Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970

Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 is a compilation of live recordings by the progressive rock band, Yes. They are the only live recordings to feature the band's original lineup. It is a compilation of the band's early performances on BBC Radio featuring tracks taken mainly from their first two albums. However, it did feature two rarities: the title track "Something's Coming" from the musical West Side Story had previously only been released as the B-side to the 1969 single "Sweetness" and the track "For Everyone" which has not been released in any other version.

Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970
Live album by
Released14 October 1997 (UK)
28 April 1998 (US)
Recorded1969–1970
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length95:38
LabelNew Millennium Communications
Yes chronology
Keys to Ascension
(1996)
Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970
(1997)
Keys to Ascension 2
(1997)
Alternative cover
US edition cover, Beyond and Before: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (Purple Pyramid)

The two-disc set features liner notes by original guitarist Peter Banks, who was fired from the band shortly after these recordings were made. The album was released in 1997, with supervision and notes by Banks. The US edition (licensed by Purple Pyramid, Cleopatra Records) is titled Beyond and Before: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970. There was also a European release on "Double Classics" simply entitled "Something's Coming".

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)SourceLength
1."Something's Coming"Leonard Bernstein, Stephen SondheimTop Gear with John Peel, 12 January 19697:38
2."Everydays"Stephen StillsTop Gear with John Peel, 12 January 19695:13
3."Sweetness"Jon Anderson, Clive Bailey, Chris SquireTop Gear with John Peel, 12 January 19694:14
4."Dear Father"Anderson, SquireTop Gear with John Peel, 12 January 19695:33
5."Every Little Thing"John Lennon, Paul McCartneyTop Gear with John Peel, 12 January 19695:32
6."Looking Around"Anderson, SquireDave Symonds Show, 4 August 19693:40
7."Sweet Dreams"Anderson, David FosterDave Lee Travis Show, 19 January 19703:26
8."Then"AndersonDave Lee Travis Show, 19 January 19704:20
9."No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"Richie HavensBeat Club, November 1969[1][2]4:17
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)SourceLength
1."Astral Traveller"AndersonLive on Sunday Show (intro by John Peel), 17 March 19706:01
2."Then"AndersonLive on Sunday Show, 17 March 19705:16
3."Every Little Thing"Lennon, McCartneyLive on Sunday Show, 17 March 19706:49
4."Everydays"StillsLive on Sunday Show, 17 March 19706:07
5."For Everyone"Anderson, SquireLive on Sunday Show, 17 March 19704:35
6."Sweetness"Anderson, Bailey, SquireJohnnie Walker, 14 June 19695:17
7."Something's Coming"Bernstein, SondheimTop Gear, 23 February 19697:59
8."Sweet Dreams"Anderson, FosterTop Gear, 23 February 19694:14
9."Beyond & Before"Squire, BaileyFrench broadcast, date unknown5:27

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 34

References

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  1. ^ "Yes Broadcasts". Background Magazine. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Something's Coming – YES".
  3. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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