Cinema were a short-lived English

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band started in January 1982 by former Yes members Alan White and

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, with guitarist

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. The previous year, Squire and White had formed the abortive band XYZ with former

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guitarist Jimmy Page. Cinema had plans to release their debut album in 1983, and were working on a number of songs, most of which had been written by Rabin. Later, these musicians were joined by keyboardist Tony Kaye and, eventually, Jon Anderson, both founding members of the then-disbanded Yes. They started recording the album '' 90125'', but soon after this the band dropped the "Cinema" name, and continued as "Yes". Demos produced from the Cinema sessions included " Make It Easy" and "It's Over", with lead vocals by Rabin, and an early version of "

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" featuring Squire on vocals. "Make It Easy" and this version of "It Can Happen" appeared on 1991's ''

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'' box set compilation, and were later included as bonus tracks on the remastered version of ''90125'' released in 2004 by

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, as was "It's Over". Unreleased tracks worked on by Cinema include "Time," a 20-minute instrumental, and "Carry On." The introduction from "Time" would end up as an instrumental on ''90125,'' titled "

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" as a tribute to the aborted band.

Line-up

– Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals * Alan White – Drums, percussion *

– Guitars, keyboards, lead and backing vocals * Tony Kaye – Hammond organ, piano

References

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