Yes

7-7-09 Yes

Tonight, I am going to go see Yes perform. No idea who is in the band. Been an on and off Yes fan for decades now. For tonight, I have no idea who is singing, who is the guitarist, who is the keyboard player…bassist must be Chris Squire, I bet!

LP YES ATLANTIC UK 588 190

1969 8 TRKS 1st, insert

LP TIME AND A WORD, A ATLANTIC US SD 8273

1970 8 TRKS 2nd

LP YES ALBUM, THE ATLANTIC UK K 40106

1970 6 TRKS 3rd, UK 2nd edition

CD YES ALBUM, THE RHINO US R2 73788

1971 9 TRKS ('03 issue) (3 x bonus tracks)

LP CLOSE TO THE EDGE ATLANTIC US SD 7244

1972 3 TRKS original issue

CD CLOSE TO THE EDGE ATLANTIC US 82666.2

1972 3 TRKS re-mastered

LP FRAGILE ATLANTIC UK K 50009

1972 9 TRKS booklet

CD FRAGILE ATLANTIC US 82667.2

1972 9 TRKS re-mastered

CDx2 YESSONGS ATLANTIC US SD 100.2

1973 13 TRKS Live

LP GOING FOR THE ONE ATLANTIC US SD 19106

1977 6 TRKS triple-fold cover

LP TORMATO ATLANTIC AUS SD 19202

1978 8 TRKS Australian pressing

CD DRAMA RHINO US R2 73795

1980 16 TRKS (10 x bonus tracks) ('04 issue)

LP DRAMA ATLANTIC US SD 16019

1980 6 TRKS original issue

CD 90125 RHINO US R2 73796

1983 15 TRKS (6 x bonus tracks) ('04 issue)

LP 90125 ATCO US 90125.1

1983 9 TRKS original issue

LP 9012LIVE - THE SOLOS ATCO US 90474.1

1985 7 TRKS Live

CD BIG GENERATOR ATCO US 90522.2

1987 8 TRKS original issue

LP BIG GENERATOR ATCO US 90522.1

1987 8 TRKS original issue

The packaging was always very good on Yes LP’s. All those Roger Dean covers! “Fragile” had a cool booklet, “Going For The One” was a triple-gatefold. The LP version of “Yessongs” was a massive triple-gatefold with a big booklet.

All these years later, I still have little interest in “Tales Of Topographic Oceans”, originally a double LP. I just could never wrap my head around it.

I have two very good friends (Ken and Warren) who are both very into Yes (and it’s incarnations). I’ve been to a number of Yes events with Warren – he’s who I’m going with tonight.

And “Big Generator” is being re-issued in Japan soon!