Thursday, November 13, 2025

Yes 1977-01-01 - Parallel Universe - Montreux


Yes "Parallel Universe" 

Montreux studio 
"Going For The One" sessions 1976

Extensively compiled



Source:

  

a) 60 min VHS, high quality pro recorded stereo soundtrack
  
b) 120 min VHS, average quality pro recorded soundtrack
  

> minidisc, extensive edits
  > wav (audacity)
  
> mp3 (128kbps compression using Lame)

mp3 files:


  
1.01 Parallels (guitar) (5:49)
1.02 Parallels (keyboard) (5:57)
1.03 Parallels (instrumental) (4:10)
1.04 Parallels (vocals) (4:12)
1.05 Going For The One (1:35)
1.06 Awaken Part 1 (3:42)
1.07 Awaken Part 2 (7:37)
1.08 Turn Of The Century (2:44)
1.09 Wonderous Stories (3:48)
1.10 Harp Instrumental (4:30)
1.11 You Got A Lotta Nerve (1:36)
1.12 Steve Howe Jam (1:03)
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total playing time   46:45



notes:

  Those familliar with the Montreux studio sessions will understand
  the editing work which has gone into this project. The film includes
 a multitude of studio takes of varying lengths but probably averaging
  about 1 minute each - some considerably less, some rather more.
 These are fascinating, yet it can be quite frustrating when a take
 finishes and a lengthy discussion, a splice, or some other scene 
follows before the music resumes at a different point in the song
  
and/or different stage in a song's evolution.

Having found a 1 hour video with an exceptional stereo soundtrack
 a good 12 or so years ago, I couldn't resist trying out the digital
 editing functions on my new minidisc machine.  Augmenting the
  soundtrack with my old 120 min video, of lesser quality, I compiled
 everything down into some semblance of order.

 The result resembles sizeable chunks of total songs. Bear in mind
 that there are many sections missing making it impossible to truly
 produce a complete song: to be even this complete meant chopping and
 changing between what were obviously different recording sessions,
 culled from completely different sections of each video and combining
 patches between the two source videos.

 Digging out the minidisc today, I find myself amazed that it does
  
actually sound halfway coherent and indeed quite listenable.

  
- DD October 2009

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