Rhino Announces Yes "Tales From Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition)"
12CD/2LP/BLU-RAY BOXED SET INCLUDES NEWLY REMASTERED 1973 ALBUM PLUS UNRELEASED STUDIO AND LIVE RECORDINGS
press release: (November 5, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) One of the most ambitious albums in rock history, Yes’ Tales from Topographic Oceans arrives February 6 from Rhino as a Super Deluxe Edition boxed set.
The massive collection spans 12 CDs, 2 LPs, and a Blu-ray and features a newly remastered version of the original double album on both CD and vinyl; rarities; previously unreleased studio and live recordings; and several new mixes by Steven Wilson, including a Dolby Atmos version.
The collection is available to pre-order HERE. Rhino.com will have an exclusive bundle of Tales From Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition) with a 12x12 Tales litho numbered and signed by Roger Dean, limited to 500.
To preview the set, the single edit for “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” is out digitally today. Listen HERE.
The origins behind Tales from Topographic Oceans trace back to a footnote in Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, which inspired Jon Anderson to imagine a four-part musical journey through ancient Hindu scriptures. That concept took shape across four side-long compositions: “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance of the Dawn),” “The Remembering (High the Memory),” “The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun),” and “Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil).”
To capture the album’s structural and spiritual ambition, Anderson (vocals), Steve Howe (guitar), Chris Squire (bass), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), and Alan White (drums) worked with longtime producer Eddy Offord at London’s Morgan Studios, using Britain’s first 24-track console. Released December 7, 1973, Tales from Topographic Oceans topped the U.K. album chart and reached #6 in the U.S., where it earned a Gold certification.
The new Super Deluxe Edition reveals deeper dimensions of the project with previously unreleased in-progress versions of all four album tracks, providing rare insight into the creation of Yes’ most audacious work.
The set’s live material was recorded early in the tour for Tales and includes previously unreleased performances of all four album tracks, along with earlier favorites “And You And I” and “Close To The Edge.” The shows include Zürich (April 21, 1974), Manchester (November 28, 1973), and Cardiff (December 1, 1973).
When the album came out, it took time for some fans and critics to catch up with the band, as writer Syd Schwartz of Jazz & Coffee recalls in the set’s liner notes. “Consensus was never the point,” he says. “Tales from Topographic Oceans will continue to be debated, dismissed, defended, and rediscovered. Its resistance to easy categorization is not a failure—it’s the reason it endures. It’s a vast, unknowable ocean of sound and spirit. And it still hasn’t finished revealing itself.”
Schwartz also notes the album would be a turning point for the future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inductees and GRAMMY® winners: “Without Tales, there’s no Relayer. No pivot to leaner, sharper structures in the later ’70s. No map gets drawn without first pushing the edges of the known world — and Tales is where Yes did exactly that.”
TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)
CD Track Listing
Disc 1: Original Album Remastered
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)”
2. “The Remembering (High The Memory)”
Disc 2: Original Album Remastered
1. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)”
2. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)”
Disc 3: Steven Wilson 2026 Remixes
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)”
2. “The Remembering (High The Memory)”
Disc 4: Steven Wilson 2026 Remixes
1. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)”
2. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)”
Disc 5: Steven Wilson 2026 Instrumental Mixes
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)”
2. “The Remembering (High The Memory)”
Disc 6: Steven Wilson 2026 Instrumental Mixes
1. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)”
2. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)”
Disc 7: Rarities
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” – Single Edit
2. “The Remembering (High The Memory)” – Single Edit
3. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” – Single Edit
4. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” – Single Edit 1
5. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” – Single Edit 2
6. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” – Version 1
7. “The Remembering (High The Memory)” – In Progress
8. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” – In Progress
Disc 8: Rarities
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” – In Progress *
2. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” – In Progress 2 *
3. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” – In Progress 2 *
Disc 9: Rarities
1. “The Remembering (High The Memory)” – In Progress 2 *
2. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” – In Progress *
3. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” – Version 2
Disc 10: Live 1973
Live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England (11/28/73)
1. “The Remembering (High The Memory)” *
2. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” *
Live at Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales (12/1/73)
3. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” *
4. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” *
Disc 11: Live at Hallenstadion Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (4/21/74)
1. “And You And I” *
I. “Cord Of Life”
II. “Eclipse”
III. “The Preacher The Teacher”
IV. “Apocalypse”
2. “Close To The Edge” *
I. “The Solid Time Of Change”
II. “Total Mass Retain”
III. “I Get Up I Get Down”
IV. “Seasons Of Man”
3. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)” *
Disc 12: Live at Hallenstadion Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (4/21/74)
1. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)” *
2. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)”
Blu-ray
2026 Dolby Atmos Mix
2026 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA
2026 Stereo Remix
2026 Stereo Remaster
2026 Instrumental Mix
LP 1: Original Album Remastered
Side One
1. “The Revealing Science Of God (Dance Of The Dawn)”
Side Two
1. “The Remembering (High The Memory)”
LP 2: Original Album Remastered
Side One
1. “The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)”
Side Two
1. “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)”
* Previously Unreleased
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