Yes A Concert Dream: 1973-1974 Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour Compilation

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A Concert Dream: 1973-1974 Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour Compilation

"Side one was the commercial or easy-listening side of Topographic Oceans, side two was a much lighter, folky side of Yes, side three was electronic mayhem turning into acoustic simplicity, and side four was us trying to drive the whole thing home on a biggie." Steve Howe

I wish I was just a little bit older (well, not really but...) because I just missed the TFTO tour by only a couple years. So, instead of a Tales show, my first concert was Chicago in 1975. Thankfully, there were tapers around who documented this incredible music as it was played live. Huge thanks to all those who made listening and sharing these Tales performances possible all these decades later.

Tales01-Firebird Suite, Long Beach, CA, 1974-03-19
Tales02-Siberian Khatru,  Long Beach, CA, 1974-03-19
Tales03-Heart of the Sunrise, Sheffield, ENG, 1973-11-27
Tales04-And You and I, Detroit, MI, 1974-02-28
Tales05-Close to the Edge, Detroit, MI, 1974-02-28
Tales06-IntroTFTO, New York, NY, 1974-02-18
Tales07-The Revealing Science of God, New York, NY, 1974-02-18
Tales08-Intro, Uniondale, NY, 1974-02-14,
Tales09-The Remembering, Uniondale, NY, 1974-02-14
Tales10-The Ancient, Los Angeles, CA, 1974-03-18
Tales11-Ritual, Los Angeles, CA, 1974-03-18
Tales12-Roundabout, Glasgow, SCTLD, 1973-12-06
Tales13-Yours Is No Disgrace, Philadelphia, PA, 1974-02-16
Tales14-Starship Trooper, Long Beach, CA, 1974-03-19

YES (the players):
Jon Anderson - lead vocals, percussion
Steve Howe - guitars, vocals
Chris Squire - bass, vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Alan White - drums, vocals

Tapers: various
Lineage: N/A
All Audience Recordings except as noted
Notes on Sound Quality: SQ is Good to Very Good throughout

All tracks are from the original filesets as previously torrented. New checksums created with TLH.

Convert to lossy for personal use only-please share only LOSSLESS recordings.

All tracks adhere to DIME's NAV and NAB requirements and have been verified as non-official releases through Forgotten Yesterdays:
http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/index.asp

NOT FOR SALE-PLEASE SHARE FREELY

Please support this artist-purchase official recordings, attend live performances regularly, and visit the websites:

http://yesworld.com/
http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/
http://www.yessongs.nl/index.html (Great site, thanks Remy!)

A word about compilations: This compilation is diguised as a concert. I put together these performances for my personal enjoyment, and share them for the same reason. There are many Yes compilations available; "Wondrous Stories," "Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection" and "Word Is Live." This collection is not meant to replace, but complement, the official releases. Nothing beats the original tracks themselves.

I urge you to seek out the torrented performances contained herein (they’re all available out there). Thanks to the tapers, uploaders and all who share this great music. And, of course, thank you to Yes.

For Christopher Russell Edward Squire (March 4, 1948 - June 27, 2015)

Enjoy,

1chucho
"Live Music is Better"
June 27, 2020

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1.01 Firebird Suite (2.15)
     Long Beach 1974-03-19
1.02 Siberian Khatru (10.39)
     Long Beach 1974-03-19
1.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.32)
     Sheffield 1973-11-27
1.04 And You And I (9.30)
     Detroit 1974-02-28
1.05 Close To The Edge (18.49)
     Detroit 1974-02-28

2.01 Intro TFTO (2.00)
     New York 1974-02-18
2.02 The Revealing Science Of God (19.56)
     New York 1974-02-18
2.03 Intro (0.44)
     Uniondale 1974-02-14
2.04 The Remembering (23.46)
     Uniondale 1974-02-14
2.05 The Ancient (18.48)
     Los Angeles 1974-03-18

3.01 Ritual (25.42)
     Los Angeles 1974-03-18
3.02 Roundabout (8.19)
     Glasgow 1973-12-06
3.03 Yours Is No Disgrace (15.15)
     Philadelphia 1974-02-16
3.04 Starship Trooper (11.21)
     Long Beach 1974-03-19 

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