MEDIUM Vinyl Record WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm CONDITION sealed COVER Gatefold CONDITION COVER M mint COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that SERIALNUMBER No LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEyesworld.com
Jon Anderson – vocals
Steve Howe – guitars, vocals
Chris Squire – bass, vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
close to the edge - 18:43
I. the solid time of change
II. total mass retain
III. i get up, i get down
IV. seasons of man
and you and i - 10:08
I. cord of life
II. eclipse
III. the preacher the teacher
IV. apocalypse
siberian khatru - 8:55
"... at the first you're just aware of this clarity which is really quite startlingly good, you know ... there is a noise floor, but it's it's vanishingly low. ... you'll hear other things that you haven't heard before because of it. ... the album is staggeringly good
It's, you know, it's one of the best prog rock — one of the best albums ever made
Simple as that
In my opinion, it's absolutely beautiful
Absolutely stunningly beautiful
The Analogue Productions Atlantic 75th Anniversary takes that and it just it just removes a few decades and a few veils and a few levels away levels of detachment away from the studio setting
And it makes you feel like you really are in that studio listening" — Dave Denyer, YouTube video
Yes's 1972 3-track recording masterpiece, Close to the Edge, presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powers, daring to push itself musically, both as individuals and as a unit
The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Thick as a Brick
Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer
Yet, many reviewers cite Close to the Edge as the ultimate prog rock album
Author and music journalist Will Romano writes: "Yes had previously penned epic tracks for The Yes Album and Fragile, but nothing on the magnitude of the musical gems appearing on Close to the Edge
It's something of a small miracle — perhaps even magic — that the virtuoso quintet crafted such a cohesive and compelling album during an often-hectic recording process that very nearly relegated this monumental work to the dustbin of history"
The album's centrepiece is the 18-minute title track, with themes and lyrics inspired by the Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha
Side two contains two non-conceptual tracks, the folk-inspired "And You and I" and the comparatively straightforward rocker "Siberian Khatru"
Original drummer Bill Bruford found the album particularly laborious to make, which culminated in his decision to quit the band after it was recorded, to join King Crimson
Close to the Edge became the band's greatest commercial success at the time of release
It peaked at No. 4 on the U.K. Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, the highest position Yes has reached on the latter chart
In 2020, Close to the Edge was ranked at No. 445 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
RECORDING April – June 1972 ENGINEERING Eddy Offord LABEL Atlantic RE MASTERING Kevin Gray RE RELEASED 2025 AVERAGE RATING 4.9 Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Quality Record Pressings MADE IN USA STYLE Rock / Progressive Rock AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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