Dave Watkinson’s financial forensic detective work in the Yes archives

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Kevin Mulryne

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Dave Watkinson’s financial forensic detective work in the Yes archives – 690

Yes Music Podcast

37 minutes 45 seconds

1 month ago

Dave Watkinson’s financial forensic detective work in the Yes archives – 690

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week, Mark and I spoke to the redoubtable David Watkinson who has published another fabulous Yessay (see what he did there?) on Forgotten-Yesterdays.com. This time, it’s about a subject that might appear a bit dry - the band’s accounts books from 1969-1970. In fact, there is a huge amount that can be gleaned from the documents as you will hear in this episode. Can you guess what are the largest - and the most bizarre - expenses the band incurred at this time? Prepare to be amazed, as they say.

* Yes were into Coke!?!

* Which member of the band was an official Director of the first ever Yes limited company?

* Why was there a separate charge for taking a bath?

See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.

You might - or might not - want to read Dave’s Yessay before listening to us banging on about it. If you do, you can use the link below:

Dave's Page on Forgotten Yesterdays:

https://forgotten-yesterdays.com/yessays.asp

Dave Watkinson (left) and Kevin Mulryne (right) at Trading Boundaries, 2025 (image credit - Grace Hayhurst)

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