2LP – 180g heavyweight, 45 RPM Audiophile edition. The first edition comes with a numbered Obi-strip. Expertly cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios and Pressed at Optimal, Europe’s premium pressing plant (2026 Reissue on Classic Black Vinyl).

The Alan Parsons Projects multi-million selling album The Turn of a Friendly Card, their celebrated prog pop tour de force, is reissued in a variety of formats, including this 2LP heavyweight, 45 RPM Audiophile edition. The first edition comes with a numbered Obi-strip. Expertly cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, May 2025 on a customised Neumann VMS 80 lathe at half speed using high-resolution archive transfers taken from Eric Woolfsons rarely played, mint condition duplicate masters run at the time of the original sessions in 1980. Pressed at Optimal, Europe’s premium pressing plant.

Their 5th studio album is a concept album approaching themes of the gambling industry and the fate of gamblers. The album was a worldwide hit, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous countries.

Like other Alan Parsons Project albums, there were a variety of different lead vocalists employed including Chris Rainbow, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek as well as Eric Woolfson himself. Plus, a selection of session musicians such as guitarists Ian Bairnson and David Paton and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell.

About The Alan Parsons Project:

The Alan Parsons Project was a progressive rock music entity comprised of engineer/ producer Alan Parsons and songwriter, musician and manager Eric Woolfson. They released 10 concept albums which focused on subject matter such as science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes between 19761987 and have sold in excess of 55 million albums world-wide.

2LP 180gm heavyweight 45 RPM Audiophile Edition

Featuring a half speed remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Pressed at Optimal, Europe’s premium pressing plant

Housed in polylined inners

Printed insert with sleevenote

First edition comes with a numbered Obi-strip

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. May Be A Price To Pay
2. Games People Play

Side 2
1. Time
2. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
3. The Gold Bug

Side 3
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
(i) The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Pt. 1)
(ii)Snake Eyes

Side 4
(iii)The Ace Of Swords
(iv) Nothing Left To Lose
(v)The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Pt. 2)