YES: LIVE FROM SEVENTY-TWO
Two Live Collections Debut Newly Discovered Recordings From The Prog-Rock Pioneer’s Acclaimed 1972 World Tour
Double-Disc, Triple-LP, And 14-Disc Boxed Set Available May 18 From Rhino
Yes was firing on all cylinders in the fall of 1972. The prog-rock pioneers’ fifth studio album Close To The Edge was a smash success as audiences around the world packed arenas to see the legendary group perform. The band captured the magic of that tour on its first live album, Yessongs. Released in 1973, the triple-LP sold over a million copies and blew minds with Roger Dean’s iconic artwork.
The band recently discovered recordings of seven complete concerts from the weeks leading up to the shows heard on Yessongs. The latest audio technology was used to restore the reel-to-reel recordings and bring out incredible sonic detail, creating an open, immediate sound that drops listeners right into the front row.
Rhino has assembled three new releases featuring previously unreleased music included on these newly discovered tapes. HIGHLIGHTS FROM SEVENTY-TWO includes 90 minutes of live recordings selected from various shows. Available on two CDs or three LPs, the music flows like a typical setlist from the tour as it spotlights standout performances from different cities. The set will be available May 18.
PROGENY: SEVEN SHOWS FROM SEVENTY-TWO is a 14-disc set that holds every note from all seven shows, recorded in the fall of 1972 as the band’s tour jumped from Canada to North Carolina, and then Georgia and Tennessee, before their last stop in New York at Nassau Coliseum on November 20th. This comprehensive set comes in a cigarette-style flip top box with new artwork by Dean and will be available on the same day.
This was Yes’ first tour with drummer Alan White, who’s been with the band ever since. He replaced Bill Bruford, who recorded Close To The Edge before leaving to join King Crimson. White only had three days to learn the band’s live show before his first night on stage with Jon Anderson (vocals), Steve Howe (guitar), Chris Squire (bass) and Rick Wakeman (keyboards).
Recorded three months into the tour, these powerful performances attest to how quickly the new line-up came together musically as they navigate hits like “Roundabout,” and complex pieces like “And You and I.” Even though the setlist didn’t vary much from night to night, the individual performances are strikingly different.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SEVENTY-TWO
Track Listing
Disc One
1. Opening (Excerpt From “Firebird Suite”)
2. “Siberian Khatru”
3. “I’ve Seen All Good People”
a. “Your Move”
b. “All Good People”
4. “Heart Of The Sunrise”
5. “Clap/Mood For A Day”
6. “And You And I”
a. “Cord Of Life”
b. “Eclipse”
c. “The Preacher The Teacher”
d. “Apocalypse”
Disc Two
1. “Close To The Edge”
a. “The Solid Time Of Change”
b. “Total Mass Retain”
c. “I Get Up I Get Down”
d. “Seasons Of Man”
2. Excerpts From “The Six Wives Of Henry VIII”
3. “Roundabout”
4. “Yours Is No Disgrace”
PROGENY: SEVEN SHOWS FROM SEVENTY-TWO
Show listing:
October 31, 1972 Toronto, Canada
November 1, 1972 Ottawa, Canada
November 11, 1972 Durham, NC
November 12, 1972 Greensboro, NC
November 14, 1972 Athens, GA
November 15, 1972 Knoxville, TN
November 20, 1972 Uniondale, NY
Woh. Looks good.
Book me a wooden suit, I think may die and go to Heaven. Yowser.
Book me in for the highlights discs but if the price of the 14….
No price info as yet – and release date not till mid May.
It`s about £51 on tax dodgers US.
Plus shipping, plus “Customs deposit” takes you up to about £80. And that’s before the HMRC boys have popped the package open and slapped you for even more VAT cos they felt like it. I’d be wary of expecting a bargain on a big purchase via Amazon dot com.
got the triple vinyl highlites for 16 quids – happy :))
Colour me happy….
*frantically starts counting the pound coins in the little tin on the bookshelf beside his bed*
It’s a LOT like “Yessongs”. I like “Yessongs”. Not sure I need 7 versions of the same gig, though. But if there are real variations, will be interested in a compilation of the best bits.
I posted a nice Amerikan FM recording of a Relayer show on the scuttled ship. No one replied.
I`ll reply James, it was a good show and thanks.
Further apologies, James – I also listened to the show you posted…..thoroughly enjoyed it, great show – but I am inclined toward “Relayer” Yes…
Fank yew gennilmn. 😀
Additionally it’s rumoured that a further two Steven Wilson remixes will emerge this year, the first of which will probably be Fragile.
*frantically starts counting the pound coins in the little tin on the bookshelf beside the FPO’s side of the bed*
I do like The Yes. Not sure if I like them enough to buy the full set but the 3LP summary version was a very reasonable £15.93 at an online emporium. Certainly willing to spring for a better-recorded version of the Yessongs set.
Progeny is now listed on the TaxDodgers.co.uk site: £65 for the full caboodle.
Took a deep breath and pre-ordered the entire caboodle. Even if I never get round to listening to it all I’ll know it’s ‘there’. I did something similar with the Stooges ‘Complete Funhouse Sessions’ . Ten discs of various versions of the same song (one disc taken up by just multiple takes of one ‘tune’)…
…but there will be one day of my life where it will be the perfect disc to put on.
Bargepole is currently digesting these – review coming soon…ish!
(and likewise for the Hawkwind box)
but here’s all the info you could possibly need
http://www.yesworld.com/2015/03/yes-progeny-live-from-seventy-two/
Woof!
According to my learned friends over at BCB, it is a waste of time and money.
http://www.bcb-board.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=127071
Ho hum. That doesn’t sound too promising. Maybe I’ll give it a miss.
I think it’s pretty good – the highlights version anyway. I don’t really need the full fat version – does anyone? – however I enjoyed the low fat version so much that I’m now wondering what an acceptable price dip would be before spinging for it.
That’ll be some gatefold.