US cover Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968, generally regarded as one of the archetypal bands and pioneers of the genre. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits within the group, and the ever-changing trends in popular music, the band have continued for more than 40 years and still retain a large following. They have sold over 30 million albums. The band's music blends symphonic and other classical structures with their own brand of rock music. Although the band's sole consistent member has been bass player Chris Squire, Yes are also generally noted for the distinctive high-register vocals of former lead singer Jon Anderson and the eclectic musical stylings of a succession of guitarists (Steve Howe, Peter Banks, Trevor Rabin, Billy Sherwood), keyboard players (Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, Geoff Downes, Igor Khoroshev, Oliver Wakeman), and drummers (Alan White and Bill Bruford). Several band members became celebrated musicians and/or bandleaders in their own right, and a 1980 lineup of the band was briefly fronted by Trevor Horn (shortly before he became one of rock music's most celebrated record producers). Yes is the 1969 eponymous debut album from Yes, considered among the first progressive rock albums. With the original Yes line-up of vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye and drummer Bill Bruford, Yes was the quintet's original musical release. Lester Bangs favourably reviewed the album in Rolling Stone, writing that it was "the kind of album that sometimes insinuates itself into your routine with a totally unexpected thrust of musical power." 01 - Beyond And Before 02 - I See You 03 - Yesterday And Today 04 - Looking Around 05 - Harold Land 06 - Every Little Thing 07 - Sweetness 08 - Survival 09 - Everydays (Single Version) 10 - Dear Father (Early Version #2) 11 - Something's Coming (Bonus) 12 - Everydays (Early Version) 13 - Dear Father (Early Version #1) 14 - Something's Coming (Early Version) LINK
"One of the finest American progressive rock groups of the 70s". Yezda Urfa is an American progressive rock band founded in the fall of 1973. The band recorded two albums before breaking up in the spring of 1981. The band's music is currently distributed by Syn-phonic. The name Yezda Urfa comes from Yazd, Iran and Urfa, Turkey. The band came across these names while leafing through the dictionary, looking for a band name. Yazd was changed to Yezda to ease pronunciation. Described as a blend of Yes and Gentle Giant, Yezda Urfa is known for playing high-energy progressive rock. Break-neck tempos, changing time signatures, and diverse instrumentation are hallmarks of their sound. Brad Christoff: drums, percussion, Phil Kimbrough: keyboards, mandolin, wind, vocals, Mark Tippins: guitar, vocals, Marc Miller: bass, cello, marimba, vibes, vocals and Rick Rodenbaugh: vocals 01 - Boris And His 3 Verses, Including Flow Guides Aren't My Bag 02 - Texas Armadillo 03 - 3, Almost 4, 6 Yea 04 - To-Ta In The Moya 05 - Three Tons Of Fresh Thyroid Glands 06 - The Basis Of Dubenglazy While Dirk Does The Dance (Bonus Track) 07 - Aspirations (Bonus Track) 08 - She's Got Tartar On Her Teeth (Bonus Track) 09 - Eggs, Nuts And Other Assorted Livers (Bonus Track) 10 - La (Bonus Track) LINK
Lost & Found (1961-1962) is a compilation album by The Beach Boys released in 1991 under the DCC Compact Classics label. This compilation has all the material not previously published of their first recording session in October 1961 and includes notes of sessions lost. 01 - Luau (The Pendeltones) 02 - Surfin' (The Pendeltones) 03 - Studio Chatter 04 - Surfin' (First Attempt) 05 - Studio Chatter 06 - Surfin' (Master) 07 - Studio Chatter 08 - Luau (First Attempt) 09 - Luau (Master) 10 - Barbie (Kenny And The Cadets) 11 - What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Kenny And The Cadets) 12 - Surfin' Safari (Unissued) 13 - Studio Chatter 14 - Surfin' Safari ( Approved As Master) 15 - Studio Chatter 16 - Surfer Girl ( Approved As Master) 17 - Judy (Unissued) 18 - Judy ( Approved As Master) 19 - Beach Boy Stomp (Aka Karate) (Unissued Long Version) 20 - Surfin' Safari (An Attempt At Overdubbing) 21 - Lavender LINK
Zzebra were a British fusion and afro prog band active in the UK in the early 1970s. The band was formed when Terry Smith (guitar) and Dave Quincy (saxophone), both left the band If, when it broke up, and joined Lasisi "Loughty" Amao ex-Osibisa (flute and tenor sax), Gus Yeadon (aka August Eadon) ex-The Love Affair (piano and vocals), Liam Genockey (drums) and John McCoy (bass). They released their first album Zzebra in 1974. 01 - Cobra Woman 02 - Mr.J. 03 - Mah Jong 04 - Ife 05 - Spanish Fly 06 - Amuso Fi 07 - Rainbow Train 08 - Hungry Horse LINK
The Animals on Tour was The Animals' second album in the United States. The title did not mean to imply a live album, which it was not, but rather that the music on it was influenced by the American musical genres the English group had encountered during their previous trips stateside. The only song on this album that is not on one of the first three UK albums is "I'm Crying", which occurs only here or on one of their compilation albums. 01 - Boom Boom 02 - How You've Changed 03 - I Believe To My Soul 04 - Mess Around 05 - Bright Lights Big City 06 - Worried Life Blues 07 - Let The Good Times Roll 08 - I Ain't Got You 09 - Hallelujah I Love Her So 10 - I'm Crying 11 - Dimples 12 - She Sad Yeah LINK
The Complete French EP Collection 1964-1967 box-set combines all ten of the British Invasion act's French four track EPs released between 1964-67 along with a bonus CD single disc with two tracks, 'San Franciscan Nights' & 'Good Times'. All tracks are in the original mono, except for the bonus disc in stereo, & remastered in high definition 24-bit. Released in 2003. EP 1 1 - The House Of The Rising Sun 2 - Talking About You (French EP version) 3 - Gonna Send You Back To Walker 4 - Baby, Let Me Take You Home EP 2 1 - I'm Crying 2 - Take It Easy 3 - She Said Yeah 4 - I'm In Love Again EP 3 1 - Boom Boom 2 - Club-A-Gogo 3 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 4 - Roadrunner EP 4 1 - Brig It On Home To Me 2 - Hallelujah! I Love Her So 3 - For Miss Caulker 4 - Mess Around EP 5 1 - We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place (French EP version) 2 - I Can't Believe It 3 - I Ain't Got You 4 - How You've Changed EP 6 1 - It's My Life 2 - I Believe To My Soul 3 - I'm Going To Change The World 4 - Let The Good Times Roll EP 7 1 - Inside - Looking Out 2 - That's All I An To You 3 - She'll Return It 4 - Outcast EP 8 1 - Don't Bring Me Down 2 - Cheating 3 - What Am I Living For 4 - I Put A Spell On You EP 9 1 - See See Rider 2 - Mama Told Me Not To Come 3 - Help Me Girl 4 - That Ain't Where It's At EP 10 1 - Hey Gyp 2 - In The Night 3 - When I Was Young 4 - Ain't That So Bonus CD 1 - San Franciscan Nights 2 - Good Times Full covers included. LINK
Catch Us If You Can (1965) (released with the title Having a Wild Weekend in the U.S.) was the feature-film debut of director John Boorman. Ostensibly designed as a vehicle for pop band The Dave Clark Five, whose popularity at the time almost rivalled that of The Beatles, and named after their hit song "Catch Us If You Can", this strangely downbeat film actually departs in various ways from the formula created by Richard Lester in A Hard Day's Night, and by Sidney J. Furie and Peter Yates with the Cliff Richard films. Although they perform the off-screen soundtrack music, The Dave Clark Five (unlike The Beatles) do not play themselves, but appear to be a team of freelance stuntmen/extras, led by the saturnine Steve (Dave Clark). Clark had worked as a stuntman on a number of films, providing him with experience and camera-sense that The Beatles would have lacked in A Hard Day's Night. Far from being a conventional pop vehicle, this serious, thought-provoking film concerns itself with the frailty of personal relationships, the flimsiness of dreams, and the difficulty of maintaining spontaneity and integrity in a stage-managed "society of the spectacle." 01 - Catch Us If You Can 02 - On the Move 03 - If You Come Back 04 - Long Ago 05 - Any Time You Want Love 06 - I Can't Stand It 07 - Your Turn To Cry 08 - Hurting Inside 09 - Don't Be Taken In 10 - Don't You Realize 11 - I Cried Over You 12 - Sweet Memories LINK
The Dave Clark Five was the first British Invasion band to tour the USA. Coast to Coast, from 1965 was released only in USA, and peaked #6 in the US chart. 01 - Anyway You Want It 02 - Give Me Love 03 - I Can`t Stand It 04 - What Is There To Say 05 - Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) 06 - Crying Over You 07 - Say You Want Me 08 - When 09 - Don`t You Know 10 - To Me 11 - It`s Not True LINK
The Dave Clark Five had 17 records in Billboard's Top 40, with 12 Top 40 United Kingdom hits between 1964 and 1967. Their song "Over And Over" went to number one in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 at the end of December 1965, despite less than impressive sales in the UK, and they played to sell-out crowds on their tours of the U.S. Promoted as having a "cleaner" image than the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five were the first British band to tour the USA, and they made 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Weekend In London was released only in USA.
01 - Come Home 02 - We`ll Be Running 03 - Blue Suede Shoes 04 - Hurting Inside 05 - I`ll Never Know 06 - `Til The Right One Comes Along 07 - I`m Thinking 08 - Your Turn To Cry 09 - Little Bitty Pretty One 10 - Remember It`s Me (Stereo) 11 - Mighty Good Lovin`
This is a fine early collection of the DC5's biggest hits. The covers of Chris Kenner and the Contours are eminently forgettable, but their original songs are solid British invasion pop. "Catch Us If You Can" remains their crowning moment.(J.P.O.) 01 - Over and Over 02 - Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) 03 - Can't You See That She's Mine 04 - Bits And Pieces 05 - I Like It Like That 06 - Catch Us If You Can 07 - Because 08 - Anyway You Want It 09 - Do You Love Me 10 - Glad All Over LINK
The Dave Clark Five/More Greatest Hits rounds up the hits that weren't on the first greatest-hits record. 01 - Try Too Hard 02 - Please Tell Me Why 03 - I`m Thinking 04 - Reelin' And Rockin' 05 - Come Home 06 - Satisfied With You 07 - At The Scene 08 - Look Before You Leap 09 - All Night Long 10 - Don't Let Me Down LINK
This album, which never saw a U.S. release, is pretty amazing as a document of where the Dave Clark Five were in the last third of the 1960s. Divided between a fast side and a ballad side, the group's pounding beat was still there, albeit just a bit slower; the rhythm guitar had given way to jagged lead lines, and Mike Smith was singing a few shades blacker than he'd sounded in 1964. 01 - Nineteen Days (Stereo) 02 - Something I've Always Wanted 03 - Little Bit Strong 04 - Bernedette 05 - Sitting Here Baby 06 - You Don't Want My Loving 07 - How Can I Tell You 08 - Picture Of You 09 - Small Talk 10 - Pick Up Your Phone LINK
