Jon Anderson
Olias Of Sunhillow
Mobile Fidelity
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Jon Anderson / Olias of Sunhillow (Original Master Recording)
(Mobile Fidelity 180g 33RPM LP)
Jon Anderson’s 1976 solo debut Olias of Sunhillow is an ambitious concept album that transforms the Yes singer’s progressive-rock imagination into a fully realized cosmic journey. Inspired by a tale of four tribes escaping the destruction of their home planet, Anderson wrote, performed, and produced the entire album himself, layering synthesizers, guitars, sitar, harp, percussion, flutes, keyboards, and dozens of other instruments into lush, otherworldly soundscapes.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich for its 50th anniversary, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 33RPM LP is strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies and marks the album’s first audiophile vinyl edition. Pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, the reissue delivers exceptional clarity, imaging, and detail while its elaborate Stoughton packaging faithfully recreates the original gatefold jacket with an inner hinged panel, embossed textures, intricate artwork, lyrics, and credits.
Grand in scope and meticulously constructed, Olias of Sunhillow blends progressive rock, psychedelia, ambient textures, and fantastical storytelling into one of Anderson’s most distinctive works. Its dense instrumentation and immersive production reward close listening, while the elaborate visual presentation completes the album’s singular sci-fi vision.
