Who regularly contributed to the APP albums?

Ian Bairnson (Electric and Acoustic guitarist)

Ian is the most regular contributor to the APP having featured on every album, primarily as electric and acoustic guitarist. Ian also played pedal steel guitar, occasional keyboards and programming, as well as singing backing vocals.

Ian was lead guitarist and one of the writers of the group PILOT which Alan Parsons produced. He has recorded with

Jon Anderson

,

Kate Bush

,

George Martin

and

Mick Fleetwood

. He wrote the 1983 hit 'Can't Stand the Heat' for Bucks Fizz. He has made TV appearances with

Stanley Clarke

and

Steve Gadd

.

Ian Bairnson contributed to the following APP albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination, I Robot, Pyramid, Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Vulture Culture, Stereotomy, and Gaudi.

Colin Blunstone (Vocalist)

Sang lead vocal on many APP tracks, notably 'Dancing on a High Wire' and Somebody Out There', 'The Eagle Will Rise' and most notably, 'Old & Wise'.

Colin contributed to the following APP albums: Pyramid, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, and Vulture Culture.

Laurence Cottle (Bass Guitar)

You will find a full biog about Laurence Cottle featured on his website below.

Laurence Cottle contributed to the following APP albums: Gaudi (and also the album Freudiana).

Richard Cottle (Keyboard & Saxophonist)

Richard Cottle contributed to the following APP albums: Vulture Culture, Stereotomy, and Gaudi.

Stuart Elliot (Drums & Percussion)

Stuart Elliot was the drummer with Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel which Alan produced and had several hits including the number 1 'Come Up and See Me', 'Make Me Smile'.

Stuart Elliot contributed to the following APP albums: Pyramid, Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Vulture Culture, Stereotomy, Gaudi.

Jack Harris (Vocalist)

Sang lead vocals on 'Day after Day' and 'Pyramania'. He also sang backing vocals.

Jack Harris contributed to the following APP albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Pyramid, I Robot

John Miles (Vocalist)

For a full biog on John Miles - please see website above. He had many hits worldwide in his own right, notably 'Music Was My First Love' from the album REBEL, produced by Alan Parsons. He sang lead vocal on many APP tracks including 'The Cask of Amontillado, 'Shadow of a Lonely Man', 'Money Talks', 'Stereotomy', 'The Real World' and 'La Sagrada Familia'.

John Miles contributed to the following APP albums: Tales of Mystery & Imagination, Pyramid, Stereotomy, Gaudi (and also the album Freudiana)

David Paton (Bass guitar & Vocals)

Wrote and sang 'Magic' by PILOT in 1975. He played bass guitar on many Project tracks and also sang lead vocal on 'Children of the Moon', 'Let's Talk About Me', "I'd Rather Be A Man' and 'What Goes Up'. He also sang backing vocals on many APP albums.

David Paton contributed to the following APP albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination, I Robot, Pyramid, Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Vulture Culture and Stereotomy.

Andrew Powell (orchestral & choral arranger & conductor)

Andrew Powell worked on every APP album (with the exception of Vulture Culture where there were no orchestras) as the orchestral and choral arranger and conductor. In 1983, he released an album of his orchestral interpretations of some APP songs which was entitled APatPOPtBoTAPP. He also worked on Freudiana (1990) and then three of Alan Parsons' solo albums.

He produced the first two albums by Kate Bush. He has also worked with artists ranging from Stockhausen, Boulez and Ligeti to Donovan, Leo Sayer, Chris de Burgh and Kansas. He wrote the score for the film 'Ladyhawke' starring Matthew Broderick, the album of which Alan Parsons engineered and several APP regulars played. His initials are also AP, like Parsons and Poe!

Andrew Powell contributed to the following APP albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination, I Robot, Pyramid, Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Stereotomy, Gaudi

Chris Rainbow (Vocalist)

Chris sang lead vocal on many APP tracks including ‘The Turn of A Friendly Card’, ‘Snake Eyes’, ‘Since the Last Goodbye’, ‘Gemini’, ‘Winding Me Up’, ‘Days are Numbers’ and ‘Beaujolais’. Chris also sang backing vocals in his inimitable one-man beach boys style, which was a major feature of the APP sound.

Chris Rainbow contributed to the following APP albums: Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Vulture Culture, Stereotomy, Gaudi (and also the album Freudiana)

Stuart Tosh (Drummer)

He was the drummer for PILOT (produced by Alan).

Stuart Tosh played on Tales of Mystery and Imagination and I Robot.

Lenny Zakatek (Vocalist)

He sang lead vocal on many up-beat APP tracks including the hit, 'Games People Play' as well as 'I Wouldn't Want to be Like You', 'You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned', 'Damned If I Do', 'Vulture Culture', 'Let Me Go Home', 'You Don't Believe', 'Too Late', 'I Don't Wanna Go Home'

Lenny was a vocalist for the band GONZALEZ. Alan produced a solo album with Lenny on the A&M label.

Lenny Zakatek contributed to the following APP albums: I Robot, Pyramid, Eve, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, Vulture Culture, and Gaudi.