Coming from Yes on December 2nd will be the 21-LP vinyl collection, Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two. The set, which was originally issued back in 2015 as a 14-CD boxe set, “holds every note from all seven shows, recorded in the fall of 1972 as the band’s tour jumped from Canada to North Carolina, and then Georgia and Tennessee, before their last stop in New York at Nassau Coliseum on November 20th.”
The package features “a cigarette-style flip-top box” with artwork by noted Yes graphic artist, Roger Dean and features each of the shows pressed on a different colored vinyl — ruby, orange, cobalt, soda bottle clear, tan, forest green, and electric blue. The collection is limited to 1,972 individually numbered copies and is available exclusively at Rhino.com for $474.98, with pre-orders available now.
Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two show listings:
October 31, 1972 – Toronto, ON
November 1, 1972 – Ottawa, ON
November 11, 1972 – Durham, NC
November 12, 1972 – Greensboro, NC
November 14, 1972 – Athens, GA
November 15, 1972 – Knoxville, TN
November 20, 1972 – Uniondale, NY
SOURCE: Press release
FAST FACTS
- Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two was recorded three months into the band’s 1972 tour, and spotlights Yes’ first road dates with drummer Alan White.
- White has replaced Bill Bruford, who recorded Close To The Edge before leaving to join King Crimson.
- White only had three days to learn the band’s live show before his first night on stage with singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, and keyboardist and Rick Wakeman.
CHECK IT OUT: Yes’ “And You And I” – Live at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee – November 15th, 1972: