Pyramidwas a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with a variety of different lead vocalists employed including John Miles, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, David Paton, Jack Harris and Dean Ford. Musicians included guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Elliott with arrangements by Andrew Powell (all three contributed to Kate Bush’s debutThe Kick Inside, released only three months beforePyramid).

The album was a worldwide hit, selling well in excess of 2 million copies and reaching the Top 30 in many territories (although not the U.K.) but couldn’t repeat the Top 10 success in America of the previous album, 1977’sI Robot. At the time this album was conceived, interest in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the news