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Released
  
30 November 1981

Artist
  
Yes

Producer
  
Eddy Offord

Length
  
1:05:14

Release date
  
30 November 1981

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
Autumn 1970 - Spring 1977

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Art rock

Similar
  
Yes albums, Progressive rock albums

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Classic Yes is the second compilation album by British progressive rock group Yes.

Contents

Originally released as a single LP with a bonus 7-inch 33 1⁄3 RPM disc featuring live versions of "Roundabout" and "I've Seen All Good People" from 1978, everything has been compiled onto one CD. It was taken out of circulation by 2003.

Atlantic Records cassette tape CR 19320 has bonus tracks "Roundabout" as the last selection on side one and "I've Seen All Good People" as last selection on side two.

Atlantic Records also released in Brazil a similar single LP including the bonus tracks from the single 7-inch disc. Side one was the same, side two included "I've Seen All Good People", "Roundabout" and "And You And I" (Atlantic 20.072, distributed by EMI-ODEON).

Although it was initially not a strong seller, Classic Yes ultimately went platinum in the US and still remains an ideal entry point for Yes novices.

Side one

  1. "Heart of the Sunrise" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Bill Bruford)– 10:35
  2. "Wonderous Stories" (Anderson) – 3:50
  3. "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Anderson/Squire/Steve Howe/Tony Kaye/Bruford) – 9:41

Side two

  1. "Starship Trooper" – 9:25
  2. "Long Distance Runaround" (Anderson) – 3:30
  3. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Squire) – 2:37
  4. "And You and I" (Anderson; Themes by Bruford/Howe/Squire) – 10:05

Bonus record side one

  1. "Roundabout" (Anderson/Howe) – 7:53 (live version recorded at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, 7 October 1978)

Bonus record side two

  1. "I've Seen All Good People" – 7:29 (live version recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK, 28 October 1978) A. "Your Move" (Anderson) B. "All Good People" (Squire)

Side one

  1. "Heart of the Sunrise" – 10:35
  2. "Wonderous Stories" – 3:50
  3. "Yours Is No Disgrace" – 9:41
  4. "Roundabout" – 7:53 (live version recorded at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, 7 October 1978)

Side two

  1. "Starship Trooper" – 9:25
  2. "Long Distance Runaround" – 3:30
  3. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" – 2:37
  4. "And You and I" – 10:05
  5. "I've Seen All Good People" – 7:29 (live version recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK, 28 October 1978) A. "Your Move" B. "All Good People"

CD remastered version (1994)

  1. "Heart of the Sunrise" – 10:35
  2. "Wonderous Stories" – 3:50
  3. "Yours Is No Disgrace" – 9:41
  4. "Starship Trooper" – 9:25
  5. "Long Distance Runaround" – 3:30
  6. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" – 2:37
  7. "And You and I" – 10:07
  8. "Roundabout" – 7:53 (live version recorded at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, October 1978)
  9. "I've Seen All Good People" – 7:29 (live version recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK, 28 October 1978) A. "Your Move" B. "All Good People"

Classic Yes (Atlantic K 50842) failed to chart in the UK. It reached #142 in the US during a chart stay of 5 weeks.

Personnel

  • Jon Anderson: vocals
  • Chris Squire: Bass guitar, vocals, compiler
  • Steve Howe: guitars, vocals
  • Tony Kaye: Keyboards (on tracks 3 and 4)
  • Rick Wakeman: Keyboards (everything else)
  • Alan White: Drums (on tracks 2, 8, and 9)
  • Bill Bruford: Drums (everything else)

    • Songs

    1Heart of the Sunrise10:37
    2Wonderous Stories3:50
    3Yours Is No Disgrace9:42

    References

    Classic Yes Wikipedia
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