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1978 "Yes" live L.A. concert advertisement...
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1978 "Yes" live L.A. concert advertisement...

Item # 730407 ·

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 17, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performance by "YES" at the L.A. Forum on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment. Printed on authentic aged newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal candidate for custom framing, local history display, or inclusion in a dedicated rock or pop culture memorabilia collection.

Experience music history in the making with authentic, original newspaper advertisements capturing the opening-night premieres of legendary live concert performances, sourced straight from the entertainment capital of the world.

Background: The October 5 and 6, 1978, performances by Yes at The Forum are widely celebrated in the rock bootleg community, primarily due to the legendary field recordings made by master taper Mike Millard, whose high-fidelity cassette captures recorded close to the band's rotating central stage stand as some of the most exceptional fan-made audio documents of the 1970s. These back-to-back LA shows caught the band’s classic lineup—Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White—at their peak live power during the Tormato "In the Round" tour, capturing rare live airings of newly released material like "Future Times / Rejoice," "Circus of Heaven," and "Don't Kill the Whale" alongside ambitious extended runs of epics like "Awaken" and "Siberian Khatru." Because these soundboard-quality Millard audience tapes offer a pristine, balanced listen to a highly unique stage setup that was never officially documented for a commercial live album at the time, these specific forum recordings hold near-mythic status among progressive rock collectors as essential, definitive historical relics of Yes's arena-era heyday.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$35
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.