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Prog legends Yes have become the latest iconic 70s group to sell their back catalogue.
Variety is reporting that the band have sold the recorded-music rights and income streams from their Atlantic Records catalogue to the Warner Music Group, who have also recently secured high-profile catalogue deals with David Bowie’s estate and Madonna.
“The entire Yes family came together and worked enthusiastically with Warner Music Group to secure this historic deal, ensuring that these iconic recordings will continue to be curated in the optimum manner to delight their fans across more than five decades, while also finding and developing new audiences for this timeless music,” the band said in a statement.
Warner’s president of global catalogue, Kevin Gore added; “My introduction to Yes came while working at a record store in Ohio in 1983. I’ve been a fan ever since and we’re absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured that the strong relationship between Yes and Warner Music will continue forever.”
The deal includes every Yes studio album from 1969’s self-titled debut through to 1987’s Big Generator, the live releases Yessongs, Yesshows, 9012Live: The Solos, The Word Is Live, Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two, Topographic Drama: Live Across America and Yes 50 Live, and the compilations Classic Yes, Yesyears, Yesstory, Highlights: The Very Best of Yes, In A Word: Yes (1969-), Yes Remixes, The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection, High Vibration and The Steven Wilson Remixes.
Last September Genesis announced that they had sold a portion of their music rights to Concord, including publishing copyrights and streaming income from their post-1978 output, and solo albums by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, for a reported £270 million. Pink Floyd are also believed to be ion negotiations ove their catalogue.
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- Yes - Close To The Edge - 1st - Complete - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £150.00, $187.50, €175.50 (New Item) (arrived 30-Apr-2024 12:10)on May 1, 2024 at 11:18 am
YES Close To The Edge (Rare 1972 UK first issue 3-track vinyl LP on the darker green & orange label [second issues were a lighter shade], with A1/B1 stamped matrices, complete with lyric inner. This all-time progressive rock masterpiece is housedin its iconic Roger Dean designed gatefold picture sleeve with the original textured finish [second issues were smooth] and silver outline around the artist/title logo on the front K50012) See 'more info' for further details oncondition… #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Yes - Don't Kill The Whale - US - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 09-Apr-2024 13:45)on May 1, 2024 at 11:18 am
YES Don't Kill The Whale (1978 US wide centre 7" vinyl single, also including Release, Release, plain paper die cut sleeve)
- Yes - Yesshows 1980 + Stub - UK - tour programme - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 26-Mar-2024 13:08)on May 1, 2024 at 11:18 am
YES Yesshows (Official 1980 UK 24 page tour programme includes tour dates & venues for the US & UK tour, band biography, lyrics to Run Through The Light, Into The Lens & Tempus Fugit along with an advert for the Drama album. This copy has somelight wear to the cover but the pages inside are excellent, and includes a ticket stub for one of the shows from the tour. Please note that the ticket stub shown might be different than the one you receive)
- Yes - Close To The Edge - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2024 13:35)on May 1, 2024 at 11:18 am
YES Close To The Edge (Early 80s German issue of the 1972 3-track vinyl LP on the green & orange Atlantic label, the fifth studio album from the British progressive rockers. The glossy picture sleeve shows just a little shelfwear but comes complete with its green lyric printed inner while the vinyl remains barely played ATL50012) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Yes - Close To The Edge - 3rd - Complete - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 14:55)on May 1, 2024 at 11:18 am
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
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