Unseen footage of The Yes Album line-up playing live in 1971

[kilianltia]

This just appeared on the YMP Facebook page today, courtesy of Doug Curran (Yes part begins at 2:32)

Possibly THE most interesting Yes footage find in years! Contains excerpts of Yours Is No Disgrace and a different, far heavier arrangement of America than the version on The Word Is Live.

[josuev80]

Nice find.

[Chrisklenox]

Too cool! The Yes Album era is so magical if you can forgive the lofty adjective. Something about Kaye's gritty organ still being there mixed with a young and hungry Steve Howe coming in and pushing the whole band to new territory. A very welcome addition.

[WindOfChange]

This is brilliant - yes that gritty organ is awesome and the intensity level is really fun to watch. So different from the slightly more mannered playing of even a year or two later. Great find - although the rest of the video is suitably confusing in an early 70 arty kind of way.

[Bill Darragh]

Great to see this 70s stuff still leaking out..... even if it is one teasing drip at a time. Gives hope that there is more to be discovered and released!

[Frumious B]

What can I say? The dudes were just savage as f*ck and only a very short time away from conquering the world.

[Roundabob]

Wow. That is breathtaking. So much energy, and so much around the corner. Great find.

[antrecords]

It's so great to hear the Sketches in the Sun/High guitar parts in '71 (maybe they go back even further, I can't remember). Nice find, thanks for posting.

[John Vehadija]

This is really awesome! Thank you for posting!