Well, I doubt You is a good album for me. I started with Downwind (which in my opinion is the best I own, by some incarnation of Gong). Worked my way...
I think Bruford usually mentions Close to the Edge when asked to give favorites out of the albums where he played though, along with Red and One of a...
I just looked at the Bandcamp listing for this album and it says the guitarist (one of the two original members) quit upon completion of this album....
Some of those are "basic tracks" (the rhythm section recording their parts before FZ and others overdubbed vocals, solos and instrumental melodies),...
"Basic tracks and studio run throughs" was the only information I've got...like you I listened to the box set on streaming...I am not a specialist, ...