Year: 1969

Genre: progressive-jazzy rock

Contains:

1.Beyond And Before 4:50

2.I See You 6:33

3.Yesterday And Today 2:37

4.Looking Around 3:49

5.Harold Land 5:26

6.Every Little Things 5:24

7.Sweetness 4:19

8.Survival 6:01

Featuring:

Bill Bruford-Drums, vibes
Tony Kaye-Organ, piano
Peter Banks-Guitar, vocals
Chris Squire-Bass, vocals
John Anderson-Lead singer and incidental percussion

Produced by Paul Claye and Yes

That is the first Yes album and it doesn't sound like the band you can know if you listen first to Relayer or Tales From Topographic Ocean.
That's good stuff but you can feel it sometimes long or very boring... That's why I don't find it "excellent".