Yes-Yes (1969)


Artist: Yes

Title: Yes

Label: Atlantic

Format: LP

Catalog Number: SD-8243

Year of Release: 1969

Country and Year of Edition: US 1969 Presswell Pressing

Sell Price: $7.69

Sell Date: 3/23/24

Condition: VG/VG 2" seam split on bottom of cover, handwritten red x next to "I See You" on cover and label

Discogs Last Sold  3/26/24 VG+/NM  $26.50

Low: $3.00 VG/VG

Median: $15.00

Average: $20.72

High: $148.95 M/M sealed

Current low price: $15.00

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25

Have/Want: 818/259

Where Sold: Flushing, MI

Time It Took To Sell:  9 years

Where and When Bought: Worcester, MA early 80's $3.99 used

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A-

Sad To See It Go: No

The first Yes album is one of those tough ones to write about.  Not so much a "prog" juggernaut like their early 70's records, this one is 8 short songs, most most memorable being a Beatles cover, "Every Little Thing."

Since Yes were a "complete discography" band, I've had this album for quite a while.  I probably haven't played it start to finish since the day I bought it used.  That doesn't take away from it's quality, it just wasn't something I found I had to focus on.  Giving it a spin and a couple streams to get myself up to date, I find the album pleasant in general.  The opener, "Beyond and Before" is probably the best song of the album.   It sort of has a feel they perfected later on with "Starship Trooper."   Right after that,  "I See You" ventures into Jazz-Vocal.  "Looking Around" closes out the first side with some pummeling organ.

Side 2 kicks off with the bass and keyboard driving "Harold Land" before the aforementioned Beatles cover then wraps with the airy psych combo of "Sweetness" and "Survival."  Essentially this is an album that got ignored by me when others didn't.  It sounds better over listens.  This is a short form album that varies in moods.

Definitely establishes the Yes sound and is a fine debut.

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