YES Fragile 1971 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM 1st PRESS MINT-
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£ 122
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Feb 4, 2013
Sold Date
Jan 25, 2013
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£ 24
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Great Britain
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YES Fragile 1971 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM 1st PRESS MINT-
BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN SOUND - STUNNING PROG MASTERPIECE
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UK ATLANTIC (2401 019 DELUXE) FIRST PRESSING (December 1971) OF YES' PROG MASTERPIECE "Fragile"
LOVELY COPY - SEEN A FEW SPINS BUT VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED WITH PRACTICALLY UNMARKED VINYL SURFACES AND DELIVERING THE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING SOUND FOR WHICH THIS FIRST PRESSING IS JUSTLY FAMOUS
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST UK RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: 2401019 A//1 14 1 / 2401019 B//1 13 8
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" (the first issue sleeve with 2401 019 DELUXE catalogue number printed on both the spine and inside the cover) WITH INTERNALLY FIXED EIGHT PAGE FULL COLOUR BOOKLET
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE (date coded '1071' - October, 1971)
The band's breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and Tolkienesque/fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesisers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the proceedings.
Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman's array of instruments. But the group built effectively on the groundwork left by The Yes Album, and the group had an AM-radio sucker-punch, aimed at all of those other progressive bands who eschewed the notion of hit singles, in the form of "Roundabout," the edited version (sort of "highlights" of the album version) of which pulled in millions of young kids who'd never heard them before. The single clicked, most album-buyers liked the long version and all of the rest of what they found, and the band was made.
The Roger Dean design and artwork including the prototype YES logo also served to unite the bands 'concept'
SLEEVE NOTES: Five tracks of this album are the individual ideas, personally arranged and organised, by the five members of the Band.
"Cans And Brahms" is an adaptation by Rick Wakeman of the third movement of Brahms' 4th Symphony on which he plays electric piano taking the part of the strings, grand piano taking the part of the woodwind, organ taking the brass, electric harpsichord taking reeds, and synthesizer taking contra bassoon.
"We Have Heaven" is a personal idea by Jon Anderson in which he sings all the vocal parts.
"Five Per Cent For Nothing" is a sixteen bar tune by Bill Bruford, played twice by the Group, and taken directly from the percussion line.
In Chris Squire's "The Fish", each riff, rhythm, and melody is produced by using the different sounds of the bass guitar.
Steve Howe concludes with a solo guitar piece "Mood For A Day"
The remaining tracks on the album are Group arranged and performed.
Side 1: Roundabout / Cans And Brahms / We Have Heaven / South Side Of The Sky
Side 2: Five Percent For Nothing / Long Distance Runaround / The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) / Mood For A Day / Heart Of The Sunrise
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels with light/moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new (just a couple of superficial hairlines - of no audible significance)
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Outstanding audio delivery - crystal clear, deep, rich, very sharp and extremely strong - driven by Chris Squire's extraordinary bass - and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully and sounds stunning with flawless playback - superb copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The 1st issue matt gatefold cover with internally fixed booklet is incredibly prone to wear (being thick and untreated) but this is is a fine example.
There is some storage rubbing to the top and bottom edges and the top and bottom corners of the spine - but all spine text is clear and bold. There is however, very little of the common ring wear to the front or back surfaces and the inside is like-new with the fixed booklet clean, fresh and practically untouched
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The original poly-lined inner sleeve is unmarked - no seam splits - just some age related discolouration around the edges
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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