Yes – Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition) (2026) Review: …features a newly remastered version of the original double album; rarities; previously unreleased studio and live recordings; and several new mixes by Steven Wilson. Tales from Topographic Oceans‘ sprawling concept was dug into by frontman Jon Anderson, who was immersed in Paramahansa Yogananda’s bestselling Autobiography of a Yogi. Drawing from a lengthy footnote that described four shastras (Hindu texts outlining basic precepts of social and religious life), Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe primarily conceived four pieces of music that would each take up one side of a vinyl album. Bassist Chris Squire and new drummer Alan White (replacing Bill Bruford after his exit) went with the flow, agreeably retreating to Morgan Studios in Willesden to utilize a then-revolutionary 24-track recording system; keyboardist Rick Wakeman, however, felt the musical ideas were too free-form and padded, and expressed his frustration then and now. (Wakeman would befriend Ozzy Osbourne during the sessions, who was recording Sabbath Bloody Sabbath with Black Sabbath in the same studio.) While the album sharply divided critics upon release, Yes’ success among rock fans continued apace. In England, it would top the charts for two weeks, additionally becoming the first album there to be certified gold strictly off of pre-orders. Following the stateside success of Fragile and Close to the Edge in the preceding years, Tales became their third Top 10 studio release in America, reaching No. 6. A subsequent tour, featuring the album performed in full alongside additional material, stretched on for more than a year and over 150 dates. (White claimed that an onstage malfunction, in which a mechanical structure around his drum kit failed to open, inspired a similar scene in This is Spinal Tap.) Wakeman would briefly depart the band after the tour ended, but his contributions can be heard on the album’s bonus material, which offers material from three concerts in 1973 and 1974. The box also includes early run-throughs and alternates of the Topographic sides (many of which are unreleased) and five “single edits” Wilson created from the album to emphasize the more conventional musical passages. — SecondDisc Track List: CD 1-2: Remastered original album (released as Atlantic SD2-908 (U.S.)/K 80001 (U.K.), 1973) 1.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) 2.The Remembering (High the Memory) 1.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) 2.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) CD 3-4: Steven Wilson stereo remix of original album (previously unreleased – same track list as above) CD 5-6: Steven Wilson instrumental remix of original album (previously unreleased – same track list as above) CD 7-9: Rarities (* previously unreleased) 1.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (Single Edit) 2.The Remembering (High the Memory) (Single Edit) 3.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) (Single Edit) 4.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (Single Edit 1) 5.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (Single Edit 2) 6.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (Version 1) 7.The Remembering (High the Memory) (In Progress) 8.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) (In Progress) 1.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (In Progress) * 2.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) (In Progress 2) * 3.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (In Progress 2) * 1.The Remembering (High the Memory) (In Progress 2) * 2.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (In Progress) * 3.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (Version 2) CD 10: Live 1973 (previously unreleased) 1.The Remembering (High the Memory) (Live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England – 11/28/1973) 2.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) (Live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England – 11/28/1973) 3.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) (Live at Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales – 12/1/1973) 4.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (Live at Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales – 12/1/1973) CD 11-12: Live at Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland – 4/21/1974 (* previously unreleased) 1.And You and I (I. Cord of Life/II. Eclipse/III. The Preacher The Teacher/IV. Apocalypse) * 2.Close to the Edge (I. The Solid Time of Change/II. Total Mass Retain/III. I Get Up I Get Down/IV. Seasons of Man) * 3.The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) * 1.The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) * 2.Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) Media Report: Genre: prog-rock Origin: UK Format: FLAC Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec Bit rate mode: Variable Channel(s): 2 channels Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz Bit depth: 16 bits Compression mode: Lossless Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26) Note: If you like the music, support the artist