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Steve joins Yes. |
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Steve
plays his first show with Yes, at the
Lyceum in London. |
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The Yes Album
is released. In the U.K. it climbs to number 7 in the
charts, and in the U.S. it reaches number 40. In the spring
Yes tours Europe, supporting Iron Butterfly (Yes would purchase
the headliners’ sound system after the tour ends).
In June Yes plays its first concert
in North America in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with
the first U.S. show performed in Seattle two days
later. In November the band will begin their second
U.S. tour at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles. |
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Steve acquires an ES-345TD
from Gibson in return for appearing in an ad.
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In January, Fragile,
featuring new keyboard player Rick Wakeman, is released,
and reaches number 4 in the U.S. and number 7 in the
U.K. The opening track "Roundabout",
co-written by Steve and Jon, will climb to number 13
in the U.S. charts. Later that year Yes releases
Close to the Edge, the last album with
Bill Bruford. A month later the group begins its third
U.S. tour in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by Japan
and Australia in March. Alan White replaces Bruford. |
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Yessongs, a
three-LP live set, is released in May, reaching number
12 in the U.S. charts and number 7 in the U.K. In October
Tales from Topographic Oceans is released
in the U.K. It goes to top the U.K. charts, with
the European tour beginning in November. |
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