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Yes (the band) on vinyl (long)

Posted by Doc Sarvis on January 15, 2004 at 21:26:01:
I've always been a fan of the band Yes (in fact, one of my my first vinyl purchases, at age 13, was "Going for the One" in 1977). I remember it sounding great.
Since getting back into vinyl, I've been interested in albums from what has been called Yes's "main sequence" ("The Yes Album" to "Tormato" inclusive). Here's my (limited) experience thus far:
"The Yes Album": I bought the Rhino reissue and was a bit disappointed. I read M. Fremer's article where he praised the virutes of the pre-Warner Atlantic presing and, failing this, anything by George Piros and containing his initials in the dead wax. I found a Warner "GP" pressing and sure enough it was superior to the Rhino version.
"Yessongs": Fantastic on vinyl - picked up for .50 in mint shape at a thrift.
"Relayer" and "Going for the One" - Both sound terrible on vinyl with every pressing I've tried...tinny and treble-y to distraction. This is one of the rare instances where I find the CD Rhino reissues to be superior to original vinyl pressings.
My questions are thus:
1. When did the Warner acquisition of Atlantic take place? Would there be any other Yes releases beyond "Thre Yes Album" that would be pre-Warner?
2. Did George Piros work on any other Yes album pressings? How about non-Yes records?
3. What should I look for in ideal pressings of "Fragile, "Close to the Edge", "Tales...", "Relayer", "Going for the One" and "Tormato"?
Thanks!