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
1969 8 TRKS 1st, insert
LP TIME AND A WORD, A ATLANTIC
1970 8 TRKS 2nd
LP YES ALBUM, THE ATLANTIC
1970 6 TRKS 3rd,
CD YES ALBUM, THE RHINO
1971 9 TRKS ('03 issue) (3 x bonus tracks)
LP CLOSE TO THE EDGE ATLANTIC
1972 3 TRKS original issue
CD CLOSE TO THE EDGE ATLANTIC US 82666.2
1972 3 TRKS re-mastered
LP FRAGILE ATLANTIC
1972 9 TRKS booklet
CD FRAGILE
1972 9 TRKS re-mastered
CDx2 YESSONGS ATLANTIC
1973 13 TRKS Live
LP GOING FOR THE ONE ATLANTIC
1977 6 TRKS triple-fold cover
LP TORMATO ATLANTIC AUS SD 19202
1978 8 TRKS Australian pressing
CD DRAMA RHINO
1980 16 TRKS (10 x bonus tracks) ('04 issue)
LP DRAMA ATLANTIC
1980 6 TRKS original issue
CD 90125 RHINO
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
1987 8 TRKS original issue
LP BIG GENERATOR ATCO
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
And “Big Generator” is being re-issued in Japan soon!
2 comments:
I'm not too much of a Yes fan, apart from "Drama" and a lot of it has to do with Jon Anderson's vocals. But oddly enough, I have and enjoy the debut Jon & Vangelis album quite a bit. I agree 100% with "Topographic Oceans!" I suppose the "classic" Yes is my second fave of their work: "Fragile" and "Close To The Edge." But I'd like to hear "Going For The One" again. I think it would hold up really well. I remember liking "Parallels" a lot, back in the day.
Some instrumental parts of "Fragile" & "Close To The Edge" really go for the throat in an almost Crimson sort of way, but the presence of Anderson tended to defang the band quite a bit. You jokingly refer to Roxy Music as the "gay King Crimson" and along those lines I would typify Yes as the "sissy King Crimson." One of the things I like about "Drama" is the aggressive sound sans Anderson. "Machine Messiah" is almost NWOBHM, innit?
"Drama is wonderful...
Never thought to assign a gender to Yes / King Crimson, Jim-san. I was always amused when Jon Anderson turned up on KC's "Lizard" LP. Or when Fripp turned up on VDGG "H To He". All about the 'connections', I suppose.
Jon & Vangelis? Never 'ad any time for it at the time, but I can listen to it now.
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