Its funny, I never play this album - it may go up for resale on Amazon....
Its funny, I never play this album - it may go up for resale on Amazon....
Remaster on the way from Esoteric:
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/...anded-edition/
I know the previous CD release had scathing reviews. This one mentions being from the 'Polydor master tapes' and has an extra B side.
This is great news as Animation is such a great record. There's nothing new here as Spider was a b side and also an extra on the previous release. If this is remastered from the original Polydor tapes then it will be worth buying for that reason alone. Such a shame it wont include a live disc such as the radio concert from Asbury Park; New Jersey. I have it on vinyl and it's a great show.
I'm speechless... I feel I've been waiting 35 years for this.
my vinyl doesn't sound to good anymore. this i hope will be a welcomed release.
+1. I'm all in for this one. My cassette of Animation gave up its ghost sometime in the 90s and I don't think I've listened to this great album since. I refrained from buying the Voiceprint reissue after reading all the bad reviews.
I remember recording an Animation tour show off the radio back in the day. I have no idea what ever happened to that tape but it was a very good show. I'm guessing that might have been Asbury Park.
I did a needle drop transfer of this from my audiophile friend's LP back in 2002. We used his high-dollar turntable, and it came out very nicely, I have to say. There were just a few minor clicks that had to be cleaned up here and there. Otherwise, I did no other processing except normalization since the first track, Olympia, was significantly louder than all of the others for some reason. I still pull this out from time to time to listen. Overall, it's a very good record. Not all of the songs work equally well, but there's no arguing about the superb musicianship on display, and Jon sounds simply wonderful.
I remember reading probably here that the THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MASTER TAPES were lost.
I recall vividly how we were all puzzling over Voiceprint's atrocious 2007 reissue of this album - brick-wall mastered after being transferred from a rather dodgy LP. I think it was Ken at Laser's Edge (?) who mentioned in amused bewilderment that he knew who actually had the "lost" master tapes and wondered why that person hadn't been contacted. It seems clear now that not a lot of sleuthing went on to actually locate the missing items. Glad to know that's finally being rectified. Animation certainly deserves a proper reissue.
Hmmm... I seem to recall that at the time of the VP reissue it was being reported that the tapes WERE available, but the parties involved couldn't come to an agreement on the licensing terms, so the needle drop was used. Jon apparently had also been given the opportunity to contribute financially to acquire the tapes but declined. This is all based on my somewhat foggy memory of the situation back then, so take it all with a boulder sized grain of salt!
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
Okay, I don't remember hearing that, but it sounds feasible.
It’s a good album, but the previous CD is literally the worst sounding release in my entire library so I’m definitely game for an improved version.
"It was a cruel song, but fair."-Roger Waters
Do we actually know who played on which track? I thought Stefano Cerri (and Guy Schiffman) were only on the tour.
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Yes, he did. I was curious who plays what on each track. Clempson and of course Sancious were on the US tour. One of the most amazing shows I ever saw.
But the earlier UK lineup was quite a bit different, with Christopher Rainbow, John Giblin, Morris Pert among others. And I know some of them play on this album as well.
From a Google Group, here was the live band for the 1982 tour:
Guitar - Clem Clempson (ex Humble Pie)
Keys - David Sancious (E-Street/Gabriel/Sting)
Bass -Stefano Cerri
Drums - Guy Schiffman
Here's a little info on the Animation tour from Wikipedia:
1982: Animation Tour
Typical setlist
"Ocean Song" (1976) (Olias of Sunhillow opening; audiotape played through the PA system)
"Sleight of Hand" (played at least one time on 30 July 1982 in Philadelphia) (Dave Sancious instrumental)
"State of Independence" (1981)
"Song of Seven" (1980) (Intro only) →
"The Friends of Mr Cairo" (1981)
"Instrumental#1"
"Yes medley #1" (including Close to the Edge (1972), Heart of the Sunrise (1971), Wonderous Stories (1977), And You and I (1972), Long Distance Runaround (1971), Close to the Edge (1972) reprise)
"Band introduction"
"A Play and Display of the Heart" (1976) (Dave Sancious instrumental)
"Animation" (1982)
"Surrender" (1982)
"All in a Matter of Time" (1982)
"Dave Sancious keyboards solo" →
"Soon" (1974)
"Yes medley #2" (including Perpetual Change (1971), I've Seen All Good People (1971), Yours Is No Disgrace (1971), Starship Trooper (1971), Awaken (1977))
"Instrumental#2" (Bass & drum solos → Animation jam)
"Roundabout" (1971)
"Olympia" (1982)
Date City Country Venue
North America
? June 1982 Pittsburgh United States
26 June 1982 Chelsea Canada Camp Fortune
2 July 1982 Long Beach United States Rumbleseat Theater
3 July 1982
5 July 1982 San Diego
12 July 1982 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
13 July 1982 Portland United States The Euphoria
15 July 1982 San Francisco Old Waldorf
16 July 1982 Pasadena Perkins Palace
18 July 1982 Phoenix
29 July 1982 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
30 July 1982 Philadelphia Mann Music Center
3 August 1982 Boston The Metro
4 August 1982 New York City The Palladium
6 August 1982 Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall
7 August 1982 Pittsburgh
12 August 1982 Quebec City Canada Grand Amphitheater
13 August 1982 Montreal Verdun Auditorium
17 August 1982 Atlanta United States Moonshadow Saloon
20 August 1982 Orlando Bob Carr Center
21 August 1982 Fort Lauderdale Sunrise Musical Theater
22 August 1982 Tampa Jai Alai Fronton Hall
25 August 1982 New Orleans Saenger Theater
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The recording I have there's a part of the show where Jon steps away and says he's gonna let the band jam for a bit.. perhaps that's the Sancious solo bits. The show I have is from Boston..
Jon Anderson and Animation
Jon Anderson- vocals and guitar
Clem Clemson- guitar
David Sancious- keyboards
Stephane Cerri- bass
Guy Shiffman- drums
the Metro
Boston, Mass.
August 3, 1982
performance quality A- (very good)
recording quality: B
source: master audience tape
runtime: 112:01
setlist:
disc 1 32:53
1: ? 16:06 (maybe 2 or 3 songs in a medley?)
2: the friends of Mr. Cairo 5:13
3: close to the edge 6:23
4: heart of the sunrise 5:09
disc 2: 79:07
5: wondrous stories 3:27
6: and you and I 3:14
7: long distance runaround 6:15
8: band introductions 1:09
9: a play and display of the heart 5:53
10: animation 10:43
11: surrender 6:48
12: perpetual change 4:21
13: all good people 4:59
14: yours is no disgrace 2:47
15: starship trooper 2:39
16: awaken excerpt 6:56
17: jam 8:15 (features bass and a drum solo)
18: roundabout 5:44
19: olympia 5:51
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/J...roBostonMA.asx
I guess they don’t have any radio live concerts available to put as bonus discs for a Deluxe version. That would be a big selling point for me
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