Deluxe limited edition box set of Ammonia Avenue, the 1984 album by The Alan Parsons Project
 
The album featured APP regulars Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Stuart Elliott, Colin Blustone, Chris Rainbow and Lenny Zakatek. 
 
Remastered 3CD/Blu-ray/2x12” vinyl with 53 bonus tracks and 2019 5.1 and stereo mixes.
 
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Ammonia Avenue was the seventh album by The Alan Parsons Project,The inspiration for the album title came from a visit Woolfson had made to the ICI Chemical plant in Billingham, England after meeting ICI chairman Sir John Harvey-Jones on a flight from New York. Upon visiting the plant, Eric Woolfson noticed a long street called Ammonia Avenue, devoid of people and trees and dominated by miles of pipes.
 
This deluxe edition includes 3CDs, a Blu-Ray disc (NTSC / Region Free) and a vinyl edition of a 2019 stereo mix of AMMONIA AVENUE as two 12-inch 45rpm discs (cut at Abbey Road). Remastered from the original master tapes under the supervision of Alan Parsons, the album features an additional 53 bonus tracks drawn from Eric Woolfson’s song-writing diaries, studio session out-takes and stunning new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track master tapes by Alan Parsons plus the promotional videos of Don’t Answer Me and Prime Time.
 
This stunning set also houses a lavish illustrated book with a new essay with unseen photos and features recollections from Alan Parsons, the Woolfson family and from musicians Ian Bairnson and David Paton. It also includes a reproduction poster and a reproduction press kit folder. 

 

DISC ONE: CD AMMONIA AVENUE ORIGINAL STEREO MIX – RE-MASTERED
 
1. PRIME TIME (2020 RE-MASTER)
2. LET ME GO HOME (2020 RE-MASTER)
3. ONE GOOD REASON (2020 RE-MASTER)
4. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (2020 RE-MASTER)
5. DON’T ANSWER ME (2020 RE-MASTER)
6. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (2020 RE-MASTER)
7. YOU DON’T BELIEVE (2020 RE-MASTER)
8. PIPELINE (2020 RE-MASTER)
9. AMMONIA AVENUE (2020 RE-MASTER)
 
BONUS TRACKS
 
10. DON’T ANSWER ME (EARLY ROUGH MIX)
11. YOU DON’T BELIEVE (DEMO)
12. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (CHRIS RAINBOW VOCAL OVERDUBS)
13. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (ERIC GUIDE VOCAL – ROUGH MIX)
14. YOU DON’T BELIEVE (INSTRUMENTAL TRIBUTE TO THE SHADOWS)
15. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE / SPOTLIGHT (WORK IN PROGRESS)
16. AMMONIA AVENUE PART (ERIC DEMO VOCAL)
17. AMMONIA AVENUE (ORCHESTRAL OVERDUBS)
 
DISC TWO: CD ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARIES
 
1. PRIME TIME (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
2. ONE GOOD REASON (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
3. ONE GOOD REASON (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
4. ONE GOOD REASON (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
5. ONE GOOD REASON (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 4)
6. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
7. DON’T ANSWER ME (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
8. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
9. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
10. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
11. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 1)
12. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 2)
13. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 3)
14. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY 4)
15. DON’T TAKE CHANCES WITH ME (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
16. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
17. WISH I WAS MILES AWAY (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
18. TOBY’S THEME (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
19. AMELIE’S THEME (ERIC’S SONGWRITING DIARY)
 
DISC THREE: CD STUDIO BONUS TRACKS
 
1. AMMONIA AVENUE RADIO ADVERT
2. PRIME TIME (ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH MIX)
3. PRIME TIME (MUSO’S EXPERIMENTING)
4. LET ME GO HOME (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
5. ONE GOOD REASON (ERIC WOOLFSON VOCAL WITH ROUGH MIX)
6. ONE GOOD REASON (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
7. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
8. DON’T ANSWER ME (ERIC WOOLFSON VOCAL WITH ROUGH MIX)
9. DON’T ANSWER ME (MUSO’S EXPERIMENTING)
10. DON’T ANSWER ME (BACKING TRACK – BEFORE PHIL SPECTOR TREATMENT AND ALTERNATIVE SAX SOLO)
11. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH BACKING TRACK)
12. YOU DON’T BELIEVE (ALAN PARSONS DEMO VOCAL ON ROUGH MIX)
13. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC WOOLFSON DEMO VOCAL WITH ORCHESTRAL ROUGH MIX)
14. AMMONIA AVENUE (CHRIS RAINBOW BACKING VOCALS)
15. AMMONIA AVENUE (INSTRUMENTAL SECTION ROUGH MIX)
16. AMMONIA AVENUE (ERIC WOOLFSON PIANO TAKES)
17. AP 1 (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BACKING TRACK)
 
DISC FOUR: BLU RAY 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX (2019) & HIGH RESOLUTION STEREO REMIX (2019) BY ALAN PARSONS
 
1. PRIME TIME (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
2. LET ME GO HOME (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
3. ONE GOOD REASON (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
4. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
5. DON’T ANSWER ME (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
6. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
7. YOU DON’T BELIEVE (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
8. PIPELINE (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
9. AMMONIA AVENUE (5.1 SURROUND MIX / NEW STEREO MIX)
 
THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
 
1. DON’T ANSWER ME (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
2. PRIME TIME (PROMOTIONAL VIDEO)
 
45 rpm 12” VINYL AMMONIA AVENUE THE NEW STEREO REMIX BY ALAN PARSONS (2 x 45 RPM 12-INCH)
 
SIDE ONE
1. PRIME TIME
2. LET ME GO HOME
3. ONE GOOD REASON
 
SIDE TWO
1. SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE
2. DON’T ANSWER ME
 
SIDE THREE
1. DANCING ON A HIGHWIRE
2. YOU DON’T BELIEVE
 
SIDE FOUR
1. PIPELINE
2. AMMONIA AVENUE