramid Audio Guide Eric Woolfson Commentary 2 (4:42)
55. Start of writing Gemini for Eye in the Sky (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (2:11)
56. Start of writing Nothing Left to Lose for TOFC (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (2:16)
57. Start of writing Snake Eyes for TOFC (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (1:01)
58. Little Voice (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (4:27)
59. Broken (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (3:03)
60. On It Goes (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (0:33)
61. Open Your Eyes (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (1:16)
62. If I Could Do It All Again (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (1:20)
63. We Can Do It (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (3:16)
64. Taking It All Away (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (1:36)
65. Elsie's Theme (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (2:32)
66. Hazel's Theme (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (2:28)
67. My Name Is Lorna (Eric Woolfson's Songwriting Diary) (3:12)
"Pyramid (Sessions)" is an extraordinary, deep-dive sonic excavation into one of progressive rock's most atmospheric concept albums. While the original 1978 release was a pristine masterpiece of production, the Sessions material strips away the final gloss to reveal the raw, brilliant architectural bones of the music. It features fascinating studio outtakes, early rough mixes, instrumental backing tracks, and Eric Woolfson's intimate songwriting diaries recorded on solo piano.
Musically, the Sessions highlight the sheer versatility of the Project's backing musicians (including members of the band Pilot). From the sweeping, cinematic orchestration of the opening instrumental "In the Lap of the Gods" to the driving, radio-ready pop-rock of "I Pyramania", the archival material showcases how these complex arrangements were built layer by layer. The sonic palette is quintessential late-70s high-fidelity: warm analog tape saturation, lush string sections, crisp acoustic guitars, and early experimental synthesizer work, all masterfully engineered by Parsons himself.
Musically, the Sessions highlight the sheer versatility of the Project's backing musicians (including members of the band Pilot). From the sweeping, cinematic orchestration of the opening instrumental "In the Lap of the Gods" to the driving, radio-ready pop-rock of "I Pyramania", the archival material showcases how these complex arrangements were built layer by layer. The sonic palette is quintessential late-70s high-fidelity: warm analog tape saturation, lush string sections, crisp acoustic guitars, and early experimental synthesizer work, all masterfully engineered by Parsons himself.