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Alan Parsons ( born 20 ___MASK13___ 1948 ) is an English audio engineer , songwriter , musician , and record producer . He was involved with the production of several significant albums , including the Beatles ' " Abbey Road " and " Let It Be ", and the art rock band Ambrosia ' s debut ___MASK9___ " Ambrosia " as well as Pink Floyd ' s " The Dark Side of the Moon " for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor . Parsons ' own group , the Alan Parsons Project , as well as his subsequent solo recordings , have also been successful commercially . The Best of the Alan Parsons ___MASK48___ , Vol . 2 is a 1988 greatest hits compilation by The Alan Parsons ___MASK48___ . All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson . ___MASK56___ ___MASK17___ is the eleventh studio ___MASK9___ by the English rock band the Beatles , released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records . The recording sessions for the ___MASK9___ were the last in which all four Beatles participated . Although " Let It Be " was the final ___MASK9___ that the Beatles completed before the band ' s dissolution in April 1970 , most of the ___MASK9___ had been recorded before the " ___MASK56___ ___MASK17___ " sessions began . A double A - side single from the ___MASK9___ , " Something "/" Come Together ", released in October , topped the " Billboard " chart in the US . The Dark ___MASK74___ of the Moon is the eighth ___MASK9___ by the English rock band Pink Floyd , released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records . The ___MASK9___ built on ideas explored in earlier recordings and live shows , but lacks the extended instrumental excursions following the departure of founding member and principal contributor , Syd Barrett , in 1968 that characterised their earlier work . It thematically explores conflict , greed , the passage of time , and mental illness , the latter partly inspired by Barrett ' s deteriorating mental state . Progressive ___MASK61___ ( shortened as " prog "; sometimes " art ___MASK61___ ", " classical ___MASK61___ " or " symphonic ___MASK61___ ") is a broad subgenre of ___MASK43___ that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s . Initially termed " progressive pop ", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz , folk or classical music . Additional elements contributed to its " progressive " label : lyrics were more poetic , technology was harnessed for new sounds , music approached the condition of " art ", and the studio , rather than the stage , became the focus of ___MASK92___ activity , which often involved creating music for listening , not dancing . Eric Norman Woolfson ( 18 ___MASK77___ 1945  2 ___MASK13___ 2009 ) was a Scottish songwriter , lyricist , vocalist , executive producer , pianist , and co - creator of The Alan Parsons Project . He sold over 50 million albums worldwide . Following the 10 successful albums he made with Alan Parsons , Woolfson pursued a career in ___MASK92___ theatre . He wrote five musicals which won numerous awards and have been seen by over a million people , and have been performed in Germany , Austria , Korea and Japan . An audio engineer ( also sometimes recording engineer or a vocal engineer ) works on the recording , manipulating the record using equalization and electronic effects , mixing , ___MASK41___ , and reinforcement of ___MASK67___ . Audio engineers work on the "... technical aspect of recording  the placing of microphones , pre - amp knobs , the setting of levels . The physical recording of any project is done by an engineer ... the nuts and bolts ." Many audio engineers creatively use technologies to produce ___MASK67___ for film , radio , television , music , electronic products and computer games . Audio engineers also set up , ___MASK67___ check and do live ___MASK67___ mixing using an audio console and a ___MASK67___ reinforcement system for music concerts , theatre , sports games and corporate events . David Paton ( born 29 ___MASK59___ 1949 , Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a ___MASK12___ bassist , guitarist and singer . The Alan Parsons ___MASK48___ were a British progressive ___MASK32___ , active between ___MASK98___ and 1990 , consisting of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson surrounded by a varying number of session musicians and some relatively consistent band members such as guitarist Ian Bairnson , bassist and vocalist David Paton , drummer Stuart Elliott , and vocalist Lenny Zakatek . Pink Floyd were an English ___MASK32___ formed in London . They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music . Distinguished by their use of philosophical ___MASK50___ , sonic experimentation , extended compositions and elaborate live shows , they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in the ___MASK40___ of popular music . Let It Be is the twelfth and ___MASK89___ studio ___MASK9___ by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released on 8 May 1970 , almost a month after the group ' s break - up . Like most of the band ' s previous releases , it was a number one ___MASK9___ in many countries , including both the US and the UK , and was released in tandem with the motion picture of the same name . Lenny Zakatek ( born Lenny du Platel , 1947 , Karachi , British ___MASK10___ ), also known as " The Voice ", is a pop and ___MASK61___ singer and ___MASK60___ who has lived in London since the ___MASK52___ of thirteen . Zakatek was born just prior to Karachi becoming part of Pakistan and is best known for his work with the British bands Gonzalez and The Alan Parsons Project . Ian Bairnson ( born 3 ___MASK18___ 1953 ) is a ___MASK12___ ___MASK60___ , best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project . He is a multi - instrumentalist , who has played saxophone and keyboards , although he is best known as a guitarist . He is also known for preferring the ___MASK67___ of a sixpence to a plectrum . ___MASK33___ ___MASK61___ is a subgenre of ___MASK43___ that generally reflects a challenging or avant - garde approach to ___MASK61___ , or which makes use of modernist , experimental , or unconventional elements . ___MASK33___ ___MASK61___ aspires to elevate ___MASK61___ from teen entertainment to an artistic statement , opting for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music . Influences may be drawn from several genres , such as experimental ___MASK61___ , avant - garde music , classical music , and jazz . ___MASK28___ is a historical ___MASK93___ in East Asia , since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states : North ___MASK28___ ( officially the " Democratic ___MASK78___ ' s ___MASK15___ of ___MASK28___ ") and South ___MASK28___ ( officially the " ___MASK15___ of ___MASK28___ "). Located on the Korean Peninsula , ___MASK28___ is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast . It is separated from Japan to the east by the ___MASK28___ Strait and the East ___MASK65___ . The Beatles were an English ___MASK32___ , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat , and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several ___MASK92___ styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . In the early 1960s , their enormous popularity first emerged as " Beatlemania ", but as the group ' s music grew in sophistication , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s .