From Loudersound.
Jon Anderson is the subject of a brand new book by Yes author David Watkinson which explores the singer’s early years and his time with pre-Yes band The Warriors.
Jon Anderson And The Warriors: The Road To Yes will be published by Sonicbond on December 13 and will retail for £25.
‘We all know Jon Anderson as the voice of progressive rock music and Yes, but the source of his driving force is a story that has been largely untold,” Watkinson tells Prog. “The excitement at finding new history, music and stories about him was the key to this mammoth project. This was an important and creative time for Jon, one which he, himself, recognises helped him to go on to create Yes music. I am happy that I finally have the opportunity to share all this knowledge and imagery with fans. I hope everyone enjoys it!”
Initially, the book will only be available only in a limited hardback edition of 250, priced £25. All copies will be numbered and signed by the author, David Watkinson, and will be made exclusively available via Burning Shed. The book is 224 pages and features over 200 photographs, most unseen for over 50 years. A paperback edition will be published in Europe on March 27th 2020, and June 26th in the USA. This later edition will be available via all normal bookselling channels and as an E-book.
To tie in with the paperback edition in March, Jon Anderson and The Warriors – The Lost Demos will be released in very limited edition on both coloured and in standard black vinyl as a picture sleeve seven inch EP. It features seven tracks from 1964 and 1967 featuring Jon alongside drummer Ian Wallace – later of King Crimson. It will be available through Burning Shed on Plane Groovy Records. Some of these tracks were mastered by at Abbey Road Studios under the supervision of Watkinson.
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- Yes - Close To The Edge - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $62.00, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 10:32)on April 24, 2024 at 12:39 pm
YES Close To The Edge (Classic 1972 UK second issue 3-track LP [later issues were a lighter label shade of green & orange]. This all-time progressive rock masterpiece is housed in its iconic Roger Dean designed gatefold textured sleeve. Both the sleeve & vinyl show only light signs of wear or play, overall Excellent condition copy of this prog rock cornerstone K50012) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Yes - Don't Kill The Whale - US - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.92, €9.28 (New Item) (arrived 09-Apr-2024 13:45)on April 24, 2024 at 12:39 pm
YES Don't Kill The Whale (1978 US wide centre 7" vinyl single, also including Release, Release, plain paper die cut sleeve)
- Yes - Close To The Edge - 3rd - Complete - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $55.80, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 14:55)on April 24, 2024 at 12:39 pm
YES Close To The Edge (1972 UK third issue 3-track LP, housed in its iconic Roger Dean designed gatefold sleeve with the original textured finish [later issues were smooth] & lyric inner. The sleeve [VG] shows just some light paper scuffing & mild age and ringwear, the inner shows signs of tape repair whilst the vinyl grades EX/EX- with a few faint hairlines not affecting play. A nice, if not mint, copy of this prog-rock cornerstone) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Yes - 90125 (Nine...) - German - vinyl LP - £12.00, $14.88, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 14:32)on April 24, 2024 at 12:39 pm
YES 90125 (1983 German 9-track vinyl LP - Released after a hiatus of three years, the album marked the return of Jon Anderson to the fold and was the first to feature guitarist Trevor Rabin, spawning the huge hit Owner Of A Lonely Heart [worthit for that riff alone]. Complete with the lyric inner, the picture sleeve shows signs of light general shelfwear whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition)
- Yes - Yes - 1st - Complete - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $241.80, €226.20 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 23:04)on April 24, 2024 at 12:39 pm
YES Yes (Rare 1969 UK first issue 8-track stereo LP on the plum & red Atlantic label with 'fan' logo to the right & machine stamped A1/B1 matrices in the run-outs, complete with the original lyric insert & matt gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve was always prone to storage wear & it's is almost impossible to find an original copy that doesn't have edge scuffing, however this collector's copy remains in Excellent condition with only minor evidence of age wear. The vinyl grades Excellent & shows only light evidence of play with just light spindle marks on the labels & a few light scuffs on the vinyl itself. An Excellent example of this now hard to find pressing)
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