Roundhouse '71 starts right at the first notes of "Yours Is No Disgrace" omitting the introduction. This is a great strong opening number for Yes that would later be featured as an encore and would return as their opener in latter years. There is a quick drop out about two minutes in and a few very minor tape glitches scattered throughout the track. At the 9:10 mark there is also a three second silent gap where a few seconds of music are lost. Steve Howe seems distracted for a few bars in "I've Seen All Good People" where he switches from acoustic to electric guitar but is otherwise a good version with some impressive sounding riffs from Howe. "Classical Gas" is sandwiched into the middle of "Clap" and suffers a bit from muffled sound where the piece is so quiet. A 15 minute "Perpetual Change" is laced with intertwining melodies and counter rhythms and has great interplay between the members with lots of chops displayed and the last 5:30 features Bill Bruford's drum solo. Tony Kaye shows off his talents at the beginning of "Everydays". This track is guilty of being a little mellow and also suffers in the recording as a result but gets much clearer during the stronger parts when the band kicks in. "America" has a brief drop out one minute in and another at about 6:30 eliminating a few seconds at both and unfortunately fades at 7:40 during the start of the funky section. What a shame as this is a really good sounding version.

This is a fantastic performance from a band just beginning to fully blossom. After this tour Kaye would be replaced by Rick Wakeman with astounding results, solidifying Yes' place in rock history. Roundhouse '71 is a single disc from Highland and is the only time this has been released on silver and could possibly stand to see an upgrade if perhaps a lower generation or more complete version exists. If it doesn't than the sound quality here is more than acceptable for a recording of this age and for Yes collectors this is a worthwhile show to add to your collection.