(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether

For The Edgar Allan Poe short story, see The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.

"(The System of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether"
Single by The Alan Parsons Project
from the album Tales of Mystery and Imagination
B-side	"A Dream Within A Dream"
Released	July 1976
Format	7"
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	4:12 LP; 3:20 Single
Label	20th Century (US) Charisma (UK)
Writer(s)	Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
Producer(s)	Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology
"(The System of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether" (1976) "The Raven" (1976)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination track listing "The Cask of Amontillado" (4) "(The System of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether" (5) "The Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude" (6)

"(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" is a 1976 single by The Alan Parsons Project which first appeared on their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe. The single reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 62 in Canada. Like the other songs on the album, it is based on a story by American author Edgar Allan Poe, in this case "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"; the song was written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, and was originally recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London in September 1975. The 1987 reissue featured a "cathedral organ".

Personnel

• Ian Bairnson — guitars
• Jack Harris — backing vocals
• Billy Lyall — piano
• John Miles — lead vocals, guitars
• David Paton — bass guitar
• Alan Parsons — cathedral organ (1987 reissue version), recorders
• Stuart Tosh — drums, percussion
• Eric Woolfson — keyboards
• Abbey Road Effects Library — crowd noises