Close To The Edge Album Art
C ztt records 1984.
Close to the edge album art. Drummer bill bruford was already shifting restlessly against jon anderson s increasingly mystic mystifying lyricism while contemporary reports of the recording sessions depicted bandmate. Art of noise deluxe 4xcd box set containing 41. Artist roger dean details islands and bridges exhibition. Close to the edge cd expanded album 2003 expertly refurbished product.
A change of direction in 1970 led to a series of successful progressive rock albums until their disbanding in 1981 their most successful being the yes album 1971 fragile 1971 and close to the edge 1972. I wanted to show it off and so the idea of putting it on the cover was good. Art for art s sake. The first release of a version of close to the edit was as a nominal remix of beat box under the title beat box diversion two.
Close to the edge is the fifth studio album by english progressive rock band yes released on 13 september 1972 by atlantic records it is their last album of the 1970s to feature original drummer bill bruford before he left to join king crimson after touring their previous album fragile the group assembled at advision studios in london to record a follow up ideas for which had been put down. The story behind muse s absolution album artwork. Prog rock art rock symphonic rock. Close to the edge expanded edition the studio albums 1969 1987.
Yes began performing original songs and rearranged covers of rock pop blues and jazz songs as evident on their first two albums. When yes entered the studio with eddie offord to record the band s fifth studio album in mid 1972 their second with this. Directed by zbigniew rybczynski. Close to the edge was released on 13 september 1972 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest progressive rock albums ever recorded.
Vinyl lp album stereo gatefold textured sleeve country. Atlantic k50012 atlantic k 50012 format. 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. Close to the edge.
The album was released during that sweet spot just before production started sounding messy and ambition either ran out or ran riot but whatever you think about prog this album will always sound uniquely like that point between the end of the known and the beginning of the unknown. 9 99 2 50 shipping. A ztt original ztps 01 released 01 may 1984. Yes close to the edge progressive art rock music cd.
Close to the edit is a single by art of noise released on various formats in october 1984. It was closely related to their earlier single and hip hop club hit beat box though the two tracks were developed as separate pieces from an early stage. Inspired by siddharta and their state of mind at the time yes.