In 1976, he launched the Alan Parsons Project with Eric Woolfson and maintained the group for a decade before recording officially as a solo artist.
He also worked with Ambrosia, the Hollies, Pilot, and Al Stewart. From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcorehere are our favorite tracks of the 1980s. Early in his career, he worked as an engineer on classic albums such as the Beatles’ Abbey Road and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Alan Parsons was born on this day – December 20 – in 1948 in London, England. The Best of the Alan Parsons Project Review by Mike DeGagne The 12 tracks that appear on The Best of the Alan Parsons Project include some of their greatest singles, like 'I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You' from 1977's I Robot and the inducing 'Games People Play' off of The Turn of a Friendly Card.