'Damned if I do' is a single taken from the Alan Parsons Project's 1979 album 'Eve'. The focus of the songs on this album is on the strengths and characteristics of women, and the problems they face in the world of men.
The lead vocal on this single is performed by Lenny Zakatek. He was born just prior to Karachi becoming part of Pakistan and moved to London at the age of thirteen. The single was successful in the USA and Canada, where it peaked at number 27 and number 16, respectively, but it failed to chart in Europe.
My collection: 7" single no. 5673
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, November 23, 2014
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'Damned if I do' / 'You lie down with dogs'
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Tuesday 23 December 2014
Sunday 30 January 2011
Prime time - Alan Parsons Project
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The title of the album was inspired by Eric Woolfson's visit to Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Billingham, England, where the first thing he saw was a street with miles of pipes, no people, no trees and a sign that said 'Ammonia Avenue'. The album focused on the possible misunderstanding of industrial scientific developments from a public perspective and a lack of understanding of the public from a scientific perspective.
My collection: 7" single no. 5016
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, January 29, 2011
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'Prime time' / 'The gold bug'
Saturday 12 December 2009
Old and wise - Alan Parsons Project
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'Old and wise' was taken from the Alan Parsons Project's 1982 album 'Eye in the sky'. It reached number 19 in the Dutch Top 40, but only managed number 74 in the UK singles chart during a one week chart run.
My collection: 7" single no. 180
Found: Den Haag, 1982
Cost: 6 guilders
Tracks: 'Old and wise' / 'Children of the moon'
Saturday 5 December 2009
Eye in the sky - Alan Parsons Project
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The single reached number 3 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, but failed to chart in the UK.
My collection: 7" single no. 3277
Found: November 11, 2000
Cost: 1 guilder
Tracks: 'Eye in the sky' / 'Mammagamma'
Monday 16 November 2009
Don't answer me - Alan Parsons Project
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'Don't answer me' reached number 7 in the Dutch Top 40 and number 58 in the UK singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 3314
Found: March 24, 2001
Cost: 1 guilder
Tracks: 'Don't answer me' / 'You don't believe'
Thursday 16 July 2009
Let's talk about me - Alan Parsons Project
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The B-side 'Hawkeye' is mostly an instrumental but contains a line from Monica, a woman working at the canteen in Abbey Road Studios. The line she says is: "Only what's on the menu". The single reached number 31 in the Dutch Top 40.
My collection: 7" single no. 1268
Found: Disco Market, Den Haag, July 14, 1990
Cost: 1 guilder
Tracks: 'Let's talk about me' / 'Hawkeye'
Friday 22 May 2009
The turn of a friendly card - The Alan Parsons Project
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The single appeared in the Dutch Tipparade, the 'bubbling under' chart for the Top 40, but did not reach the top 40 itself. Still, it made enough of an impression on me to still want to have it a decade later.
My collection: 7" single no. 1461
Found: Grammofoonwinkel, Utrecht, June 27, 1991
Cost: 2 guilders
Tracks: 'The turn of a friendly card' / 'Snake eyes'
Sunday 3 May 2009
The gold bug - The Alan Parsons Project
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The single didn't reach the chart in any territory, which I think is a strange thing, because it's such a beautiful piece of music. Perhaps the record company shouldn't have edited it...
My collection: 7" single no. 3146
Found: Record fair, October 23, 1999
Cost: 2 guilders
Tracks: 'The gold bug' / 'Snake eyes'
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