Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973)
Tales From Topographic Oceans is a 1973 art rock album by Yes.
Tales from Topographic Oceans is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 7 December 1973 by Atlantic Records. It was the band's first studio release to feature drummer Alan White, who replaced founding member Bill Bruford in 1972. Singer Jon Anderson conceived the album's concept during the group's Close to the Edge Tour after reading a footnote in Paramahansa Yogananda's 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. The text summarised four categories of Hindu scriptures, the shastras, which address distinct fields of knowledge.
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What is Tales From Topographic Oceans about?
Tales from Topographic Oceans is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 7 December 1973 by Atlantic Records. It was the band's first studio release to feature drummer Alan White, who replaced founding member Bill Bruford in 1972. Singer Jon Anderson conceived the album's concept during the group's Close to the Edge Tour after reading a footnote in Paramahansa Yogananda's 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. The text summarised four categories of Hindu scriptures, the shastras, which address distinct fields of knowledge.
When was Tales From Topographic Oceans released?
Tales From Topographic Oceans was released in 1973.
Who made Tales From Topographic Oceans?
Tales From Topographic Oceans is by Yes.