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Yes Album

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4.8 out of 5 stars 2,098 ratings
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  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Wea/Atlantic
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 9, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Wea/Atlantic
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002J1D
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Customers praise the album's sound quality, particularly noting enhanced vocal harmonies and vibrant stereo mixes. The album receives positive feedback for its remastering and 5.1 mix quality, with one customer highlighting it as the best they've heard for any band. They appreciate the variety of music, including worthwhile extras and band photos, and find the physical product excellent in quality. Customers value the album's content, with one mentioning unreleased studio versions of various tunes, and consider it worth the price.

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130 customers mention "Sound quality"124 positive6 negative

Customers praise the sound quality of the album, particularly noting the enhanced vocal harmonies and melodic nature, with one customer highlighting the excellent 5.1 audio release.

"...of the original mixes are equally as revelatory, the best they've ever sounded...." Read more

"...I also simply love the sound of Tony Kaye's organ and moog synthesizer on "Yours Is No Disgrace" and especially "Starship Troopers", where his bass..." Read more

"...Thank You Oh BTW, it sounds great :)" Read more

"...In spite of this, The Yes Album is still just a very sophisticated rock album, without necessarily being progressive in the sense that Close to the..." Read more

122 customers mention "Album quality"122 positive0 negative

Customers praise this album as a classic prog masterpiece with a great remaster, with one customer noting it's particularly suitable for casual Yes fans.

"...I said, I'm a YES fan...... All kidding aside, this is a MUST HAVE for any fan of YES, and if you're a newbie, well, you'll find out what all the..." Read more

"...This music was recorded THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO, and makes your average 2003 era rock band sound like a bunch of lazy deadbeats posing for..." Read more

"...Starship Trooper really is a fantastic piece and as I recall, brought the record into the after school jazz band rehearsal to share my love of..." Read more

"...Steve Howe makes a stunning debut with the band on guitar...." Read more

43 customers mention "Value for money"39 positive4 negative

Customers find the album worth buying, describing it as an excellent CD and great box set.

"...Anyway, the cassette was great, and still over the years I have enjoyed the music, and the..." Read more

"...Great box set but the packaging leaves some room for improvement." Read more

"...Nice, neat packaging, good value for the $$" Read more

"...The first of several excellent albums, both artistically and financially, you can argue that this album has endured best since three of the tracks..." Read more

32 customers mention "5.1 mix quality"32 positive0 negative

Customers praise the 5.1 mix quality of the album, with one customer noting it's the best they've heard for any band, and another highlighting the fantastic Blu-ray version.

"...The album has a new stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mix from the original studio masters by Steven Wilson and is fully approved by YES...." Read more

"...are among Album Oriented Rock's finest moments -- the best non Beatles Side One ever, maybe, with ZERO weaknesses. "..." Read more

"...There's an original mix, a Steve Wilson mix (if you don't know him, he's an artist from Porcupine Tree who is a genius with a mixing board),..." Read more

"...The 5.1 mix is a revelation while the stereo version is more vibrant than ever." Read more

24 customers mention "Variety of music"24 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the variety of music in this album, which features a great surround mix and plenty of band and memorabilia photos.

"...6. Perpetual Change The transfer of the original mixes are equally as revelatory, the best they've ever sounded...." Read more

"...and loads of band photos...." Read more

"...More rhythmic vocals create a stark and energetic intro to this two part song...." Read more

"...compared to what they had been playing, but it is also cleaner, more diverse and much more powerful...." Read more

19 customers mention "Quality"19 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the quality of the album, noting it is strong and in good used condition, with one customer mentioning it stands up to modern recordings.

"...The Blu-ray only material is OK, you get three superflous mono single edits, the other two 'THE WORD IS LIVE' 1971 tracks..." Read more

"...finest moments -- the best non Beatles Side One ever, maybe, with ZERO weaknesses. "..." Read more

"The album was very well packaged and in perfect condition. Thank You Oh BTW, it sounds great :)" Read more

"...This song also features a staccato instrumental intro, a strong hammering fanfare...." Read more

17 customers mention "Visual quality"17 positive0 negative

Customers praise the visual quality of the album, describing it as spectacular and well done, with one customer highlighting the superbly done surround mix.

"...needed to overcome any hangover or bad hair day, and remains a breathtaking example of what you can do with stereo sound if you just think a little. "..." Read more

"...I considered to be a visual masterpiece musically as well as a visual extravaganza with the Vinyl gatefold...." Read more

"...Lastly, the musicianship of each member of the band is well displayed...." Read more

"..."A Venture" is short, straightforward, well done; this song seems the most like what one might have heard on "Yes" or "Time and a Word."..." Read more

12 customers mention "Album content"12 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the album content, particularly getting to hear the original recordings, with one customer noting the inclusion of unreleased studio versions and another mentioning the multi-part song suites.

"...The "alternate album" is excellent, we get contemporary samples of the band live, the aforementioned long version of "A Venture" and..." Read more

"...The bonus tracks are OK and include a few single versions along with the studio version of Steve's acoustic guitar solo piece Clap...." Read more

"...work of their first two albums, Yes experimented with longer, multi-part song suites; the alternating of long and short songs made for an effective..." Read more

"...Plus there are live, demo and unreleased studio versions of various tunes including a studio version of "the Clap"...." Read more

A must have for any Yes fan with good stereo!!!!
5 out of 5 stars
A must have for any Yes fan with good stereo!!!!
WOW !!!! Excellent audio/Blu-ray disc’s. Great resolution and definition from a 1971 album. The 2014 Stereo tracks on the Blu-ray Disc are superb. Lots of extras, live cuts and even a instrumental only version of the album. The Yes Album was one the first three albums I bought with my first good stereo. It Is so great to have a phenomenal copy of this album!
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  • John H. McCarthy
    5.0 out of 5 stars "THE YES ALBUM, An Appreciation & DVD/Blu-Ray Review......"
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2014
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    Panegyric has released the second in an ongoing series of expanded YES reissues, 'THE YES ALBUM' on CD+DVD and CD+Blu-ray sets, after the previous issue of 'CLOSE TO THE EDGE' (CD+DVD here, CD+Blu-ray here). 'THE YES ALBUM' holds a special place in my heart, it was my second "progressive rock" purchase ('IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING' was my first) at the impressionable age of sixteen, beginning my lifetime love of music without boundaries. 'THE YES ALBUM' has remained my favorite of their many, many releases, and in my opinion an album they have never topped. Every song but one is perfect, neither too long or too short, with not an ounce of self-indulgence or pretension, no matter what some misguided critics may say. I became an instant YES fan, caught up with their first two albums, and was later privileged to see them in concert numerous times during their 'CLOSE TO THE EDGE' and 'TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS' tours. Although I'm also a fan of those albums and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, I couldn't imagine anyone topping Tony Kaye's contributions to their first three albums, especially 'THE YES ALBUM.' The only thing that's kept the album from being 100% perfect was the shortness of Track 4, "A Venture" which was obviously faded out, seemingly due to the limitation of record technology at that time. I've always loved this track, finding it to be their most "Beatlesque," and now this deficiency has been finally rectified here with it's extended mix. The track's ending "jam" gains about a minute and ten seconds mostly showcasing Tony Kaye's jazzy piano and Bill Bruford's amazing timing with an actual ending, not a fadeout. It makes one wonder if the minute and ten seconds would've screwed up the record's pressing that much...well at least we finally have it. I only wish there was an option to listen to the original album with it inserted, but that can always be programmed......

    Steven Wilson's 5.1 mix is a revelation. I'll leave all the "a-h-h-h" moments for you to discover yourself, but when you crank-up "Yours Is No Disgrace" (and you WILL want to want to crank it up) and start hearing things you never did before, Bruford's tapping drumstick during the "acapella" section, Howe's ping-ponging guitar during his scrunchy metallic scratch solos, Kaye's growling organ leaping at you like the tiger in APOCALYPSE NOW when you don't expect it, try not to wet yourself. Purists can relax, a terrific flat transfer of the original mix is here as well. Here's the lowdown on the contents......

    The history:
    THE YES ALBUM was originally released February 1971 as Atlantic SD-8283
    Produced by YES and Eddie Offord, Engineered by Eddie Offord
    The band (for YES virgins):
    Jon Anderson - vocals, percussion
    Bill Bruford - drums & percussion
    Steve Howe - guitar (acoustic & electric), vocals
    Tony Kaye - organ, piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
    Chris Squire - bass, guitar, vocals
    with Colin Goldring (from GNIDROLOG) - recorder on "I've Seen All Good People"

    Both sets come in a gate-fold cardboard sleeve with the discs in their own cardboard sleeves as well, but I feel they should've also been poly-lined for the price. The booklet has liner notes by Sid Smith of KING CRIMSON fame, along with plenty of band and memorabilia photos. The album has a new stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mix from the original studio masters by Steven Wilson and is fully approved by YES. The CDs on both sets contain:

    The New Stereo Mixes:
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change
    with:
    7. Clap (Studio Version)
    8. A Venture (Finally! The Extended Mix)

    The All-Region NTSC DVD and Blu-Ray sets contain:

    The 2014 Stereo Mixes (24/96 MLP Lossless):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change
    The 2014 5.1 Surround Mixes (24/96 MLP Lossless/dts 96/24):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change
    Original Stereo Mixes (Flat Transfer from original master LPCM Stereo 24/192):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change
    The "Alternate" Album (LPCM Stereo 24/96):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace (Live, London 1971)
    2. Clap (Studio Version)
    3. Starship Trooper a. Life Seeker (single edit)
    4. I've Seen All Good People (Live, London 1971)
    5. A Venture (extended mix)
    6. Perpetual Change (Live, New Haven 1971)

    The following tracks are on the BLU-RAY ONLY>

    The EXCLUSIVE Blu-ray Features are:
    Single versions, edits & live (LPCM Stereo 24/96):
    1. Your Move (stereo single version)
    2. Clap (mono single version)
    3. America (Live, London 1971)
    4. It's Love (Live, London 1971)
    5. Your Move (mono single version)
    New Stereo Instrumental Mixes (LPCM Stereo 24/96):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change
    Needle-Drop (A/B UK vinyl transfer 24/96 LPCM):
    1. Yours Is No Disgrace
    2. Clap
    3. Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. Wurm
    4. I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move c. All Good People
    5. A Venture
    6. Perpetual Change

    The transfer of the original mixes are equally as revelatory, the best they've ever sounded. The "alternate album" is excellent, we get contemporary samples of the band live, the aforementioned long version of "A Venture" and a great studio version of "Clap" where Steve Howe keeps throwing in bits and pieces of the classical repertoire. Unfortunately, for "Starship Trooper" they chose it's useless single edit. The live "Yours Is No Disgrace" and "I've Seen All Good People" are the same recordings as on 'THE WORD IS LIVE' but "Perpetual Change," with Bruford getting to take the obligatory '70's drum solo was recorded near the end of their last tour with Kaye. Here's hoping they someday release more material from that tour, fans would eat it up, warts and all. The Blu-ray only material is OK, you get three superflous mono single edits, the other two 'THE WORD IS LIVE' 1971 tracks ("America" and "It's Love"), instrumental only mixes of the whole album (YES karaoke!) and another take of the album, this time taken from a mint UK LP. If you don't have a Blu-ray player you're not missing much.......

    Whew! An embarrassment of riches for sure. My ONLY nit-pick (hey, I'm a YES fan, there had to be one!), I wish they could've included the Beat Club and Musik Laden video footage found on The Lost Broadcasts DVD (which is missing the great B&W Beat Club live footage of "Astral Traveler" itself), but, hey, like I said, I'm a YES fan...... All kidding aside, this is a MUST HAVE for any fan of YES, and if you're a newbie, well, you'll find out what all the fuss was about. I'm a fan of YES' lengthier compositions for sure, but it's their concise mini-epics such as Tracks 1, 3, 4, & 6 on 'THE YES ALBUM,' "South Side Of The Sky" and "Heart Of The Sunrise" on 'FRAGILE,' "And You & I" and "Siberian Khatru" on 'CLOSE TO THE EDGE' and "Sound Chaser" on 'RELAYER' that really floats my boat. Keep bringing them on Steve, personally I can't wait for "TALES" and 'RELAYER'......
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  • S. Nyland
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is IT.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2003
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    Words almost fail me. I grew up with this on vinyl LP, played it more or less daily, and was one of the first CD's I bought when music started going digital in the latter 1980's. The new remasters offered here sound like the band just recorded the tracks last week, and hearing the album anew makes you wonder what the hell is wrong with most bands these days. Honestly -- doesn't anyone care about creating music that will LAST as well as sell a million units? This music was recorded THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO, and makes your average 2003 era rock band sound like a bunch of lazy deadbeats posing for groupies.
    What I will always refer to as as "Side One" of the record [the first three tracks from the CD] are among Album Oriented Rock's finest moments -- the best non Beatles Side One ever, maybe, with ZERO weaknesses. "Yours Is No Disgrace" is some sort of magical time machine disguised as a song; No way is that ten minutes long. It feels more like about three, has the energy needed to overcome any hangover or bad hair day, and remains a breathtaking example of what you can do with stereo sound if you just think a little. "The Clap" is an over the top display of guitar prowess by Steve Howe that still leaves my jaw hanging open in awe of his abilities and awareness of what different sounds a simple acoustic guitar can make: it doesn't even seem like he's really trying, just sort noodling away for a few minutes while the other band members catch a break during a concert. I'd love to hear him play a banjo -- he'd blow that mutant kid from "Deliverance" right out of the water.
    And then there is "Starship Troopers", the first extended art rock hit of the 70's, and still a staple of AOR classic rock the world over. With its different sections, flawless musical performances and angelic harmonies with John Anderson's Aquarian age lyrical content that defies literal interpretation, "Starship Troopers" represents a moment in musical history when everything fell together in just the perfect order at just the right time -- this song may be Yes' most important contribution to our culture, "Roundabout" not withstanding. If I ever fly on the space shuttle, I am going to make them play the closing segment during countdown so that we blast off at just the right moment. You can actually feel the speakers of your stereo moving the air particles around them as they kick the bottom into overdrive during the climax.
    "Side Two" [or the final three tracks] is a little weaker, but good gravy ... "Your Move/All Good People" remains a cherished radio hit, even though I have personally never really cared for it [too sappy], and "Perpetual Change" was an experiment in audio technology that still boggles my mind as to how they even thought up the idea of merging two different takes into the big climax. Only Bill Bruford could have calculated that beat and nailed it right down to the quarter second on dual tracks. Truly amazing, even though the song does go on for a bit longer than it needed to.
    Special personal mention must be made of "A Venture", which remains one of the most haunting little ditties in my collection of Things I Cling Onto From My Youth. To this very day I wish that I could hear the "entire" take of this song, which seems to have been faded out just as the band was starting to go somewhere with it. Steve Howe's non-distorted "jazz" guitar counterpointed by Tony Kaye's grand piano was sadly underutilized, and the solo Howe starts churning out as the piece ends might have even put old Bob Fripp to shame. Maybe the "extra tracks" version will fulfill my wish when it is released this spring ... a seven minute version of "A Venture" would make 2003 for me.
    Oddly enough, one of the reasons why I am so fond of "The Yes Album" and "A Time And A Word" both is the ABSENCE of Rick Wakeman. The band represented on these two records was a much more organic outfit, whereas the Wakeman era Yes offerings seem rigidly composed and lacking spontineity. Maybe one of the reasons why I like "A Venture" so much is that they do just seem to be "jamming" as the piece concludes; Rick Wakeman era Yes didn't "jam" in an organic manner, they executed compositions.
    I also simply love the sound of Tony Kaye's organ and moog synthesizer on "Yours Is No Disgrace" and especially "Starship Troopers", where his bass pedal and Chris Squries' filtered bass guitar provide a bottom to the sound that really flings it into orbit. While I don't begrudge Yes for replacing Kaye with the much broader talented Wakeman, there is something very special about the albums on which Kaye appeared that Yes never seemed to be able to recapture -- a sense of innocence, perhaps. Much fuss is made of this being Steve Howe's first record with Yes, but I prefer to think of it as Tony Kaye's last Yes album, and have always wondered what became of the electric organ he used when recording it. That sucker belongs in a museum, and Kaye should be Knighted.
    I cannot recommend this disc enough -- if you know someone who likes rock music, buy it for them. If you have the old Atlantic issued CD, you owe yourself a copy of the remastered takes. And when the "bonus edition" is released I expect you to pick up a copy of that too ... "The Yes Album" will still be relevant for another thirty three years no matter what happens to the planet or universe, and the same can not be said for many of it's contemporaries. While "Close To The Edge" is probably classic Yes' bona-fide masterpiece and "Fragile" their biggest commercial hit, "The Yes Album" will always be my favorite of their records, no debate.
    Five stars all the way.
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  • Joseph K. Kil
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2025
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    The album was very well packaged and in perfect condition. Thank You
    Oh BTW, it sounds great :)
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  • hervé j.
    5.0 out of 5 stars L'album pour bien commencer avec Yes.
    Reviewed in France on October 14, 2015
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    The Yes Album est l'album idéal pour commencer avec Yes pour plein de bonnes raisons:

    Rick Wakeman , tant décrié par les détracteurs du groupe (trop virtuose, ils préfèrent Charly Oleg) ne fait pas encore partie du groupe.

    La pochette n'est pas encore l'oeuvre de Roger Dean ( autre sujet de moqueries de la part des anti-prog qui n'ont aucun goût).

    Tony Kaye joue de son Hammond B3 (et un peu de piano) avec une seule main. Comme en plus il refuse les synthés et le mellotron, on ne peut pas l'accuser de frimer.

    Steve Howe remplace Peter Banks, trop limité techniquement et composant peu.

    Les fans de picking, de Chet Atkins ou de Marcel Dadi seront comblés: Steve Howe joue en public un très joli morceau, The Clap (qui veut aussi dire en anglais blennhorragie ou chaude-pisse, c'est élégant!).

    Pratiquement tous les morceaux deviendront des classiques du groupe, toujours repris en live.

    Les textes de Jon Anderson veulent encore dire quelque chose, mais est-ce vraiment un bien?

    Chris Squire n'est pas encore mort.

    Yes a encore un batteur de jazz pour deux albums à venir en la personne de Bill Bruford.

    Si avec tous ces points positifs, vous restez réfractaires au génie de Yes, il n'y a plus rien à faire pour vous (il est à noter que le Yes-bashing est une particularité typiquement française certainement due à notre grand penseur national, Philippe Manoeuvre)
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  • yokoslim
    5.0 out of 5 stars 一番ロックバンドっぽいイエス
    Reviewed in Japan on February 6, 2016
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    イエスは１０代の頃初めて聞いた危機に夢中になり大ファンになりました。その後遡って時間と言葉、こわれものと聞いてなぜか去年サードアルバムを初めて買いました。すごくカッコ良くロックしていてびっくり！特にYOURS IS NO DISGRACEとSTARSHIP TROOPERはメリハリがきいていて最高！気分がHIGHになる本当にカッコいい曲です。もっと早く買えば良かった！プログレ知らない友達で洋楽好きな人にはまずこれを勧めています。
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  • Wanderer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bewertung von Vinyl und Album
    Reviewed in Germany on October 17, 2015
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    Ich hab mir dieses Album als LP (der Preis dafür war nur unerheblich höher) praktisch blind gekauft nachdem ich vorher kurz reingehört hatte. Dabei muss ich sagen, dass es sich wirklich gelohnt hat.

    Zuerst zum Album:
    Wer Yes von ihren späteren Alben kennt, damit meine ich "Fragile", "Close [...]", Relayer etc. , wird sicherlich überrascht sein. Denn diese Scheibe ist recht leicht verdaulich und hat stellenweise schon Ohrwurmcharakter zu bieten. Besonders der erste Song "Yours Is No Disgrace" schlägt direkt ein. Für Yes-Verhältnisse mit recht harmonischen Strukturen dabei aber in jeder Hinsicht sehr abwechslungreich. Für mich als Fan von Chris Squire wie immer ein Hörgenuss: Treibender Bass der sich gern auch mal aus dem Hintergrund herausarbeitet - das gibt es bei anderen Gruppen recht selten. Zu allen anderen Stücken muss man sagen, dass diese doch merkbar einfacher gestrickt sind als das, was die Jahre danach auf den Markt kam. Man hört bei den Grundstrukturen doch noch deutlich die musikalischen Einflüsse der ausgehenden 60er Jahre herraus. Trotzdem haben Yes diese Strukturen doch schon unüberhörbar zum Progressive-Rock der 70er hin weiterentwickelt. Wem die späteren Alben insbesondere CTTE oder Relayer zu "abgefahren" sind wird mit diesem Album sicher glücklich werden. Für mich ist "The Yes Album" ein Album, dass einfach nur Spaß macht, recht kurzweilig ist und sich schön durchhören lässt. Hier haben sie sich keinen einzigen Hänger geleistet und ein wirklich solides Niveau über die ganze Platte hinweg gehalten. Klar: Rein musikalisch hat man sicher später noch gesteigert, trotzdem hat mich das Gesamtwerk hier doch vollkommen überzeugt, da sie hier ein gutes Mittelding zwischen einfachen Harmonien und komplexer gespieltem Prog geschaffen haben. Auf die einzelnen Songs weiter einzugehen lohnt sich für mich nicht wirklich. Bis auf Clap und Yours Is no Disgrace arbeitet sich kein Stück nennenswert heraus wobei es aber in seiner Gesamtheit doch einigermaßen abwechslungsreich bleibt und sich nicht in ewig wiederholende Versatzstücke verliert.
    Wer die (frühen) Yes noch gar nicht kennt, für den ist diese Scheibe sicher ein guter Einstieg.

    Nun zur Vinyl selber:
    Wie ich fast vermutet habe fällt der Sound dieser 180g Neupressung gegenüber qualitativ höherwertigen Alt-Pressungen (sofern diese noch nicht verschlissen sind) etwas zurück. Das ganze ist gut hörbar hat mich für Vinylverhältnisse aber auch nicht vom Hocker gehauen. Die Qualität dieser LP ist vergleichbar mit den unzähligen Neuerscheinungen vergleichbarer Klassiker. Da die Platte aber nicht wesentlich teurer war als die CD habe ich den Kauf auch nicht bereut. Das (Klapp-Cover) sieht gut aus (das ist ja der eigentliche Grund warum ich lieber die LP`s kaufe) und ist qualitativ hochwertig. Allerdings hätte ich mir hier auch etwas anderes als eine Papierinnenhülle vorgestellt. Weitere Inlays gibt es nicht dazu.

    Fazit: Das Album an sich ist richtig gut - für mich eines der besten von Yes, die Vinyl hingegen kann man als Durchschnitt bezeichnen.
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  • G. Duff
    5.0 out of 5 stars Yes at its best...
    Reviewed in Australia on January 24, 2025
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    Early live album from this great band. Great music as you'd expect.
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  • Anglian Traveller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enter Howe, the result a resounding `Yes'
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2012
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    Released in January 1971, the third album from Yes is now seen as a timeless rock classic which marked a step change in style & imagination from the band's competent but unremarkable first two albums. `The Yes Album' also marked the replacement of founder-member guitarist Peter Banks (who fell out with Jon Anderson over the excessive use of orchestration on the `Time & a Word' album) with the truly brilliant Steve Howe, whose compositional input, technical skills and seminal playing in no small way contributes to this album being an outstanding piece of work, and who was to become one of the defining cornerstones of the unique `Yes sound'.

    Other reviews have offered excellent song-by-song commentaries of the album, so that won't be repeated here. However some general impressions stand out. First off, this band ROCKS; it's first & foremost a rock group, which plays with feel and passion. The keyboard mix pre-dates Rick Wakeman's joining by a few months so the moog makes only an occasional appearance, Tony Kaye supporting the melody principally with electric organ and piano. The overall sound is a guitar-rhythm section-vocal rock band spiced up with interesting compositional arrangements, great dynamics, vocal harmonies and some experimental pieces like `Perpetual Change'. The band finally seems to know what it's doing and where it's going, its distinctive sound beginning to emerge.

    You can hear Chris Squire on this album starting for the first time to use the bass guitar as a lead instrument, where rather than simply work with the drummer to underpin the rhythm, he offers a complimentary melodic structure to the guitar & keyboards, bringing an intelligence and complexity to the music rarely found among contemporaries.

    Above all, `The Yes Album' is bursting with energy. The opener `Yours is no disgrace' is one of the all-time great rockers with its distinctive tight opening bars moving into a driving riff, Kaye's organ work giving the impression of trying to constrain the energy of the rhythm section as Howe's choppy, wailing guitar offers bursts of sound as counterbalance to Anderson's equally energetic falsetto-register multi-tracked vocals.

    On the `expanded & re-mastered' release you get the original album, plus as bonus tracks single versions of `Your Move' & `Life Seeker' - the first part of `Starship Trooper' - & a studio version of `The Clap', Howe's solo acoustic guitar piece (a live-audience version was included on the original `Yes Album' to spotlight the band's new guitarist). Though the better-known live `Clap' is good, many listeners will agree the studio version has the edge.

    Overall `The Yes Album' though perhaps just a little bit rough at the edges and lacking the compositional complexity characteristic of subsequent `Yes' releases, showcases a tight, powerful & melodic rock band which has found its voice and distinctive style. To quote Bill Martin: "The Yes Album inaugurates `The Main Sequence', a term from astronomy for when a star begins to shine at full strength for a long period of time. The star called Yes was already there in the sky but suddenly we noticed it, and we could not look away."

    After 40 years `The Yes Album' still sounds great, and is recommended unreservedly.
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