YES 2nd Known TV appearance only 18 months as a band RARE!

This is the 2nd known TV clip appearance of YES. French TV.Filmed January 18th, 1970. The band had only been together for only 18 months when this took place. Very young YES.
Song performed is "Beyond and Before".
Anderson, Squire,Peter Banks,Tony Kaye,Bill Bruford.

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• beyond
• and
• before
• YES
• Wakeman
• YESSONGS
• Howe
• Tony
• Kaye
• Jon
• Anderson
• Alan
• White
• Chris
• Squire

[paraplegia]

(sorry if this was already asked, 103 comments are too much for me :-))

«2nd known TV appearance»: which was the 1st?

[KroMagnum60]

@paraplegia Acording to user Winterafternoon. Quote: "

This is the second oldest existing piece of Yes TV footage in existence (the other being 'No Opportunity Necessary' on Beat CLub, 1969). So much Yes footage from 68-70 has been lost (namely Magpie in the UK 1968 and a Swiss TV special form 1969). This is a rare, and excellent piece of early Yes footage."

I believe this to be true and accurate.

[wardka]

I have never seen Peter Banks perform before.  The guy could MOVE! So did Kaye. The whole group puts on a good show here, and what's more the sound is decent. I'm so glad this Yes era is preserved. You can see how they were beginning to find their way to the awesome architects of prog they would become.

[IYAMNI]

So awesome. Someone should go find all these little rarities, clean 'em up and put them out in DVD. Don't tell me that wouldn't sell.

[J9black]

This is f'in priceless....what a gift. Made my morning.....woohoo!!!!!!

[paltrysignificance]

@IYAMNI Wouldn't sell, but i'm with you. 

[zierkly]

How stoned were Jon Anderson and Tony Kaye in this? WOW!!! It still sounds great though, this was back when Chris Squire could actually sing. Today, there should not be a mic anywhere near Chris. =)

[genalof]

@paraplegia "No Opportunity Necessary" on Beat Club (German TV) 1969

[fredthejunkman]

@morleygrey - I agree....these guys were a solid group evern before Wakeman and Howe. WTH were Nazis doing in the audience??

[morleygrey]

This is an awesome early clip. I love their early line-up, they were so solid as band at this time and then they pick up Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman...And they become even more solid. Amazing!!!!

Thanks for posting this, 1970, I was 10 and Led Zeppelin and Yes were some of my favorite bands back then and still are today and I have my cousin to thank for that who let me listen to his record collection when I would visit...And yes that was Sargent Schultz in the audience...But "I know nothing"!!!

[kevo4369]

That's funny - Bruford's shirt says 'NO'. Lol

[mistymountainhopful]

Awesome video of Yes. Love the song Beyond and Before. Full of energy. Was that Sargent Schulz I spotted in the audience just before the song started lol?

[PhilistineTheArtLuvr]

I can't believe I'm seeing this. So crisp, so real. A dream come true! I'm in heaven baby!!!

[NeilThompson30]

@KroMagnum60 - I remember the Magpie programme - I know this probably doesn't make sense but I'm sure they did 'Sweet dreams' - the presenters came on at the end of the song and read out a list of new bands but they said words to the effect of 'All these bands are great but our tip for the top for 1969 are the Yes'