Yes Tales From Topographic Oceans Vinyl Reissue

2x vinyl lp album reissue remastered 180g country.

Yes tales from topographic oceans vinyl reissue.

Andrew simpson theo travis tales from topographic oceans was never my favourite yes record. There s a wealth of extra material on blu ray edition see full track listing below. Tales from topographic oceans is the fifth panegyric release in the series of expanded yes editions including steven wilson 5 1 surround mixes new stereo mixes and high resolution stereo mixes of the original music. Tales from topographic oceans is the sixth studio album by english progressive rock band yes released on 7 december 1973 by atlantic records yes frontman jon anderson devised the concept album during the band s 1973 japanese tour when he read a footnote in autobiography of a yogi by paramahansa yogananda that describes four bodies of hindu texts about a specific field of knowledge.

The 40 years since then have done nothing to soften those attitudes. 2x vinyl lp album reissue stereo gatefold country. Tales from topographic oceans was released in december 1973 to pretty universal condemnation by the music press. Tales from topographic oceans is one of those niche albums like third and zeit that take a long time to grow on someone but once done it is a classic.

I think it s fair to say that you need to be a committed yes fan to fully appreciate it. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the gatefold vinyl release of tales from topographic oceans on discogs. I think it s fair to say that you need to be a committed yes fan to fully appreciate it. The 40 years since then have done nothing to soften those attitudes.

I would say this album is key to yes career but i would warn about replay value. It s not the kind of album that feels comfortable playing as a whole twice in the week. Tales from topographic oceans was released in december 1973 to pretty universal condemnation by the music press. Tales from topographic oceans is an amazing musical journey with few rivals in the genre image credit.

Steven wilson has spun his usual magic on the new remix but i still find the music a little overblown and ponderous. Yes sixth studio album tales from topographic oceans will be reissued at the end of september with new steven wilson stereo and 5 1 remixes created from the original multi track tapes this is the fifth in the series of expanded yes albums and it comes in 3cd blu ray audio and 2cd 2dvd a configurations. Atlantic atl 80 001 format.