Yes – Close To The Edge (Analogue Productions) (2 x 45 RPM)

Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!

Yes’ 1972 Atlantic Records masterpiece!

180-gram 45 RPM double LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from a flat stereo copy of the original analog master tape

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket with textured stock by Stoughton Printing

“Kevin Gray’s take on this progressive rock masterpiece magnifies some of the album’s more intricate elements. Between shimmering acoustics, textural electric sitar, and biting leads, Steve Howe’s guitar work throughout this album is versatile as ever. There’s impeccable separation to the harmonies, often positioning Jon Anderson’s airy lead vocal perfectly in the center. If I had to pick one particular moment of wowness on this pressing that stood out above the rest, the ‘Eclipse’ movement from ‘And You And I’ was borderline tear-jerking. The accented kick drum, ethereal pedal steel guitar, and Mellotron sways majestically and meshes perfectly together. … This Analogue Productions pressing was the first time in ages that I closed my eyes and locked in with pure enjoyment, something I resonated with when I first heard (The album) in my early adolescence.” — Music = 11/11; Sound = 10/11 – Dylan Peggin, TrackingAngle.com. Read the full review here. 

“… at the first you’re just aware of this clarity which is really quite startlingly good, you know … there is a noise floor, but it’s it’s vanishingly low. … you’ll hear other things that you haven’t heard before because of it. … the album is staggeringly good. It’s, you know, it’s one of the best prog rock — one of the best albums ever made. Simple as that. In my opinion, it’s absolutely beautiful. Absolutely stunningly beautiful. The Analogue Productions Atlantic 75th Anniversary takes that and it just it just removes a few decades and a few veils and a few levels away levels of detachment away from the studio setting. And it makes you feel like you really are in that studio listening.” — Dave Denyer

Yes’s 1972 3-track recording masterpiece, Close to the Edge, presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powers, daring to push itself musically, both as individuals and as a unit.

Format : Vinyl Record

2 Lp