The Steve Wilson website is confirming the swirling rumors and rampant speculation that his next remix project will be Relayer, the late 1974 Yes classic. Relayer has been a beloved album for many years among Yes fans. Relayer is the first – and only – album to feature Patrick Moraz, the able successor to Rick Wakeman, who had departed after Tales Of Topographic Oceans, the misunderstood 1973 2LP Yes album.
Relayer contained just three songs, one of them (“The Gates Of Delirium”) over 21-minutes in length. Atlantic Records attempted to edit “To Be Over” and release it as a single. While a beautiful edit, it failed to capture fans as “Roundabout” had a few years earlier. But Yes fans didn’t need the single. They were good with the entire album.
The upcoming Wilson remix of Relayer will find the album being released in 5.1 surround, as well as high resolution stereo. According to the Wilson website, Relayer will be reissued as a CD/DVD-Audio digitpak, and a CD/BD-Audio (Blu-ray-Audio) mini-LP gatefold edition. Each album will contain the original artwork restored, a booklet with new notes, photos, and other assorted goodies, and bonus materials not announced at this time (although I’m sure the radio-edit of “To Be Over”, and other cool things are to be in there).
Relayer will be reissued on November 3. This new release celebrates the album’s 40th Anniversary.
The newly remixed Relayer can be pre-ordered (CD/BD-Audio here), and (CD/DVD-Audio here).
[Thanks, Bill!]
Whooooo!!!!!
Yippeee. My favorite Yes album. I was hoping this one would be on the SW list. I am so looking forward to hearing this in 5.1. Some parts are so dense that it will be awesome to hear it spread out.