The Steven Wilson Remixes
Box set by
Yes
Released29 June 2018
GenreProgressive rock[1]
Length242:41
Label
Producer
Yes chronology
Fly from Here – Return Trip
(2018) 		The Steven Wilson Remixes
(2018) 		Yes 50 Live
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Vintage RockFavorable[2]
AllMusic[1]
Sound and Vision[3]

The Steven Wilson Remixes is a box set by the English progressive rock band Yes. Released on 29 June 2018, it compiles remixed versions of five of the band's albums—The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972), Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), and Relayer (1974)—overseen by Steven Wilson.

Background

The remixes were originally released one-by-one from 2013 through 2016: Close to the Edge was the first to receive a remix, followed by The Yes Album in 2014, Fragile in 2015 and Tales from Topographic Oceans and Relayer in 2016.[1] Roger Dean, a longtime associate of the band, created alternate covers for Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans; the other albums' covers received minor alterations.[3][4] Mike Mettler of Sound and Vision also rated the set 4.5 out of 5 stars and praised the sound quality of the set, although he lamented the lack of liner notes detailing the remix process.[3]

Reception

The remixed editions of the albums received positive reviews from critics. Ralph Greco, Jr. of Vintage Rock praised the newfound separation of the instruments in each album, singling Fragile, Close to the Edge, and Tales from Topographic Oceans in particular for their enhancements.[2] In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek awarded the box set 4.5 out of 5 stars and claimed that Relayer in particular has "arguably never [been] heard until this mix".[1]

Track listing

The Yes Album

Side one

  1. "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford) – 9:40
  2. "Clap" (Howe) – 3:16
  3. "Starship Trooper" – 9:29
    • "Life Seeker" (Anderson)
    • "Disillusion" (Squire)
    • "Würm" (Howe)

Side two

  1. "I've Seen All Good People" – 6:55
    • "Your Move" (Anderson)
    • "All Good People" (Squire)
  2. "A Venture" (Anderson) – 3:20
  3. "Perpetual Change" (Anderson, Squire) – 8:57

Fragile

Side one

  1. "Roundabout" (Anderson, Howe) – 8:29
  2. "Cans and Brahms" (Johannes Brahms, arranged by Rick Wakeman) – 1:34
  3. "We Have Heaven" (Anderson) – 1:38
  4. "South Side of the Sky" (Anderson, Squire) – 7:57

Side two

  1. "Five Per Cent for Nothing" (Bruford) – 0:35
  2. "Long Distance Runaround" (Anderson) – 3:28
  3. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Squire) – 2:36
  4. "Mood for a Day" (Howe) – 2:55
  5. "Heart of the Sunrise" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford) – 10:34

Close to the Edge

Side one

  1. "Close to the Edge" – 18:43
    • "The Solid Time of Change" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "Total Mass Retain" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "I Get Up, I Get Down" (Anderson, Howe)
    • "Seasons of Man" (Anderson, Howe)

Side two

  1. "And You and I" – 10:12
    • "Cord of Life" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
    • "Eclipse" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford)
    • "The Preacher, the Teacher" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
    • "Apocalypse" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford)
  2. "Siberian Khatru" (Anderson, Howe, Wakeman) – 8:56

Tales from Topographic Oceans

All tracks written by Yes.

Side one

  1. "The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)" – 20:27

Side two

  1. "The Remembering (High the Memory)" – 20:38

Side three

  1. "The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun)" – 18:34

Side four

  1. "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" – 21:35

Relayer

All tracks written by Yes.

Side one

  1. "The Gates of Delirium" – 21:55

Side two

  1. "Sound Chaser" – 9:25
  2. "To Be Over" – 9:08

Note: Streaming editions of the album split the following multi-section pieces into separate tracks:

  • The reprise of "We Have Heaven", at the end of "Heart of the Sunrise", is separated into its own track.
  • "Close to the Edge" is split into four tracks, corresponding to each of its segments.
  • Each song on Tales from Topographic Oceans is split into five tracks.
  • "The Gates of Delirium" is split into three tracks.

Personnel

On The Yes Album:

On Fragile:

On Close to the Edge:

On Tales from Topographic Oceans:

On Relayer:

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 86
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 98
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[7] 19

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "Yes - The Steven Wilson Remixes". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Greco, Jr., Ralph. "Yes – The Steven Wilson Remixes – Boxset Review". Vintage Rock. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Mettler, Mike (18 October 2018). "Classic Yes on Vinyl: The Steven Wilson Remixes". Sound and Vision. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Paul (1 March 2018). "Yes: The Steven Wilson Remixes". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yes – The Steven Wilson Remixes" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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