Collectors Music Reviews

Passion (Virtuoso 067/068) Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI – April 26th, 1979 Disc 1 (66:15):  Radio ad, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Siberian Khatru, Heart Of The Sunrise, Future Times/Rejoice, Circus Of Heaven, Time And A Word, Long Distance Runaround, Survival, The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus), Perpetual Change, Soon Disc 2 (74:04):  Clap, Starship Trooper, And You [...]

Fillmore West 1969 (Virtuoso 069) Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA – December 12th, 1969 (59:43):  Country Pie / Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Hang On To A Dream, Pathetique (Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, 3rd Movement), For Example, She Belongs To Me The Nice began as a great idea.  They released a couple of very good and [...]

Rays Of Light (Virtuoso 065/066) Boston Gardens, Boston, MA – August 12th, 1977 Disc 1 (61:20):  Firebird Suite, Parallels, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close To the Edge, Wondrous Stories, Colours Of The Rainbow, Turn Of The Century, And You And I Disc 2 (62:44):  Flight Jam, Awaken, Starship Trooper, Roundabout, Yours Is No Disgrace [...]

Windy Day Southampton (Virtuoso 061/062) Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, England – January 20th, 1977 Disc 1 (67:42):  Squonk, One For The Vine, Robbery Assault & Battery, Your Own Special Way, Firth Of Fifth, In That Quiet Earth, Afterglow, I Know What I Like, Eleventh Earl Of Mar Disc 2 (59:44):  mc, Carpet Crawlers, All In A Mouse’s Night, [...]

 Ultimate Lamb (Virtuoso 051/052) Lakeland Civic Center Concert Hall, Lakeland, FL – January 11th, 1975 Disc 1 (49:19):  The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On a Windshield, Broadway Melody Of 1974, Cuckoo Cocoon, In The Cage, The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging, Rael’s Story (part 1), Back In N.Y.C., Hairless Heart, Counting Out Time, [...]

Spectrum 1983 (Virtuoso 047/048/049/050) The Mama tour for Genesis’ eponymous thirteenth album took in seventy-three gigs in the US and Canada and ending with five dates in Birmingham, England in late February 1984.  The tour began on November 6th in Normal, Illinois.  Genesis played three shows at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on November 25th, 26th, and [...]

Fragile Article (Virtuoso 046) Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ – March 16th, 1972 (73:47):  Roundabout, I’ve Seen All Good People, Mood For A Day, Clap, Heart Of The Sunrise, keyboard solo, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Perpetual Change Yes played over one hundred shows in support of their seminal LP Fragilein late 1971 and early [...]

Something Inside Me (Virtuoso 044/045) West Palm Beach Convention Hall, West Palm Beach, FL – January 10th, 1975 Disc 1(59:19):  The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On a Windshield, Broadway Melody Of 1974, Cuckoo Cocoon, In The Cage, The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging, Story of Rael I, Back In N.Y.C., Hairless Heart, Counting Out Time, The Carpet [...]

Seasons Will Pass You (Virtuoso 040/041) Dillion Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut – September 25, 1972 Disc 1: Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close To The Edge, Mood For A Day, Clap Disc 2: Heart Of The Sunrise, And You And I, Wakeman Solo, Roundabout, Yours Is No Disgrace Yes’ original show in [...]

Definitive Tourmato (Virtuoso 042/043) Wembley Arena, London, England – October 28th, 1978 Disc 1 (55:45):  Introduction by Tommy Vance, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Siberian Khatru, Heart Of The Sunrise, Circus Of Heaven, Time And A Word, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish incl. Survival, Perpetual Change, Gates Of Delirium incl. Soon Disc 2 (62:33):  [...]

Tales From Great Western (Virtuoso – 038/039) Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA – March 18, 1974 Disc 1: Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, And You And I, Close To The Edge, The Revealing Science Of God Disc 2: The Ancient, Ritual This recording on March 18, 1974 from The Forum captures Yes during their Tales From [...]

Virtuoso 001/002 P.F.M. [ HARLEQUIN ] Koseinenkin-kaikan, Osaka, Japan 11/25/75 Virtuoso 003 King Crimson [ MOTHER OF DECEIT ] Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA. USA 4/12/74 Virtuoso 004/005 Emerson, Lake, And Palmer [ BRAIN TULSA SURGERY ] Civic Center, Tulsa, OK. USA 3/7/74 Virtuoso 006/007 Yes [ MIKE'S MINT ] Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA [...]

Definitive Invisible (Virtuoso 036/037) Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles, CA – October 15th, 1986 Disc 1 (70:46):  Mama, Abacab, Land Of Confusion, That’s All, Domino, In Too Deep, The Brazilian, Follow You Follow Me, Tonight Tonight Tonight Disc 2 (79:52):  mc, Home By The Sea, Second Home By The Sea, Throwing It All Away, In [...]

Dramatic Play (Virtuoso 032/033) Boston Garden, Boston, MA – September 9th, 1980 Disc 1 (68:47):  Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra/Close Encounters Theme, Does It Really Happen?, Yours Is No Disgrace, Into The Lens, Clap, And You And I, Go Through This, White Car Suite (Geoff Downes solo), Parallels, We Can Fly From Here Disc [...]

Alternate View (Virtuoso 034/035) Boston Garden, Boston, MA – February 26th, 1974 Disc 1:  Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, And You And I, Close To The Edge, The Revealing Science Of God Disc 2:  The Remembering, The Ancient, Ritual, Roundabout Alternate View is a tremendous document from one of Yes’ most ambitious projects.  The Boston show occurs about [...]

Maple Leaf Lamb (Virtuoso 028/029) Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON - December 16th, 1974 Disc 1 (65:12):  The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On A Windshield, Broadway Melody Of 1974, Cuckoo Cocoon, In The Cage, The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging, Rael story part 1, Back In N.Y.C., Hairless Heart, Counting Out Time, Carpet Crawlers, The Chamber Of 32 Doors, Rael story part 2, Lilywhite [...]

Living God (Virtuoso 026/027) Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT - December 10th, 1974 Disc 1:  Firebird Suite, Sound Chaser, Close To The Edge, To Be Over, Gates Of Delirium　 Disc 2:  And You And I, Ritual, Roundabout Yes’ KBFH broadcast of the Boston show on December 11th is one of the more popular tapes with many different silver releases throughout the years.  So it [...]

Executive Action (Virtuoso 024/025) Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX – March 19th, 1977 Disc 1: Squonk, One For The Vine, Robbery Assault And Battery, Your Own Special Way, Firth Of Fifth, Carpet Crawlers, … In That Quiet Earth, Afterglow  Disc 2: I Know What I Like, Eleventh Earl Of Mar, Supper’s Ready, Dance On A Volcano, [...]

The Lamb Lies Down On Empire (Virtuoso 019/020) Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England – April 19th, 1975 Disc 1:  The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On A Windshield, Broadway Melody Of 1974, Cuckoo Cocoon, In The Cage, The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging, Back In N.Y.C., Hairless Heart, Counting Out Time, Carpet Crawlers, The Chamber Of 32 Doors, Lilywhite Lilith, The Waiting Room Disc 2:  Anyway, Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist, The [...]

  Swirling Wind (Virtuoso 023) Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD – August 13th, 1972 Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, I’ve Seen All Good People, Mood For A Day, Clap, Heart Of The Sunrise, And You And I, Wakeman solo, Roundabout, Yours Is No Disgrace Yes toured the US twice in 1972 after they finished recording the seminal Close [...]