Yes - Fragile
Another appearance. This is a Japanese pressing from 1976. Apart from it being a perfect pressing (I'm sure there are some bad Japanese pressings, but...), it has a much larger soundstage than some contemporary remasters...maybe due to high frequency losses, even if minor, over the years.
Hard to believe they recorded this and The Yes Album in 1971 (Fragile was recorded in six weeks during a break in touring), and then Close to the Edge the very next year.
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A bit more info (since I ran out of space) - Squire's overdriven bass is super clear and defined on this. Anderson is clear enough that you can really hear the space he was singing in. Bruford's drums are really impactful, including a bunch of secondary percussion that's not always obvious. Wakeman's keyboards sound like there's a bit of tape saturation every so often (especially on Cans and Brahms). And of course, Howe's overdubbed guitars are pretty prominent...
nostr:npub1fq5n4rmpw4utt792v8fhv4cp8rmg79fyqlcdws9kxeaq5pkjwcysaep8du the title of the album in Japanese comes across with a nuance of possibly already being “broken” but the phrase “kowaremono” is often used to label packages with fragile items 📦
