Artist: The Alan Parsons Project | Album: The Turn Of A Friendly Card | Released: 2015 | Label: Arista | Catalog # 88875143712 | Genre: Progressive Rock, Rock | Country: UK | Duration: 02:14:42
With two of the Alan Parsons Project’s best songs, the lovely ballad “Time” and the wavy-sounding “Games People Play,” The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group’s most enjoyable albums. Parsons’ idea, the subject of the album’s six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On “Games People Play,” vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album’s concept. With “Time,” it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life’s passing to a place above and beyond any of this band’s other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled “The Turn of a Friendly Card,” which is broken into five separate parts. “Snake Eyes,” sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording. As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled “The Gold Bug.” Like most of the band’s instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. Although short, The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn’t let down when it comes to carrying out its idea.
Tracklisting:
CD 1:
01. May Be a Price to Pay 5:00
02. Games People Play 4:26
03. Time 5:15
04. I Don’t Wanna Go Home 4:52
05. The Gold Bug 4:35
06. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) 2:44
07. Snake Eyes 3:15
08. The Ace of Swords 2:58
09. Nothing Left to Lose 4:07
10. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two) 3:32
Bonus Tracks:
11. May Be A Price to Pay [Intro – Demo] 1:32
12. Nothing Left to Lose [Basic Backing Track] 4:36
13. Nothing Left to Lose [Chris Rainbow Overdub Vocal Compilation] 2:02
14. Nothing Left to Lose [Early Studio Version with Eric’s Guide Vocal] 3:12
15. Time [Early Studio Attempt] 4:43
16. Games People Play [Rough Mix] 4:33
17. The Gold Bug [Demo] 2:50
Duration: 01:04:13
CD 2:
01. May Be a Price to Pay [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 3:26
02. Games People Play [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 3:06
03. Time [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 4:07
04. I Don’t Wanna Go Home [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 2:13
05. The Turn of a Friendly Card [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 3:19
06. Snake Eyes [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 3:14
07. Nothing Left to Lose [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 2:46
08. TOFC Snake Eyes I Don’t Wanna Go Home [Eric’s Songwriting Diary] 4:33
09. May Be a Price to Pay [Early Version, Eric Guide Vocals & Unused Guitar Solo] 5:03
10. Games People Play [Early Version, Eric Guide Vocal] 4:33
11. Time [Orchestra & Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals] 4:19
12. The Gold Bug [Early Reference Version] 5:09
13. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) [Early Backing Track] 2:19
14. Snake Eyes [Early Version, Eric Guide Vocal] 3:21
15. The Ace of Swords [Early Version with Synch ‘Orchestration’] 3:03
16. The Ace of Swords [Early Version with Piano on Melody] 2:40
17. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two) [Eric Guide Vocal and Extended Guitar Solo 3:32
18. Games People Play [Single Edit] 3:35
19. The Turn of a Friendly Card [Single Edit] 3:45
20. Snake Eyes [Single Edit] 2:26
Duration: 01:19:29
Single download
The Alan Parsons Project – May Be a Price to Pay 5:00 
The Alan Parsons Project – Games People Play 4:26
The Alan Parsons Project – Time 5:15
The Alan Parsons Project – I Don’t Wanna Go Home 4:52
The Alan Parsons Project – The Gold Bug 4:35
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Part One
The Alan Parsons Project – Snake Eyes 3:15
The Alan Parsons Project – The Ace of Swords 2:58
The Alan Parsons Project – Nothing Left to Lose 4:07
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Part Two
The Alan Parsons Project – May Be A Price to Pay Intro – Demo
The Alan Parsons Project – Nothing Left to Lose Basic Backing Track
The Alan Parsons Project – Nothing Left to Lose Chris Rainbow Overdub Vocal Compilation
The Alan Parsons Project – Nothing Left to Lose Early Studio Version with Eric’s Guide Vocal
The Alan Parsons Project – Time Early Studio Attempt
The Alan Parsons Project – Games People Play Rough Mix
The Alan Parsons Project – The Gold Bug Demo
The Alan Parsons Project – May Be a Price to Pay Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – Games People Play Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – Time Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – I Don’t Wanna Go Home Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – Snake Eyes Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – Nothing Left to Lose Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – TOFC Snake Eyes I Don’t Wanna Go Home Eric’s Songwriting Diary
The Alan Parsons Project – May Be a Price to Pay Early Version, Eric Guide Vocals & Unused Guitar Solo
The Alan Parsons Project – Games People Play Early Version, Eric Guide Vocal
The Alan Parsons Project – Time Orchestra & Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals
The Alan Parsons Project – The Gold Bug Early Reference Version
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Part One
The Alan Parsons Project – Snake Eyes Early Version, Eric Guide Vocal
The Alan Parsons Project – The Ace of Swords Early Version with Synch ‘Orchestration’
The Alan Parsons Project – The Ace of Swords Early Version with Piano on Melody
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Part Two
The Alan Parsons Project – Games People Play Single Edit
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card Single Edit
The Alan Parsons Project – Snake Eyes Single Edit
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