YES – The Yes Album [Super Deluxe Edition Steven Wilson new remaster / remix] (2023)

THE YES ALBUM (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) includes Steven Wilson’s newly remastered version of the original 1971 album, on other CD his new remixed version plus instrumentals, a disc of rarities (20 tracks) also remastered, and then there’s 2 previously unreleased concerts from 1971 – never heard, not even bootlegged.
The first was recorded just a few weeks before THE YES ALBUM was released, while the second was captured six months later during the band’s U.S. tour. These remarkable performances include live versions of songs from the album, such as “Yours Is No Disgrace” and “Perpetual Change,” as well as “Astral Traveller” and “Everydays” from the previous album, TIME AND A WORD (1970).
Initially released in the U.K. on February 19, 1971, THE YES ALBUM was the group’s – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford, and Steve Howe – first LP to feature all-original material and introduced signature epics like “Starship Trooper” and “I’ve Seen All Good People.” The album peaked at No.4 in the U.K. and was the group’s first to crack the Top 40 in the U.S., where it would eventually be certified platinum.

Steve Howe said; “The Yes Album represents to me the invention of ’70s Yes. This was aided by leaving outside material off the record and heavily investing in the influences we brought together, particularly the arrangement skills and utilizing the available best technology.
Our adventurism shows in the originality of the music and lyrics, as none of us had done anything quite like this before.”
Classic album in its definitive version.
Highly Recommended

CD 1: Original Album Steven Wilson remastered
Yours is No Disgrace
The Clap
Starship Trooper
I’ve Seen All Good People
A Venture
Perpetual Change

CD 2: Steven Wilson Remix
Yours is No Disgrace (Steven Wilson Remix)
The Clap (Steven Wilson Remix)
Starship Trooper (Steven Wilson Remix)
I’ve Seen All Good People (Steven Wilson Remix)
A Venture (Steven Wilson Remix)
Perpetual Change (Steven Wilson Remix)
Yours is No Disgrace (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]
The Clap (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]
Starship Trooper (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]
I’ve Seen All Good People (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]
A Venture (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]
Perpetual Change (Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]

CD 3: Rarities
“Your Move” – Single Version (2023 Remaster)
“Starship Trooper: Life Seeker” – Single Version (2023 Remaster)
“Clap” – Studio Version (2023 Remaster)
“A Venture” – Extended Mix (2023 Remaster)
“Yours Is No Disgrace” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Clap” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Starship Trooper” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Life Seeker”
“Disillusion”
“Würm”
“I’ve Seen All Good People” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Your Move”
“All Good People”
“A Venture” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Perpetual Change” – Mono Version (2023 Remaster)
“Starship Trooper: Life Seeker” – Alt. Take (Instrumental)
“I’ve Seen All Good People” – Early Take
“Your Move”
“All Good People”
“Yours Is No Disgrace” – Alternate Mix

CD 4: Live
Live at Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden (January 21, 1971)
“I’ve Seen All Good People” *
“Your Move”
“All Good People”
“Astral Traveller” *
“Everydays” *
Live at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT (July 24, 1971)
“Yours In No Disgrace” *
“I’ve Seen All Good People” *
“Your Move”
“All Good People”
“Clap / Classical Gas” *
“Perpetual Change” *

Jon Anderson – vocals, percussion
Chris Squire – bass guitars, vocals
Steve Howe – guitars, vachalia, vocal
Tony Kaye – piano, organ, moog
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

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