YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESSING - NEAR MINT
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£ 92 Sold For
Dec 3, 2015 Sold Date
Nov 23, 2015 Start Date
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YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESSING - NEAR MINT

YES
Tales From Topographic Oceans
UK ATLANTIC (K 80001) FIRST PRESSING (December 1973)
AN OUTSTANDING *NEAR MINT* ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS PROG MASTERPIECE

LABELS: NEAR MINT clean, unmarked labels - barely a spindle trace on Record One - Record Two looks completely unplayed
RECORDS: NEAR MINT all four vinyl surfaces shine like-new and both records play with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT as crisp, clean and fresh as the day it was made - slight record impression only - nothing really

PRESSED WITH THE UK ATLANTIC PICTURE LABELS (no boxed ATLANTIC logo at the bottom)
MATRICES: K 80001 A2 / K 80001 B2 / K 80001 C1 / K 80001 D3
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS "Printed and made in England by Shorewood Packaging"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVES WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN GREY

The album's concept, a two-disc, four-piece work of symphonic length and scope (based on the Shastric scriptures, as found in a footnote within Paramahansa Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi), was their most ambitious to date developing stronger prog/jazz rhythms than before (explored later and in more depth on Relayer).
On release it received notably hostile reviews. Gordon Fletcher in Rolling Stone described it as "psychedelic noodling" and Chris Welch in Melody Maker described it as "Brilliant in patches, but often taking far too long to make its various points, and curiously lacking in warmth or personal expression".
Yes fans still remain divided over whether or not this is one of the group's stronger works. Some claim it's far too excessive and obscure, while others see it as one of the band's masterpieces

Side 1: The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) – 20:25
Side 2: The Remembering (High the Memory) – 20:38
Side 3: The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) – 18:35
Side 4: Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) – 21:37

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
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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