Steven Wilson Yes Close To The Edge in Dolby Atmos (out in March!)

[Petr Kropotkin]

I work a 50+ hour work week as a practicing anesthesiologist, and the only opportunity I get to read the form is the highlights from the daily email in between cases....

Careful, you don't want to hear what four Yorkshiremen would say about that.

 

[Quadkid]

The best 5.1 mix of BSS is on the 2000 DVDA from Rhino. It also has a bonus track of Lucky Man in 5.1. It's been a while since I listened to it, but I thought the later Jakko mix was generally pretty good up until the last track. The mix of Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression is unaccountably missing the voice of the computer during the climactic confrontation - you can only hear a very faint echo of it in the other channels - which pretty much destroys the point of the track. That glaring error doesn't reflect well on Jakko and/or whoever was doing QC for that release.

The entire ELP catalog needs to be revisited in Atmos, but only if a good mixing engineer is given a free hand to make their own decisions. Apparently there are a lot of alternate track/takes to choose from.

I have that disc and just pulled it from my shelf to re-listen! Thanks for the reminder! I agree someone needs to “rework” the whole ELP catalogue!

 

[pakerney]

The same thing also applied to SACD players. I'd ask about them, and from the look on their faces, I could hear the crickets.

Reminds me of an experience I had when I was auditioning new speakers at my favourite store. I had told the salesman that I was bringing some favourite DVD-A's and SACD's to audition. I was assured that all necessary analogue cables would be in place before I arrived. When silence only was heard from the 7.1 source, my salesman checked the connections to discover that the interconnects were removed. Upon investigation, we found that a younger salesman discovered them there, decided that they were unnecessary and redundant, and removed them from the setup. When my guy started explaining to the younger guy, that guy did not know what my guy was talking about. And this when DVD-A's were still being sold in local stores.

 

[rtbluray]

here we go!
https://fb.watch/x68NDo9M0a/

ANNOUNCING YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE (SUPER DELUXE EDITION), unveiling a deeper dive into their massively influential fifth full-length album.
The Super Deluxe Edition a newly remastered version of the original album on both CD and vinyl, rare and unreleased recordings. A Blu-ray disc completes the collection with Steven Wilson's 2025 mixes, including the album in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA.
Today, enjoy "Siberian Khatru (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72)", from the previously unreleased Live at the Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72 recording which captures the group in their prime while on tour supporting the album. Listen Links: https://lnk.to/SKLATR
The box set arrives with 5CDs / 1LP/ 1 Blu-Ray Disc, out everywhere on March 7th, but pre-order is available today.
Pre-save/Pre-order Links: https://lnk.to/YesCTTE

 

[nikomen]

here we go!
https://fb.watch/x68NDo9M0a/

ANNOUNCING YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE (SUPER DELUXE EDITION), unveiling a deeper dive into their massively influential fifth full-length album.
The Super Deluxe Edition a newly remastered version of the original album on both CD and vinyl, rare and unreleased recordings. A Blu-ray disc completes the collection with Steven Wilson's 2025 mixes, including the album in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA.
Today, enjoy "Siberian Khatru (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72)", from the previously unreleased Live at the Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72 recording which captures the group in their prime while on tour supporting the album. Listen Links: https://lnk.to/SKLATR
The box set arrives with 5CDs / 1LP/ 1 Blu-Ray Disc, out everywhere on March 7th, but pre-order is available today.
Pre-save/Pre-order Links: https://lnk.to/YesCTTE

I only can find a stream of it from Amazon and not a physical release to pre-order. Have you seen a place to preorder the physical set?

 

[rtbluray]

I only can find a stream of it from Amazon and not a physical release to pre-order. Have you seen a place to preorder the physical set?

https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-st...e-edge-super-deluxe-lp5cdbd/603497820689.html

 

[nikomen]

https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-st...e-edge-super-deluxe-lp5cdbd/603497820689.html

Thx! Just ordered it.

 

[H.A.L.]

Might wait to order until the Quadios come out in February -- I'm two cents under free shipping .

 

[stoopid]

Just a reminder for anyone not wanting/needing the Atmos mix, the comparable Fragile super deluxe (atmos) box is at $40 when on sale. Will they print less of these? Maybe, maybe not. Let one's wallet be the guide.

 

[andyp]

Can you imagine getting the CTE and TLLDOB Atmos in one year? Pinch me.

I just saw this. What is TLLDOB?

 

[jsulzinger]

I just saw this. What is TLLDOB?

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

 

[sjcorne]

Just a reminder for anyone not wanting/needing the Atmos mix

This one might hold more appeal than the last two releases for non-Atmos fans, since the stereo & 5.1 mixes were completely rebuilt from scratch (like on the recent Crimson Larks and Red reissues). They're not just slightly-tweaked versions of the 2013 remixes.

 

[GOS]

Just a reminder for anyone not wanting/needing the Atmos mix, the comparable Fragile super deluxe (atmos) box is at $40 when on sale. Will they print less of these? Maybe, maybe not. Let one's wallet be the guide.

For the record my wallet has no say in the matter.

 

[nikomen]

For the record my wallet has no say in the matter.

I got you GOS!

 

[par4ken]

since the stereo & 5.1 mixes were completely rebuilt from scratch

Is that good or bad? I've never been a fan of stereo remixes and I like the original 5.1 mix! I have several versions of Close To The Edge already, to plunk down more cash I would have to know that the new surround mix(s) are significantly better. Better to me would require the mix to be even more immersive!

 

[omega4]

Today, enjoy "Siberian Khatru (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72)", from the previously unreleased Live at the Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72 recording which captures the group in their prime while on tour supporting the album.

Thanks for the heads-up. I have resisted the two previous special editions as I don't have an Atmos capable system, except via headphones from my mobile/cell phone and I cannot justify the cost of the box set for the compromised version of Atmos that I do have.

However, I am going to have to shell out for this Close To The Edge release because of the live at the Rainbow album as I was at that gig. Until now Yessongs was the only way to hear any of the (two) songs from the Rainbow but issuing the whole concert is a totally unexpected and very welcome surprise. I now have Siberian Khatru to listen to in the meantime which is a great taster. Is it my imagination or is this recording way better than the Yessongs version, albeit from a different gig? Just checked and...yes it is! It will be interesting to hear and compare Close To The Edge and Starship Trooper as they are the two songs from this performance on Yessongs.

 

[ssully]

This version finally includes the far superior 'dry' mix of 'America', of which I never thought I'd see an official digital release in my lifetime. I guess I'm going to pay $100 for that.

(well, that, and the complete Rainbow Dec 15 1972 show)

The Steven Wilson 'do overs' series continues; I wonder if he will get Close to the Edge right this time?

 

[rtbluray]

amazon placeholder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT1M6MYD/

 

[rtbluray]

for those in the UK, or those who prefer ordering from the Shed: https://burningshed.com/yes_close-to-the-edge-super-deluxe_boxset

 

[srbjab]

At least it's the same list price as the previous super-deluxe titles. I would expect this one to sell more copies since it's widely considered to be the best and most iconic Yes album, so a greater chance of it selling out. Can only hope that Steven Wilson has been able to work the same kind of magic with the Atmos mix that he did for The Yes Album and Fragile - I was not that impressed with his earlier 5.1 of CTTE. It also looks like they have slightly increased the amount of extra/rare material, but as far as I can tell the Blu-ray is just as stingy as in the previous releases. And the vinyl is dead weight, of course. Will definitely be scouring the retailers for best price. At least this is a slightly better value for money than The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, but that's a pretty low bar for these inflated packages.