The Yes Album
is the
third
studio album
by English
Progressive
Rock Band
released in
the UK
on
February,19th 1971
and in the US
on
March.19th 1971
by Atlantic Records.
It was the band's
first album to
feature guitarist
Steve Howe,
who replaced
Peter Banks
in 1970,
as well as their
last to feature
keyboardist
Tony Kaye
until 1983's
90125.
The band spent
mid-1970
writing and rehearsing
new material
at a farmhouse at
Romansleigh, Devon,
and the new songs
were recorded at
Advision Studios
in London in
the autumn.
The album was
the first by
the band
to feature
all-original material.
While the album
retained close
harmony singing,
Kaye's
Hammond organ,
and
Chris Squire's
melodic bass,
as heard on
earlier releases,
the new material
also covered
further styles
including jazz piano,
funk,
and
acoustic music.
All of the
band members
contributed ideas,
and tracks were
extended in length
to allow music
to develop.
Howe contributed
a variety of
guitar styles,
including a
Spanish laúd,
and recorded
the solo acoustic
guitar piece
"Clap",
live at the
Lyceum Theatre, London.
The album was a
critical success
and a major
commercial breakthrough
for Yes,
who had been at risk
of being dropped
by Atlantic
due to the
commercial failures
of their
first two albums.
It reached number 4
in the United Kingdom
and number 40
in the United States,
and was l
ater certified
platinum
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
for surpassing
one million copies.
Artwork
The front cover
was shot by
Phil Franks
the day after the
Basingstoke gig accident.
Franks had already taken
some photos
from the Lyceum gig,
but felt he needed
something more
for the front cover.
The band showed up late
having been in
hospital earlier that day,
and only 30 minutes
were available
for a shoot.
Unable to get a
satisfactory photo
in the studio,
Franks took the band
round to his flat,
grabbed a polystyrene
mannequin head
from a bin,
put a 1,000 watt bulb
in the kitchen light fitting,
and improvised the shot.
Franks credited the
sleeve designer,
Rolling Stone
art director
Jon Goodchild, f
or making the cover
a success.
When Yes performed
a live version of
"Yours Is No Disgrace"
for the
German television series
Beat-Club
in April 1971,
footage of the band
was combined
with that
of another
mannequin head
(See Video Below)
TRACKLIST
CD 1
(Remastered)
Yours Is No Disgrace
Clap
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Würm
I've Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People
A Venture
Perpetual Change
CD 2
(Steven Wilson 2014 Remixes & Instrumentals)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(2014 Remix)
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Würm
(2014 Remix)
I've Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People
(2014 Remix)
A Venture
(2014 Remix)
Perpetual Change
(2014 Remix)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(Instrumental)
Starship Trooper
(Instrumental)
I've Seen All Good People
(Instrumental)
A Venture
(Instrumental)
Perpetual Change
(Instrumental)
CD 3
(Rarities)
Your Move
(Single Version)
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker
(Single Version)
Clap
(Studio Version)
A Venture
(Extended Mix)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(Mono Mix)
Clap
(Mono Mix)
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Würm
(Mono Mix)
I've Seen All Good People
(Mono Mix)
A Venture
(Mono Mix)
Perpetual Change
(Mono Mix)
Starship Trooper
(Alternate Take)
I've Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People
(Early Take)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(Alternate Mix)
Your Move
(Vocals, Bass, Drums)
(The No Howe Mix) [*]
CD 4
(Vocals)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(Just Vocals)
Starship Trooper/Life Seeker /Disillusion /Würm
(Just Vocals)
I've Seen All Good People/ Your Move /All Good People
(Just Vocals)
A Venture
(Just Vocals)
Perpetual Change
(Just Vocals)
CD 5
(In Concert)
I've Seen All Good People
(Live At Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1.21.1971)
Astral Traveller
(Live At Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1.21.1971)
Everydays
(Live At Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1.21.1971)
Yours Is No Disgrace
(Live At The Yale Bowl, New Haven, Ct, 7.24.1971)
I've Seen All Good People/Your Move/All Good People
(Live At The Yale Bowl, New Haven, Ct, 7.24.1971)
Clap.Classical Gas
(Live At The Yale Bowl, New Haven, Ct, 7.24.1971)
Perpetual Change
(Live At The Yale Bowl, New Haven, Ct, 7.24.1971)
Starship Trooper (Live) [*]
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