The Turn of a Friendly Card ist ein Progressive-Rock-Album der britischen Band The Alan Parsons Project und wurde 1980 veröffentlicht. Das Konzeptalbum behandelt das Thema Glücksspiel und gibt in groben Zügen die Geschichte eines Mannes mittleren Alters wieder, der, ruhelos geworden, den Entschluss fasst, ins Casino zu gehen und dort all sein Geld aufs Spiel setzt, nur um schließlich alles zu verlieren. Seite 2 der ursprünglichen Vinyl-LP bestand aus dem Instrumentaltitel The Gold Bug und einem zusammenhängenden Musikstück, welches in älteren CD-Versionen mit Indexpunkten versehen und in den Neueren in fünf Einzeltitel aufgeteilt ist. The Turn of a Friendly Card ist außerdem durch die Auskopplung der moderaten Hits Games People Play und Time bekannt, wobei bei letzterem Eric Woolfson an den Leadvocals debütierte.
01. The Alan Parsons Project - May Be A Price To Pay [5:01]
02. The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play [4:24]
03. The Alan Parsons Project - Time [5:15]
04. The Alan Parsons Project - I Don't Wanna Go Home [4:52]
05. The Alan Parsons Project - The Gold Bug [4:34]
06. The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 1) [2:45]
07. The Alan Parsons Project - Snake Eyes [3:16]
08. The Alan Parsons Project - The Ace Of Swords [2:58]
09. The Alan Parsons Project - Nothing Left To Lose [4:08]
10. The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part 2) [3:32]
11. The Alan Parsons Project - May Be A Price To Pay (Intro-Demo) [1:32]
12. The Alan Parsons Project - Nothing Left To Lose (Basic Backing Track) [4:36]
13. The Alan Parsons Project - Nothing Left To Lose (Chris Rainbow Vocal Overdub Compilation) [2:03]
14. The Alan Parsons Project - Nothing Left To Lose (Early Studio Version With Eric's Guide Vocal) [3:12]
15. The Alan Parsons Project - Time (Early Studio Attempt) [4:43]
16. The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play (Rough Mix) [4:33]
17. The Alan Parsons Project - The Gold Bug (Demo) [2:50]
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The Alan Parsons Project / The Turn Of A Friendly Card (BVCM-35579)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -14.51 dB 5:01 01-May Be A Price To Pay
DR12 0.00 dB -14.38 dB 4:24 02-Games People Play
DR13 0.00 dB -15.76 dB 5:15 03-Time
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