{"product_id":"magnification-cassette","title":"Magnification: Cassette","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York, NY (August 7, 2026) – Mercury Studios commemorates the 25th anniversary of legendary progressive rock band Yes’s 2001 album Magnification with a dynamic half-speed remaster, available September 18. Combining the Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame band’s signature progressive rock sound with sweeping symphonic arrangements, Magnification will be released on vinyl for the first time as a 2LP set, alongside a limited-edition 500-unit cassette release available in the U.S. and U.K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in September 2001, Magnification is Yes’s 19th studio album and the first recorded as a four-piece, featuring the classic core lineup of Jon Anderson (lead vocals, MIDI guitar), Chris Squire (bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Can You Imagine”), Steve Howe (acoustic, electric \u0026amp; pedal steel guitars, backing vocals), and Alan White (drums, piano, backing vocals). There was no dedicated keyboard player on the sessions, and perhaps the harmonic freedom this provided inspired an adventurous musicality that harkened back to the band’s early days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompositions such as “Dreamtime” and “In the Presence Of” feature extended instrumental sections, while songs including “Can You Imagine” and “Time Is Time” reflect Yes’s post-1980s pop sensibility. Seamlessly woven throughout the album are ambitious orchestral arrangements performed by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra under the direction of three-time Emmy Award-winning film composer Larry Groupé. Magnification marked only the second time Yes had recorded with a full orchestra, following 1970’s Time and a Word. The band supported the album with its acclaimed Yessymphonic Tour, where songs including the “Magnification,” “Don’t Go,” and “In the Presence Of” were brought to life with a full orchestra onstage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagnification also represents a pivotal chapter in the band’s history. Keyboardist Igor Khoroshev had departed the previous year, Rick Wakeman would return to the band in 2002, and Magnification ultimately became founding member Jon Anderson’s final studio album with Yes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIDE A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Magnification\u003cbr\u003e2 Spirit of Survival\u003cbr\u003e3 Don't Go\u003cbr\u003e4 Give Love Each Day\u003cbr\u003e5 Can You Imagine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIDE B\u003cbr\u003e1 We Agree\u003cbr\u003e2 Soft As a Dove\u003cbr\u003e3 Dreamtime\u003cbr\u003e4 In the Presence Of\u003cbr\u003e5 Time Is Time\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49976607211762,"sku":"7573234","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/2_65.png?v=1787644347","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/magnification-cassette","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}