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.
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) platinum by the RIAA for 38 million units consumed in the United States under the new system that tallies album and track sales as well as streams. "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)" became the highest-certified album by the RIAA, surpassing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" which is certified 33x multi-platinum. Worldwide, the album has sold over 42 million copies as of 2011. As with their previous album "One of These Nights", the original vinyl editions feature "Happy New Year, Glyn" and "With Love from Bill" written into the inner dead wax on Sides One and Two, respectively. Eagles Production Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)