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Rotten Tormatoes? The Wembley Recording, 1978 – 699

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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

The Yes-a-verse went into meltdown this week over a new release of the Wembley BBC concert recording. As you will hear, it’s a bit of a twisted tale so I was grateful to have Mark to help me wade through the marshy world of bootlegs. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this release, the BBC concert recording from 1978 or anything else to do with Yes bootlegs. Please leave your comments below.

  • What is this new release?
  • Is it official?
  • What was the original broadcast like?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

https://www.musicglue.com/bespoke-editions/products/yes-the-complete-wembley-1978-broadcast-red

BBC 1 version – 25th anniversary remaster by TheTooleMan, October 2003:

https://forgotten-yesterdays.com/downloads.asp?ftype=1&qsectionid=9&qdownloadid=521

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Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanLind
Al Dell’AngeloLobate Scarp
Barry Gorsky
Mark Baggs
Bill WhittakerMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaMark Slater
Brian HarrisMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenPaul Hailes
DavidPaul Tomei
David HeydenRachel Hadaway
David PannellRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueRonnie Neeley
DemScott Colombo
Doug CurranSimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerSteve Dill
Gary BettsSteve Luzietti
Geoff BailieSteve Perry
Geoffrey MasonSteve Rode
Guy DeRomeSteve Scott
Henrik AntonssonSteven Roehr
Hogne Bø PettersenTerence Sadler
Todd DudleyThomas DeVries
John CowanJohn Thomson
John HoldenJohn Viola
Jamie McQuinnTim Stannard
Douglas Caldwell
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Yes Guess Who II – 698

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This week, Mark and I had a lovely time trying to outwit each other with another round of the Yes Guess Who game. I simplified the rules, as you’ll hear, and it went rather more smoothly as a result. What fun we had. Do play along yourself and let us know how you did in the comments on this week’s show notes.

  • Who did we choose?
  • Were the questions too easy or too hard?
  • Who won?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

Remember this? who will be mentioned in this episode?

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Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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YesMusicBooks.com

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanLind
Al Dell’AngeloLobate Scarp
Barry Gorsky
Mark Baggs
Bill WhittakerMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaMark Slater
Brian HarrisMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenPaul Hailes
DavidPaul Tomei
David HeydenRachel Hadaway
David PannellRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueRonnie Neeley
DemScott Colombo
Doug CurranSimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerSteve Dill
Gary BettsSteve Luzietti
Geoff BailieSteve Perry
Geoffrey MasonSteve Rode
Guy DeRomeSteve Scott
Henrik AntonssonSteven Roehr
Hogne Bø PettersenTerence Sadler
Todd DudleyThomas DeVries
John CowanJohn Thomson
John HoldenJohn Viola
Jamie McQuinnTim Stannard
Douglas Caldwell
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YesKit Part 4 – Jon Anderson Edition – 697

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The Dark Days Of Yesterday – Projekt Gemineye – the new album by our own Mark Anthony K!

Mark says: “This is the 10th studio album! Wow…if you would have told me that id release 10 albums..I’m not sure if I would believe it.
This is a rather personal album for me….lyrically speaking. Its talks about some of the darker times in my life….i dont get too specific about things..not only because they are difficult memories…but also so that they can be relatable other people as well.
Musically and production wise.. I’m very pleased with it and i hope you enjoy it as well.”

https://projektgemineye.bandcamp.com/album/the-dark-days-of-yesterday

From a tiny idea I had about Jon Anderson’s use of instruments live with Yes, Mark and I managed to bang on for ages again this week. Hopefully, you will find the discussion as interesting as we did, particularly as I noticed some definite links between the band’s sonic changes over the decades, Jon’s development as a musician and the instruments he used.

In order to create some kind of helpful structure to the conversation, I managed to find the earliest examples of each kind of instrument Jon uses live in the photos on the amazing Forgotten Yesterdays website and I have embedded them into the show notes here – do take a look at those and add a comment if you can think of any other Yeskit Jon used live with the band – or add a comment even if you can’t.

  • What are all the instruments Jon used live with Yes?
  • When did he start playing tuned instruments?
  • What can we glean about the band amd about Jon from his choice of instruments?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

All images from the wonderful Forgotten Yesterdays website:


Screen capture from video 1969 Wiesbaden DE – Tambourine
Screen capture from video
11/23/1969 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre FR –
 
Tambourine with skin
11/26/1969 Basel CH
Benito De Juan Dolio –
 
Claves
1971 Photo by Michael Putland –
 
Dewtron Mr Bassman pedals
Jill Furmanovsky 1971 –
 
Cowbell
07/31/1971 London UK. Geoffrey Mason –
 
Maracas
02/14/1974 Uniondale NY
Photo by RDZK –
 
The ‘bus stop’ percussion kit for Ritual
02/10/1974 Columbia SC – Benito De Juan Dolio –
 
Acoustic guitar
05/10/1975 London UK
 
Sound Chaser
Daniel Potvin –
 
Flute (or is it a piccolo?)
05/17/1975 Stoke UK
 
Photo by Dick Barnatt –
 
Electric guitar
06/18/1976 Boston MA
 
Photo by Barry Rogoff –
 
Large harp
08/20/1977 Buffalo NY
 
Steve Wehner –
 
10-string Cuatro
06/18/1984 Berlin DE
 
Thomas Holland-Cunz –
 
Small keyboard
03/04/1996 San Luis Obispo CA
Laurel Renz –
 
Small harp
03/03/1998 Bournemouth UK
Cengiz Varlik –
 
Newer version of the ‘bus stop’
09/18/1999 San Pedro CR
 
Carlos Chacón Cambronero –
 
Keyboard
12/01/1999 Pittsburgh PA
Brian King –
 
Percussion ‘sticks’
08/18/2001 Atlanta GA
Rick Glover –

Martin Backpacker modified MIDI controller

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Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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YesMusicBooks.com

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanLind
Al Dell’AngeloLobate Scarp
Barry Gorsky
Mark Baggs
Bill WhittakerMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaMark Slater
Brian HarrisMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenPaul Hailes
DavidPaul Tomei
David HeydenRachel Hadaway
David PannellRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueRonnie Neeley
DemScott Colombo
Doug CurranSimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerSteve Dill
Gary BettsSteve Luzietti
Geoff BailieSteve Perry
Geoffrey MasonSteve Rode
Guy DeRomeSteve Scott
Henrik AntonssonSteven Roehr
Hogne Bø PettersenTerence Sadler
Todd DudleyThomas DeVries
John CowanJohn Thomson
John HoldenJohn Viola
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Yes (sort-of) Unplugged – 696

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As you will hear, I was looking at one of the amazing photos in the Barry Plummer Calendar (available now from YesMusicBooks.com) recently, when I noticed something peculiar about Chris Squire. I think what Barry has captured is a unique moment in Yes concert history. I don’t think Chris ever did this in any other situation than the shows on the 1975 Relayer tour – and maybe not all of those performances. I have watched the QPR video many times but I hadn’t realised exactly what was going on until I saw this photo and then re-watched the QPR performance.

After watching that QPR version, Mark and I also took a careful look at a much later version, from the Yes Acoustic video. It’s very different.

I’ve included a heavily watermarked version of the Squire photo below but if you want to enjoy the full-quality version, you know what to do. Order the calendar now while there’s still time to receive it before the New Year.

So, what do you think I’m on about? Stay tuned for the full rabbit hole exploration with Mark.

  • What’s unique about the QPR live situation?
  • What is that guitar?
  • Which is the ‘better’ version?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

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Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanLind
Al Dell’AngeloLobate Scarp
Barry Gorsky
Mark Baggs
Bill WhittakerMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaMark Slater
Brian HarrisMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenPaul Hailes
DavidPaul Tomei
David HeydenRachel Hadaway
David PannellRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueRonnie Neeley
DemScott Colombo
Doug CurranSimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerSteve Dill
Gary BettsSteve Luzietti
Geoff BailieSteve Perry
Geoffrey MasonSteve Rode
Guy DeRomeSteve Scott
Henrik AntonssonSteven Roehr
Hogne Bø PettersenTerence Sadler
Todd DudleyThomas DeVries
John CowanJohn Thomson
John HoldenJohn Viola
Jamie McQuinnTim Stannard
Douglas Caldwell
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Trevor Rabin’s Star Licks video – 695

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In last week’s episode about Chris Squire’s Star Licks video, I was intrigued to notice that Trevor Rabin had also produced one and I had never watched it. Now that we are blessed with YouTube and the efforts of dedicated fans like, in this case, @YesSource, we can all enjoy watching Trevor in all his 1992 glory as he discusses not only his guitars but also his technique, studio practices, soloing approaches, songwriting and lots more. It’s almost an hour of Yes goodness and Mark and I very much enjoyed watching and discussing this week, as you’ll hear. 

Once again, as you can imagine, we get deep into the weeds, particularly as Mark is an expert on studio kit and instruments and I’m, well, I’m along for the ride at least. I did, however learn a great deal I didn’t know about the great Mr. Rabin’s musicianship and kit, which is nice.

You’ll find the video we talk about below.

  • What secrets does Trevor share?
  • What kit does he show off?
  • What do we learn about Yes music from this video?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

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Enrich your Prog year with iconic images of Yes in the 1970s, taken by the legendary rock photographer, Barry Plummer.

Enjoy 12 beautiful colour and black and white photographs of Yes in the studio and live, capturing the essence of the world’s greatest progressive rock band. With this limited-edition calendar on your wall throughout 2026, you’ll agree that Barry Plummer is, indeed, the Master of Images!

(A flat shipping fee will be added at checkout depending on your location.)

ORDER HERE

Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanLind
Al Dell’AngeloLobate Scarp
Barry Gorsky
Mark Baggs
Bill WhittakerMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaMark Slater
Brian HarrisMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenPaul Hailes
DavidPaul Tomei
David HeydenRachel Hadaway
David PannellRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueRonnie Neeley
DemScott Colombo
Doug CurranSimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerSteve Dill
Gary BettsSteve Luzietti
Geoff BailieSteve Perry
Geoffrey MasonSteve Rode
Guy DeRomeSteve Scott
Henrik AntonssonSteven Roehr
Hogne Bø PettersenTerence Sadler
Todd DudleyThomas DeVries
John CowanJohn Thomson
John HoldenJohn Viola
Jamie McQuinnTim Stannard
Douglas Caldwell
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