RARE & MINT 1970 WHITE LBL PROMO YES TIME & A WORD LUSH SYMPHONIC PROG
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TOP QUALITY! MINTY CLEAN WHITE LABEL PROMO FROM 1970
Time And A Word
\ USA - ATLANTIC RECORDS - WHITE LABEL PROMO
MINTY CLEAN !
RARE highly collectible Original 1971 first pressing ADVANCE RELEASE PROMOTIONAL of the 2nd YES album ... who, at this point were not yet the mass commercial success, but, gathering a large steady following by progressive fans with their finger on the happening scene button back in 1971 ... the White label promo is very rare and highly collectible in this MINT condition state....
This is the confusing album that features a group photo on this American release that includes Steve Howe, who wasn’t actually hired until after the studio tracks had been recorded with Peter Banks on guitar.
The two most striking sounds right from the opening strains of this album are the strong string arrangements (which did not appear on the band’s debut album), and the very muddy organ sound. The strings are a welcome addition, and the organ aside, the second Yes album is a pretty large step forward for the band.
Bill Bruford’s drumming is even stronger than on the first album, and Peter Banks does a masterful job of laying down some very progressive guitar chords at a time when most major rock bands of the day were either recycling Beatles-like pop or veering off into blues-driven psychedelia. In America at least this stuff really was close to the edge.
The second track “Then” is dominated by Tony Kaye’s heavy keyboards and accented a bit with background spice. This is another fast-paced borderline psychedelic offering that slowly winds down to silence.
The strings return in a lush arrangement on “Everydays”, a slow-building number written by Stephen Stills that works up to a ear-bending guitar-and-keyboard extended instrumental that is flat-out incomparable to anything else being recorded at the time.
“Sweet Dreams” There weren’t any singles from this album (not in the States anyway). The song has many trademarks of the classic Yes period, particularly Anderson’s soaring and gender- defying vocals and Bruford’s prominent but unpredictable drums.
A jazzy “The Prophet” follows, one of the first of Anderson’s mystic, extended story- songs with the strings and atmospheric brass , followed by the brief interlude “Clear Days”.
Finally come the much better-known “Astral Traveller” and the title track. Both feature the strident keyboards and Anderson’s staccato vocals that would be so prominent throughout the 70s. The extended instrumental passages of keyboards, Chris Squire’s very prominent bass, and Bank’s guitar were almost surreal to mainstream listeners at the time. Of the two songs much prefered, “Time and a Word” with a memorable repetitive refrain and the way the backing arrangements seem to lift the vocals atop the music toward the end. A beautiful song and by far the most memorable on the album.
Like their first Lp, this is a very good album...
. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:47)
Then (5:42)
Everydays (6:05)
Sweet Dreams (3:48)
The Prophet (6:32)
Clear Days (2:04)
Astral Traveller (5:50)
Time and a Word (4:31)
CONDITION: The Cover: Over 40 years old and in striking M- condition with no split seams, no writing and CLEAn overall condition, stiff, solid and colotrful. Has a promo sticker on bottom left which raises the value as a limited PRE-RELEASE '70 artifact of a progressive giant.
The Vinyl: all smoothly clean, M- over both sides ...easily plays TOP level wuth no audio issues...clean White Label Promo labels top it off ....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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