It was the album on which YES emerged as the ensemble the masses know and love, a team of virtuosi, and attained genuine greatness. Once Rick Wakeman joined Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe and Bill Bruford, the sky was the limit for the band, and not for nothing 1972’s “Fragile” contained such pieces as “We Have Heaven” and “South Side Of The Sky” as well as, of course, “Heart Of The Sunrise” that would become their tour de force on stage. There have been quite a few reissues of the classic over the years, yet what will appear on June 28th is bound to be its definitive, if rather flawed, compilation.
Just like “The Yes Album” which got turned into a box set in 2023, the super deluxe edition of its follow-up is comprised of four CDs, Blu-ray and LP – the vinyl increasing price and putting off those not too interested having mixed formats under a single cover, especially when original pressings are not difficult to find, and surround mixes indulging audiophiles – but there’s much less previously unheard material here. Most of these cuts, including Steven Wilson‘s variants, are available elsewhere, so acquiring the new expansion feel far from mandatory even for fans.
Fragile:
Deluxe Edition
CD 1 – Original Album Remastered:
1. Roundabout
2. Cans And Brahms
3. We Have Heaven
4. South Side Of The Sky
5. Five Per Cent For Nothing
6. Long Distance Runaround
7. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
8. Mood For A Day
9. Heart Of The Sunrise
CD 2 – Remixes & Instrumentals
2024 Remixes:
1-9 – as on CD 1
10. We Have Heaven (Reprise)
2024 Instrumental mixes:
11. Roundabout
12. We Have Heaven
13. South Side Of The Sky
14. Long Distance Runaround
15. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
16. Heart Of The Sunrise
17. We Have Heaven (Reprise)
CD 3 – Rarities:
1. Roundabout (U.S. single edit)
2. Long Distance Runaround (U.S. single edit)
3. All Fighters Past (Steven Wilson mix)
4. South Side Of The Sky (early take)
5. Roundabout (rehearsal take/early mix)
6. Mood For Another Day
7. We Have Heaven (full version – Steven Wilson mix)
8. South Side Of The Sky (early version – Steven Wilson mix)
9. Long Distance Runaround (Steven Wilson edit) *
10. Heart Of The Sunrise (Steven Wilson edit) *
11. America
12. Roundabout (early rough mix)
13. We Have Heaven (acapella – Steven Wilson mix)
CD 4 – More Rarities & Live:
1. Five Per Cent For Nothing” (alternate version) *
2. Heart Of The Sunrise” (alternate version) *
3. Long Distance Runaround/The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (alternate version)*
4. The Dean
5. America (Instrumental) *
Live at the Academy of Music, NYC (2/19/72):
6. Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)” *
7. Perpetual Change *
8. Yours Is No Disgrace *
* previously unreleased
Blu-ray:
⦁ 2024 Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos mix
⦁ 2024 5.1 mix DTS-HD MA
⦁ 2024 Stereo Remix
⦁ 2024 Stereo Remaster
⦁ 2024 Instrumental mix
of:
1. Roundabout
2. Cans And Brahms
3. We Have Heaven
4. South Side Of The Sky
5. Five Per Cent For Nothing
6. Long Distance Runaround
7. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
8. Mood For A Day
9. Heart Of The Sunrise
10. We Have Heaven (Reprise)
11. America
