50 years ago today (12/7/73), YES released its most ambitious album Tales from Topographic Oceans. It is the first album to feature Alan White on drums and the album that made Rick Wakeman jump ship from the band shortly following. Tales features four lengthy compositions, each one taking up an entire side of the. The album is considered a concept album, with each song representing one of four long movements. While bloated in length, many fans consider the possibility of it being the best YES album if two songs were removed. Listen to live cuts from the 73/74 tour…
