Title: The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Rock, Progressive Rock, London, England
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+
Cultural Facts:
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Studio Lore: Parsons was known for engineering high-stakes sessions (including Pink Floyd), giving this “project band” unusual authority from day one.
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Band Drama: It wasn’t a stable touring unit—Parsons and Eric Woolfson controlled the vision while musicians rotated, keeping power centralized.
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Media Narrative: The surveillance theme hit during early ’80s paranoia, often read through Orwell as tech and policing debates escalated.