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((Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Peter Banks
| image             =
| caption           = Banks performing with Yes in 1969
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| background        = person
| birth_name        = Peter William Brockbanks
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = ((Birth date |df=yes|1947|07|15|))
| birth_place       = [[Chipping Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| death_date        = ((Death date and age|2013|03|07|1947|07|15|df=y))
| death_place       = Chipping Barnet, London, England
| instrument        = ((flatlist|
* Guitar
* vocals
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| genre             = ((flatlist|
* [[Progressive rock]]
* rock
* improvisation
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| occupation        = ((flatlist|
* Guitarist
* songwriter
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| years_active      = 1966–2013
| label             = 
| past_member_of    = ((flat list|
* The Nighthawks
* The Devil's Disciples
* [[The Syndicats]]
* [[The Syn]]
* [[Mabel Greer's Toyshop]]
* Neat Change
* [[Yes (band)|Yes]]
* [[Blodwyn Pig]]
* [[Flash (band)|Flash]]
* Empire
* Harmony in Diversity
))
| website           = ((URL|peterbanks.net))
))
'''Peter William Brockbanks''' (15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013), known professionally as '''Peter Banks''', was a British guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He was the original guitarist in the rock band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Flash (band)|Flash]], and Empire; he was also a guitarist for [[The Syn]]. Banks has been described as "the architect of progressive music".<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21771444|title=Peter Banks: Original Yes guitarist dies aged 65|publisher=BBC|date=13 March 2013))</ref>

==Early life==
Peter William Brockbanks was born in [[Chipping Barnet]] in north London, on 15 July 1947, and raised in 37 Alston Road.<ref name=BarnetToday13/><ref name=CR2014>((cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/peter-banks-life-death|title="We would go out and he really never wanted anybody to know that he was a musician": The troubled life and lonely death of Peter Banks, the man once called "the architect of prog"|first=Paul|last=Woods|date=23 January 2024|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=29 January 2024))</ref> His father William was an optical mechanic and his mother Ellen a cleaner. He attended Barnet Secondary School, followed by [[Barnet College|Barnet College of Further Education]].<ref name=Independent>((cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-banks-original-guitarist-with-yes-giants-of-progressive-rock-8535209.html|title=Peter Banks: Original guitarist with Yes, giants of progressive rock|work=The Independent|access-date=16 March 2013|date=14 March 2013))</ref><ref name=Adelman>((cite web|url=http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/iv/mainterview.htm |title=Martyn Adelman interview|website=Bondegezou.co.uk |year=2013 |access-date=16 March 2013))</ref> [[Lonnie Donegan]] was Banks' first major musical influence and inspired him to take up the guitar at around 8 years of age.((sfn|Morse|1996|p=3)) His parents bought him his records to listen to as well as his first guitar, an acoustic model which he later said "was practically unplayable".<ref name=Independent/> His first electric guitar was a Gretsch Tennessean. Banks studied art and once had an ambition of becoming a zookeeper, but decided against it when he learned the job had unfavourable hours, and pursued music.<ref name=Independent/> Banks also cited guitarist [[David O'List]] and [[Pete Townshend]] as an influence in his early period.((sfn|Morse|1996|p=6))

==Career==
===Early career and Yes===
Banks started as rhythm guitarist in the Nighthawks, a local group, in 1963. His first gig took place at the New Barnet Pop Festival. In the following year he left to join the Devil's Disciples with John Tite on vocals, Ray Alford on bass, and Malcolm "Pinnie" Raye on drums.<ref>((cite book|title=Close to the Edge – The Story of Yes|author=Chris Welch|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|date=1 September 2008|isbn=978-1847721327))</ref> They recorded two covers on an acetate, Arthur Alexander's "[[You Better Move On (song)|You Better Move On]]" and [[Graham Gouldman]]'s "[[For Your Love]]", which became a hit record for [[the Yardbirds]] one year later. It was Banks' first visit in a recording studio, during which he wore headphones and experienced stereo sound for the first time. He found the experience "totally terrifying", and was so traumatised that he started having doubts if he could carry on playing the guitar and work in another studio again.<ref name=CIPYSNotes>Banks, Peter. ''Can I Play You Something?'' liner notes.</ref> In 1965 Banks joined [[the Syndicats]], replacing guitarist [[Ray Fenwick]].

[[File:Mabel Greer's Toyshop 1968.jpg|thumb|Banks (bottom) in Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968]]
After leaving the Syndicats, Banks joined [[the Syn]] which at the time included [[Chris Squire]] on bass, [[Andrew Pryce Jackman]] on keyboards, [[Steve Nardelli]] on vocals, and Gunnar Hákonarson on drums. They recorded two singles, "Created by Clive"/"Grounded" and "Flowerman"/"14 Hour Technicolour Dream", both in 1967, before they split. Later that year, Banks and Squire joined [[Mabel Greer's Toyshop]] with Clive Bayley on rhythm guitar and vocals and Bob Hagger on drums. In the spring of 1968 Banks left the band to join Neat Change, with whom he recorded one single, "I Lied to Aunty May". He was fired from the band after his bandmates wanted to adopt a [[skinhead]] look, and Banks refused to cut his hair.<ref name=Story2010>Powell, Mark. ''The Peter Banks Story'' on YouTube. Cheery Red TV, 2010.</ref> Meanwhile, [[Jon Anderson]] had joined Mabel Greer's Toyshop as lead vocalist, and Hagger was replaced by drummer [[Bill Bruford]]. The four entered a period of rehearsals in London, during which Banks replaced a departing Bayley and keyboardist [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]] was brought in to round out the group.<ref name="AMG">((cite web |url=((AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3627/biography|pure_url=yes)) |title=Biography by Gary Hill |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=10 October 2009))</ref>

While rehearsing with the new line-up, the band exchanged ideas for a name. Anderson suggested Life and Squire proposed World, but all agreed on Banks' suggestion of Yes, which he had thought of some time before.((sfn|Morse|1996|p=8))<ref name=Story2010/> Following their debut in August 1968 Banks devised the band's first logo, a design featuring the group's name inside a [[speech bubble]]. Banks performed on the first two Yes albums, ''[[Yes (Yes album)|Yes]]'' (1969) and ''[[Time and a Word]]'' (1970). The latter features orchestral arrangements which Banks disagreed with, and he often clashed with producer Tony Colton.<ref name=Independent/> On 18 April 1970, Banks was fired from Yes after their gig at the Luton College of Technology, and was replaced by former Syndicats guitarist [[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]].<ref name="AMG"/> In his autobiography, Howe wrote that Banks "was an interesting guitarist to have to follow. He, too, adopted different guitar styles and had already set a scene I could relate to. He was a sweet guy and came to many of our early gigs. I can't think of many other ex-band members doing that – I mean, right after they've left the band."<ref>Howe, Steve. ''All My Yesterdays''. New York: Omnibus Press, 2020, 67.</ref>

===Post-Yes career===
====1970s====
Banks joined [[Blodwyn Pig]] for around six months in 1970, following the departure of original guitarist [[Mick Abrahams]].<ref name=Independent/> He tried to incorporate more arrangements into their simple blues-oriented music, which he later realised did not fit and found his style incompatible. In later years, however, Banks looked back on this period as a particularly happy one and enjoyed working with his bandmates.<ref name=Story2010/> After the band ran its course, Banks was unsure of his next move and later admitted that he was still "shell-shocked" by his departure from Yes, and turned to alcohol and drugs.<ref name=Story2010/> He earned some money as a session musician, but found the work restrictive in a creative sense. At one point he was close to bankruptcy, and had to sell some of his equipment. Attempts to form a new band fell through, partly due to his disinterest in being a leader.<ref name=MM1971/>

Banks' fortunes changed when music reporter [[Chris Welch]] wrote an article about him in ''[[Melody Maker]]'' in June 1971.<ref name=MM1971>((cite web|url=http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/_graphics/memorabilia/_the_strange_case_of_an_ex_yes_man_peter_banks_interview_chris_welch_melody_maker_1971_06_19_33515.jpg|title=The Strange Case of an Ex-Yes Man|first=Chris|last=Welch|work=Melody Maker|date=19 June 1971|access-date=30 January 2024))</ref> The article was spotted by vocalist Colin Carter, who contacted Banks and invited him to form a band. Following the addition of bassist Ray Bennett and drummer Mike Hough, the four named themselves [[Flash (band)|Flash]] and began touring in 1972.<ref name="AMG"/> In the same year they released two albums, ''[[Flash (Flash album)|Flash]]'' and ''In the Can'', to a warm reception. The group disbanded in 1973 towards the end of a US tour to promote their third album, ''Out of Our Hands''.<ref name="AMG"/> Banks felt the group lacked the right management, and got angry at Carter and Bennett for often playing with their backs to the audience. By this time Banks was a heavy drinker, addicted to [[valium]], and unbeknownst to him until years later, was suffering from his first [[nervous breakdown]].<ref name=Story2010/>

In 1973 Banks recorded his debut solo album, ''[[Two Sides of Peter Banks]]''.<ref name=Independent/> It was recorded at the same time as ''Out of Our Hands'', with Banks working with Flash during the day and travelling to a different studio to work on his own at night.<ref name=Story2010/> The album features guest appearances from [[Jan Akkerman]] of [[Focus (band)|Focus]], drummer [[Phil Collins]] and guitarist [[Steve Hackett]] of [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], and [[John Wetton]] of [[King Crimson]].<ref name="AMG"/> In the summer of 1973, Banks played in a short-lived band with Collins, guitarist [[Ronnie Caryl]], violinist Mike Poggott, and bassist John Howitt named Zox and the Radar Boys.

While touring the US with Flash, Banks met his first wife Sidonie Jordan (known as Sidney Foxx). In 1974, they formed Empire and recorded three albums with various musicians until 1979, which remained unreleased until the 1990s.<ref name="AMG"/> Amongst the musicians involved were Collins, [[Preston Heyman]], bassist [[John Giblin]], and keyboardist [[Jakob Magnusson]]. Ray Bennett of Flash was in the group for a period, but he and Banks did not get along and Banks caught Jordan having an affair with him.<ref name=Story2010/> Empire disbanded in 1980, having only performed showcase gigs for record executives.<ref name=Story2010/><ref name=Gonzo2015>((cite web|url=https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2015/02/sidonie-jordan-interview-edited.html|title=Sidonie Jordan Interview (Edited)|date=11 February 2015|publisher=Gonzo Multimedia|access-date=30 January 2024))</ref>

====1980s–1990s====
Banks made a steady living in the 1980s and 1990s as a session musician in Los Angeles, which he enjoyed over time.<ref name=CR2014/><ref name=Story2010/> He played on various albums including those by [[Lonnie Donegan]] and [[Jakob Frímann Magnússon]],<ref name=Independent/> and appeared on ''Romeo Unchained'' (1986) by [[Tonio K]]. He also worked with [[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]] in The Teabags with [[Jackie Lomax]], [[Kim Gardner]], [[David Mansfield]], and [[Mel Collins]]. No recordings came out of that.

In May 1991, Kaye invited Banks to play with Yes on stage during the encore at their show at the [[Great Western Forum]], California. Banks accepted and went to the show, but Kaye informed him that Howe did not want Banks to play. An angered Banks proceeded to drink at the arena bar with comedian [[Billy Connolly]].<ref name=Independent/><ref>''[[Classic Artists: Yes]]'', 2007</ref> In 1994 and 1998, Banks was a featured guest at the Yes fan convention Yestival. In 1995, he performed "Astral Traveller" on the Yes tribute album ''Tales from Yesterday''. He co-ordinated the release of the live compilation ''[[Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970]]'', and wrote about his days with the band in the liner notes. In 2006, he was interviewed for the Yes documentary ''[[Classic Artists: Yes]]''. In 1997, Banks was mainly responsible for the release of a [[double album|double]] [[live album|live]] Yes album, ''[[Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970]]''  (renamed ''Beyond and Before'' in the US), a collection of appearances at the [[BBC]] during 1969 and 1970, featuring the original line-up in all tracks and with a booklet containing the guitarist's account of those early days. Several music videos featuring him with Yes during their early days can be seen in ''[[The Lost Broadcasts]]'' DVD released in 2009.

After returning to London in the mid-1990s, Banks continued as a session musician and released archive material. He released three solo albums: the all-instrumental ''Instinct'' (1993), ''Self Contained'' (1995), which features Gerald Goff on keyboards, and ''Reduction'' (1997).<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="AMG"/> Another archival release was ''Psychosync'', a live Flash recording made in 1973 for the [[King Biscuit Flower Hour]] and finally released in 1998.<ref name="AMG"/> Banks also collaborated in 1995's ''Tales from Yesterday'' (a Yes tribute album) performing a version of the song "Astral Traveller" with [[Robert Berry]]; appeared on the album ''Big Beats'' in 1997; and played on 1999's ''Encores, Legends and Paradox'', an [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] tribute album. He contributed to 1999's ''Come Together People of Funk'' by Funky Monkey (including keyboardist [[Gerard Johnson (musician)|Gerard Johnson]] who helped on a number of Banks' projects in the 1990s and who also worked with Banks' old bandmate Chris Squire).

Following an appearance by Banks and [[Geoff Downes]] together at the 1998 edition of Yestival (a Yes fan festival), the pair played some sessions and the possibility of Banks joining [[Asia (band)|Asia]] was mooted. However, these sessions did not lead anywhere.

====2000s–2010s====
In 2000, Banks put out a collection of his oldest recordings (many previously unreleased) called ''Can I Play You Something?''.<ref name="AMG"/> The front sleeve of this last record showed an eight-year-old Banks posing with his first guitar. The track listing includes some early recordings by The Syn, Mabel Greer's Toyshop, and Yes, including an early rendition of the song "Beyond and Before".

Banks appeared in small concerts by new young local bands, including the Yes tribute band Fragile. Later recorded appearances by Banks included ''[[Jabberwocky (album)|Jabberwocky]]'' (2000) and ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' (2002), a pair of albums recorded by [[Oliver Wakeman]] ([[Rick Wakeman]]'s son) and [[Clive Nolan]]. Rick Wakeman also narrates on the ''Jabberwocky'' album. Peter Banks also guested further on the Funky Monkey project.

Banks was initially involved in a reunion of The Syn in 2004 but left the band.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.peterbanks.net |title=Peter Banks – Guitarist |publisher=Peterbanks.net |access-date=28 February 2012))</ref> After early talks in 2004, he was also not included in the current Flash reunion, which made their debut return at the Prog Day Festival 2010 with Flash bassist Ray Bennett taking over on lead guitar.

In 2004, Banks formed Harmony in Diversity, an improvisational group with [[Andrew Booker (musician)|Andrew Booker]] and Nick Cottam, who had been working together as a duo named Pulse Engine.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.pulse-engine.com |title=A Patented New Engine Platform &#124; Grand Rapids Michigan |publisher=The Pulse Engine |access-date=28 February 2012))</ref><ref name=Story2010/> They released one album, ''Trying''. Booker left and was replaced by David Speight. Banks was also planning a related project with keyboardist [[Gonzalo Carrera]].

In Gibson Guitar's ''Lifestyle'' e-magazine of 3 February 2009, Banks is listed as one of the "10 Great Prog Rock Guitarists". According to the article, "Before there was Steve Howe, there was Peter Banks. Artistic differences between Banks and singer Jon Anderson prompted Banks's departure from Yes in 1970, but in his little-known '70s band, Flash, Banks used an [[Gibson ES-335|ES-335]] to create several should-have-been prog rock classics. "Lifetime", from Flash's ''In the Can'' album, is his tour-de-force."<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/10-great-prog-rock-guitarists/ |title=10 Great Prog Rock Guitarists |publisher=Gibson.com |date=24 June 2008 |access-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309234055/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/10-great-prog-rock-guitarists/ |archive-date=9 March 2012 ))</ref>

In 2018, a documentary film on Banks' life and career written and directed by Heidi Hornbacher was in production, entitled ''Claiming Peter Banks''.<ref name=CR2014/>

==Personal life and death==
Banks' first marriage was to American singer and musician Sidonie Jordan (known as Sidney Foxx). They first met in 1974 and co-formed Empire, and divorced in 1985.<ref name=Gonzo2015/> Banks moved to Los Angeles, California in 1976.<ref name=Story2010/> In 1996, Banks left the US for his childhood home in Barnet, north London, to care for his ailing father.<ref name=BarnetToday13/> In 1999, he married Peruvian-born Cecilia Quino Rutte. Although Banks found married life "fantastic" at one point, his second marriage ended in a divorce by the early 2000s due to the effects of his medication to treat his depression, which his friends said made him difficult to live with.<ref name=Independent/><ref name=BarnetToday13>((cite web|url=http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/News.cfm?id=8220&headline=%27Architect+of+prog+music%27+Peter+Banks+dies+at+home+in+High+Barnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214101025/http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/News.cfm?id=8220&headline=%27Architect+of+prog+music%27+Peter+Banks+dies+at+home+in+High+Barnet|archive-date=14 December 2013|title='Architect of prog music' Peter Banks dies at home in High Barnet|date=13 March 2013|access-date=23 June 2018))</ref> A longtime friend said he also went through seasonal "dark" periods around February and March.<ref name=CR2014/>

In 2011, Banks was hospitalised with a case of [[septicaemia]], likely caused from an infected tooth due to dental neglect. He also caught [[Legionnaires' disease]].<ref name=Independent/> During this time his doctors discovered a cancerous tumour.<ref name=CR2014/> Banks died on 7 March 2013 in his rented flat where he grew up in [[Chipping Barnet]], London, aged 65. He failed to turn up for a scheduled recording session, and a concerned friend had medical staff break into his home, where his body was discovered. The coroner declared that he died from [[heart failure]].<ref name=Independent/><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-yes-guitarist-peter-banks-dead-at-65-20130312|title=Peter Banks, Original Yes Guitarist, Dead at 65|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=23 June 2018))</ref> His former business partner and manager George Mizer, who he first met in the 1970s, organised Banks' posthumous business affairs, and discovered that Banks' body was unclaimed in the local mortuary. As Banks had no children or a will, Mizer reached out to Quino, who gave the required approval for the body to be released. There was no money to pay for a funeral or wake, so Mizer setup an online fund for fans to contribute. Banks was cremated, after which several friends and associates, including [[David Cross]] of [[King Crimson]] and original Yes manager [[Roy Flynn]], met for a memorial drink in [[Denmark Street]]. Mizer kept the ashes, and sprinkled some in areas that meant something to Banks.<ref name=CR2014/>

==Discography==
===Solo===
*''[[Two Sides of Peter Banks]]'' (1973)
*''Instinct'' (1994)
*''Self-Contained'' (1995)
*''Reduction'' (1997)
*''Can I Play You Something? (The Pre-Yes Years Recordings from 1964 to 1968)'' (1999, compilation)
*''The Self-Contained Trilogy'' (2018, compilation)
*''[[Be Well, Be Safe, Be Lucky... The Anthology]]'' (2018, compilation including previously unreleased material)

===As band member===
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'''With the Devil's Disciples'''
*"You Better Move On"/"For Your Love" (1964, on acetate)

'''With the Syn'''
*"Created by Clive"/"Grounded" (1967)
*"Flowerman"/"14 Hour Technicolour Dream" (1967)
*''Original Syn: Complete History of The Syn 1967-1969'' (2005, compilation)

'''With Neat Change'''
*"I Lied to Aunty May" (1968)

'''With Yes'''
*''[[Yes (Yes album)|Yes]]'' (1969)
*''[[Time and a Word]]'' (1970)
*''[[Yesterdays (Yes album)|Yesterdays]]'' (1975, compilation)
*''[[Yesyears]]'' (1991, compilation)
*''[[Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970]]'' (1997, compilation)

'''With Flash'''
*''[[Flash (Flash album)|Flash]]'' (1972)
*''In the Can'' (1972)
*''Out of Our Hands'' (1973)
*''Psychosync'' (1997, live)
*''In Public featuring Peter Banks'' (2013, live)

'''With Empire'''
*''Mark I'' (1995, recorded in 1974)
*''Mark II'' (1996, recorded in 1977)
*''Mark III'' (1996, recorded in 1978)
*''The Mars Tapes'' (2001 and 2014, recorded in 1979)
*''The Complete Recordings'' (2017)<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/empire-ft-peter-banks-and-sydney-foxx-complete-recordings/ |title=Empire ft. Peter Banks and Sydney Foxx – Complete Recordings – Cherry Red Records |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624035046/https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/empire-ft-peter-banks-and-sydney-foxx-complete-recordings/ |archive-date=24 June 2018 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
*''The Best of Empire'' (2021)

'''With Harmony in Diversity'''
*''Trying'' (2006)
*''The Complete Recordings'' (2018)

'''With David Cross'''
*''[[Crossover (David Cross and Peter Banks album)|Crossover]]'' (2020, recorded in 2010)
))

===Guest appearances===
((columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*Vivian Stanshall & Gargantuan Chums – "Suspicion"/"Blind Date" (1970, backing vocals)
*Chris Harwood – ''Nice to Meet Miss Christine'' (1970, guitar on "Mama" and "Crying to Be Heard")
*[[Roger Ruskin Spear]] – ''Electric Shocks'' (1971, guitar on "Blue Baboon" and "Doctor Rock")
*[[Pete Townshend]] – ''[[With Love (Pete Townshend album)|With Love]]'' (1976, on "All God's Mornings" and "Without Your Love")
*Various Artists – ''Guitar Workshop Volume Two'' (1976, "Dancing Angel" and "Warning: Rumble Strips")<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Guitar-Workshop-Volume-Two/release/4327283|title=Various – Guitar Workshop Volume Two|publisher=Discogs|access-date=23 June 2018))</ref>
*Various Artists – ''Puttin' on the Style'' (1978, Lonnie Donegan tribute album. Guitar on "Ham'n Eggs")
*[[Lionel Richie]] – ''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]'' (1983, uncredited guitar solo on "[[Hello (Lionel Richie song)|Hello]]")
*Keats – ''Keats'' (1984, guitar guitar on "Hollywood Heart")
*[[Grace Jones]] – ''[[Slave to the Rhythm (album)|Slave to the Rhythm]]'' (1985, guitar and the non-album track "Junkyard")
*Tonio K. – ''Romeo Unchained'' (1986, guitar on "Impressed" and "You Don't Belong Here")
*Charlie Sexton – "Impressed" (1986)
*Dig Hay Zoose – ''Struggle Fish'' (1991)
*Various Artists – ''Tales from Yesterday'' (1995, Yes tribute album. Guitar on "Astral Traveller")
*Funky Monkey – ''Come Together People of Funk'' (1997)
*Saint Etienne – "Sylvie" (1998)
*[[Clive Nolan]] and [[Oliver Wakeman]] – ''[[Jabberwocky (album)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1999)
*Various Artists – ''Encore, Legends, & Paradox'' (1999, Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute album. Guitar on "The Sheriff" and "Toccata")
*Saint Etienne – ''Build on Sand'' (1999, guitar on "Tomorrow Never Dies")
*Michelle Young – ''Marked for Madness'' (2001)
*Ray Bennett – ''Angels & Ghosts'' (2001)
*Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman – ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (2002)
*Funky Monkey – ''Join Us in Tomorrow'' (2002)
*Various Artists – ''Return to the Dark Side of the Moon'' (2006, guitar on "Brain Damage"/"Eclipse")
*[[Ant-Bee]] – ''[[Electronic Church Muzik]]'' (2011, "The Guff" and "Endless Journey")
*dB-Infusion – ''Muso & Proud'' (2011)
*''The Prog Collective'' by [[Billy Sherwood|The Prog Collective]] – (2012, "Social Circles")
*Various Artists – ''Songs of the Century: An All-Star Tribute to Supertramp'' (2012, "Give a Little Bit")
*Various Artists – ''Who Are You – An All-Star Tribute to The Who'' (2012, "Magic Bus")
*Various Artists – ''Fly Like an Eagle – An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band'' (2012, "Winter Time")
*[[Days Between Stations]] – ''[[In Extremis (Days Between Stations album)|In Extremis]]'' (2013)
*The Prog Collective – ''Epilogue'' (2013)
*Funky Monkey – ''Undercover'' (2018)
*Clint Bahr – ''Puzzlebox'' (2022, guitar solo on "Kicking the Wasp's Nest")
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==References==
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'''Sources'''
*((cite book|last=Morse|first=Tim|title=Yesstories: "Yes" in Their Own Words|year=1996|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-14453-1))
*((cite book|last=Welch|first=Chris|author-link=Chris Welch|year=2008|title=Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-84772-132-7))

==External links==
* [http://www.peterbanks.net Official website]
* [https://www.myspace.com/guitaristpeterbanks Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.harmonyindiversity.com Harmony in Diversity]
* [http://www.yescography.com/peterban.htm Yescography Peter Banks discography]
* [http://www.bondegezou.demon.co.uk/wnalum.htm#banks Where Are They Now? Peter Banks news]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060410150201/http://www.psychosync.info/members/banks.htm Psychosync Peter Banks section]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071028232020/http://www.themarqueeclub.net/interview-peter-banks-yes Peter Banks – Interview on The Marquee Club]
* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-banks-mn0000314288/biography Peter Banks biography, discography and album reviews, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic]]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/289366-Peter-Banks Peter Banks discography, album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1974 Peter Banks biography, discography, album credits & user reviews] at ProgArchives.com
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3pcBYlS4js6fFBbPw4XQ9q Peter Banks albums to be listened] as stream on [[Spotify]]

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