''Lost Tapes of Opio'' is the tenth solo album by
Yes
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lead singer
Jon Anderson
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, released in 1996.
About the album
''Lost Tapes of Opio'' was originally a
music cassette
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-only release in 1996 of material recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was released through Anderson's Opio Foundation with proceeds going to
UNICEF
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.
Track listing
;Side one
#"Release"
#"Eireland"
#"Miraval"
;Side two
#"Longwalker Speaks"
#"Homage to Sun Ra"
#"Opio Symphony - The Heralding; Spring Dance Eternal; Earth Awakening"
All music performed by Jon Anderson.
Re-release
The album was re-released as ''The Lost Tapes of Opio'' on CD by Voiceprint as part of ''The Lost Tapes'' series in 2006 with a different track order:
#"Release" (27:24)
#"Homage to Sun Ra" (9:36)
#"Miraval" (8:21)
#"Eireland" (7:40)
#"Opio Symphony" (8:55) - 1st Movement: The Heralding; 2nd Movement: Spring Dance Eternal; 3rd Movement: Earth Awakening
#"Longwalker Speaks" (17:36)
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1996 albums
Jon Anderson albums