Cherry Red are releasing a new version of Fly From Here – Return Trip from Yes, in a variety of formats including a 1CD, 2LP (140g with a tip on gatefold sleeve) and a blu-ray edition that features Atmos and 5.1 mixes by Richard Whittaker in addition to original stereo mixes, and 5.1, stereo and Dolby Atmos instrumental mixes.
This 2025 edition also includes bonus instrumental mixes of the Fly From Here suite.
Yes recorded the original version of Fly from Here during breaks in touring in 2010 and 2011, during which they enlisted former Yes frontman Trevor Horn as producer.
The version included in this 2025 reissue is the alternative version of the album titled Fly from Here – Return Trip, which features the classic Drama era line-up who were reunited in 2018 to create a new version featuring all new vocals from Trevor Horn plus new instrumental parts, alongside a more organic mix highlighting Chris Squire’s unique voice and bass contributions as well as additional parts from Steve Howe and Geoff Downes.
For long-term Yes fans reading this review, I must state up front that I am a massive fan of the Drama era, and I am an unabashed Trevor Horn fan, so whilst I loved the original version, featuring vocalist Benoît David and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman, the Return Trip is my favourite take on the album.
My original review from 2018 still stands, and whilst there does not appear to have been a remastering for this 2025 re-issue (it was not needed!), the main addition is the instrumental version of the Fly From Here Suite, which is a joy to listen to, and I am particularly looking forward to hearing the Blu-ray Dolby Atmos mix from Richard Whittaker (not supplied for review), as Fly From Here has always been a “widescreen” mix for me, and so will surely shine brightly in the surround sound format, as well as the hi-resolution mixes.
It was a moving experience listening to the album again, and re-discovering Pt II – Sad Night At The Airfield, which is one of my favourite Trevor Horn vocal performances, and Life On A Film Set (based on Riding A Tide from The Buggles second album), a pop/prog masterpiece. This is the definitive version of a late period Yes classic album.
Fly From Here – Return Trip is released on 28 November 2025.
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Blu-ray
1 Overture
2 Pt I – We Can Fly
3 Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
4 Pt III – Madman at The Screens
5 Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
6 Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
7 The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
8 Life On a Film Set
9 Hour Of Need
10 Solitaire
11 Don’t Take No for an Answer
12 Into The Storm
Includes Dolby Atmos / 5.1 / Stereo / Atmos Instrumental / 5.1 Instrumental / Stereo instrumental / Original Stereo mixes
CD
1 Overture
2 Pt I – We Can Fly
3 Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
4 Pt III – Madman at The Screens
5 Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
6 Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
7 The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
8 Life On a Film Set
9 Hour Of Need
10 Solitaire
11 Don’t Take No for an Answer
12 Into The Storm
Bonus Tracks – Instrumental
13 Overture
14 Pt I – We Can Fly
15 Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
16 Pt III – Madman at The Screens
17 Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
18 Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
Vinyl LP
Side One
1 Overture
2 Pt I – We Can Fly
3 Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
4 Pt III – Madman at The Screens
5 Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
6 Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
Side Two
7 The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
8 Life On a Film Set
9 Hour Of Need
Side Three
10 Solitaire
11 Don’t Take No for an Answer
12 Into The Storm
Side Four (Instrumental Version of the Fly From Here suite)
13 Overture
14 Pt I – We Can Fly
15 Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
16 Pt III – Madman at The Screens
17 Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
18 Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
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