YES The Yes Album (mint UK 1st press on 'plum' label)
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This is a superb original 1st pressing of the 1971 UK progressive classic. This is an absolutely stunning copy of the band's breakthrough album.
LABEL......ATLANTIC CAT. NO......2400 101 (K40106)
MATRIX......A//1 B//1
Both maroon and orange labels are mint with no spindle marks. The vinyl is mint. Very shiny and clean. No scratches or defects. Plays perfectly. I cannot overemphasize how mint this vinyl is!
The gatefold cover is near mint with a very small amount of wear on the corners and the spine with slight ring wear at the bottom on the back cover. The cover has a beautiful mat finish with no writing or creases and has an official sticker covering the original catalogue no. with the new UK one (K40106).
Overall in amazing shape.
A LOVELY ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS COPY Overall I would grade this item M/M-.
Track listing
Side one
- "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Steve Howe/Tony Kaye/Bill Bruford) – 9:41
- "Clap" (Howe) – 3:17
- Recorded live at The Lyceum Theatre, London, 17 July 1970
- "Starship Trooper" – 9:25
- "Life Seeker" (Anderson)
- "Disillusion" (Squire)
- "Würm" (Howe)
Side two
- "I've Seen All Good People" – 6:56
- "Your Move" (Jon Anderson)
- "All Good People" (Chris Squire)
- "A Venture" (Jon Anderson) – 3:18
- "Perpetual Change" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire) – 8:54
Personnel
- Jon Anderson – vocals
- Steve Howe – Electric and acoustic guitars, Vachalia, vocals
- Chris Squire – Bass guitar, vocals
- Tony Kaye – Piano, organ, Moog synthesiser
- Bill Bruford – Drums, percussion
- Colin Goldring – Recorders on "I've Seen All Good People"
The Yes Album is the third album by British progressive rock band Yes. The first release to feature 23-year-old guitarist Steve Howe, the album was released on Atlantic Records in February 1971 in the UK, a month later in the United States. This was Yes' breakthrough album, as it reached #4 in the UK and, eventually, #40 in the U.S., where it was a platinum seller. This was also the last Yes album for more than twelve years to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye until his return in 1983's 90125.
The Yes Album set the stage for the band's route to superstardom with Fragile and Close to the Edge. This was their first commercial success.
The music for the album was written and rehearsed at an old farmhouse in Devon, England, which was then home to Langley Studios. Howe loved the place so much, that he later bought the building and surrounding land and now lives there. The album was recorded at Advision Studios in London, first used by the band for their second album, A Time and A Word, and subsequently used for three of their next six studio albums.
Jon Anderson is credited as John Anderson on the album. Soon after, he dropped the "h" from his first name.
The album cover shows Tony Kaye with his foot in a cast. He had been in a car accident shortly before the picture was taken.
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