ALAN PARSONS Recording New Album This Year?
April 12, 2010, 14 years ago
Legendary musician/engineer/producer ALAN PARSONS is still very active after a career that spans four decades. In addition to the release of a new live DVD/CD Eye To Eye – Live In Madrid, in an interview with Long Live Rock, Parsons said that he is considering recording a new studio album this year as well.
“I think I probably will make an album over the next twelve months,” Parsons told hosts Sterling Whitaker and Jeb Wright. He also divulged the name of one likely guest vocalist. “I think it almost goes without saying that if I make this album, I will definitely get Kip Winger involved in at least one track.”The WINGER leader has worked with the Alan Parsons Live Project in the past, and in his own interview with Long Live Rock he shared the story of writing a letter to Alan when he was just another young fan, and how he treasured the letter Parsons wrote back for years and years. When he finally got to work with Alan, Kip showed him the actual letter, a story Parsons confirmed.
“Thank God I did write back to him,” Parsons said with a laugh. “There were a lot of people I didn't write back to. Kip's a lovely guy and a great singer, and a great musical talent. I love him to death.”In the meantime there's a new track called 'All Our Yesterdays' included on Parsons' new three DVD project The Art and Science of Sound Recording, in which the legendary engineer - who began his career as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road working with The Beatles, and went on to score the first of ten Grammy nominations by engineering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon - interviews many of the top engineers and producers in the world, from rock to country, on the subject of sound recording and production. The film documents the recording process for “All Our Yesterdays” from inception, right up to final mix.
Listen to the interview below:
