YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT
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76
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£ 76
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Jun 1, 2012
Sold Date
May 22, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
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5
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Great Britain
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YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT
YESTales From Topographic Oceans
ORIGINAL UK ATLANTIC (K 80001) FIRST PRESSING (December 1973) OF YES' VASTLY UNDERRATED PROG MASTERPIECE "Tales From Topographic Oceans"
ONE OF THEIR MOST MELODIC AND HAUNTING PIECES OF WORK
IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CUSTOM PICTURE LABELS
MATRICES: K 80001 A1 / K 80001 B2 / K 80001 C2 / K 80001 D2
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS "Printed and made in England by Shorewood Packaging"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVES WHICH HAVE THE UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" TEXT PRINTED IN BLACK/GREY
The album's concept, a two-disc, four-piece work of symphonic length and scope (based on the Shastric scriptures, as found in a footnote within Paramahansa Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi), was their most ambitious to date developing stronger prog/jazz rhythms than before (explored later and in more depth on Relayer).
On release it received notably hostile reviews. Gordon Fletcher in Rolling Stone described it as "psychedelic noodling" and Chris Welch in Melody Maker described it as "Brilliant in patches, but often taking far too long to make its various points, and curiously lacking in warmth or personal expression".
Yes fans still remain divided over whether or not this is one of the group's stronger works. Some claim it's far too excessive and obscure, while others see it as one of the band's masterpieces
Track Listing:
Side 1: The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) – 20:25
Side 2: The Remembering (High the Memory) – 20:38
Side 3: The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) – 18:35
Side 4: Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) – 21:37
LABELS: MINT
All four labels are clean and factory-fresh with no spindle marks or signs of play
VINYL Visual: MINT-
All four surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
My play-check at loud volume revealed nothing to fault the sound performance - plays flawlessly from start to finish and sounds absolutely stunning.
A very nice copy indeed and (in my experience) these are surprisingly hard to find
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
This sleeve is incredibly prone to wear but this one is a very fine example with none of the common ring wear or rubbing and crisp, sharp edges and spine (there is no spine text)
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING:
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £7.00 or £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £12.00 or £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
***Any record (or combination of records) which sells for more than £40 must be sent by a trackable method ie INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR outside of the UK (please wait for invoice)
PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY BY SOME OTHER METHOD PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST
I will combine postage (normally £1 or £2 per extra record) for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 468 (GS 6.4 (468))
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