Yesoteric: Non-Chronicles (20 parts) & Chronicles (14 parts)
What is "Yesoteric"?

The Yesoteric Tape collection was a most laudable effort started by fans, through the Notes From The Edge e-mail newsletter as a reaction to bootsellers, in an effort to get the music to fans without filling the pockets of people not connected to the band. You can do a newsletter archival search on it at www.nfte.org to see how it all came about. Its purpose was to attempt to collect as many rare live tracks, B-sides, remixes, and the like in one obtainable collection.

One could say that it was truly one of the first organized attempts by Yes fans to help each other out, help all this great music get heard by people, and also undermine the bootleggers who sell for profit.

It was set up as strictly a "trade", or "Blanks and Postage / cover the costs" deal. No money was to be made off of it. There were voluntary semi-official "regional tape duplicators" at one time who could be contacted for full or partial sets.

But Yesoteric was not without its problems.

First off, the project quickly became unwieldy as it quickly grew to 25 tapes and eventually grew to at least 29. There may be more for all we know. If a duplicator received 10 requests, that required making 250 tapes! (Later, organized efforts were made to circulate Yesoteric 6 tapes at a time via trading tress)

Second, the internet was still a relatively new thing. There were a couple of cases of duplicators trying to charge money for the tapes or duplicators not seeing their obligations through. Frankly, given the tasks the duplicators were taking on (although they DID volunteer), it's understandable how they could quickly just look at the pile of tapes ahead of them with utter despair!! :-)

Also, CDRs were not too prevalent at the time, so the media for circulating these were tapes, thus, the guy who organized Yesoteric (Jeremy Weissenburger, a first class gentleman) was getting at LEAST 2nd generation copies, which were then copied for the regional duplicators who then passed them on to others who often passed them on. Thus, most people
received at least 4th generation tapes, if not worse, because in some cases the original sources were already high gen bootlegs.

However, some truly rare GEMS were unearthed...

In an attempt to mitigate the problem of circulating these via tape, one or more of the tape duplicators went through the effort of converting most of the best Yesoteric had to offer to MP3s and upload them to a website, hosted by Southside.org.

Alas, the band was NOT happy about this turn of events, due to the circulation of demos that were NOT intended for public consumption and which were in at least one case, stolen from a band member's home. Their management threatened a lawsuit and the site was taken down.

When NFTE became an official band fan site, NFTE decided to disavow themselves from Yesoteric altogether, even to the point of censoring any further mention of it in their newsletter. Most circulation of it from that point on was conducted via the newsgroup alt.music.yes, which is
a completely un-moderated forum. Most of what is on there is obtainable through better sounding sources anyway.

Apparently, there have been attempts to organize the 25-29 tape mishmash of material and organize the best of them into a CDR set.
This version follows the transformation into 9 MP3 CDs by Simon Funnell (15 November 2000): 20 non-chronicle parts and 14 chronicle parts.

Volume 1 - CD1 - Non-Chronicles 01 - B-sides & Remixes
01 Give & Take
02 Lift Me Up (a capella opening)
03 Rhythm Of Love (dance to the rhythm mix)
04 Love Will Find A Way (extended version)
05 Rhythm Of Love (move to the rhythm)
06 Big Generator (remix)
07 Love Will Find A Way (rise and fall mix)
08 Rhythm Of Love (the rhythm of dub)
09 Leave It (remix)
10 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (red & blue mix)
11 It Can Happen (remix)
12 Leave It (hello goodbye mix)

Volume 1 - CD1 - Non-Chronicles 02 - B-sides & Remixes
01 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (wondrous mix)
02 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (not fragile mix)
03 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (2 close to the edge mix)
04 Leave It (a capella)
05 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (move yourself mix)
06 Return Of The Fox
07 Total Mass Retain
08 Vultures In The City
09 I'm Alive
10 Birthright (live)
11 Promo Medley (hosted by Rick Wakeman)
12 Quartet
13 Let's Pretend
14 Live Medley

Volume 1 - CD1 - Non-Chronicles 03 - ABWH / Asia
01 She Walks Away (instrumental)
02 She Walks Away
03 It Must Be Love
04 Shot In The Dark
05 She Walks Away (instrumental 2)
06 Ride Easy
07 Lying To Yourself
08 Go (extended remix)
09 Gypsy Soul
10 Heat Of The Moment
11 The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
12 Who Will Stop The Rain? (1989)
13 Someday (1987 demo)
14 Heart Of Gold
15 Obsession

Volume 1 - CD1 - Non-Chronicles 04 - Related groups
01 Yes Medley
02 I Waited For You
03 All To Bring You Morning
04 The Hunter
05 Toe The Line
06 Say What You Will
07 Let's Pretend
08 Al Fin Voy a Encontrarte
09 Ritual Excerpt
10 Close To The Edge Excerpt
11 Witchi-Tai-Po

Volume 1 - CD2 - Non-Chronicles 05 - Yessolo / Yesduo 1
01 The Ancient excerpt
02 Roundabout (from Regis & Kathy Lee)
03 Bruford And Levin Duo
04 Paiste Soundpage Expose
05 Drum Solo (1983)
06 Video Star
07 Sharp On The Attack
08 Surface Tension
09 Mood For A Day
10 Ram
11 Second Initial
12 Country Medley
13 Clap
14 From A Place Where Time Runs Slow
15 Live Tracks (Yesfest 1991)

Volume 1 - CD2 - Non-Chronicles 06 - Yessolo / Yesduo 2
01 Make It Easy
02 Moving In
03 Changes
04 Hold On
05 Fools
06 Owner Of A Lonely Heart
07 1982 Bass demo
08 Temperament Of Mind
09 And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
10 Catherine Of Aragon
11 Gone But Not Forgotten
12 Soundtrack to the Sega game "Microcosm"

Volume 1 - CD2 - Non-Chronicles 07 - ABWH - Hunting Like The Dinosaurs
01 Themes
02 Fist Of Fire
03 Brother Of Mine
04 Birthright
05 Distant Thunder
06 Quartet
07 Themes II
08 Teakbois
09 Order Of The Universe
10 Let's Pretend
11 God With A Southern Accent (Vocals: Howe)
12 Without A Doubt (Vocals: Howe)
13 Big Love (Vocals: Howe)

Volume 1 - CD2 - Non-Chronicles 08 - ABWH - Dialogue
01 Instrumental Intro
02 Hold You In My Arms
03 Watching The Flags That Fly
04 Make Believe
05 Is It Love
06 Untitled Instrumental
07 Untitled
08 Santa Barbara
09 Touch Me Heaven
10 Axis Of Love
11 Untitled Instrumental 2
12 After The Storm
13 Prelude
14 Tall Buildings
15 Take The Water To The Mountain
16 To The Stars

Vol.1-CD1
01 - B-sides & remixes
1 Yes Give & Take Extra track 0:04:31
2 Yes Lift Me Up (a capella opening) Remix 0:05:28
3 Yes Rhythm Of Love (dance to the rhythm mix) Remix 0:07:01
4 Yes Love Will Find A Way (extended version) B-Side 0:07:21
5 Yes Rhythm Of Love (move to the rhythm) Remix 0:04:28
6 Yes Big Generator (remix) Remix 0:03:36
7 Yes Love Will Find A Way (rise and fall mix) Remix 0:05:42
8 Yes Rhythm Of Love (the rhythm of dub) Remix 0:08:01
9 Yes Leave It (remix) Remix 0:03:49
10 Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (red & blue mix) Remix 0:07:30
11 Yes It Can Happen (remix) Remix 0:04:08
12 Yes Leave It (hello goodbye mix) Remix 0:09:02
1:10:37

Vol.1-CD1
02 - B-sides & remixes / ABWH

1 Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (wondrous mix) Remix 0:05:16
2 Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (not fragile mix) Remix 0:04:39
3 Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (2 close to the edge mix) Remix 0:04:02
4 Yes Leave It (a capella) B-Side 0:03:18
5 Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (move yourself mix) Remix 0:04:24
6 Chris Squire and Alan White Return Of The Fox B-Side 0:03:57
7 Yes Total Mass Retain Miscellaneous 0:03:16
8 ABWH Vultures In The City B-Side 0:05:56
9 ABWH I'm Alive Single 0:03:25
10 ABWH Birthright (live) B-Side 0:06:52
11 ABWH Promo Medley (hosted by Rick Wakeman) Promo 0:13:03
12 ABWH Quartet Live Memphis, TN 29-07-89 0:09:29
13 ABWH Let's Pretend Live Memphis, TN 29-07-89 0:02:58
14 ABWH Live Medley Live 0:01:14
1:11:49

Vol.1-CD1
03 - ABWH / Asia
1 ABWH She Walks Away (instrumental) Demo 0:05:18
2 ABWH She Walks Away Demo 0:05:44
3 ABWH It Must Be Love Demo 0:05:52
4 ABWH Shot In The Dark Demo 0:00:39
5 ABWH She Walks Away (instrumental 2) Demo 0:05:00
6 Asia Ride Easy B-Side 0:04:27
7 Asia Lying To Yourself B-Side 0:04:05
8 Asia Go (extended remix) Remix 0:08:12
9 Asia Gypsy Soul B-Side 0:03:27
10 Asia Heat Of The Moment Live Rockline 0:02:05
11 Asia The Smile Has Left Your Eyes Live Rockline 0:02:29
12 Asia Who Will Stop The Rain? (1989) Demo 0:04:34
13 Asia Someday (1987 demo) Demo 0:06:05
14 Asia Heart Of Gold B-Side 0:04:37
15 Asia Obsession B-Side 0:04:49
1:07:23

Vol.1-CD1
04 - Related Groups
1 Dream Theater, with Steve HoweYes MedleyLive 0:13:27
2 Eddie Harris with Chris, Tony, AlanI Waited For YouMiscellaneous 0:05:48
3 John Harris All To Bring You Morning 0:14:09
4 GTR The Hunter Promo 0:04:49
5 GTR Toe The Line Live 0:05:10
6 Jon & Vangelis Say What You Will Demo 0:06:01
7 Jon & Vangelis Let's Pretend Demo 0:05:12
8 The Moody Blues with Patrick Moraz Al Fin Voy a Encontrarte Miscellaneous 0:05:59
9 Skyrvania Ritual Excerpt Live 0:01:16
10 Skyrvania Close To The Edge Excerpt Live 0:00:58
11 Topo D'Bill Witchi-Tai-Po 0:03:23
1:06:12

Vol.1-CD2
05 - Yessolo / Yesduo 1
1 ABWH The Ancient excerpt Live Memphis, TN 29-07-89 0:03:39
2 Bill Bruford & Steve Howe Roundabout (from Regis & Kathy Lee) Live 0:02:33
3 ABWH Bruford And Levin Duo Live 0:04:56
4 Bruford, Bill Paiste Soundpage Expose Promo 0:03:34
5 Bruford, Bill Drum Solo (1983) Live 0:02:03
6 Geoff Downes Video Star 0:02:20
7 Steve Howe Sharp On The Attack Live Night Of The Guitar 0:03:10
8 Steve Howe Surface Tension Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:03:07
9 Steve Howe Mood For A Day Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:03:14
10 Steve Howe Ram Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:02:31
11 Steve Howe Second Initial Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:03:09
12 Steve Howe Country Medley Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:04:37
13 Steve Howe Clap Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:03:19
14 GTR From A Place Where Time Runs Slow Live New Orleans 01-01-86 0:04:00
15 Steve Howe Live Tracks (Yesfest 1991) Live Yesfest 91, Philadephia 0:10:42
0:56:54

Vol.1-CD2
06 - Yessolo / Yesduo 2

1 Trevor Rabin Make It Easy Demo 0:05:59
2 Trevor Rabin Moving In Demo 0:05:21
3 Trevor Rabin Changes Demo 0:03:40
4 Trevor Rabin Hold On Demo 0:04:16
5 Trevor Rabin Fools Demo 0:05:24
6 Trevor Rabin Owner Of A Lonely Heart Demo 0:05:01
7 Chris Squire 1982 Bass demo Demo 0:01:18
8 Rick Wakeman Temperament Of Mind Live 0:04:23
9 Rick Wakeman And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor 0:03:09
10 Rick Wakeman Catherine Of Aragon 0:04:24
11 Rick Wakeman Gone But Not Forgotten Live 0:03:20
12 Rick Wakeman Soundtrack to the Sega game "Microcosm" Miscellaneous 0:18:17
1:04:32

Vol.1-CD2
07 - ABWH - Hunting Like The Dinosaurs
1 ABWH Themes Demo 0:05:49
2 ABWH Fist Of Fire Demo 0:03:21
3 ABWH Brother Of Mine Demo 0:09:57
4 ABWH Birthright Demo 0:05:47
5 ABWH Distant Thunder Demo 0:04:43
6 ABWH Quartet Demo 0:08:53
7 ABWH Themes II Demo 0:01:01
8 ABWH Teakbois Demo 0:07:44
9 ABWH Order Of The Universe Demo 0:08:38
10 ABWH Let's Pretend Demo 0:02:42
11 ABWH God With A Southern Accent (Vocals: Howe) Demo 0:04:00
12 ABWH Without A Doubt (Vocals: Howe) Demo 0:03:43
13 ABWH Big Love (Vocals: Howe) Demo 0:04:26
1:10:44

Vol.1-CD2
08 - ABWH - Dialogue
1 ABWH Instrumental Intro Demo 0:01:44
2 ABWH Hold You In My Arms Demo 0:07:30
3 ABWH Watching The Flags That Fly Demo 0:05:59
4 ABWH Make Believe Demo 0:04:48
5 ABWH Is It Love Demo 0:05:53
6 ABWH Untitled Instrumental Demo 0:02:32
7 ABWH Untitled Demo 0:05:30
8 ABWH Santa Barbara Demo 0:05:31
9 ABWH Touch Me Heaven Demo 0:03:26
10 ABWH Axis Of Love Demo 0:04:30
11 ABWH Untitled Instrumental 2 Demo 0:02:30
12 ABWH After The Storm Demo 0:03:59
13 ABWH Prelude Demo 0:00:18
14 ABWH Tall Buildings Demo 0:05:21
15 ABWH Take The Water To The Mountain Demo 0:04:38
16 ABWH To The Stars Demo 0:04:00
1:08:09