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01. Beyond And Before (4:50) (Squire/Clive Bailey) | 02. I See You (6:33) (Jim McGuinn/David Crosby) 03. Yesterday And Today (2:37) (Anderson) 04. Looking Around (3:49) (Anderson/Squire) 05. Harold Land (5:26) (Anderson/Squire/Bruford) 06. Every Little Thing (5:24) (Lennon/McCartney) 07. Sweetness (4:19) (Anderson/Squire/C.Bailey) 08. Survival (6:01) (Anderson) Total playing time: 41:07 Bonus tracks (Rhino): 09. Everydays (single version) 10. Dear Father (early version #2) 11. Something’s Coming 12. Everydays (early version) 13. Dear Father (early version #1) 14. Something’s Coming (early version) Bill Bruford: Drums, Vibes Tony Kaye: Organ, Piano Peter Banks: Guitar, Vocals Chris Squire: Bass, Vocals Jon Anderson: Lead Singer & Incidental Percussion Produced by Paul Clay & Yes Cover photo: David Gahr Original cover design by Haig Adishian YES thank John Anthony, Jack Barrie, John Gee & John Roberts for their encouragement. Originally released as Atlantic 8243 on October 17, 1969 Digitally Remastered by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital CD redesigned by Gottlieb Bros./Yes Magazine, 12 Chelsea Place, Dix Hills, NY 11746 At the beginning of 1969, I was asked as were all Melody Maker writers to pick two groups who I thought would make it in the following year. One of my choices was LED ZEPPELIN. A bit obvious perhaps, but then we all like to back a winner occasionally. The other was YES. I'd just heard them in a London discotheque where all too often the groups tend to be over-amplified & under-talented. YES were not. They had much more than the usual wall-paper music sound. There was life, vividity & musicianship in their approach. They had a superior vocal sound - assured, clear & harmonic. They knew what they were doing & did it with style. It showed in their own songs & imaginative arrangements. It all shows on this, their first album. So YES became my other choice. My second runner in the Great Group-Most-Likely-To-Make-It Stakes. And my money is on them! Naturally I've watched them with special interest - at the Marquee, The Speakeasy, in concert with Janis Joplin & Cream. Totally convinced after these events, my choice is confirmed Tony Wilson, Melody Maker. (CD liner notes)
(P) © 1969 Atlantic Recording Corp., New York 
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