Yes YESTERDAYS

After three years of unparalleled international success, Yes were at a crossroads in late 1974. Star keyboard player Rick Wakeman had exited the lineup in mid-year, to be succeeded by Patrick Moraz, and the reconstituted band had released the Relayer album -- which reached the Top Five in America -- late that year. But despite that success and an impending tour, there was some doubt about the group's continued viability -- all five members were planning on releasing their own solo albums as soon as time and a break in touring allowed, and there was some question as to whether the absence of Wakeman would have a long-term impact. In those circumstances, Atlantic Records saw both a need and an opportunity to exploit parts of the group's catalog, and the result was Yesterdays. The first compilation of the group's work, the album was assembled from parts of the band's first two LPs, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970), which had never sold in large numbers. Repackaged in a fantasy-laden