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YES FRAGILE - ORIGINAL 1972 ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO LP SD-7211 THIS IS 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.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN BOOKLET
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL THICK CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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The band s breakthrough album, dominated by science-fiction and fantasy elements and new member Rick Wakeman, whose organ, synthesizers, Mellotrons, and other keyboard exotica added a larger-than-life element to the proceedings. Ironically, the album was a patchwork job, hastily assembled in order to cover the cost of Wakeman s array of instruments. But the group built effectively on the groundwork left by The Yes Album, and the group had an AM-radio sucker-punch, aimed at all of those other progressive bands who eschewed the notion of hit singles, in the form of Roundabout, the edited version sort of highlights of the album version of which pulled in millions of young kids who d never heard them before. The single clicked, most album-buyers liked the long version and all of the rest of what they found, and the band was made.
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The founding fathers of Progressive rock, presented here with what we believe is one of their two finest works.
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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 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 album comes with the original Roger Dean booklet still intact.
c The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.
d 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
e Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
COVER
THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD .
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear nothing significant On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 front side and 2 back side .
- Cover has one corner slightly dinged nothing significant
- Minor shelf wear noted on the seams nothing significant
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
- No split seams
