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Yes tales from topographic oceans vinyl.
It s not the kind of album that feels comfortable playing as a whole twice in the week.
Tales from topographic oceans was released in december 1973 to pretty universal condemnation by the music press.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1973 gatefold vinyl release of tales from topographic oceans on discogs.
Tales from topographic oceans is one of those niche albums like third and zeit that take a long time to grow on someone but once done it is a classic.
The 40 years since then have done nothing to soften those attitudes.
It is the first studio album to feature drummer alan white.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1973 gatefold pr vinyl release of tales from topographic oceans on discogs.
Presented as a double album with one track on each side its concept is based on singer jon anderson s interpretation of four shastric scriptures from a footnote in autobiography of a yogi by paramahansa yogananda.
I think it s fair to say that you need to be a committed yes fan to fully appreciate it.
Atlantic sd 2 908 format.