Olias of Sunhillow 50th Anniversary with Dave Watkinson - 730

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

It's the 50th Anniversary of Jon Anderson's masterpiece, Olias of Sunhillow this month, so it was highly appropriate that we spoke to the album's biggest fan, David Watkinson, this week. Dave helps us plot the musical development of Yes' co-founder to the point at which he felt able to create his first solo album - entirely on his own. We also discuss the amazing packaging and the album's influence on Anderson and Yes. Do watch Dave's interview with artist, Jeff Cummins, which is embedded into the show notes for today's episode and check out the photos of my copies of the album and a small selection of Dave's memorabilia collection.

• Was Jon Anderson ready to create Olias?
• Did he play everything on the record?
• Why isn't Roger Dean the artist?