View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Impact pressing Vinyl release of Close To The Edge on Discogs. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Ottimo volume che scandaglia da cima a fondo la genesi del capolavoro degli YES, attraverso interviste, numerosi aneddoti, le date del tour 1972-73 e molto altro. In this absorbing chronicle, which draws upon dozens of original and archived interviews and features rare photographs and an extensive discography, acclaimed music journalist Will Romano examines why Close to the Edge is the ultimate prog rock album. has been added to your Cart. Limited 24KT SACD audiophile edition of this 1972 album from the iconic British Prog Rock band. CTTE is one of my all time favorite recordings. I enjoyed reading it very much!!!! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2018, Ottimo libro per un classico del prog anni '70. The Royal Affair Tour (Live in Las Vegas). In 1972 I was just to cross the line between the teens and the twenties, everything was perfect, I listened progressive rock and read SiFi (the good one) and these two discs, specially "Close To The Edge" simply changed my life. I’ll let Bruford and Yes biographer Dan Hedges have the last word on the album Close to the Edge: [T]hat album is absolutely my favourite. Close To The Edge: How Yes's Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock by WILL ROMANO (2017 Backbeat Book) I've been pouring over Will Romano's book for about a fortnight now and there's both good news and bad - with the bad being largely out of his control and the … In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Something went wrong. I figured maybe they changed the color because the black is a bit hard to read with the green, but the white isn't much easier. Unable to add item to List. Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More. In 1972 I was just to cross the line between the teens and the twenties, everything was perfect, I listened progressive rock and read SiFi (the good one) and these two discs, specially "Close To The Edge" simply changed my life. ElliotYork Being a 90s kid who didn't get into prog until his early 20s, Close to the Edge was always this ancient behemoth of prog rock that loomed like a shadow over the bands I was familiar with (Rush and DT particularly). Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Label: Atlantic - SD 7244 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Repress, Stereo Gatefold, Monarch Pressing • Country: US • Genre: Rock • Style: Prog Rock, Classic Rock After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. work of art! When I was a freshman at Ohio State back … . This book is pretty good. I wouldn't hesitate too much, they would be "Foxtrot" by Genesis and "Close To The Edge" by Yes. Close to the Edge would make the Top Five on both sides of the Atlantic, dispatch Yes on the longest tour of their career so far and, if hindsight be the guide, launch the band on a downward swing that only disintegration, rebuilding, and a savage change of direction would cure. Please try again. The original US pressing has the lyrics in black text, while the reissue has the words in white text, both sharing the green background. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Let me explain. Rather than choosing to welcome the listener in with a resounding theme or overture, Yes erupt into a chaotic swirl of guitar-based jamming and synthesizer-fuelled madness. Yes ‎– Close To The Edge Label: Elektra ‎– 8122-73790-2, Rhino Records (2) ‎– 8122-73790-2, Warner Strategic Marketing ‎– 8122-73790-2, Atlantic ‎– 8122-73790-2 Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017. Even now-a-days when I get the chance of listen to it, some passages still make me weep with joy. Is it a later isssue? There's a problem loading this menu right now. Been a fan since the late 70's. Where do I start I originally bought this albun on Vynil then Cassette then CD I also have copies on mini disc and mp3 and the Tracklist 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 And You And I (i) Cord Of Life (ii) Eclipse iii) The Preacher The Teacher (iv) The Apocalypse and Siberian Khatru does not have a duff track its one of the perfect prog rock albums of all time I listen to this albun at least once a week it never fails to amaze me thank you Yes, (CD, Album, RE, RM, Def + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A, Album), Buy Vinyl, Great Prog / Symphonic / Classical / (Rock, Folk, Pop), Matrix / Runout (A-side label): K 50012 A, Matrix / Runout (B-side label): K 50012 B, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 1): K 50012/3, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 1): K 50012-B3, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 2): K 50012 A1, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 2): K 50012 B1, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 3): K 50012 A3, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 3): K 50012 B3, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 4): K 50012 A3, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 4): K 50012 B2, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 5): K 50012 A1, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 5): K 50012 B2, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 6): K 50012 A3, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 6): K 50012 B1, Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out, stamped - Variation 7): K 50012 A1 ⋀, Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out, stamped - Variation 7): K 50012 B3 ⋀, Pressing Plant ID (Deadwax stamp w/ some variations, "broken" A ): ⋀. 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