In 2002, Yes put out a box set, In A Word: Yes, gathering album tracks and rare outtakes from 1969-2001. This three-disc set was released three years later as a companion piece. The first disc includes recordings from 1970 and 1971; the second covers 1975-79; and the third begins with more from 1978-80, before jumping to 1988. In this way, it avoids major overlap with Yessongs or (weirdly) 9012Live: The Solos (though, of course, there are versions of some of the early ’70s material here, and Disc Three ends with a live “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”).

There are some really interesting performances on the set, particularly from the early years, like a nearly 17-minute 1971 version of “America,” and an 11-minute cover of the Young Rascals’ “It’s Love,” a song Yes never recorded in the studio. Two other songs, “Go Through This” and “We Can Fly From Here,” were recorded on the tour supporting Drama, though they didn’t appear on that album. There’s also an interesting 26-minute medley of “Time And A Word,” “Long Distance Runaround,” Chris Squire’s bass solo “The Fish,” and “Perpetual Change” from 1979. Overall, though, it’s a little too patchwork, containing as it does three or four songs each from 10 different concerts spread over 18 years.