Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week, we return to our occasional series on YesKit, this time featuring the instrument Tony Kaye used, briefly, in 1968 before he upgraded to a Hammond M100. It was the 1960s iconic keyboard, the British-made Vox Continental. The story of this revolutionary instrument is fascinating and we are indebted to the undisputed expert in the field, Chris Dale, for a great overview I read out at the end of the episode. It was huge fun to both research and then chat about the Vox Continental and I’m sure you will enjoy Mark’s demonstrations as much as I did.

How did it become the most iconic keyboard of the 1960s?

What was the keyboard Tony Kaye had when he joined Yes?

Why did he disguise it?

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Vox Continental photo - Docrobbie, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons