(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
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| "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" | |
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| B-side | "A Dream Within a Dream" |
"(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" is a 1976 single by The Alan Parsons Project which first appeared on their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe. The single reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 62 in Canada. Like the other songs on the album, it is based on a story by American author Edgar Allan Poe, in this case "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"; the song was written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, and was originally recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London in September 1975.[1] The 1987 reissue featured a "cathedral organ".
Personnel
- Ian Bairnson — guitars
- Jack Harris — backing vocals
- Billy Lyall — piano
- John Miles — lead vocals, guitars
- David Paton — bass guitar
- Alan Parsons — cathedral organ (1987 reissue version), recorders
- Stuart Tosh — drums, percussion
- Eric Woolfson — keyboards
- Abbey Road Effects Library — crowd noises
References
- ^ Liner notes of 1987 CD reissue version
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