After their 1997 album "Open Your Eyes", the British prog rock legends released "The Ladder", which marks the first studio recording of Igor Khoroshev as a permanent band member. Beyond that "The Ladder" the first record in a long time, which was not produced by the band itself, but by an external producer - Bruce Fairbairn, who had worked with bands like the Scorpions, AC/DC and Bon Jovi - was produced. Fairbairn died shortly before the recordings were finished, which were then finished by Mike Plotnikoff together with the band. "The Ladder", which Yes dedicated to Bruce Fairbairn, is now available again on CD - as a high-quality Digipak Edition.