YESTERDAYS

Not a very impressive compilation. The most outstanding elements from this release are the Roger Dean cover and the track America written by Paul Simon. The latter is often a crowd pleaser at concerts but personally unless you are from USA I guess it misses some of the gloss. This early material seems mostly out of place even when listening to Time And A Word or the debut album. A polyfilla type release for the time to enable the band some breathing space pending their next studio album. At the time of the release I recall it being quite popular so it struck a chord or two with the fanbase. Unusual in many respects for a band to release a compilation so early on in their career. I would have to recommend for completionists only and not for any new Yes enthusiasts to start with.