LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 180g Orange coloured vinyl, in hand numbered gatefold sleeve, with 4pp large format booklet
• Pressed on 180g orange coloured vinyl
• Features early Yes, live in the UK, Belgium and Switzerland 1968 - 1969
• Includes the entire BBC Radio, Belgium and Swiss TV broadcasts
• 4pp large format booklet with background notes and archival imagery
• Hand numbered gatefold sleeve
• Professionally re-mastered with background liners and many rare and unseen photographs.

The story of how Yes came into being in the late 60’s is a matter of legend. The band’s formative period nevertheless remains a remarkable tale not least because, unlike many other groups they would go on to survive for decades to come. Much of Yes’ very early work was both excellent and compelling, offering something different and more thoughtful than the music of many of their contemporaries. We can relish and admire the very early work of this serious, earnest group of musicians as we have never heard them before. The performances presented here from ‘Nightride’, ‘Pop-Eye’ and live from Switzerland’s Chikito Club, showcase the band at their early best, in superb fidelity with background notes and imagery.

Track Listing

SIDE 1

Nightride Sessions, early 1968, BBC Radio 1
• Beyond and Before 3.44
• Images of You and Me 3.52
• Jeanetta 3.04
Pop-Eye, Brussels, Belgium, 15th October 1969 Belgium TV
• Beyond and Before 4.55
• Survival 6.11

SIDE 2

Chikito Club, Bern, Switzerland, 27th November 1969 Swiss TV
• Dear Father 5.29
• Every Days 5.19
• Sweetness 4.19
• Something’s Coming 7.14