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: The album reached No. 38 on the Billboard 200 chart. Musical Structure and Key Tracks

The first album by is titled Tales of Mystery and Imagination , released in 1976. It is a conceptual work based on the macabre stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Overview and Origins The Alan Parsons Project I

The album is divided into retellings of Poe’s most famous works using a blend of progressive rock and symphonic orchestration. : The album reached No

: It debuted on May 1, 1976 , in the United States and June 25, 1976 , in the UK. The Alan Parsons Project I

: The "Project" was a collaboration between producer/engineer Alan Parsons —known for his work on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon —and songwriter Eric Woolfson .