Links added by Linda:

The Yes Album
April 14, 2014



CD/DVD-A Set
US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IS3EASY/?tag=imwan-20
UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IS3EASY/?tag=imwan-21

CD/Blu-ray Set
US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IS3E30Y/?tag=imwan-20
UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IS3E30Y/?tag=imwan-21

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Close To The Edge
November 11, 2013



CD/DVD-A Set
US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EG0MVR0/?tag=imwan-20
UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EG0MVR0/?tag=imwan-21

CD/Blu-ray Set
US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EG0MVMA/?tag=imwan-20
UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EG0MVMA/?tag=imwan-21

http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/ ... in-October

I have just been told it is okay to tell you all about this at long last - so here goes.

Featuring brand-new stereo & 5.1 mixes by Steven Wilson as well as some additional bonus material and the original stereo mix in glorious high resolution, "Close to the Edge" will be released in October this year. I cannot say too much more at this point in time, but will update this thread as & when I am able to do so.
This has been a very long time in the making, but well worth the wait - the new mixes sound absolutely glorious!

Will SACD be one of the available formats for this release?

Please say...YES.

My favorite Yes album in Surround? Wow!!!!

I think this calls for another years of Yes touring Close to the Edge in sequence!

Seriously, thanks for this news! I'd rather have the Wilson version than the gold disc I've been eyeing.

This stereo-only SACD is just three months old, and it's already being superceded?



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A93ENI8/?tag=imwan-20

Steven Wilson's version will probably leave Steve Hoffman's version in the dust ....

Here I go buying another copy of Close To The Edge. I have Steve Hoffman's on order too. yikes!

Linda...such a heretic you are! Don't let Hoffman catch you saying that!

These CD re-issues cover different markets. Some music fans hate re-mixes, some hate 5.1 mixes, some prefer only the original mixes. These 2 issues will please all buyers. I personally love 5.1 music when done right.

I'm irritated. I bought the AF. Yes, I agree with Linda, the Wilson (even in 2.0) will likely be superior to the Hoffman.

I salivate at hearing the powerful Rick Wakeman organ section with the "I get up, I get down" chorus in surround.

I am surprised Marshall at AF didn't have a license limitation that states they have xx # of months without competition like this. Either case, I will get this for a Steve Wilson 5.1 mix alone.

As for it being superior stereo mix, that remains to be seen (or heard in this case). Some his 2.0 mixes can be challenged (a la "Tarkus"). Of course its listener discretion.

Rick A.

Tarkus master tapes were not in great shape, Steve Wilson did a great job to get them sounding as good as they did.

Possibly true, but in the 10 to 15 years since ...

Do you have the MFSL of "Tarkus"?

Rick A.

There was rumor that Hoffman didn't have he original stereo master to work with. Does Wilson have it? Has it been found?

yes

Steven Wilson - Official page
A press release from Panegyric:

XTC and Yes to join the roster of acclaimed King Crimson reissues via the Panegyric label in 2013.

Panegyric, the label responsible for issuing DGM's acclaimed King Crimson 40th Anniversary Edition sets, has announced that it will be issuing new archive CD/DVD-A & CD/Blu-Ray editions by XTC starting with Nonsuch and Yes with Close To The Edge. Both albums will feature additional tracks and new stereo/surround sound mixes by Steven Wilson.

September:

XTC - Nonsuch - available in two editions - CD/DVD-A & CD/Blu-Ray.

Ape House will issue the first in a series of XTC releases with Hi-res stereo original mixes, new stereo & 5.1 mixes plus additional music & (on Blu-Ray) video footage.

October:

King Crimson - The Road to Red - Limited edition, multi CD, DVD-A/Blu-Ray boxed set.

DGM has assembled a set focusing on the final North American tour of 1974. Though edited portions of this tour was documented on 1992's The Great Deceiver, the bulk of The Road To Red is previously unreleased on CD and will include new hi-res transfers from original analogue tape mixes of complete, unedited concerts. Also included in the set is a new stereo mix of Red by Robert Fripp & Steven Wilson.

October:

Yes - Close to the Edge - available in CD/DVD-A & CD/Blu-Ray editions.

Panegyric will issue the first in a series of Yes releases with Hi-res stereo original mixes, new stereo & 5.1 mixes plus additional tracks.

News of further releases by all of the above bands to follow.

I need to save my money (Money: what's that??). Suspect I'll want the Red (hi res live1974 !!!!!!!) & the CTTE. Would be nice if they would offer a full value exchange on the Red 2 disc & AF Yes as a good will gesture.

Maybe even undistorted this time!

I salivate in hoping it's done right in 2.0 96/24. The Hoffman wasn't at all bad, but I have never heard this album with my ears quite the way I envision it in my mind. It's also possible it wasn't as well recordedas i'd like to thin, but Wilson seems to work wonders with that issue.