The Yes Album is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 19 February 1971 by Atlantic Records. It is their first album with guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, and their last in the 1970s to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye. The album was the first by the group not to feature any cover versions of songs.
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The Yes Album started a new plane for Yes, Steve Howe said in 2013, where we were completely original. Not doing other people’s songs, but creating our own music. When I joined, I said: ‘Isn’t it time Yes did the whole thing?’ They all felt the same. First released in February 1971, Yes’s third full-lengther felt like the first real Yes album according to Jon Anderson. With Peter Banks having left, Howe came in with a dazzling scope of guitar sonics and styles while the band, skint and fed up of watching other bands they knew break big, jettisoned the stabilisers.
Their third time out proved the charm - The Yes Album constituted a de facto second debut, introducing the sound that would carry them forward across the next decade or more. Gone are any covers of outside material, the group now working off of its own music from the ground up.
Tracklist
| A1 | Perpetual Change |
| A2 | The Clap |
| Starship Trooper | |
| A3a | Life Seeker |
| A3b | Disillusion |
| A3c | Würm |
| B1 | Yours Is No Disgrace |
| B2 | A Venture |
| I've Seen All Good People | |
| B3a | Your Move |
| B3b | All Good People |
Companies, etc.
- Duplicated By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario
- Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
Notes
Different tracklist than the US cassette.Track B1 is listed as "Yours Is No Disgrace" on the J-card & "Yours In No Disgrace" on the labels.
This version has a narrow tape window with a 100-50-0 scale.
Similar version:
The Yes Album: Has a wide tape window with no number scale and ''Play'' logo on bottom left.
The Yes Album: Has a wide tape window with no number scale (golden) and A/B logo on bottom left.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID: R
- Price Code: 0798
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist
| A1 | Yours Is No Disgrace | 9:36 |
| A2 | The Clap | 3:07 |
| A3 | Starship Trooper | 9:23 |
| B1 | I've Seen All Good People | 6:47 |
| B2 | A Venture | 3:13 |
| B3 | Perpetual Change | 8:50 |
Notes
1971 US pressing. 1841 Broadway address on cover and labels.Back Cover reads Record Club Edition
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Yours Is No DisgraceWritten-By – Yes |
9:36 |
| A2 | The ClapWritten-By – Howe* |
3:07 |
| Starship Trooper | (9:23) | |
| A3a | Life Seeker | |
| A3b | DisillusionWritten-By – Squire* |
|
| A3c | WürmWritten-By – Howe* |
|
| I've Seen All Good People | (6:47) | |
| B1a | Your MoveRecorder – Colin GoldringWritten-By – Anderson* |
|
| B1b | All Good PeopleWritten-By – Squire* |
|
| B2 | A VentureWritten-By – Anderson* |
3:13 |
| B3 | Perpetual ChangeWritten-By – Squire*, Anderson* |
8:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Advision Studios
- Recorded At – The Lyceum, London
- Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH
- Distributed By – WEA Musik GmbH
Credits
- Coordinator – Brian Lane
- Design – Jon Goodchild
- Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford
- Photography By – Barry Wentzel*, Phil Franks
- Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Tony Kaye
- Producer – Yes
- Producer, Engineer – Eddy Offord
- Vocals, Bass Guitar – Chris Squire
- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Vachalia] – Steve Howe
- Vocals, Percussion – John Anderson*
Notes
Manufactured in West Germany (shows in runout groove)(There is also a near identical release with,slight differences to Category on labels.)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): ST-MLP 15 403 A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): ST-MLP 15 403 B
- Matrix / Runout (runout side A+B, etched): Manufactured in Germany
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Yours Is No DisgraceWritten-By – Yes |
| A2 | The ClapWritten-By – Howe* |
| Starship Trooper | |
| A3a | Life SeekerWritten-By – Anderson* |
| A3b | DisillusionWritten-By – Squire* |
| A3c | WürmWritten-By – Howe* |
| I've Seen All Good People | |
| B1a | Your MoveRecorder – Colin GoldringWritten-By – Anderson* |
| B1b | All Good PeopleWritten-By – Squire* |
| B2 | A VentureWritten-By – Anderson* |
| B3 | Perpetual ChangeWritten-By – Squire*, Anderson* |
Companies, etc.
- Produced At – Advision Studios
- Recorded At – The Lyceum, London
- Published By – Yessongs Ltd.
- Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
- Published By – Campbell Connelly & Co.
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – Chris Squire
- Coordinator – Brian Lane
- Design – Jon Goodchild
- Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Vachalia], Vocals – Steve Howe
- Photography By – Barry Wentzell*, Phil Franks
- Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Tony Kaye
- Producer – Yes
- Producer, Engineer – Eddy Offord
- Vocals, Percussion – John Anderson*
Notes
This is a label variant of the release showing "Campbell-Connelly & Co." as publisher. See also Yes - The Yes Album. The differences are in the vertical spacing of the lines, especially the upper half of the label.Released in a gatefold sleeve.
Back cover has an ''Atlantic Super'' caption.
Produced at Advision Studios, London, Autumn 1970.
Thanks to Tom Dowd.
Track A2 recorded live, Lyceum, London.
All titles by Yessongs Limited.
Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corporation USA.
Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, SE1.
@ 1971
The label states ''Campbell Connelly & Co.''
The catalog number is "2400 101" on the back and spine of the sleeve, but "2400101" on the labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (A-side runout, stamped): 2400101 A//1 11 10
- Barcode (B-side runout, stamped): 2400101 B//1 1 11 17
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist
| A1 | Yours Is No Disgrace |
| I've Seen All Good People | |
| A2a | Your Move |
| B1b | All Good People |
| B2 | Perpetual Change |
| C1 | The Clap |
| Starship Trooper | |
| C2a | Life Seeker |
| C2b | Disillusion |
| C2c | Würm |
| D1 | Yours Is No Disgrace |
| D2 | A Venture |
Notes
Originally released in slipcase with album artworkOther versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Yours In No DisgraceWritten-By – Yes |
9:36 |
| A2 | The ClapWritten-By – Howe* |
3:07 |
| Starship Trooper (9:23) | ||
| A3(i) | Life Seeker | |
| A3(ii) | Disillusion | |
| A3(iii) | WürmWritten-By – Howe* |
|
| I've Seen All Good People (6:47) | ||
| B1(i) | Your MoveRecorder – Colin Goldring |
|
| B1(ii) | All Good People | |
| B2 | A Venture | 3:13 |
| B3 | Perpetual Change | 8:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The Lyceum, London
- Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Guitar [Portuguese Vachalia] – Steve Howe
- Bass, Vocals – Chris Squire
- Design – Jon Goodchild
- Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford
- Photography By – Barry Wentzell*, Phil Franks
- Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Tony Kaye
- Producer – Yes
- Producer, Engineer – Eddy Offord
- Vocals, Percussion – Jon Anderson
- Written-By – Squire* (tracks: A2(ii), B1(ii), B4), Anderson* (tracks: A2(i), B1(i), B2, B34)
Notes
A2 Recorded live, Lyceum, LondonOther versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 101 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 2400 101 | UK | 1971 |
| SD 19131-2 132516D | Yes | The Yes Album (CD) | Atlantic | SD 19131-2 132516D | USA, Canada & UK | Unknown |
| 017 | Yes | The Yes Album (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Yess | 017 | Indonesia | Unknown |
| 317404001 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE) | Atlantic | 317404001 | Brazil | 1979 |
| SD 8283 | Yes | The Yes Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Atlantic | SD 8283 | Canada | Unknown |
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