Why No Rhino Remaster of Yessongs?

[pauli]

Here's one for you SuperInsaneYesFans who know all and see all: Since Rhino has been re-mastering the Yes albums more or less in order, what happened to Yessongs?
The Gastwirt version is okay, especially compared to putting my old LPs on the old turntable, but based on what they have done with the other albums I would imagine that Rhino could do a great clean-up on Yessongs. And I wouldn't even need bonus tracks on this one to get another copy!
And I guess this question could be extended to Yesshows, although I'd like more tracks this time...

Cheers - Paul

[stevepenn]

Great question. I've been wondering the same.

[yessongs72]

Could it be the "Live Boxset" that rhinhole is scheduled to release.I believe the release date is this summer,I may be wrong on the release date. I do believe that this is why.Then again,I still wonder why everything is being remastered again,$$$.

[Full Tilt Boogie]

Did we ever get an answer, update or resolution to this question?

Has Rhino gone ahead and done the job, or are we still awaiting Yessongs from them?

[CybrKhatru]

Rhino has not done a remaster of this (or Yesshows) and I don't think they have come forth with an explanation.

However...and I understand this is a minority opinion, I quite like the way Yessongs sounds on CD. All you have to do is boost up the bass and treble a bit on your stereo and voila! Yessongs sounds a lot better....either the original release or the 1994 remaster.

[relayeire]

Rhino has not done a remaster of this (or Yesshows) and I don't think they has come forth with an explanation.

However...and I understand this is a minority opinion, I quite like the way Yessongs sounds on CD. All you have to do is boost up the bass and treble a bit on your stereo and voila! Yessongs sounds a lot better....either the original release or the 1994 remaster.


so let me get this straight - if I turn up the bass on that CD I'll hear violas? I'm sure it's just a Mellotron you're hearing, mate!

[CybrKhatru]

so let me get this straight - if I turn up the bass on that CD I'll hear violas? I'm sure it's just a Mellotron you're hearing, mate!

You may be right. I may be crazy. :xolicon42:

[relayeire]

You may be right. I may be crazy. :xolicon42:

but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for...

[gathernear]

Yessongs wasn't that well recorded in the first place. If they futzed with the sound too much, it would only sound worse. I love it the way it is.

[Doctor Flang]

Yessongs wasn't that well recorded in the first place. If they futzed with the sound too much, it would only sound worse. I love it the way it is.

I think the japanese vinyl replica HDCD is the best version so far IMHO. And that isn't too good, either...

There have always been some curious sonic flaws on Yessongs. On the intro of "Siberian Khatru" the sound squashes between both speakers, and the over-use of the boomy ambience sound is making the whole mix a bit echoey messy. And i don't like the phasing effect at all on "All Good People".

Remix, please!

[flatopfreak]

It seems around 94 they Atlantic remastered everything through Classic Yes.

I still have the original version of Yessongs on CD from 87.

Yessongs, Yesterdays, Yesshows, Classic Yes, and Big Generator missed the 03-04 remastering.

I wish they would remaster. I would buy some of them.

[Andrea YouAndI]

I only have Yessongs on LP, because at the time I didn't want to spend $30 for the CD packages I saw. What's the best-sounding American CD version available?