Olias gets a rerelease
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Topic: Olias gets a rerelease
Posted By: chopper
Subject: Olias gets a rerelease
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 11:58
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This is the one I've been waiting for. According to the latest Prog magazine, Olias of Sunhillow is being rereleased around the end of Jan 2021 with a fully remastered CD and a DVD with a 5.1 upmix. The set will also contain the full artwork and lyrics (which are missing from my version).
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 12:18
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Good news. I suppose that Steven Wilson is doing the remixes. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: mwood
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 18:49
| Awesome - must buy! Even when I got rid of most of my vinyl in the 90s, I kept my original Olias LP because of the incredible artwork. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 11:05
| Nice. Perhaps at last I'll be getting that album. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 28 2020 at 06:54
It's a remaster, not a remix. Maybe Mr Wilson was too busy with his own album? The article says the original 24-track tapes were lost (what is it with record companies and tapes?) so they had to remaster from stereo masters.
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SteveG wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 03:08
| Never owned it so this will by my chance. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 04:13
| Jon Anderson's Official YouTube Channel:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0txF2R6T6ZPLCLMbGygm9g" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0txF2R6T6ZPLCLMbGygm9g |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 10:10
| I have it on vinyl but don't currrently own it on cd. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 16:52
Hi, Ohh goodness. I hope not ... he doesn't really have a good ear for strictly instrumental/orchestral material ... he is a rock guy ... not for "Olias of Sunhillow". The only folks I would accept for this would be the ones that work on the clean up and mixes for Klaus Schulze (see the DVD with Lisa for an example!!!), or Tangerine Dream ... but I would not think that SW is a good one for this album.
------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 20:16
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Great album!! I'm guessing my brother will be getting it, and we will be able to listen on his 5.1 system. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 30 2020 at 02:21
You'll be pleased to know then that it's not a remix and Mr Wilson is not involved
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Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: November 30 2020 at 02:53
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Thanks Chopper! That's great news. I've been trying to get hold of this one for quite a while, but it was simply unobtainable. I will definitely be getting it in January. ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 30 2020 at 03:24
Me too, I bought it on CD years ago but some
 at the record company decided they would only print the outside of the booklet, so you only got part of the story. Mind you the typeface was so small you couldn't read it anyway. Considering it's a concept album this is bordering on criminal imo. Looking forward to seeing some proper artwork, I have the original album in a frame on my toilet wall. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 30 2020 at 10:46
Hi, The stories have changed so much, and so little is known about this album ... Ex: It was one of the first things that Vangelis did with Jon, and the "sound" and quality in the album is almost completely Vangelis, and yet it is said that he did not play any of it, and then we learned that he was not going to replace RW in YES ... which would have been a massive coup, however, it was well known that Vangelis does not fly, and he does not travel a whole lot ... and just about lives, eats, drinks and sleeps in his studio composing day and night, and occasionally coloring the sound of the spoons so we can't find them on all of his albums! (no kidding!!! Interview for Heaven and Hell about his music!). I love this album and it is one of my top albums EVER ... and I hope that Vangelis finally says that he played on it, but there were too many rights issues everywhere for his name to appear on it, or something ever more stupid than that ... hurt creativity some more! It's like Jon couldn't even live his dream! Had to do the pop music and over done stuff instead! I'll get this, because I love the album, but I'm not sure it will make me feel any better. It's still an album with Vangelis for me! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 02:24
I wasn't aware Vangelis had anything to do with Olias. EDIT - according to Wikipedia, Vangelis has denied being involved - "After the album was finished, management of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Records" rel="nofollow - RCA Records informed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelis" rel="nofollow - Vangelis , a composer and keyboardist signed to the label at the time, of their dissatisfaction that he had played on Olias of Sunhillow without informing them. Vangelis denied any involvement on the album despite RCA having thought the keyboards on the album were performed in his style. Vangelis said: "I myself was very surprised it had my name on the thank you-list. Maybe I have influenced Jon, I don't know"
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 02:29
That's a relief! It's always good to have an album remastered, but I'm not generally a fan of remixed albums.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 13:06
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Thanks, I love that album! I always wished that Jon had performed the entire album live, this is as close as I experienced - I filmed this at a small, nice theater during his "Voice of Yes" tour. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 01 2020 at 21:36
Hi, I kinda think of this as a "little white lie" sort of thing ... no one around, does any music of the style and quality of Vangelis ... Either way ... it doesn't matter. It's a great album. Jon will likely spill the beans one day and we will know the truth. RCA records is like a bunch of idiots ... to refuse this collaboration ... totally insane! SPECIALLY considering how much work Jon and Vangelis went on to do after it. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 02 2020 at 10:35
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Not of any great circumstance to me as I always viewed Olias' as mundane in all its workings. I think it still holds the record though for the best selling Yes solo outing. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 23 2021 at 06:01
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https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/jon-anderson-olias-of-sunhillow-2-disc-remastered-expanded-edition/" rel="nofollow - Jon Anderson: Olias Of Sunhillow, 2 Disc Remastered & Expanded Edition - Cherry Red Records
Released March 26th
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 12 2021 at 08:12
| Just received my copy after a bit of a delay. You still need a magnifying glass to read the story on the cover but at least you get the whole thing and there's some interesting information in the booklet. Looking forward to hearing the 5.1 mix later. |