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On the albums 1987 remix, the instrumental dream within a dream has orson welles narrating in front of. After the album was completed and manufactured, orson welles made a recording which was used as part of. Parsons project alan tales of mystery and imagination. Tales of mystery and imagination edgar allan poe is the debut studio album by british rock band the alan parsons project. Parsons really did an excellent job of transferring the 2. Alan parsons is expert at pairing the right voices for the particular songs. Tales of mystery and imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of edgar allan poes most renowned works. Vinyl is in great condition, inner and outer sleeve condition overall good with creases and small rip back of sleeve minor.
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