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YES CLOSE TO THE EDGE ORIGINAL 1972 ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO LP SD-7244 THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PRESSING, NOT THE REISSUE WITH A 5-DIGIT CATALOG NUMBER
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL RED ORANGE AND GREEN ATLANTIC RECORDS LABEL WITHOUT WEA LOGO ALONG THE LABEL S EDGE, AND WITH BROADWAY, NY ADDRESS.
ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN COVER ARTWORK.
The bidders should note that this is a rare ORIGINAL George Piros-mastered hot pressing of this album, with his initials GP George Piros etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL TEXTURED NIBBED, LEATHER-LIKE COVER
ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
INCLUDES ORIGINAL, CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE, UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE.
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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With 1971 s Fragile having left Yes poised quivering on the brink of what friend and foe acknowledged was the peak of the band s achievement, Close to the Edge was never going to be an easy album to make. Drummer Bill Brufford was already shifting restlessly against Jon Anderson s increasingly mystic/mystifying lyricism, while contemporary reports of the recording sessions depicted bandmate Rick Wakeman, too, as little more than an observer to the vast tapestry that Anderson, Steve Howe, and Chris Squire were creating. For it was vast. Close to the Edge comprised just three tracks, the epic And You and I and Siberian Khatru, plus a side-long title track that represented the musical, lyrical, and sonic culmination of all that Yes had worked toward over the past five years. Close to the Edge would make the Top Five on both sides of the Atlantic, dispatch Yes on the longest tour of its 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. The latter, however, was still to come. In 1972, Close to the Edge was a flawless masterpiece.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY DAVE THOMPSON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
The founding fathers of Progressive rock, presented here with what we believe is their finest work.
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CONDITION:
RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS WEAK NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.
c The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
COVER
THE COVER IS WEAK NEAR MINT
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
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