YES Fragile 1971 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM 1st PRESSING PROG MASTERPIECE
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£ 69
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Mar 15, 2014
Sold Date
Mar 5, 2014
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£ 20
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YES Fragile 1971 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM 1st PRESSING PROG MASTERPIECE
STUNNING SOUND - MacNeill GATEFOLD w/FIXED BOOKLET
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UK ATLANTIC (2401 019 DELUXE) FIRST PRESSING (December 1971) OF YES' PROG MASTERPIECE
THIS COPY HAS SEEN A MODERATE AMOUNT OF USE BUT IT'S BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE STUNNING SOUND FOR WHICH THIS FIRST PRESSING IS JUSTLY FAMOUS
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: 2401019 A//1 11 3 / 2401019 B//1 11 11
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNALLY FIXED EIGHT PAGE FULL COLOUR BOOKLET
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE (date coded '0871' - August, 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 which carry about a dozen or so spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Practically unmarked in normal light the surfaces carry just some harmless hairlines under bright light
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
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 little to to fault - just a couple of random clicks on the middle section of 'Roundabout' and "Heart Of The Sunrise' - all minor and nothing I found at all intrusive and more than compensated for by the sheer brilliance of sound on this first pressing
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Excellent example - none of the common heavy ring wear to the outer surfaces - just some storage rub to the edges. The central booklet is clean, unmarked, firmly attached and in pristine condition, as is the rest of the inside of the cover
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: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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