Rick Wakeman Bowie's offer and played his final gig with Strawbs for a BBC recording for John Peel's radio show. Wakeman then reappeared on the front cover of "Melody Maker", his second in a year, regarding his move to Yes. His earnings increased from £18 to £50 per week. Towards the end of 1971, Wakeman signed a five album solo recording contract with A&M Records. Yes made "Fragile" in five weeks to help finance a new set of keyboards for Wakeman. Wakeman recorded "Cans and Brahms", an adaptation of the third movement of Symphony No. 4 in E minor by Johannes Brahms.
Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave is the fourteenth studio album, and the thirteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze. It was released in October 2015 and is their first studio album since 2010's "Spot the Difference". It also features their first new songs since their 1998 album "Domino". It is the only Squeeze album to feature bassist Lucy Shaw who departed before the band's 2017 album, "The Knowledge", which features Yolanda Charles on bass. "Cradle to the Grave" debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, making this the band's highest-charting album