THE YES LOGO

Screenprint, edition of 275
Printed on Somerset Black Velvet paper 280gsm 
Paper size: 24 ¼” x 33 ¾” (62cm x 85.5cm) 
Image size: 17 ¼” x 28cm (44cm x 71cm)
Price: $1100

This logo was designed in 1972 and was first reproduced in monochrome on the album cover for Close to the edge. In 1973 it was reproduced again in these colours for a second album cover, Tales From Topographic Oceans. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquired both the original pencil drawings and the original colour versions.

The logo began as a complex puzzle in which many factors had to be considered. YES was one of the first bands to have a visual identity which successfully tied in with the band and their image. The impact it created, particularly in the Tales tour, was dramatic.