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''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' is the sixth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released as a concept double album in December 1973 on Atlantic Records. Its concept is based on singer Jon Anderson's interpretation of four classes of Hindu scripture, collectively named the shastras, based on a footnote he found in ''Autobiography of a Yogi'' by Paramahansa Yogananda during the ''YesSongs'' tour. Anderson and Howe then developed the themes and instrumentation as the tour progressed. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman disagreed with the direction the band took and spent little time writing and recording with them. ''Tales from Topographic Oceans'' was a commercial success upon its release; it is the first UK album to qualify for Gold certification based on pre-orders. The album reached No. 1 in the UK for two weeks and peaked at No. 6 in the US. The album is noted for the mostly negative critical reception it received and its symbol of progressive rock excess with its detailed concept and lengthy songs. The disagreements the album caused within the band resulted in Wakeman's departure from the band to resume a solo career after the album's 1973–74 supporting tour. ==Background== On 19 July 1972, when work on Yes's fifth studio album ''Close to the Edge'' was complete, drummer Bill Bruford left the band to join King Crimson.〔Watkinson, p. 107〕 His replacement was Alan White, who had three days to learn the band's repertoire prior to their ''Close to the Edge'' tour, which included a single group rehearsal. ''Close to the Edge'' was released in September 1972 to great commercial and critical success. The tour, which ran from July 1972 to April 1973, saw Yes perform across North America, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. Besides White, the line-up during this time included singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The idea for the album's concept came about in March 1973 in Anderson's hotel room in Tokyo during the Japanese leg of the ''YesSongs'' tour. He was looking for a theme for a "large-scale composition" for an album and found himself "caught up in a lengthy footnote on page 83" of ''Autobiography of a Yogi'' by Paramahansa Yogananda that described four classes of Hindu scripture, collectively named the shastras.〔Welch, p. 141〕 Anderson was introduced to Yogananda's work at Bruford's wedding reception by Jamie Muir, then the percussionist for King Crimson, on 2 March 1973.〔Bruford, p. 72〕 When the tour progressed to the United States in April, Anderson described the concept to Howe who took a liking to the idea of four "interlocking" pieces of music based around the concepts the scriptures spoke of. Anderson and Howe went on to hold "candlelight writing sessions" in their hotel rooms, completing the basics of the vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation after a single six-hour writing session that ended at 7:00 am in Savannah, Georgia.〔Welch, p. 142〕 Anderson described the experience as a "magical" one, "which left both of us exhilarated for days".〔 According to Phil Carson, then the CEO of Atlantic Records, Anderson was originally going to name the album ''Tales From Tobographic Oceans''. He claimed he invented the word "tobographic" that was based on one of Fred Hoyle's theories of space. He mentioned the title while having dinner with Carson, who noted that "tobographic" sounded like "topographic". Anderson liked the suggestion and changed the title accordingly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tales from Topographic Oceans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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