After four decades of recording a staggering catalog of top charting albums, a plethora of successful worldwide tours and basically being the original architects of the prog-rock genre, the makings of their superstar reign began during the recording sessions for masterpiece The Yes Album, one of the finest and most revered rock albums of all time.

• Limited Edition
• 45th Anniversary Edition
• 2LP 45rpm Box Set
• 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered by Joe Reagoso
• Cut at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
• Mastered from original Atlantic Records tapes

With an ever interesting line-up of world class musicianship, this highly regarded chapter of Yes consisted of Jon Anderson (vocals), Chris Squire (bass/vocals), Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Kaye (keyboards) and the introduction of Steve Howe (guitars/vocals), The Yes Album truly stands as absolutely one of the finest and most revered rock albums of all time.

Yes fans continue to praise The Yes Album as a truly inspiring masterwork. This important piece of music consists of six amazing Yes workouts such as the definitive album opener Yours Is No Disgrace, the hard rocking Starship Trooper, and the brilliant I’ve Seen All Good People which featured the massive hit single Your Move. From this moment on, there was no looking back for this superstar quintet.

Yes enthusiasts were superlatively rewarded with even more progressive rock favorites as the brilliant acoustic driven guitar work of Steve Howe’s Clap, Chris Squire and Jon Anderson’s superb Perpetual Change and the jazz-rock fusion of A Venture truly made The Yes Album one of the finest albums of the classic rock era.

o celebrate the 45th Anniversary of this amazing album, this limited edition masterpiece is housed in a beautiful box set and features a stunning gatefold cover inside, which includes the historic photography of Phil Franks and Jon Goodchild’s cover design.

Despite a fine live reputation and two well-received albums, Yes had not made the commercial breakthrough to a wider audience that some of the band’s British label mates on Atlantic had achieved. However, with the arrival of Steve Howe as guitarist, a better concept of what the band was trying to achieve in the studio with engineer/co-producer Eddie Offord and a focus on material that could be played live with the same punch as the studio recordings, 1971's The Yes Album proved to be that vital step to a much wider audience in Europe and America.

From the opening notes of “Yours is No Disgrace” to the final fade of “Perpetual Change,” the sound is of a band that is brimming with musical confidence. As Bill Bruford recalls “You gave it your best but it was a fast-moving world and you had to give more than your best.” The band may have been down to its last few pounds, the management may have been changing, the record label concerned, but there was no compromise in the studio as Yes produced the band’s first classic album, in a year where there was plenty of healthy competition.

Musicians:

Jon Anderson, vocals, percussion
Chris Squire, bass, vocals
Steve Howe, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vachalia, vocals
Tony Kaye, piano, organ, moog
Bill Bruford, drums, percussion

Track Listing:

LP 1 Side A
1. Yours Is No Disgrace

LP 1 Side B
1. Clap
2. Starship Trooper
a. Life Seeker
b. Disillusion
c. Wurm

LP 2 Side C
1. I've Seen All Good People
a. Your Move
b. All Good People
2. A Venture

LP 2 Side D
1. Perpetual Change

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