JON ANDERSON (YES) Olias Of Sunhillow 1976 UK 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - MINT
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JON ANDERSON (YES) Olias Of Sunhillow 1976 UK 1st PRESS *COMPLETE* - MINT

JON ANDERSON
Olias Of Sunhillow

UK WARNER BROTHERS/ATLANTIC (K 50261 ) FIRST PRESSING (July 1976)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL UK COPY - BARLEY PLAYED AND LIKE NEW

RECORD: MINT both surfaces shine like new - plays with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: MINT as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT again, as-new - no seam splits

PRESSED WITH CUSTOM WB/ATLANTIC PICTURE LABELS
MATRIX: K 50261 A 11E / K 50261 B - 10
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN ORIGINAL TEXTURED CENTRE LOADING GATEFOLD WITH INTERNAL CARD PAGES “Printed and made in England by Gothic Press Ltd., London SE9 2EQ"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED INNER SLEEVE

Jon Anderson's first solo album, a progressive rock concept released in 1976, was the most successful of Yes' solo efforts, reaching #8 in the UK charts and breaking into the US Top 50.
The album tells the story of an alien race and their journey to a new world due to catastrophe.
Olias, the title character, is the chosen architect of the glider Moorglade, which will be used to fly his people to their new home.
Ranyart is the navigator for the glider, and Qoquaq is the leader who unites the four tribes of Sunhillow to partake in the exodus.

Inspired by the writings of Ver Stanley Alder, Jon Anderson developed an entire story around the idea of an interstellar exodus from Sunhillow, writing this album around the narrative (named for the spaceship's architect, Olias).
The idea may seem overly ambitious, but Anderson fills the record with enough magical moments to delight fans of Yes' mystic side.
The music is written and performed almost entirely by Anderson, who dubs vocals, plays guitar and harp, and adds percussion and the occasional synthesizer to flesh out his ideas so that at no point does the music lose its spellbinding effect for lack of sonic detail. Olias of Sunhillow is faithful to the spirit of Yes, though decidedly more airy than that band's visceral style -- its closest comparison would be Fragile's "We Have Heaven" or Going for the One's "Wondrous Stories" (which was clearly influenced by this record) on the vocal tracks, and Greek progressive electronic composer (and future Anderson collaborator) Vangelis on the instrumental tracks. Although the album is effective in its entirety, "Sound Out the Galleon," "Olias (To Build the Moorglade)," and "Solid Space" are some of the more memorable excerpts. The arrangements incorporate elements of the four tribes of Sunhillow, the most noticeable being Oriental elements that prefigure Vangelis' own China (especially on the opening "Ocean Song").
While there are several songs that could have easily fit in Yes' own catalogue, and the lyrics continue to mine the mystical musings that Yes fans had come to enjoy, Olias of Sunhillow is not the missing Yes album some might hope it to be, though it does prefigure the later Jon & Vangelis collaborations of the '80s.
If possible, pick up the LP version of this release, since the packaging is stunning and features terrific artwork by Dave Roe.

Side 1:
Ocean Song
Meeting (Garden Of Geda)
Sound Out The Galleon
Dance Of Ranyart
Olias (To Build The Moorglade)
Qoquaq Ën Transic
Naon
Transic Tö
Flight Of The Moorglade
Side 2:
Solid Space
Moon Ra
Chords
Song Of Search
To The Runner


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