STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - YES - YESSONGS

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember founding member and bassist, Chris Squire, of progressive rock band Yes, on what would have been his 72 Birthday. He passed away in 2015, age 67, from  acute erythroid leukemia. Today we honor his legacy by spotlighting Yes' first live album. Yessongs was released in May of 1973 on Atlantic Records and produced by Eddie Offord. It is a triple live album, recorded between Feb-Dec, of the previous year and it peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 and #7 in the UK. It has been certified Platinum.

1. "Opening (Excerpt from 'Firebird Suite')"  3:47
2. "Siberian Khatru"  Close to the Edge 9:03
3. "Heart of the Sunrise"  Fragile 11:33

Side two
1. "Perpetual Change" The Yes Album 14:12
2. "And You and I"
I. "Cord of Life"
II. "Eclipse"
III. "The Preacher the Teacher"
IV. "The Apocalypse"
 Close to the Edge 9:33

Side three

1. "Mood for a Day"  Fragile 2:53
2. "Excerpts from 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII'"  The Six Wives of Henry VIII 6:37
3. "Roundabout"  Fragile 8:33

Side four

1. "I've Seen All Good People"
a. "Your Move"
b. "All Good People"
 The Yes Album 7:09
2. "Long Distance Runaround"/"The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"  Fragile 13:37

Side five

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"
 Close to the Edge 18:13

Side six

1. "Yours Is No Disgrace" The Yes Album 14:23
2. "Starship Trooper"
a. "Life Seeker"
b. "Disillusion"
c. "Würm"
 The Yes Album 10:08

Yes :

Jon Anderson – lead vocals
Chris Squire – bass guitar, backing vocals
Steve Howe – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards
Bill Bruford – drums on "Perpetual Change", "Long Distance Runaround", and "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"
Alan White – drums on all other tracks

Yes – production
Eddie Offord – production
Geoff Haslam – recording engineer
Mike Dunn – assistant engineer
Roger Dean – cover design and illustration
Martin Dean – photographs and layout
David "Groucho" Gair – additional photographs
Brian Lane – co-ordination