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With their last five albums (including Relayer) reaching Top Five status, Yes are central to the new British Invasion. They combine complex, extended instrumental passages with weighty, quas-imystical lyrics. The group is far removed from the monolithic theatrics of ELP or the cynical conundrums of Jethro Tull and much more deeply into the mystic than the mellowed mind balm of the Moody Blues.

At first Yes redressed mid-Sixties tunes in progressive trappings, along with elaborate but still melodic compositions of their own. By their third and fourth albums (The Yes Album and Fragile), the cover versions had vanished and the originals lengthened.

Yesterdays
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serves as an illustration of the band's earlier phase. It consists of two tracks from their first album and four from their second, plus an obscure B-side to a 1970 single and a ten-minute version of Paul Simon's "America" (previously available only on a British sampler album and, in a considerably shortened version, as a 1972 American single).

Yes reworked Simon & Garfunkel's "America" entirely, with a long and basically unrelated intro (complete with implied snatches of the West Side Story "America") and an alien, elaborate vocal structure which gives the impression that the song is being sung phonetically by a foreign vocalist.

The most interesting track is "Dear Father," previously unavailable on LP and apparently a plea from a doubtful and confused Jesus. It's a relatively straight pop-rock song, with a recurring chorus full of harmonies and some impressive melodic fragments, and it's literally smothered in an overwhelming orchestral arrangement. An atypical number.

Of all the material on Yesterdays, "America" is most important as a transition point. Later songs became even more intricate, bordering on the unfathomable while the lyrics meandered into murkier mystic modes. Yes's last album, Tales from Topographic Oceans, was four sides' worth of hopelessly dense complexity that left many observers recoiling in utter dismay and taxed even the group's most ardent supporters.

Relayer may exhaust even the devoted. Singer Jon Anderson's words plumb new depths of turgidity. Side one of Relayer is taken up by a 22-minute track called "The Gates of Delirium," a titanic battle-of-the-mind-forces allegory of sorts. A sample stanza:

Choose and renounce throwing chains to the floor

Kill or be killing faster sins correct the flow

Casting giant shadows off vast

Penetrating force

To alter via the war that seen

As friction spans the spirits wrath ascending (slowly) to redeem

Pretentious balderdash no matter how you stack it and the remaining lyrics are only marginally clearer.

The music seems equally chaotic. Opening with sheets of cascading guitars and wheeling Mellotrons, it breaks off into a fairly melodic vocal segment. This is followed by a seemingl

At times, the amount of music nerd spasmodia going on here really sounds like some brilliantly colored cartoon. With flashes of country, chorale, space travel, classical guitar and rock all jumbled on top of each other, Relayer is one of the weirdest, most indulgent records ever -- not for the faint of heart, but well worth checking out. "To Be Over" is crazy.

Artist	Title	Condition	Format	Price USD [Change]	Seller	Location
Young Hardy	Relationships/untouc hables 12" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex Generic Sleeve With Clean, Dirty, And Inst Versions Of Both Tracks... Special Order	NEW	12"+CDR	$36.95	cdBBQ	USA
Young Hardy	Relationships/untouc hables Generic Sleeve january - Order 3 Or More Items And Recieve 10% Off! with Clean, Dirty, And In...	M- M-	12"	$1.99	Metrowax	USA
Yorn,pete	Relator Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson Relator (2009 Us Exclusive Strictly Limited Edition 2-track...	New/Mint	2X 7"	$15.96	eil / esprit	UK
Yorn & Scarlett	Relator / I Don't Know What To Rhino Custom In	NEW	7"	$6.13	GrooveNet	USA
Yorn Pete	Relator 2x 7" And Digitally Remastered Audiophile Cd. Professional Artwork, Track Listing, Cd Jewel ... Special Order	New	7"+CDR	$61.34	Vinyl Revolu	USA
Yorn,pete &	Relator / I Don't Know What To Do Small Hole 45 W/ps Usa, Atco, 520229, 2009	NEW	7"	$8.80	Beverly	USA
Yorn,pete/scarlett	Relator Rhino Us- Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - "relator" Pete Yorn - "i Don''t Kno...	New	7"	$25.95	100 % Dance	UK
Yorn,pete &	Relator-i Don't Know What To Do (demo) Usa Special Order	New	7"	$10.72	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yorn,pete &	Relator/i Don't Know What To Do (demo) 7-inch/cassingles	NEW	LP	$6.94	GrooveNet	USA
Yorn Pete &	Relator/i Don T Know What To Do Demo Lp And Digitally Remastered Audiophile Cd. Professional Artwork, Track Listing, Cd Jewel Case Etc Special Order	New	LP+CDR	$50.24	Vinyl Revolu	USA
Yorn Pete &	Relator/i Don't Know What To Do (demo) 7 Inch Single Relator I Don't Know What To Do [demo] Rhi, 6/20/2009	Brand New	LP	$5.31	MusicImport	USA
Yorn,pete &	Relator/i Don't Know What To Do (demo) Lp. Release Date: 06/20/2009. Us, Rhi, 081227986032, 06/20/2009	NEW	7"	$6.14	SilverDisc	USA
Yorn Pete &	Relator/i Don't Know What To Do (demo) 7 Inch Single Relator I Don't Know What To Do [demo] Rhi, 6/20/2009	New/Mint	LP	$5.26	Allmusicimpo	USA
Yorn,pete &	Relator/i Don't Know What To Do (demo) 081227986032 we Sell Only Brand New And Factory Sealed Merchandise. Disc Xpress Carries Over 500... Special Order	New	LP	$5.24	Disc Xpress	USA
Yakuzee	Relax 12" Single + Cdr Copy: Ex (dj Shah-/asys-remixes/just Relax/marc JerÃ’me-/lee Humphreys Uk-r... Special Order	NEW	12"+CDR	$43.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yakuzee	Relax Nc	M-	12"	$2.73	12inch	Germany
Yakuzee	Relax & 5mixe Y10180 vinyl-12\&qu ot; Condition: Mint Barcode: - Year:' Title: Relax & 5mixe Style: Dance Special Order		12"	$14.21	CDExpress	Netherl
Yakuzee	Relax (dj Shah-/asys-remixes/just Relax/marc Jeròme-/lee Humphreys Uk-remixes/orig. Radio Mix)	EX	12"	$3.12	Fun Records	Germany
Yoga Journal	Relaxation & Breathing For Meditation 70 Min. With Rodney Yee; All Levels new Age Gaiam 100-1031		VideoNTSC	$3.99	Musical Ener	USA
Yaskim	Relaxation Moods	EX/EX	CD	$91.00	F-seventies	France
Yves Montand	Relaxe France, (mono), Sl Wrinkled Cover Odeon, 170	VG	LP	$18.00	Craig Moerer	USA
Yves Montand	Relaxe Vol 2 Canada, Pathe, Pam 67.050	NEAR MINT	LP	$22.09	coolforever	Canada
Yves Montand	Relaxe Vol 2 Lp And Digitally Remastered Audiophile Cd. Professional Artwork, Track Listing, Cd Jewel Case Etc Special Order	New	LP+CDR	$67.79	Vinyl Revolu	USA
Yes	Relayer 1974 Us Pressing In Gatefold Cover With Lyrics Inner Sleeve. Atlantic, Sd 18122	NM / NM	LP	$9.90	B-Bop	USA
Yes	Relayer Prog Rock ~ 1974 ~ Original Uk Gatefold With Printed Inner ~ . Tracks: A1: The Gates Of Delirium,...	EX/EX	LP	$9.43	More Music	UK
Yes	Relayer In Stock. Shipped Within 24 Hours. Confirmation Email After Shipping. Number Of Media (discs, Tap...	used/gebra	Cassette	$6.45	Total Recall	Germany
Youngsbower	Relayer Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, Records…): 1. International... Special Order	NEW/NEU! (	CD	$21.52	Total Recall	Germany
Yes	Relayer Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Bonus Tracks, Remastered. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, R... Special Order	NEW/NEU! (	CD	$18.65	Total Recall	Germany
Yes	Relayer Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, Records…): 1. Usa, Friday M... Special Order	NEW/NEU! (	LP	$40.18	Total Recall	Germany
Yes	Relayer (cd German) 3 Track Digitally Remastered (7567826642) German, Atlantic	EX/EX	CD	$7.97	Vinyl Tap	UK
Yes	Relayer 6 (fanzine Uk) 10 Page Fanzine Uk, -	/EX	Zine	$7.97	Vinyl Tap	UK
Yes	Relayer 7 (fanzine Uk) 8 Page Fanzine Uk, -	/EX	Zine	$7.97	Vinyl Tap	UK
Yes	Relayer (lp Uk) 3 Track Gatefold With Inner Matrix A1/b1 (k50096) Uk, Atlantic, 1974	VG/VG	LP	$13.70	Vinyl Tap	UK
Yes	Relayer (1974)	EX	LP	$22.17	Fun Records	Germany
Yes	Relayer		LP	$4.95 - $20.64	Black Rhythm	Netherl
Yes	Relayer Ger, Atlantic, Atl 50096, 1974		LP	$4.95	Black Rhythm	Netherl
Yes	Relayer (gatefold Sleeve)		LP	$14.41	Black Rhythm	Netherl
Yes	Relayer England, Atlantic K 50096, -'74,foc,pic	fair	LP	$20.64	Black Rhythm	Netherl
Yes	Relayer Germany, Atlantic Atl 50096, -'74,foc,pic	fair+	LP	$20.64	Black Rhythm	Netherl
Youngsbower	Relayer Usa, Vhf Special Order	New	CD	$16.98	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yes	Relayer		CD	$13.49 - $15.99	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yes	Relayer Uk, Warner Special Order	New	CD	$15.99	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yes	Relayer Usa, Wea/elektra Entertai Special Order	New	CD	$13.49	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yes	Relayer Usa Special Order	New	LP	$24.91	CD Euroxpres	USA
Yes	Relayer Gatefold, Writing On Cover Atlantic Sd 19135 / 1974	VG+ / VG-	LP	$2.99	Musical Ener	USA
Yes	Relayer		Cassette	$4.99 - $6.99	Musical Ener	USA
Yes	Relayer Atlantic Cs 19135		Cassette	$4.99	Musical Ener	USA
Yes	Relayer Atlantic Cs 1915	EX	Cassette	$6.99	Musical Ener	USA
Yes	Relayer Atlantic/74	M-/m-	CD	$8.95	Swinging Vin	USA
Yes	Relayer 3 Tracks Full Length Cd, Yes: Relayer 3 Tracks, Atlantic 82664/stock/foldout Insert Ps/silkscr.... The Ga...	LIKE NEW	CD	$5.25	Music Obsess	USA
Yes	Relayer Lp Vinyl, Yes: Relayer, Atlantic Atl 50096/france/gatefold/c ustom Labels/lyric Innersl./'74... Th...		LP	$9.45	Music Obsess	USA
Yes	Relayer		LP	$12.19 - $13.94	Disc Covery	UK
Yes	Relayer Hard To Find 3 Track 1974 Lp +g/f U.k., Atlantic, K 50096	EX/VG	LP	$12.19	Disc Covery	UK
Yes	Relayer Hard To Find 3 Track 1974 Lp Issue Germany, Atlantic, Atl 500096	EX/M	LP	$13.94	Disc Covery	UK
Yes	Relayer		LP	$9.59 - $38.35	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Warner Bros. Records 1974		LP	$12.78	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, 1974, K50096. Ex/ex. Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Lyric Sheet And Booklet.		LP	$38.35	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, 1974. K 50096. Ex/ex. Gatefold Sleeve.		LP	$9.59	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, 1974, K50096. Vg/ex. In Gatefold Sleeve.		LP	$12.78	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, K50096, 1974, Ex/m, Gatefold Sleeve		LP	$22.37	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, 1974. Gatefold Sleeve. Presse In Italy. Vg/ex		LP	$30.36	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic, 1974. Gatefold Sleeve And Inner Sleeve. Ex/ex.		LP	$36.76	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic Records, 1974, Atl 50 096, Ex/ex. Gatefold Sleeve		LP	$15.98	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Atlantic Recs., 1974, K50096, Ex/ex, Gatefold Picture Sleeve.		LP	$19.18	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Warner Bros. 1974. K 50096. Gatefold Sleeve. Ex / Ex		LP	$19.18	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Topograph Music, 1974, K 50096, Ex/ex. Gatefold Sleeve		12"	$14.38	VinylUK	UK
Yes	Relayer Original Item, Check Product's Page For Detaile Eu, 7567-82664-2, Warner, 26/09/1994 Special Order	NEW/NEW	CD	$18.92	Polish Music	Poland
Yes	Relayer (remaster) Original Item, Check Product's Page For Detaile Eu, 8122-73792-2, Warner, 21/08/2003 Special Order	NEW/NEW	CD	$18.92	Polish Music	Poland
Youngbower	Relayer		CD	$20.69	Action	UK
Yes	Relayer - Remastered And Expanded -8122737922		CD	$9.06	Action	UK
Yes	Relayer		LP	$6.00	Beach Record	USA
Yes	Relayer Usa, Atlantic, 1974	Vg+/vg+	LP	$6.00	Beach Record	USA
Yes	Relayer Usa, Atlantic, 1974	Vg/vg	LP	$6.00	Beach Record	USA
Yes	Relayer A The Gates Of Delirium (21:55), B1 Sound Chaser (9:25), B2 To Be Over (9:08) Atlantic, K 50096, ...	Used	LP	$9.71	Energy Flash	UK
Yes	Relayer		LP	$15.00 - $20.00	Moonhop	New Zea
Yes	Relayer Gatefold Sleeve & Insert Uk, Atlantic, K50096	Vg+/Vg+	LP	$15.00	Moonhop	New Zea
Yes	Relayer Gatefold Sleeve & Insert Nz, Atlantic, Sd18122	Vg+/Vg+	LP	$20.00	Moonhop	New Zea
Yes	Relayer		LP	$28.35 - $45.15	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer Usa, Atlantic, 18122	M	LP	$45.15	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer Various, K50096, K50096	EX	LP	$28.35	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer K50096, Atlantic	EX	LP	$34.02	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer Sd18122, Atlantic	EX	LP	$30.24	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer [g/f,inner] Various, "	EX	LP	$21.00	Vinylshop	UK
Yes	Relayer		CD	$4.78 - $9.57	CMS Music	UK
Yes	Relayer Remastered	NEW	CD	$7.97	CMS Music	UK
Yes	Relayer Remastered + Expanded	NM/NM	CD	$9.57	CMS Music	UK
Yes	Relayer Remastered	NM/NM	CD	$4.78	CMS Music	UK
Yes	Relayer Uk Lp Gfs + Lyric Inner 1974 Atlantic K50096	EX/VG	LP	$11.17	CMS Music	UK
Yes	Relayer + 3 Atlantic, 8122737922	NEW	CD	$13.76	Record Heave	Sweden
Yes	Relayer 2009 Friday Music Records 3 Track Lp Of The 1974 Atlantic Album In Gatefold Sleeve Pressed On 180...		LP	$28.84	Jack Wolak's	USA
Yes	Relayer Uk Gtld Sleeve Ex- With Inner Atlantic, K50096	VG	LP	$15.98	Sweet Memori	UK
Yes	Relayer		LP	$6.30 - $6.62	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer Canada, Atlantic, Sd18122, 1/1/1974	VG+ VG+	LP	$6.62	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer Gatefold Cover Canada, Atlantic, Sd18122, 1/1/1974	VG+ VG+	LP	$6.30	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer		Other	$16.80 - $17.12	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer Lp + Cdr Combo - This Price Includes Original Lp Plus A Backup Cdr Of The Original Lp. Canada, At...	VG+ VG+	Other	$17.12	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer Gatefold Cover lp + Cdr Combo - This Price Includes Original Lp Plus A Backup Cdr Of The Origina...	VG+ VG+	Other	$16.80	Never Ending	Canada
Yes	Relayer Wlp, Inner, Co, Promo Toc Atlantic, 18122	VG+	LP	$35.00	Craig Moerer	USA
Yes	Relayer		Flat	$52.74 - $55.92	eil / esprit	UK
Yes	Relayer Yes Relayer (1983 Venezuelan Atlantic/rodven Discos Issue 3-track Vinyl Lp With Track Titles Pri...	New/Mint	Flat	$52.74	eil / esprit	UK
Yes	Relayer Yes Relayer (2009 Us Exclusive Limited Edition 3-track Lp Pressed On Audiophile Quality 180gr...	New/Mint	Flat	$55.92	eil / esprit	UK
Yes	Relayer - Gatefold Sleeve With Buff Lyric Insert - A-1 / B-3 Matrix Numbers Lp + Cdr Copy: Ex Deleted Uk Vinyl Issue In Gatefold Sleeve With Buff Card Lyric Insert And Orang... Special Order	NEW	LP+CDR	$62.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yes	Relayer - Gatefold Sleeve With Buff Lyric Insert Lp + Cdr Copy: Ex Deleted Uk Vinyl Issue In Gatefold Sleeve With Card Lyric Insert And Orange Pic... Special Order	NEW	LP+CDR	$64.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yes	Relayer - Gatefold Sleeve With White Lyric Inner Lp + Cdr Copy: Ex Deleted Uk Vinyl Issue In Gatefold Sleeve With White Inner Lyric Sleeve And Ora... Special Order	NEW	LP+CDR	$61.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yes	Relayer - Lp Lp + Cdr Copy: Ex Uk With Gatefold And Inner Sleeves Tracks Are The Gates Of Delirium/sound Chase... Special Order	NEW	LP+CDR	$61.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yes	Relayer Lp + Cdr Copy: Ex Atlantic,gatefold,1812 2,1974,almost Vg+ Some Surface Noise,: This Is An Excell... Special Order	NEW	LP+CDR	$50.95	cdBBQ	USA
Yes	Relayer (1974 Original + Lyric Sleeve) Atlantic Sd 18122		LP	$39.55	Vintage	USA
Yes	Relayer (1974 Original-gatefold Sleeve) Atlantic Sd 18122		LP	$50.85	Vintage	USA
Yes	Relayer Uk Gatefold Atlantic	Ex/Ex	LP	$11.17	Soul Explosi	UK
Yes	Relayer Usa, Atlantic, Sd 18122,	vg+/ex	LP	$10.91	vakuum	Denmark
Yes	Relayer Gatefold Sleeve With Faint Price Written On Label. Inner Sleeve. 1st Pressing, A1/b1. Atlantic 19...	EX/M-	LP	$15.72	Vinyl Value	UK
Yes	Relayer	EX/EX	LP	$7.99	Bside the	UK

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