YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT-

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YES Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT-

SUPERB COPY - LITTLE PLAY - FLAWLESS SOUND

YES
Tales From Topographic Oceans

UK ATLANTIC (K 80001) FIRST PRESSING (December 1973) OF YES' VASTLY UNDERRATED PROG MASTERPIECE "Tales From Topographic Oceans"
ONE OF THEIR MOST MELODIC AND HAUNTING PIECES OF WORK
LOVELY COPY - SEEN VERY LITTLE PLAY AND SOUNDS STUNNING

PRESSED WITH ATLANTIC CUSTOM (ROGER DEAN) PICTURE LABELS
MATRICES: K 80001 A3 / K 80001 B2 / K 80001 C3 / 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 INNER SLEEVES WHICH HAVE THE UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT 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

LABELS: MINT-
All four labels are clean and unmarked with from none to just a few light spindles
VINYL Visual: MINT-
All four surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
My play-check at (very) loud volume revealed nothing to fault the sound performance - plays beautifully from start to finish and sounds absolutely stunning - wonderful record.
A very nice copy indeed and (in my experience) these are surprisingly hard to find
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
This sleeve is incredibly prone to wear but this one is a very fine example with none of the common ring wear (just a little record impression) and crisp, sharp edges and spine (there is no spine text)

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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