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“The Ancient”: Giants Under the Sun

Song

Creators (8)

Composer

  1. Jon Anderson Yes/Jon & Vangelis
  2. Rick Wakeman
  3. Steve Howe
  4. Chris Squire Yes bassist
  5. Alan White Yes drummer

Lyricist

  1. Jon Anderson Yes/Jon & Vangelis
  2. Steve Howe
  3. Chris Squire Yes bassist

Publisher

  1. Yessongs Ltd.
  2. Topographic Music, Ltd.

Recordings (23)

  1. “The Ancient”: Giants Under the Sun 18:36 by Yes (Dec 1973)
  2. Excerpts From Tales From Topographic Oceans 9:11 partial, medley, live by Steve Howe (08 Nov 1994)
  3. The Ancient (excerpt) 2:09 partial by Ed Schaum (1999)
  4. Ancient (Steve Howe acoustic Solo) 4:09 partial, live by Asia (2002) live, 1982-04-25: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  5. “The Ancient”: Giants Under the Sun (studio run‐through) 17:17 by Yes (25 Aug 2003)
  6. Excerpt from “The Ancient” 2:34 partial, live by Yes (20 Sep 2010) live, 1979: Philadelphia, PA, USA
  7. The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun 18:40 by Yes (07 Oct 2016) 2016 stereo mix
  8. The Ancient (single edit) 3:25 partial by Yes (07 Oct 2016) 2016 stereo mix
  9. The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun (5.1 mix) 18:42 by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  10. Giants Under the Sun (studio run-through) 17:21 by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  11. The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun (instrumental mix) 18:42 instrumental by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  12. The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun (US banded promo needle-drop transfer) 18:54 by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  13. The Ancient (single edit) ?:?? by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  14. The Ancient (2016 stereo mix) ?:?? by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  15. The Ancient (5.1 surround mix) ?:?? by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  16. The Ancient (original stereo mix) ?:?? by Yes (07 Oct 2016)
  17. The Ancient, Pt. 1 (remix) 3:15 by Yes (29 Jun 2018)
  18. The Ancient, Pt. 2 (remix) 5:06 by Yes (29 Jun 2018)
  19. The Ancient, Pt. 3 (remix) 4:02 by Yes (29 Jun 2018)
  20. The Ancient, Pt. 4 (remix) 2:11 by Yes (29 Jun 2018)
  21. The Ancient, Pt. 5 (remix) 4:03 by Yes (29 Jun 2018)
  22. Excerpt from The Ancient 5:05 partial, live by Yes (02 Aug 2019)
  23. Ancient / Steve Howe Acoustic Solo 4:12 live, instrumental by Asia (23 Oct 2023) live, 1982-04-25: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA