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Roosevelt 1976 Live – 733

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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week, Mark and I have been taking a somewhat forensic look at the newly-released Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City 17 June 1976 live set. We go rather deeply into the weeds around the quality, sources, presentation and packaging, all for your edification. Mark uncovers some surprising aspects of the (rather expensive) vinyl version of this release and we both enjoy the actual performances of the band which featured Patrick Moraz rather than Rick Wakeman at this time, during the Solo Albums Tour.

  • What does this recording sound like?
  • Where did it come from?
  • What are the troubling aspects of the vinyl version?
Vinyl and CD versions
Hype sticker from CD
Slightly spurious details?
Rear of vinyl
The puzzling expanse of dead wax…

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

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

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Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLind
Al Dell’AngeloTerence SadlerLobate Scarp
Barry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark Baggs
Bill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark Slater
Brian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanSteve RodeMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniTim StannardMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenChip PalmerPaul Hailes
DavidGuy DeRomePaul Tomei
David HeydenSteve MossRachel Hadaway
David PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie Neeley
DemSteven RoehrScott Colombo
BrianTodd DudleySimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve Dill
Gary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinn
Geoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller
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Prog at the Proms or Yes Symphonic? – 732

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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week, Mark and I were unable to get together so we both recorded separately, like we used to do years ago. Here we have ‘retro’ or ‘classic’ YMP I suppose. Anyway, we both enjoyed listening to/watching 2 different versions of And You And I – one from the brilliant Symphonic Live DVD and the other from the BBC Prog Prom event last week.

I have embedded both versions into the show notes for this week so do watch those and see what you think of our reactions.

  • Which version is ‘better’?
  • Is it fair to compare them?
  • What was the rest of the concert like?

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

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLind
Al Dell’AngeloTerence SadlerLobate Scarp
Barry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark Baggs
Bill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark Slater
Brian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanSteve RodeMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniTim StannardMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenChip PalmerPaul Hailes
DavidGuy DeRomePaul Tomei
David HeydenSteve MossRachel Hadaway
David PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie Neeley
DemSteven RoehrScott Colombo
BrianTodd DudleySimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve Dill
Gary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinn
Geoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller
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Who did a better Yes Medley? – 731

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This week Mark and I listened to 2 medleys – the Big Medley from the The Word Is Live box set, recorded on 5th October 1978 at The Forum, Inglewood and a recording of Jon Anderson and The New Life Band playing their Yes medley in 1980 at The Royal Albert Hall from a BBC recording broadcast the same year. 

It was a very entertaining process and, as you’ll hear, Mark has a particularly interesting reaction to the rather different style of the New Life Band’s interpretations, on a tour that Jon Anderson arranged to promote his recently-released second solo album, Song of Seven. Having just left Yes for the first time, he ended up being out on tour at the same time as the Yeggles version of Yes, who boasted Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn as part of their (fairly hastily assembled) lineup. For his part, Anderson collected together brilliant musicians but with a rather different instrumentation to the classic rock band arrangement.

The Big Medley wasn’t played on The Drama Tour (unfortunately, some would say) so we can’t compare these two performances directly, but they are very close in time.

  • What songs were included in each medley?
  • How does the New Life Band instrumentation work?
  • Which ends up being a better Yes medley (and do we even make a decision on that)?

Do take a listen to the recordings I have embedded into the show notes for this week and let us know what you think in the comments below.

Mark Lang’s photos:

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

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLind
Al Dell’AngeloTerence SadlerLobate Scarp
Barry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark Baggs
Bill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark Slater
Brian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanSteve RodeMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniTim StannardMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenChip PalmerPaul Hailes
DavidGuy DeRomePaul Tomei
David HeydenSteve MossRachel Hadaway
David PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie Neeley
DemSteven RoehrScott Colombo
BrianTodd DudleySimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve Dill
Gary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinn
Geoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller
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Olias of Sunhillow 50th Anniversary with Dave Watkinson – 730

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It’s the 50th Anniversary of Jon Anderson’s masterpiece, Olias of Sunhillow this month, so it was highly appropriate that we spoke to the album’s biggest fan, David Watkinson, this week. Dave helps us plot the musical development of Yes’ co-founder to the point at which he felt able to create his first solo album – entirely on his own. We also discuss the amazing packaging and the album’s influence on Anderson and Yes.

Do watch Dave’s interview with artist, Jeff Cummins, which is embedded into the show notes below and check out the photos of my copies of the album and a small selection of Dave’s memorabilia collection.

  • Was Jon Anderson ready to create Olias?
  • Did he play everything on the record?
  • Why isn’t Roger Dean the artist?

Please do add your own comments below.

Kevin’s LP and CD

Some items from Dave’s Olias collection

Those involved in the record
CD
8-track, cassette, badge
The team
Original Olias drum stick, cuttings
Yes solos poster with Olias pendent
Signed Olias promo card

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

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLind
Al Dell’AngeloTerence SadlerLobate Scarp
Barry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark Baggs
Bill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark Slater
Brian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanSteve RodeMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniTim StannardMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenChip PalmerPaul Hailes
DavidGuy DeRomePaul Tomei
David HeydenSteve MossRachel Hadaway
David PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie Neeley
DemSteven RoehrScott Colombo
BrianTodd DudleySimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve Dill
Gary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinn
Geoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller
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YesKit Part 5 – Tony Kaye’s Vox Continental – 729

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This week, we return to our occasional series on YesKit, this time featuring the instrument Tony Kaye used, briefly, in 1968 before he upgraded to a Hammond M100. It was the 1960s iconic keyboard, the British-made Vox Continental. The story of this revolutionary instrument is fascinating and we are indebted to the undisputed expert in the field, Chris Dale, for a great overview I read out at the end of the episode. It was huge fun to both research and then chat about the Vox Continental and I’m sure you will enjoy Mark’s demonstrations as much as I did.

  • How did it become the most iconic keyboard of the 1960s?
  • What was the keyboard Tony Kaye had when he joined Yes?
  • Why did he disguise it?

Please do add your own comments below.

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

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

Patrons:

Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLind
Al Dell’AngeloTerence SadlerLobate Scarp
Barry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark Baggs
Bill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James Lang
Bob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark Slater
Brian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin Kjellberg
Brian SullivanSteve RodeMichael Handerhan
Chris BandiniTim StannardMichael O’Connor
Craig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel Falcão
Dave OwenChip PalmerPaul Hailes
DavidGuy DeRomePaul Tomei
David HeydenSteve MossRachel Hadaway
David PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert Nasir
David WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert Vandiver
Declan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie Neeley
DemSteven RoehrScott Colombo
BrianTodd DudleySimon Barrow
Fergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen Lambe
Fred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve Dill
Gary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinn
Geoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller
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Vox Continental photo – Docrobbie, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons