Yes Music Podcast · Kevin Mulryne and Mark Anthony K

699 - Rotten Tormatoes? The Wembley Recording, 1978

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Kevin and Mark describe “On the Silent Wings of Freedom” as a bass tour de force with an extended intro.

1. Yes Music Podcast 699 centers on the Wembley BBC recording from 1978 and the reaction to a new release around it. 2. Kevin Mulrine hosts, Mark Anthony Kaye co-hosts, and Tony Kaye appears in a short greeting at the start. 3. The episode asks whether the Wembley recording is official, how it is being sold, and why it has caused so much discussion. 4. Kevin reads release copy that calls the October 28, 1978 Wembley Empire Pool show a “landmark event” for Yes. 5. He questions the claim about a “massive circular screen,” saying he had never heard of that feature in Tormato-era history. 6. Kevin and Mark discuss bootleg formats, including cassette copies, desk mixes, and FM broadcasts. 7. Mark says FM radio recordings are usually strong, but compression and broadcast interruptions can affect them. 8. Kevin points listeners to Forgotten Yesterday’s Yes downloads and explains that the site inherited content from Remy Menting’s songs of the earth archive. 9. The discussion follows the path from Voiceprint to Gonzo Multimedia, then to Rob Ayling and Brian Lane’s Takeaway Records projects. 10. Kevin notes that Music Glue appears to function as a distributor while Bespoke Editions presents itself as a UK deluxe box-set maker. 11. Kevin finds that Bespoke Editions Limited is listed on the UK government site as dissolved on 15 November 2016. 12. He says the release is being presented in a way that resembles an official Yes product more than a conventional bootleg. 13. Mark argues that bootleg legality becomes especially problematic when money is being asked for, not just when a recording circulates freely. 14. Kevin mentions a YouTube warning video and says some online observers think warehouse delays may affect the release. 15. Kevin says John Dee has announced a new mix of the full BBC concert from the masters, not from a radio recording. 16. Mark agrees that John Dee knows what he is doing and says he has confidence in that work. 17. The episode’s tone is conversational and investigative, with Kevin doing repeated rabbit-hole checks and Mark adding collector perspective. 18. The format mixes current fan-news, label-history, and track-by-track listening to the Wembley recording. 19. Fans of Yes bootlegs, Tormato-era releases, and live-sound comparisons will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a simple album review or no copyright discussion may skip it.

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A grounded look at the BBC Wembley 1978 Yes release, with Kevin and Mark sorting through the new issue and its bootleg questions.

The BBC Wembley 1978 recording gives this Yes Music Podcast episode a firm center. Kevin and Mark spend most of their time on the new issue, the packaging, and the bootleg question, and they keep the discussion grounded in a fan's-eye view rather than drifting into grand…

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