"The Turn of a Friendly Card" is a progressive rock album by "The Alan Parsons Project", released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale of a middle-aged man who grows restless and takes a chance by going to a casino and betting all he has, only to lose it all. The original LP had a side-long title piece, which on the CD version is broken up into five tracks. "The Turn of a Friendly Card" is also notable for spawning the moderate hits "Games People Play" and "Time", the latter of which was Eric Woolfson… read more
"The Turn of a Friendly Card" is a progressive rock album by "The Alan Parsons Project", released in 1980. The album focuses on g… read more
"The Turn of a Friendly Card" is a progressive rock album by "The Alan Parsons Project", released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale o… read more
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock group active from 1975 until 1990, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson both from London, England. The group is based on a number of regular group members such as Stuart Elliot and Ian Bairnson, complemented with varying lead vocals such as Colin Blunstone (the Zombies), Chris Rainbow and Gary Brooker (Procol Harum). The group is well known for its concept albums, which cover themes such as Edgar Allan Poe, Gaudi, and Freud. Eric Woolfson wrote most of the music and lyrics while Alan Parsons overviewed the production process. Prior … read more
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock group active from 1975 until 1990, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson both from London, England. The group is based on a number of regular… read more
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock group active from 1975 until 1990, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson both from London, England. The group is based on a number of regular group members such as Stuart Elliot and Ian B… read more