STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to Wednesday, it is also the 73rd Birthday of English keyboardist, Rick Wakeman. Happy Birthday Rick! Rick is a renowned solo artist as well as a member of the progressive rock band Yes. It is their fifth studio album, close To The Edge, that is turning our our table today. Close To The Edge was released September 13, 1972 on the Atlantic label and produced by the band with Eddy Offord. It peaked at #36 in Germany, #21 in Australia, #16 in Japan, #7 in Canada, #4 in the UK, #3 on the Billboard 200, and #1 in the Netherlands. Two singles were released from Platinum selling disc ; "And You and I (Part I) with Part II as it's B-side and then an edited version of the two that reached #76 in Canada, and #42 on the Hot 100. This album marked the last for drummer  Bill Bruford, who left to join King Crimson and was replaced by Alan White of the Plastic Ono Band.

1. "Close to the Edge"

I. "The Solid Time of Change"
II. "Total Mass Retain"
III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
IV. "Seasons of Man"

Jon Anderson, Steve Howe Anderson, Howe 18:12

Side two

1. "And You and I"

I. "Cord of Life"
II. "Eclipse"
III. "The Preacher, the Teacher"
IV. "The Apocalypse"

Anderson Anderson, Bill Bruford, Chris Squire, Howe (except "Eclipse") 10:12

2. "Siberian Khatru" Anderson Anderson, Howe, Rick Wakeman 8:56

Yes

Jon Anderson – lead vocals
Steve Howe – guitar, electric sitar, backing vocals
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Production

Yes – production
Eddy Offord – engineer, production
Mike Dunne – tapes
Roger Dean – cover, photography
Martin Adelman – photography
Brian Lane – co-ordinator