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1YES_StudioAlbums_CoverIf that recently-released Japanese SACD box is out of your price range, but you really want to get to know the catalogue of prog rockers Yes intensely well, Rhino has a new "studio albums" box you'll want to order.

The Studio Albums 1969-1987 includes every remastered and expanded album originally released for the Atlantic and ATCO labels over a two-decade period. What started as a dense progressive band featuring the likes of vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, keyboardists Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman and Patrick Moraz (and even singer/producer Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes, fresh from their time in The Buggles) ultimately gave way to a rock-edged, almost dancefloor-ready sound, starting with classics like the recently-remixed Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans and culminating in the worldwide chart and MTV hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" from 90125 in 1983.

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While all of these expanded CD masters have been available since 2003 and 2004, this collection marks the first domestic reissue of the band's final album for ATCO, 1987's Big Generator. The record marked a further step in the pop-oriented direction of 90125 - ultimately leading frontman Anderson to pursue a purer prog style, leading to the creation of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe with his former bandmates. (Nonetheless, that quartet joined forces with the rest of Yes - at the time, Rabin, Kaye, Squire and White - for 1991's Union, their only album as an octet.) The expanded remaster of Big Generator, first released in Japan in 2009, features five bonus single mixes.

Featuring the typical packaging of a Rhino studio albums box set - mini-LP replica wallets in a clamshell box (with new art from longtime Yes designer Roger Dean) - The Studio Albums 1969-1987 is available on December 24, at which point we'll have likely found out if Yes got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The full specs, as well as track lists, are after the jump.

The Studio Albums 1969-1987 (Atlantic/Rhino 536065, 2013)

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* denotes track exclusive to original expanded reissue

Disc 1: Yes (originally released Atlantic 588 190 (U.K.), 1969 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73786 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. Beyond and Before
  2. I See You
  3. Yesterday and Today
  4. Looking Around
  5. Harold Land
  6. Every Little Thing
  7. Sweetness
  8. Survival
  9. Everydays (Single Version)
  10. Dear Father (Early Version #2) *
  11. Something's Coming (single B-side - Atlantic 584280 (U.K.), 1969)
  12. Everydays (Early Version) *
  13. Dear Father (Early Version #1) *
  14. Something's Coming (Early Version) *

Disc 2: Time and a Word (originally released as Atlantic 2400 006 (U.K.), 1970 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73787 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
  2. Then
  3. Everydays
  4. Sweet Dreams
  5. The Prophet
  6. Clear Days
  7. Astral Traveller
  8. Time and a Word
  9. Dear Father (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlantic 2091 004 (U.K.), 1970)
  10. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (Original Mix) (from Atlantic MLP15367 (DE) pressing)
  11. Sweet Dreams (from Atlantic MLP15367 (DE) pressing)
  12. The Prophet (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlantic 584323 (U.K.), 1970)

Disc 3: The Yes Album (Atlantic 2400 101 (U.K.), 1971 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73788 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. Yours is No Disgrace
  2. Clap
  3. Starship Trooper
  4. I've Seen All Good People
  5. A Venture
  6. Perpetual Change
  7. Your Move (Single Version) (single A-side - Atlantic 2814 003 (U.K.), 1971)
  8. Starship Trooper, Life Seeker (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlantic 2814 003 (U.K.), 1971)
  9. Clap *

Disc 4: Fragile (Atlantic 2401 019 (U.K.), 1971 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73789 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. Roundabout
  2. Cans and Brahms
  3. We Have Heaven
  4. South Side of the Sky
  5. Five Per Cent For Nothing
  6. Long Distance Runaround
  7. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
  8. Mood for a Day
  9. Heart of the Sunrise
  10. America (from The New Age of Atlantic compilation - Atlantic K 20024 (U.K.), 1972)
  11. Roundabout (Early Rough Mix) *

Disc 5: Close to the Edge (originally released as Atlantic K 50012 (U.K.), 1972 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73790 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. Close to the Edge (The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up I Get Down/Seasons of Man)
  2. And You and I (Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher The Teacher/Apocalypse)
  3. Siberian Khatru
  4. America (Single Version) (single A-side - Atlantic ATL 45-2899 (U.S.), 1972)
  5. Total Mass Retain (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlantic ATL 45-2899 (U.S.), 1972)
  6. And You and I (Alternate) *
  7. Siberia (Studio Run-Through) *

Discs 6-7: Tales from Topographic Oceans (originally released as Atlantic K 80001 (U.K.), 1973 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73791 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. The Revealing Science of God/Dance of the Dawn
  2. The Remembering/High the Memory
  3. The Ancient/Giants Under the Sun
  1. Ritual/Nous Sommes du Soleil
  2. Dance of the Dawn (Studio Run-Through) *
  3. Giants Under the Sun (Studio Run-Through) *

Disc 8: Relayer (originally released as Atlantic K 50096 (U.K.), 1974 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73792 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. The Gates of Delirium
  2. Sound Chaser
  3. To Be Over
  4. Soon (Single Version) (single A-side - Atlanic 45-3242 (U.S.), 1975)
  5. Sound Chaser (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlanic 45-3242 (U.S.), 1975)
  6. The Gates of Delirium (Studio Run-Through) *

Disc 9: Going for the One (originally released as Atlantic K 50379 (U.K.), 1977 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73793 (U.S.), 2003)

  1. Going for the One
  2. Turn of the Century
  3. Parallels
  4. Wonderous Stories
  5. Awaken
  6. Montreux's Theme (from Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  7. Vevey (Revisited) (edited version appeared on Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  8. Amazing Grace (from Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  9. Going for the One (Rehearsal) *
  10. Parallels (Rehearsal) *
  11. Turn of the Century (Rehearsal) *
  12. Eastern Numbers *

Disc 10: Tormato (originally released as Atlantic K 50518 (U.K.), 1978 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73794 (U.S.), 2004)

  1. Future Times
  2. Don't Kill the Whale
  3. Madrigal
  4. Release, Release
  5. Arriving UFO
  6. Circus of Heaven
  7. Onward
  8. On the Silent Wings of Freedom
  9. Abilene (B-side to "Don't Kill the Whale" - Atlantic K 11184 (U.K.), 1978)
  10. Money (from Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  11. Picasso *
  12. Some Are Born *
  13. You Can Be Saved *
  14. High *
  15. Days (Demo) *
  16. Countryside *
  17. Everybody's Song *
  18. Onward (Orchestral Version) *

Disc 11: Drama (originally released as Atlantic K 50736 (U.K.), 1980 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73795 (U.S.), 2004)

  1. Machine Messiah
  2. White Car
  3. Does It Really Happen?
  4. Into the Lens
  5. Run Through the Light
  6. Tempus Fugit
  7. Into the Lens (I Am a Camera) (single A-side - Atlantic 3081 (U.S.), 1980)
  8. Run Through the Light (Single Version) (single B-side - Atlantic 3081 (U.S.), 1980)
  9. Have We Really Got to Go Through This *
  10. Song No. 4 (Satellite) *
  11. Tempus Fugit (Tracking Session) *
  12. White Car (Tracking Session) *
  13. Dancing Through the Light *
  14. Golden Age (Paris Session) *
  15. In the Tower (Paris Session) *
  16. Friend of a Friend (Paris Session) *

Disc 12: 90125 (originally released as ATCO 7 90125-1 (U.K.), 1983 - reissued Elektra/Rhino R2 73796 (U.S.), 2004)

  1. Owner of a Lonely Heart
  2. Hold On
  3. It Can Happen
  4. Changes
  5. Cinema
  6. Leave It
  7. Our Song
  8. City of Love
  9. Hearts
  10. Leave It (Remix) (single A-side - ATCO 99787, 1984)
  11. Make It Easy (from Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  12. It Can Happen (Cinema Version) (from Yesyears box set - Atlantic 91644, 1991)
  13. It's Over *
  14. Owner of a Lonely Heart (Extended Remix) *
  15. Leave It (A Cappella) (single B-side - ATCO 99787, 1984)

Disc 13: Big Generator (originally released as ATCO 7 90522-1, (U.K.), 1987 - reissued ATCO WPCR-13529 (JP), 2009)

  1. Rhythm of Love
  2. Big Generator
  3. Shoot High Aim Low
  4. Almost Like Love
  5. Love Will Find a Way
  6. Final Eyes
  7. I'm Running
  8. Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence)
  9. Love Will Find a Way (Edited Version) (single A-side - ATCO A 9449 (U.K.), 1987)
  10. Love Will Find a Way (Extended Version) (12" A-side - ATCO A 9449(T) (U.K.), 1987)
  11. Rhythm of Love (Dance to the Rhythm Mix) (12" A-side - ATCO 0-96722 (U.S.), 1987)
  12. Rhythm of Love (Move to the Rhythm Mix) (12" A-side - ATCO 0-96722 (U.S.), 1987)
  13. Rhythm of Love (The Rhythm of Dub) (12" B-side - ATCO 0-96722 (U.S.), 1987)
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Comments

  1. "Love Will Find A Way" single edit is a must! Thankfully I've owned an original 1987 1 track promo CD single of that for a long time.

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  3. Hope Rhino sees fit to box up the Chicago albums like this. Similarly Chicago 18, 19 and 21 have only seen Japanese release. This kind of set could be an opportunity to correct that.

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