YES THE YES ALBUM RED/PLUM A1/B1 1ST UK PRESSING 1971

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YES "THE YES ALBUM" RED/PLUM LABEL A1/B1 ORIGINAL FIRST UK PRESSING 1971

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YES THE YES ALBUM
ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER 1971
ATLANTIC RECORDS RED/PLUM
CAT NUMBER 2400101 STEREO
MADE IN GT.BRITAIN
SLEEVE PRINTED BY MacNEILL PRESS LTD LONDON S.E.1

MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE1 2400101 A-1
SIDE2 2400101 B-1

THE HEAVY DUTY VINYL.IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS NO SIGNS OF WARPING IN ALL VERY NICE VINYL
THE GATEFOLD COVER EXCELLENT CONDITION WORN EDGES ONLY FROM STORAGE NO WRITING, NO STICKERS, NO SEAM SPLITS OVERALL IS IN TIDY CONDITION THE LABELS EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT AS A VERY SMALL MARK ON SIDE ONE
HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE EXCELLENT CONDITION

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Tracklist
Yours In No Disgrace
The Clap
Starship Trooper
Life Seeker
Disillusion
Würm
I've Seen All Good People
Your Move
All Good People
A Venture
Perpetual Change

Drums, Percussion - Bill Bruford
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer - Tony Kaye
Producer - Yes
Producer, Engineer - Eddy Offord
Vocals - Jon Anderson
Vocals, Bass, Guitar - Chris Squire
Vocals, Guitar - Steve Howe

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 and generally regarded as one of the archetypal bands of the genre. Despite a great many lineup changes, occasional splits within the group and the ever-changing trends in popular music, the band has continued on for over forty years and still retains a large following.

The band's music blends symphonic and other 'classical' structures with their own brand of rock music, which is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, long songs, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of instrumental prowess. Although the band's sole consistent member has been bass player Chris Squire (noted for his highly melodic and discursive playing as well as his early use of electronic effects), Yes is also generally noted for the distinctive high-register vocals of lead singer Jon Anderson and the eclectic musical stylings of a succession of guitarists (Peter Banks, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Billy Sherwood), keyboard players (Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, Geoff Downes, Igor Khoroshev) and drummers (Bill Bruford and Alan White). Several band members became celebrated musicians and/or bandleaders in their own right, and a 1980 lineup of the band was briefly fronted by future production star Trevor Horn.

Long-term band members Squire, Howe and White have most recently been touring (on the In The Present Tour of late 2008 and early 2009) with a Yes lineup featuring vocalist Benoît David and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman.
Banks was particularly dissatisfied with the album, as well as with the sacking of Yes' first manager Roy Flynn later in the year. Tensions developed in the band, resulting in Banks' ousting by Anderson and Squire before the release of Time and a Word (he would subsequently play briefly in Blodwyn Pig before launching his own progressive rock band Flash). Former Tomorrow guitarist Steve Howe replaced Banks in Yes, and was included in the front cover photo of the American release of the album despite not having played on it.
Into the Yes style (The Yes Album and departure of Tony Kaye)
Vocalist Jon Anderson performing in concert with Yes in 1977

The group's emerging style coalesced on their next LP, the critically acclaimed The Yes Album. This was the first Yes record to be entirely made up of original band compositions, which were noticeably longer and more ambitious than those on the two previous albums. Howe had quickly established himself as an integral part of the Yes sound, adding to compositions and expanding the band's guitar influences to include classical and country stylings as well as playing a wider variety of instruments such as the 12-string Portuguese vihuela. The Yes Album also united Yes with their long-serving producer and engineer Eddie Offord, whose studio expertise was a key factor in creating the Yes sound.
Steve Howe, lead guitarist for Yes, in 1977

In 1971, Tony Kaye left the band. Although some reports attest that he was fired, others indicate that he left voluntarily. It is typically reported that the decision had to do with his unwillingness to use the emergent Moog synthesizer and other modern keyboard technology, as he considered himself to be simply an organist. Kaye later formed the group Badger and would rejoin Yes in the early 1980s: in between, he would guest in Peter Banks' Flash (a band sometimes accused of stealing Yes's musical sound[citation needed] – a sound Banks and Kaye themselves had been instrumental in creating).

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