Roundabout & Other Hits

Yes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Flashback
• ASIN: B000OT8K4U
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Roundabout [Single Edit]

2. Every Little Thing

3. Time and a Word

4. Your Move [Single Version]

5. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker [Single Version]

6. Long Distance Runaround

7. America [Single Edit]

8. Wonderous Stories

9. Going for the One

10. Don't Kill the Whale

Editorial Reviews

Roundabout & Other Hits Yes Label:Flashback - Rhino 1. Roundabout - (Single Edit) 2. Every Little Thing 3. Time and a Word 4. Your Move - (Single Version) 5. Starship Trooper: Life Seeker - (Single Version) 6. Long Distance Runaround 7. America - (Single Edit) 8. Wonderous Stories 9. Going For the One 10. Don't Kill the Whale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Single Edits essential for die-hards, June 6, 2009

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Levi Williams (Springdale, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roundabout & Other Hits (Audio CD)

I wish this collection had focused even more on single edits as "And You and I" is missing. My first experience with Yes was when the single edit was on the radio when I was 13. I couldn't afford albums then but I bought the single and became a permanent fan. It's not a great starter set but for me necessary.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't put it down! It's still the originals, right?, May 23, 2008

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Johnny Boy "The Record Collector" (Hockessin, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roundabout & Other Hits (Audio CD)

As a die-hard Yes fan, I am fully aware of constant compilations being released for them. We have the original 'Yesterdays.' We have 'Classic Yes.' We have 'Highlights.' We have 'The Best of Yes 1970-1987.' The list goes on.

But this is kind of cool. It doesn't contain any '80s material, and unlike 'Classic Yes' and 'Yesterdays,' it mixes early Yes (1969-1970) with the "classic" Yes period (1971-1979). And it contains nothing from the first and only album without Jon on vocals, 'Drama,' which is a sigh of relief to some fans (not me, I did enjoy that record).

And most of the key songs are here. 'Roundabout,' 'America,' 'Don't Kill The Whale,' and 'Wonderous Stories' are just some of the hits I spotted from this comp that had success.

Overall, don't put this release down. It's actually quite necessary, and is a breath of fresh air compared to several other compilations.

Highly recommended for the new Yes fan. There is some great material here. ENJOY!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Edits, Yes, but still worth having, July 9, 2010

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Yes Man (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roundabout & Other Hits (Audio CD)

The first place I heard "Your Move" was on AM radio, likewise with the single version of 'Roundabout'. Of course, I immediately bought the 'Fragile' album and worked my way backwards to 'The Yes Album'. And so on with the single version of 'America', which had Total Mass Retain as the B-side!!! I believe that at that time, 'Close to the Edge' was still a few days away from being released. I later got the sampler album(as an import LP) 'The Golden Age of Atlantic'. Anyway, I've ordered this CD and I have no doubt that I will completely enjoy the abrupt shift from "I'll be there with you" into Rick's shortened keyboard break on 'Roundabout'. I will also probably smile at all the associated memories from those days.

Single edits were designed, after all, to grab the listener's attention in the typically short AM format of a two to
two-and-a-half minute 'sound bite'. Despite the jarring (to many ears) headlong plunge into 'Roundabout's high octane instrumental section, I can't remember another AM song that has ever left me feeling literally breathless the way the 'Roundabout' single did. From the roar of the full-bore last verse to the quiet whisper of Steve Howe's now-classic close. Bill Bruford's phenomenally relentless drumming drives the song to it's close. 'Fragile' is the album that introduced me to Bruford's seemingly effortless ability to shift into whatever style and dynamic he feels best serves the music at hand. I really enjoy the syncopation he provides during the middle section of 'South Side of the Sky' But back to the single edit of 'Roundabout'. Even Deep Purple's 'Highway Star' didn't affect me that way and 'Highway Star is pretty high energy listening. With Yes there are so many factors to consider in their best work - the sometimes galloping pace, the compositions themselves and their amazing structure, the awesome musicianship involved in the creative process and the final product and the amazing ear of Eddie Offord. In fact, the only band to equal Yes(IMHO), although in a completely different style and approach, is the mighty Gentle Giant.

So this collection is not for everyone, but I'm certain it will be in my car's CD player for some time to come. I plan to thoroughly enjoy it as I do almost everything Yes has done.