Yes –
Tormato
1978,
United Kingdom
00:41:09;
38M;
128JS;
20;
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Future times
- 6:44
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Don't kill the whale
- 3:56
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Madrigal
- 2:23
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Release, release
- 5:46
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Arriving UFO
- 6:03
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Circus of heaven
- 4:29
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Onward
- 4:02
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On the silent wings of freedom
- 7:46
Greg Allen - art direction [reissue @gapd], design [reissue @gapd]
Damion Anderson - vocals [6]
Jon Anderson - composed by [1.2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 1.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17], vocals, guitar [alvarez 10 string] [1.1, 8], guitar [alvarez 10-string] [5]
Brimson - photography
Roger Dean - design [logo]
Ginger Dettman - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Colin Elgie - artwork by [graphics]
Cory Frye - other [editorial supervision, reissue]
Leigh Hall - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Dan Hersch - remastered by
Hipgnosis - design [sleeve], photography
Steve Howe - composed by [9, 14, 1.1, 5, 16, 17], guitar [gibson les paul custom], vocals [1.1], guitar [gibson les paul custom, martin 00045], vocals [1.2], guitar [gibson 'the les paul'] [2, 7], guitar [spanish], vocals [3], guitar [fender broadcaster], vocals [4], guitar [gibson 'the les paul'], vocals [5], mandolin [gibson electric & acoustic], vocals [6], guitar [gibson 175d] [8]
Bill Inglot - reissue producer [sound produced by, cd], remastered by
Brian Kehew - mixed by [bonus tracks, tape review]
Brian Lane - executive producer
Karen LeBlanc - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Glenn A. Baker/Retna Ltd. - photography [additional]
Nigel Luby - engineer
David McLees - supervised by [reissue supervision]
April Milek - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Randy Perry - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Marc Salata - other [product manager, reissue]
Tim Scanlin - technician [project assistance, reissue]
Pete Schwier - engineer [assistant]
Chris Squire - composed by [7, 13, 1.1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 17], bass [harmonised rickenbacker], effects [bass pedals], vocals [1.1, 5], bass [harmonised rickenbacker], vocals [1.2, 8], bass [rickenbacker], piano, vocals [2], effects [bass pedals], vocals [3], bass [gibson thunderbird], vocals [4], bass [rickenbacker], vocals [6, 7]
Rick Wakeman - composed by [1.1, 3, 5, 10], synthesizer [birotron, polymoog], organ [hammond] [1.1, 1.2, 4], synthesizer [birotron & polymoog] [2], harpsichord [3], synthesizer [polymoog, birotron], piano [5], synthesizer [polymoog & birotron] [6], synthesizer [polymoog] [7], piano [rmi], synthesizer [birotron & polymoog] [8]
Alan White - composed by [1.1, 4, 10, 16, 17], drums, percussion [military snare drum], glockenspiel, crotales [1.1], drums [1.2, 2, 8], cymbal [cymbals], bells [bell tree], crotales [3], drums, percussion, vocals [4], drums, synthesizer [drum synthesizer], gong [gongs] [5], drums, crotales [6], vibraphone, crotales [7]
Steve Woolard - supervised by [reissue supervision]
Peter Woolliscroft - engineer [assistant]
Yes - arranged by, producer
Geoff Young - engineer
Neil Zlozower - photography [additional]
Tormato (tracks 1 to 8) was first issued as Atlantic #19202 (9/20/78).
Track 9 - Atlantic (UK) single #K11184 (8/78)
B-side of "Don't Kill The Whale" in the UK
Track 10 - first issued on YesYears, Atco #91644 (8/6/91)
Tracks 11 to 17 previously unissued.
Track 17 - early demo of "Does It Really Happen"
Recorded at Advision Studios, London.
Track 10 recorded at RAK Studios, London (3/31/78)
Mixing and additional recording at RAK Studios, London.
Special thanks to: Jake Berry, Sandy Campbell, Toby Errington, Pat Fairley, Jacki Field, Brenda Franklin, Jim Halley, Ray Jones, John Martin, Michael Tait, Claude Johnson Taylor and Nu Nu Whiting.
Rick Wakeman appears by courtesy of A&M Records.
Thanks to Damion James for being "a chip off the old block" on 6.
Yes Tor is situated two-and-a-half miles from Okenhampton, Devon in England, on a clear day, from the top, you can see far away places with strange sounding names.
Special thanks (Reissue): Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Clifford W. Loeslin and Don Williams.
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Elektra, R2 73794
Rhino Records (2), R2 73794
