Sunday, December 27, 2020

Yes - Works (1975)

This isn't a 'lost' album as such, but a fan of these sites called sydfloyd noticed that by 1976 all of the members of Yes had released solo albums, and so he thought 'what if the members of Yes had brought this music to the band in 1975 for their next album'. He took individual tracks from each solo album and tried to compile them into side-long suites, and you'd be surprised at how well some of them work, particularly the first four tracks (Side One).
It ends up as quite a lengthy album, but fans of Yes who know the solo works might still get something out of this. He envisioned the concept as something along the lines of ELP's 'Works' album, with solo efforts being combined into a band release, and so I've adapted that sleeve for the cover to this one.



Track listing

Side 1:
a) Ocean Song - 3:05
b) Impressions (The Dream) - 2:49
c) Spring Song Of Innocence - 5:02
d) Avakak - 6:55

Side 2:
a) Hold Out Your Hand - 4:13
b) Solid Space - 5:21
c) The Nature Of The Sea - 3:57
d) To The Runner - 4:29

Side 3:
a) Impact > Warmer Hands > The Storm - 7:54
b) Moon Ra / Chords / Song Of Search - 12:48

Side 4:
a) Beginnings - 7:31
b) Silently Falling - 11:27

Side 5:
a) Qoquaq Ën Transic / Naon / Transic Tö - 7:08
b) Marching Into A Bottle - 2:00
c) Break Away From It All - 4:19
d) Symphony In The Space - 2:56

Side 6:
a) Doors Of Sleep - 4:08
b) Safe (Canon Song) - 14:56
c) Ram - 1:54

8 comments:

  1. The final song "Ram" is missing

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  2. Well spotted. When I lost my original files and then retrieved them later from a friend, I didn't notice that the last track had vanished, so it's now back in there.

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  3. Nice job! I had/have these records and the number of possible combinations is quite high given the number of good songs scattered throughout. Thank you!

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  4. Thank you for your superb blog....you've put a lot of work into this and i appreciate it wholeheartedly...very much appreciated...made me very happy...cheers.

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  5. Nice idea! I'd not call it "Works" though but ... "Yessolo" ;-) Seems in keeping with the band's tradition for goofy titles.

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  6. Very cool idea. In fact, so cool I was inspired not only to do my own version but in doing so, edit and segue the tracks for a smoother flow. You can read about it and hear my version here: https://spanghew.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/well-past-the-edge/

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  7. Sure do. If you download the Yandex link under the disclaimer at top right then all the links are in there.

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