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Alan Parsons, PopMaster and the Love Song

Alan Parsons, the Grammy Award winning producer, composer and artist who worked on the final two albums from The Beatles as second engineer picks his Tracks of My Years.

Alan Parsons, the legendary Grammy Award winning producer, composer and artist picks his Tracks of My Years with music from Pilot and Paul McCartney. Alan was second engineer on the last two albums by The Beatles, Abbey Road and Let It Be. After that he became a fully-fledged recording engineer and went on to work with Paul McCartney and The Hollies, among many others. However it was his contribution as engineer on Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side Of The Moon that really got him the world’s attention. That soon led to striking successes as a producer, notably with Pilot, John Miles and Steve Harley. He also produced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat album with Al Stewart and two albums with American prog rock band Ambrosia. In 1975 he met Eric Woolfson who not only became his manager, but joined forces with Alan as a songwriting and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. Alan’s long time hobby has been performing magic and his brand new album, The Secret, showcases his own passion for the craft. The album sees a return to the pop rock sound with symphonic and progressive rock interludes which the Alan Parsons Project was known for.

Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Sep 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • MIKA

    Sanremo

    • My Name Is Michael Holbrook.
    • Virgin EMI.
  • Train

    50 Ways To Say Goodbye

    • Cailfornia 37.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Wham!

    I'm Your Man

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Lizzo

    Good As Hell

    • Coconut Oil.
    • Nice Life.
    • 5.
  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Ingrid Andress

    Lady Like

    • Lady Like.
    • Warner Music Nashville.
  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.
  • Orleans

    Dance With Me

    • (Single).
    • Asylum.
  • Record of the Week

    • Pet Shop Boys

      Dreamland (feat. Years & Years)

      • (CD Single).
      • x2 Recordings.
  • Blondie

    Maria

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • CΓ©line Dion

    It's All Coming Back To Me Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Emeli SandΓ©

    You Are Not Alone

    • Real Life.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 03.
  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.
  • Gabrielle Aplin & JP Cooper

    Losing Me

    • Dear Happy.
    • Never Fade Records.
  • James

    She's a Star

    • James - Whiplash.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.
  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Pop & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Album of the Week

    • Keane

      I Need Your Love

      • Cause & Effect.
      • Island.
  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.
  • Keith Urban

    Parallel Line

    • (CD Single).
    • Hit Red.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Wings

      Maybe I'm Amazed

      • Pure McCartney.
      • Virgin EMI Records.
      • 12.
    • Pilot

      Magic

      • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll Vol.2 (1974).
      • Connoisseur Collection.
  • James Blunt

    Cold

    • Once Upon A Mind.
    • Atlantic.
  • Rod Stewart

    Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Fri 27 Sep 2019 09:30