yes album yes album studio album english progressive rock band yes released february album guitarist replaced 1970s feature keyboardist album group feature cover versions staple material point band spent writing new material farmhouse devon new songs recorded autumn album retained close harmony singing hammond organ melodic bass heard earlier releases new material covered styles including jazz piano funk acoustic music band members contributing ideas tracks extended length allow music develop howe contributed variety guitar styles including portuguese guitar recorded solo acoustic guitar piece live london album critical success major commercial breakthrough yes risk dropped commercial failures albums reached later certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america selling million copies album reissued times given blu ray release remixed background yes recorded albums atlantic commercially successful label considering dropping replaced founding member enjoyed playing wider variety styles including folk country music played mix electric acoustic guitars later said howe jump thing fast talented warm howe band moved farm devon write new material howe particular enjoyed working farm eventually bought following rehearsals band booked london producer spent autumn recording band enjoyed sessions soon material ready album november group involved car accident returning gig band suffered shock broke foot album cover photo shoot plaster howe gibson semi acoustic guitar acoustic recording attempt play variety styles instruments main instruments hammond organ piano including solo venture previously played hammond album saw turning point interested playing electronic keyboards started appear market proved problem members band thought style conflicted howe left group rehearsals follow album replaced songs yes started career covers band performing radical arrangements hit songs albums included covers vein yes album feature group written material entirety familiar elements remained anderson howe sang vocal harmony record melodic bass drumming unique rhythm section disgrace originated lyrics written anderson friend combined short segments music written band rehearsals howe worked opening guitar riff rest band took day holiday backing track recorded group sections edited final piece howe solo acoustic tune written original album influenced classical gas piece written celebrate birth howe son august version appears album recorded live london july electronic sounding effect starship achieved running guitar backing track anderson wrote bulk song wrote section middle closing section continuous chords played evolved song called street howe earlier group seen good people suite tunes anderson wanted piece start quietly develop leading large church organ sound moving funky second movement band difficulty recording initial section resolved making tape loop bass drums howe overdubbed portuguese string guitar album credits played recorder track anderson wrote venture studio arranged rest band played piano track contributing solo end howe played guitar solo original recording left final mix faded started song played live original group arrangement worked yes decided play album live lyrics perpetual change inspired view countryside farm middle track features structure pieces music different time signatures playing simultaneously cover cover shot day gig accident taken photos gig felt needed cover band showed late having hospital earlier day minutes available shoot unable satisfactory photo studio took band round flat grabbed head kitchen light fitting improvised shot credited sleeve designer director making cover success yes performed live version disgrace german television series april footage band combined head spinning chair mimicking cover concept inside album sleeve shows playing hammond organ cover showed leg plaster following accident anderson credited album dropped album fragile release yes album released february commercial success band breakthrough album reaching number certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america selling million copies later said key reason success postal strike prevented chart returns sent reducing available ones retailers london yes largest fanbase stores allowed good chart position time strike ended album started sell initial apparent success italian issue album differs original issue respects title cover yes instead yes album spine bears correct title track appears track second reception album positive reception critics writing rolling_stone praised instrumental unity howe missed cover versions present earlier releases album yes appear book recordings hear die author preferred group unity felt missing later releases gave positive impression anderson vocals saying melodies seen good people instantly deep anderson worried initial response album month noticed fans started singing concerts concluded musical style developed remain popular concluded overall simple album considering yes went rush singer bassist included yes album favourite albums genesis keyboardist said favourite yes album preferred band member addition guitar finally allowed yes find true identity yes album giant leap forward wrote yes album remastered reissued bonus tracks including studio version entitled howe intended created new stereo mix surround sound mix available dvd released april bonus tracks including studio version extended version venture alternate version album live tracks single edits extended mix blu ray version features instrumental version album needle drop sample original vinyl release additional live tracks track listing personnel yes lead vocals percussion bass guitar vocals electric acoustic guitars vocals piano organ drums percussion additional musicians production yes production engineering photography photography design
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