YES - THE YES ALBUM - ATLANTIC 1ST PRESS STEREO 2400.101 PLUM LABELS 1971

	£		32
	$		42

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        YES - THE YES ALBUM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           TYPE SINGLE-STEREO LABEL/PRESSING INFO

ATLANTIC 1ST PRESS PLUM LABELS

CATALOGUE NUMBER 2400101 YEAR OF RELEASE 1971 COUNTRY OF RELEASE U.K. SLEEVE TYPE GATEFOLD - MacNEILL PRESS MATT FINISH INSERTS/EXTRAS

NONE

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(CLEAN   LABELS  with  NO      Writing rips tears  stickers/removal marks with SOME VISIBLE spindleusage and  LIGHT overall handling  storage and ageing marks)

                  SLEEVE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Front board/Inner gatefold EX+

NICE CLEAN SLEEVE with NO writing rips or tears stickers or remains. Front board is unmarked with MINIMAL storage and wear. INNER GATEFOLD is CLEAN and unmarked with MINIMAL ageing handling and storage.

Rear Board EX Rear  board is clean with LIGHTISH ageing and handling Flipbacks N/A N/A Spine EX Spine is uncrushd with LIGHT  and clear and complete lettering. Top   & bottom edges EX Top and bottom Edges have  LIGHT wear only Opening EX Opening has  VERY LIGHT usage and LIGHT wear only Corners EX- All  corners have some wear, with rounding and bare card showing.   INNER /EXTRAS                                 

N/A

                                                                                                                                                   DETAILS

On Yes' first two albums, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970), the quintet was mostly searching for a sound on which they could build, losing one of their original members -- guitarist Peter Banks -- in the process. Their third time out proved the charm -- The Yes Album constituted a de facto second debut, introducing the sound that would carry them forward across the next decade or more.                                  

Gone are any covers of outside material, the group now working off of its own music from the ground up. A lot of the new material was actually simpler -- in linear structure, at least -- than some of what had appeared on their previous albums, but the internal dynamics of their playing had also altered radically, and much of the empty space that had been present in their earlier recordings was also filled up here -- suddenly, between new member Steve Howe's odd mix of country- and folk-based progressive guitar and the suddenly liberated bass work and drumming of Chris Squire and Bill Bruford, respectively, the group's music became extremely busy.                                    

And lead singer Jon Anderson, supported by Squire and Howe, filled whatever was left almost to overflowing. Anderson's soaring falsetto and the accompanying harmonies, attached to haunting melodies drawn from folk tunes as often as rock, applied to words seemingly derived from science fiction, and all delivered with the bravura of an operatic performance -- by the band as well as the singer -- proved a compelling mix.                                     

What's more, despite the busy-ness of their new sound, the group wasn't afraid to prove that less could sometimes be more: three of the high points were the acoustic-driven "Your Move" and "The Clap" (a superb showcase for Howe on solo acoustic guitar), and the relatively low-key "A Venture" (oddly enough, the latter was the one cut here that didn't last in the group's repertory; most of the rest, despite the competition from their subsequent work, remained in their concert set for years to come).                                    

The Yes Album did what it had to do, outselling the group's first two long-players and making the group an established presence in America where, for the first time, they began getting regular exposure on FM radio. Sad to say, the only aspect of The Yes Album that didn't last much longer was Tony Kaye on keyboards: his Hammond organ holds its own in the group's newly energized sound, and is augmented by piano and other instruments when needed, but he resisted the idea of adding the Moog synthesizer, that hot instrument of the moment, to his repertory. The band was looking for a bolder sound than the Hammond could generate, and after some initial rehearsals of material that ended up on their next album, he was dropped from the lineup, to be replaced by Rick Wakeman.                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Postal Shipping & Handling charges Region SINGLE ITEM EXTRAS UK (2ND CLASS) FOR A SINGLE LP/12" SINGLE £4.20 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP FREE - 3 TO 4 SINGLE LP'S ANOTHER £3.00 - 5 UPWARDS PLEASE ASK AS ITS GETTING COMPLICATED. Europe FOR 1 SINGLE LP £8.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP - £1.50 , 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE EMAIL FOR A POSTAGE PRICE USA Canada and Japan FOR 1  SINGLE LP £12.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP - £2.50, 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE EMAIL FOR A POSTAGE PRICE Australia and New Zealand FOR 1  SINGLE LP £13.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP £3.50, 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE ASK FOR A POSTAGE PRICE Recorded Delivery (U.K.) £1.10 N/A International Signed for £5.30 OVER £50 - 7.90 per package PLEASE READ: Unfortunately due to ongoing problems with buyers in certain countries any item or combination of items that exceed £25.00 in total will be invoiced with a charge for trackable shipping (International signed for). There are no exceptions to this rule. Thanks                      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Terms and Conditions Guarantee I like to believe that I have an inkling about these things and accurately describe the item I am selling,but I along with everyone else am only human,and there might be an occasion where my assessment differs from yours,in this instance please contact me,and I will without question accept your criticism and arrange a full refund + your return costs if we need to go down that route. Communication and Feedback I have always been a great believer that feedback is a mutual thing between parties,and should be recognised upon the satisfactory completion of a sale .I know that these days it really matter when it is left as there is no recriminatory comments allowable for a buyer no matter how despicable they behave,but non the less I still prefer to leave feedback once I know that the buyer has received and is happy with the item,and have set my feedback profile to automatically reply to feedback given -So you will get your feedback minutes after you send yours,alternately I could do it manually and with my memory you could be waiting a loooong time. Payment We accept the following payment types - UK Customers - Paypal Cheque or Postal Order. Overseas Customers - Paypal Only