Yacobs  (Germany)  see: Samples etc.

Rachael Yamagata  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Yumiko Yamamura  (Japan)
	Yumiko Yamamura  (1974) - Takahisa Kida/Yumiko Yamamura

Emiko Yamamuro  (Japan)
	Emiko Yamamuro  (1974) - Emiko Yamamuro/Takasuke Kida

Joe Yamanaka  (Japan)
	Joe  (1974) - Nobuhiko Shinohara  REVIEW  (**½/T)

Hiro Yanagida  (Japan, progressive/psych)
	Hirocosmos  (1973) - Hiro Yanagida  REVIEW  (***½/T½)

Yancy Derringer  (US, hard rock)
	Openers  (1975) - C.F. Kuchler  REVIEW  (**½/T)

Yazbek  (US)
	The Laughing Man  (1996) - (David) Yazbek  REVIEW  (****/T)

Ybo²  (Japan, avant garde)
	Alienation  (1986) - Masashi Kitamura  REVIEW  (***/TT) Taiyo no Ouji  (1986 single) - Masashi Kitamura  REVIEW  (***/T) Kingdom of Familydream  (1986) - Masashi Kitamura  REVIEW  (***½/TT) Hikari no Kuni  (1987 EP) - Masashi Kitamura  REVIEW  (***½/TT½) Pale Skin, Pale Face  (1988) - Masashi Kitamura/Yuko Iwahori  REVIEW  (***½/TT) Starship  (1989) - Masashi Kitamura  REVIEW  (***½/T½)

Yeah NO  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Yeasayer  (US)  see: Samples etc.

YeonGene  (Korea)  see: Samples etc.

Stephen Yerkey  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Yes  (UK, progressive)  also see: Samples etc.

Fragile  (1971) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****½/TT½) Close to the Edge  (1972) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (*****/TTTTT) Yessongs  (1973) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****½/TTTTT) Tales From Topographic Oceans  (1973) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (***/TTTTT) Relayer  (1974) - Patrick Moraz  REVIEW  (****/TT (TT½)) Yesterdays  (1975) - Rick Wakeman/Bill Bruford  REVIEW  (***½/T) Going for the One  (1977) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****/T) Tormato  (1978) - Birotron - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (***/T½ (TT)) Drama  (1980) - Geoff Downes  REVIEW  (****/½) Yesshows  (1980, recorded 1976/78) - Patrick Moraz/Birotron - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****/TT) Union  (1991) - Jonathan Elias  REVIEW  (**/½) The Word is Live  (2005, recorded 1970-88) - Patrick Moraz/Birotron - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****/TT) Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two  (2015) - Rick Wakeman  REVIEW  (****½/TTTT)

Yesterdays  (Romania)  see: Samples etc.

Yeti  (US, space-rock)
	Demonstration CDR  (1999) - Doug Ferguson  REVIEW  (***/TT) Things to Come...  (2000) - Doug Ferguson  REVIEW  (***/TT½) Demonstration CDR II  (2002) - Doug Ferguson  REVIEW  (***/T½) Volume Obliteration Transcendence  (2004) - Tommy Atkins  REVIEW  (***/TT½) The Man With the Lamp  (2006, recorded 2000) - Doug Ferguson  REVIEW  (***/T½)

Yeti Lane  (France)  see: Samples etc.

Yevgueni  (Belgium)  see: Samples etc.

Yoko Absorbing  (Russia)  see: Samples etc.

Yuji Yokokura  (Japan)
	Nowhere to Belong  (1976) - Mickey Yoshino

Yonin-Bayashi  (Japan, progressive/psych)
	Ishoku-Sokuhatsu  (1974) - Hidemi Sakashita  REVIEW  (***½/T) From the Vaults  (2001, recorded 1973-1989) - Hidemi Sakashita?

Yonkers  (US, CCM)
	Wormwood  (1976) - Ray Owens?

Kate York  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Pete Yorn  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Minako Yoshida  (Japan)
	Tobira no Fuyu  (1973) - Masataka Matsutoya

Takuro Yoshida  (Japan)
	Ōinaru Hito  (1977) - Hidetoshi Yamada  REVIEW  (**½/T)

Otomo Yoshihide Invisible Songs  (Japan)  see: Samples etc.

Shinobu Yoshioka  (Japan)
	Water the Flower  (1996)

You  (Germany, electronic)
	Electric Day  (1980) - Udo Hanten/Albin Meskes  REVIEW  (***½/T) Time Code  (1983) - Udo Hanten/Albin Meskes  REVIEW  (****/TTT½ (TTTT)) Wonders From the Genetic Factory  (1984) - Udo Hanten/Albin Meskes  REVIEW  (***½/TT) Laserscape  (1986) - Udo Hanten/Albin Meskes  REVIEW  (***½/TTT) [00:19:96:00] Electric Images Revisited  (1996) - Udo Hanten/Albin Meskes/Ralf Vissers  REVIEW  (***½/T)

You am I  (Australia)  also see: Samples etc.
	Hi Fi Way  (1995) - Tim Rogers  REVIEW  (***½/TT½) Hourly, Daily  (1996) - Tim Rogers  REVIEW  (***½/T)

You Bastard  (US)
	We Suck But We're Prompt  (1997) - Wil Masisak

Cathy Young  (Canada)
	Travel Stained  (1973) - Pete Csanky  REVIEW  (**½/T½)

Justin Young  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Paul Young  (UK)
	The Crossing  (1993) - Don Was  REVIEW  (**/½)

Mary Youngblood  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Adrian Younge  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Sherri Youngward  (US, CCM)  see: Samples etc.

Your Team Ring  (US)  see: Samples etc.

Yugen  (Italy, progressive)  see: Samples etc.

Yum-Yum  (US)
	Dan Loves Patti  (1996) - Mellotron & Chamberlin - Chris Holmes  [UK version as Chris Holmes]  REVIEW  (***/T)

Yung & Moore Show  (US)  see: Samples etc.

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