YES - HIGH VIBRATION - hybrid SACD box*

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPCR-14663

Catalog No. WPCR-14663​

Number of discs 16​

Item weight 1620g​

Label/Distributor Warner Music Japan​

37,905yen (39,800yen Tax incl.)

Description

Collector's box set of YES includes their complete 13 albums (15 discs) and a bonus disc featuring SACD Hybrid and remastering in 2013. Also includes a description and lyrics. Included albums:

"Yes (1969)," "Time and a Word (1970)," "The Yes Album (1971)," "Fragile (1971)," "Close to the Edge (1972)," "Yessongs (1973) ," "Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)," "Relayer (1974)," "Going for the One (1977)," "Tormato (1978)," "Drama (1980)," "90125 (1983)," and "Big Generator (1987)."

 

and the auto translation of the japanese description:

" YES: HIGH VIBRATION [limitededition], [HybridSACD]/ Yes
The ultimateYES,finally released! Jesus, the ultimate carve theirnames forever theworld of rockbrand. Perfect height of all original album until 1987's "biggenerator" from1969, Jesus"Jesus first album"launched from the ATLANTIC and playing power to charm applied hugely popular live Edition"Yes songs"(1973 works),complete collection of all albums 13 CD 15 in SACD/CD hybrid model collectors box! Bonus disc that included a valuable instrument as the award onlybox(SACD/CD) with fully production qualified 16disc BOX!

[The album]■
Jesusalbum(1969works)■time and a word(1970works)■Jesusalbum(1971works)■fragile(1971works)■crisis(1972works)■Yessongs(1973works)■tales from topographicoceans(1973works)■リレイヤー(1974works)■ultimate(1977works)■トーマト(1978works)■drama(1980works)■lonelyheart(1983works)■biggenerator(1987Pieces)-2013latestmastering-newexplanation,lyrics,translated lyrics"

 

another remaster? wasn't there just a yes shm-cd box in japan?

 

Jeeesuuuss!!! (Carl Anderson would sing it better)

 

Change "Jesus" to Yes.

 

Given the recent Yes remasters (I haven't heard the SHM-CDs), the name "High Vibration" worries me.

37,905 yen is $380 USD. $23.75 USD per disc. Not too bad. Hopefully they get the mastering right.

 

Now you're in trouble. Remember what John Lennon said lol

 

I'd prefer Murray Head.

 

me too

so if Todd is God...
and Yes is Jesus...

 

Kanye is Yeezus!

 

Is it only the bonus disc that is the CD/SACD Hybrid ?

 

That's kinda the way it reads but who knows? This would be way out of my price range anyway considering what most Japanese releases usually cost. Would be nice to get all (or most of) these titles in SACD format one by one thru AF & Mofi.

 

If Steve could tell us if he is going to master more Yes albums, he would save us a lot of money.

 

It says at Amazon that it is a 13 album (+ bonus disc) on 15 disc hybrid SACD set.

EDIT: It says it is 16 CDs in product details. I guess it is 13 albums on 15 discs + 1 bonus disc.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00DP4M6FK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AN1VRQENFRJN5

 

It's about $400 U.S.

 

That's the plan.

I don't know what to think. It is a pretty sure bet that Steve's versions will sound better than those, but he might not get to work on all the albums...

If those SACDs are just transfers of the HDTracks masterings, then it is settled.

 

I don't have SACD playback anymore anyway, and that's a lot of cash that could be better spent on whatever materializes out of the Steve Wilson involvement in the Yes camp. I would love a King Crimson style series.

 

wow, I will probably order this although it is a crazy move

 

The later albums barely cut it for me. Prog rock past its prime. I'll pass...

 

For better or worse, according to this track listing this new set ditches most of the bonus tracks that had previously been on the Yes reissues and adds a selection of them to the 16th bonus disc.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPCR-14663

Running the track listing for the bonus disc through a translator, it looks like we get:
SOMETHING'S COMING
DEAR FATHER
ROUNDABOUT
AMERICA
TOTAL MASS RETAIN (single version)
SOON (single edit)
ABILENE
RUN THROUGH THE LIGHT (single version)
RUN WITH THE FOX
OWNER OF A LONELY HEART (move yourself mix)
LEAVE IT (single Remix)
BIG GENERATOR (Remix)

I think I'll pass...

 

My first Yes experience was 90125 when I was 13, so it is still my favorite Yes album. With this crowd, I'd better .

 

I'd obviously love to have the bonus tracks tacked on the end of each disc as before, but I'll still consider this set if all the discs are SACDs.

 

Probably not.

 

It's my favorite to Keith. Bought it for Owner of Lonely Heart and now it's probably my least favorite track on the album. It also started me on getting the older albums.