1.01 Intro Cue: Young Persons Guide ~ Close Encounters theme ~ Does It Really Happen? (9.35)
1.02 Yours Is No Disgrace (10.52)
1.03 Into The Lens (9.05)
1.04 The Clap (4.35)
1.05 And You And I (10.21)
1.06 Go Through This (5.00)
1.07 Man In A White Car Suite (7.00)
1.08 Parallels (6.09)
1.09 We Can Fly From Here (6.16)
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2.01 Tempus Fugit (6.33)
2.02 Amazing Grace ~ The Fish ~ Amazing Grace (9.41)
2.03 Machine Messiah (11.49)
2.04 Starship Trooper (12.46)
2.05 Roundabout (9.03)
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YES – THE SINGULAR EYE – 9 SEPTEMBER , 1980, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – 2CD – ‘’BLG’’
------- 48KHz/24 bit High Resolution Version -------

*Many thanks to ''BalRog'' and ''Lestat'' for letting me post this version for you all to enjoy!*

Please do show you appreciation to them if and when you download this torrent!

Contrast: Herein are the original high resolution files from which were derived:
[Link]

After nearly three years we have a request for them, so here they are.

The raw source and remaster are the same, but resolution is very different.

Please do not download this version if CD-burning resolution is the only need.

Much more extensive information on the source and restoration work can be found in the art files and Outboard Info File, along with some thinking on the DRAMA era of Yes in general.

Here are the vitals meantime -

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YES
DATE: 9 September 1980 [henceforth referred to as "B80"]
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
VENUE: Boston Garden

RECORDING TYPE: Audience ["AR"]
TRANSFER: 48KHz/24 bit

LINEUP:
Steve Howe - guitars
Chris Squire - bass
Alan White - percussion
Trevor Horn - vocals
Geoff Downes - keyboards

SETLIST [for 80-minute and 74-minute CDR]:

[Vol. 1]

1.01 Intro Cue: Young Persons Guide ~ Close Encounters theme ~ Does It Really Happen? (9.35)
1.02 Yours Is No Disgrace (10.52)
1.03 Into The Lens (9.05)
1.04 The Clap (4.35)
1.05 And You And I (10.21)
1.06 Go Through This (5.00)
1.07 Man In A White Car Suite (7.00)
1.08 Parallels (6.09)
1.09 We Can Fly From Here (6.16)

[Vol. 2]

2.01 Tempus Fugit (6.33)
2.02 Amazing Grace ~ The Fish ~ Amazing Grace (9.41)
2.03 Machine Messiah (11.49)
2.04 Starship Trooper (12.46)
2.05 Roundabout (9.03)

TAPER: Barry Rogoff (Balrog)

SOURCE: Nakamichi 550/CM-100/CP-1 [Dolby B encoded] > Maxell UD XLII

LINEAGE: Nak Dragon [Dolby B out] > RDL FP-UBC6 > MOTU 896 > Sound Forge> Wave [48KHz/24 bit] > CEP 2.0 with Izotope Ozone [mastering] > Wave > FLAC > Dime

REMASTER SUMMARY: EQ work to reveal - not mix - extant AR detail, as
the audience heard and felt it. No attempts to alter band-crowd-venue
sound balance. If crowd sound as real and detailed as band sound is a
problem, please pass this by and stick to boards or industry releases.

No compression or noise reduction. FFT filtering at 19.3KHz eliminated
any need for dedicated NR.

INDEPENDENT SOUND ANALYSIS: Several trusted ‘beta testers’, including
Barry, Gromek and others

ORIGINAL ART: Gromek
NOTES FROM TWO OFFICIAL "BLIND" B80 PROJECT TEST GROUP LISTENERS

"What a treat it is to listen to this lovingly mastered recording of the Yes
DRAMA lineup live. I kept finding myself getting lost in the performance
(which in itself actually says quite a bit about the sonics). By any DRAMA
tour standard of comparison, the sound quality is nothing short of
breathtaking.

The vocals here have an amazingly lifelike presence throughout, often
seeming to leap right out of the speakers or headphones. One of the
most impressive aspects of Lestat’s releases is the almost holographic
sense of venue ambience he and Balrog consistently achieve—you really
feel like you are there in the concert hall with the audience. Finally, he
consistently maintains the full dynamic range of the performance—not
just in transitions between louder and quieter parts, but perhaps just as
importantly in the detail with which we can still hear the quieter nuances
in the midst of relatively loud passages.

Overall, the sound here is miles beyond any other live recording of this
Yes lineup that I have ever heard. The DRAMA tracks in the official THE
WORD IS LIVE are barely listenable after hearing this. I recently heard
another recording from the tour that was quite good, but completely
lacking the incredible nuance and sense of presence and space so
abundant in this release.

We are all incredibly lucky that Balrog happened to tape this performance,
that Lestat had the expertise to master it so beautifully, and that both of
them have the generosity to share their efforts with such a wide community
of fans. I have yet to see Gromek’s artwork design, but I suspect that it will
be a joy to behold. Many thanks to the three of them (as well as to the past
and present members of Yes, of course) for allowing me to relive some of
the magic of so many years ago."

- "NorthNYMark"

"The triumvirate is complete-B78, B79 and now B80. This latest show
represents a triumph for Messrs. LESTAT and BALROG. What is presented
for you is not only a stunning capture of a great night on an underrated
tour but the application of unparalleled audio engineering to bring out the
very best the Master tape had to offer. So with that said, enjoy the very
best recording of the Drama Tour!"

- "Jackstraw42"

The ‘test listener’ comments above are true, but it must also be
acknowledged the exceptional capture and excavation reveal PA system
output flaws more effectively as well. It’s a major tradeoff – Yes’ sound
system in 1980 was drastically inferior to what had come just a year
earlier.

The infamous Garden acoustics interacted with already compromised PA
output to create intermittent, untreatable distortion – particularly chronic ‘swish’ and ‘swirl’ in percussion and an effect resembling a ‘stretched
rubber band’ or ‘paper in fan’ in the bass guitar at times. On occasion
certain midrange keyboards are also afflicted, and some rich, warm lower
high frequencies to be heard in the TORMATO shows just weren’t in the
1980 PA output at all.

In some ways the many circulating low-end ARs from this tour actually
seem to sound better simply because they don’t capture the 1980 PA
problems nearly as well, but they don’t capture as well what was good
either. There’s good aplenty to enjoy here, both in sound capture and
performance [several vocal train wrecks notwithstanding]. I was among
the mortified when Yes got Buggled, but naturally went out and bought
DRAMA anyway, enjoyed its many fine moments, and have enjoyed
immensely this recording. Like other project members, I’m willing to
bet you will too.

Many thanks to Yes, then and now

Special thanks to Gromek for artwork so perfectly evocative of the show’s
energy and this effort.

Endless, endless thanks to Barry for another miraculous AR, the expertise
and bravery it required.

Please share freely, and never, EVER even THINK of selling
for any sum anywhere. Reseed or redistribute this recording in its complete
and original form only. Should we become aware of an incomplete reseed
or distribution, we will publicly discredit the party responsible.

When the cheaper speakers begin to fart, remember - it's a true audience
sound capture!

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