Yesoteric
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Yesoteric is a widely-distributed, multi-volume bootleg compilation of music by the band Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 and other related artists which circulated beginning in the early 1990s among fans. It was initially distributed on cassettes, and later on CDs, and was often associated with the Yes fan newsletter Notes From the Edge.

With Rhino's official Yes CD re-releases surfacing in the early 2000s, followed by the release of the In A Word
In a Word: Yes (1969 - )
In a Word: Yes is a 5-CD box set by progressive rock band Yes encompassing their entire career from its inception in 1969 to 2001, including material from the 1989 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album...

box set, much of the unreleased studio material was released as bonus tracks, in much higher quality, effectively negating the need for the existence of the Yesoteric set's studio material, though it still circulates largely due to the live material that exists in the "Chronicles" section of the collection.

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