I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
The Alan Parsons Project
1977
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The Alan Parsons Project - official I Robot archive
1977 original program; I Wouldnt Want to Be Like You vocal by Lenny Zakatek, guitars Ian Bairnson, keyboards Eric Woolfson, bass David Paton and drums Stuart Tosh. Original master distinguished from bonus rough mix.
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I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You appears on the Alan Parsons Project's 1977 album I Robot. Lenny Zakatek sings the lead, with Ian Bairnson on guitars, Eric Woolfson on keyboards, David Paton on bass and Stuart Tosh on drums. The official archive separates this completed studio recording from a later bonus rough mix without the finished guitar solo.
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The Alan Parsons Project - official I Robot archive
1977 original program; I Wouldnt Want to Be Like You vocal by Lenny Zakatek, guitars Ian Bairnson, keyboards Eric Woolfson, bass David Paton and drums Stuart Tosh. Original master distinguished from bonus rough mix. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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The Alan Parsons Project - official I Robot archive
1977 original program; I Wouldnt Want to Be Like You vocal by Lenny Zakatek, guitars Ian Bairnson, keyboards Eric Woolfson, bass David Paton and drums Stuart Tosh. Original master distinguished from bonus rough mix.
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