YES "Relayer" 1974 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS Nr MINT AUDIO

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YES "Relayer" 1974 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS Nr MINT AUDIO Nr MINT G/F SLEEVE & TEXTURED GREY INNER, SUPERB COPY

YES
Relayer


HERE WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING, UK ATLANTIC (K 50096) FIRST PRESSING (November 1974) OF YES' SUPERB AND VASTLY UNDERRATED "Relayer" LP - THEIR LAST GREAT PIECE OF WORK AND IN BEAUTIFUL, POSSIBLY UNPLAYED CONDITION DELIVERING SENSATIONAL CLEAR, CLEAN, SHARP AND INCREDIBLY STRONG NR MINT AUDIO

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL
THE LP HAS THE FIRST ATLANTIC CUSTOM (ROGER DEAN) PICTURE LABELS (w/NO WB logo)
FIRST UK PRESS MATRIX: K 50096 A1 (etched "PECKO") / K 50096 B1 (etched "PORKY")
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE AGAIN, DESIGNED BY ROGER DEAN AND PRINTED BY "Shorewood Packaging Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL, THICK CARD, TEXTURED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB COPY AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND AS A COMPLETE UK FIRST PRESSING - ESPECIALLY IN SUCH WONDERFUL CONDITION
I GUARANTEE YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ONE BETTER - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

After the ambitious double-concept album Tales from Topographic Oceans, Rick Wakeman left Yes to resume his solo career.
The band auditioned several prospective replacements, the closest contender being the Greek keyboardist Vangelis. He did not become a member of Yes, but these auditions paved the way for several future collaborations between Vangelis and Jon Anderson. The band finally chose Swiss-born Patrick Moraz as a replacement while this album was well into production.
The album title comes from the lyrics of 'The Remembering' from 'Tales from Topographic Oceans'
Relayer has the same song format as Close to the Edge—a long epic on the first side, and two nine-minute pieces on the second—but employs a radically different musical style.
"The Gates of Delirium" is a dense, 22-minute piece that was inspired by Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace and features lengthy improvisations by each member of the band, sometimes clashing intentionally with one another. Featuring lyrics about the futility of war, it remains one of the most musically aggressive songs ever produced by the band. The final section, in which the drive of the previous sixteen minutes is suddenly replaced by a gentle melody and a lyrical prayer for peace, was released as a U.S. single under the title "Soon" in early 1975. "Sound Chaser" is a jazzy, mostly instrumental piece that echoes King Crimson. "To Be Over" is the gentlest piece on the album, and features complex, melodic arrangements of guitar and electric sitar.
The critical reaction to Relayer, coming after a predecessor that many critics felt was pretentious and long-winded, was mixed. However, it was still a commercial success, with many observers later considering it vastly underrated. No doubt, many were surprised at the sudden departure in terms of sound which Yes had made on this disc.
The atmosphere and sonic quality are very different from Close To The Edge or most of Tales From Topographic Oceans (the one track on that album which could be said to point towards Relayer is The Ancient with its free-form, spinning rhythms, Arabic-tinged percussion and its frantic, dramatic guitar work.)
The vocals on Relayer are more dramatic, emotionally charged with aggression, and the guitar has stepped up to the front (in consequence of Wakeman's sudden departure), with a new hard edge. "Gates of Delirium" is "all Telecaster" according to Howe; before which he had generally and famously used Gibson. On "To Be Over" and the last parts of "Gates of Delirium" a pedal steel guitar is used. Squire's bass lines and White's drumming throughout the album are of great dynamic range and complexity

Track Listing:
Side 1: THE GATED OF DELIRIUM
Side 2: SOUND CHASER / TO BE OVER

LABELS: The 1st ROGER DEAN labels are in SUPERB condition. They are GROOVED (1st issue labels only) and have NO wear, NO writing and NO spindle marks. HARDLY, IF EVER PLAYED
VINYL Visual: The vinyl has a DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY sheen. There are one or two superficial (mega) light hairlines caused by movement of the LP within the thick card inner but these have absolutely NO audio consequence
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING audio delivery - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH, SHARP and EXTREMELY STRONG. The soundscapes Yes create are absolutely STUNNING and the more times I return to this MASTERPIECE the more I appreciate its complex prog/jazz composition, structure and execution (something, I must admit I didn't really appreciate at the time). The LP plays with NO scratches, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO surface noise and barely any clicks/pops (really, hardy any). This copy has possibly only ever been played a couple of times AT MOST so there is NO groove-wear or distortion. Must be graded NEAR MINT for audio - practically FLAWLESS playback - one of the finest copies you are ever likely to hear - BEAUTIFUL UK FIRST PRESSING
SLEEVE: The original GATEFOLD cover is also in SUPERB condition. CLEAN, BRIGHT, FRESH and UNMARKED with practically NO wear to speak of - NO marks, NO surface scuffing and the edges are CRISP and SQUARE with all text on the spine SHARP and CLEAR
INNNER SLEEVE: The TEXTURED, THICK CARD lyric inner is CLEAN, CRISP and SQUARE with NO marks, NO wear and NO splits - TOTALLY PRISTINE. The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner sleeve to avoid any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit. BEAUTIFUL COPY

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THIS REALLY IS AN OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSING WITH BREATHTAKING AUDIO DELIVERY AND COMPLETE WITH ITS TEXTURED CARD INNER AND POSSIBLY UNPLAYED - VERY SCARCE
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