Toltec is a solo album by Jon Anderson

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About the album

Lost Tapes of Opio was originally a cassette-only release in 1996 of material recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was released through Anderson's Opio Foundation with proceeds going to UNICEF.

Track listing

Side A

1. Release
2. Eireland
3. Miraval

Side B

1. Longwalker Speaks
2. Homage To Sun Ra
3. Opio Symphony - The Heralding; Spring Dance Eternal; Earth Awakening

All music performed by Jon Anderson.

Re-release

The album was re-released as The Lost Tapes of Opio on CD by Voiceprint as part of The Lost Tapes series in 2006 with a different track order:

1. Release (27:24)
2. Homage to Sun Ra (9:36)
3. Miraval (8:21)
4. Eireland (7:40)
5. Opio Symphony (8:55) - 1st Movement: The Heralding; 2nd Movement: Spring Dance Eternal; 3rd Movement: Earth Awakening
6. Longwalker Speaks (17:36)