PLAYS MINTY CLEAN ORIG 1970 1st WISHBONE ASH THRILLING HARD PROG 2 x GUITARS
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CLEAN 1970 ORIGINAL
PROGRESSIVE TWIN LEAD PROGRESSIVE HARD ROCK
..|/\|...............................................|/\|..= WISHBONE ASH = ..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. USA - DECCA RECORDS - DL 75249
MINTY CLEAN VINYL
highly underrated HARD ROCK, TWIN GUITARS DOMINATED
Contains the SCARCE printed Decca Inner Sleeve
Original 1970 first pressing of the thrilling first album by Wishbone Ash in thick gatefold cover. Long time highly rated and respected by collectors hard progressive with razor twin lead guitars accenting often beautiful melodies...largely underrated as they go...
Wishbone Ash's first album is a triumph of early seventies rock. It successfully merges elements of hard, folk and progressive rock to form an original compound. The album starts with the rocking but somehow stuttering "Blind Eye". The effect is almost teasing. Next up is the harder, more progressive "Whiskey Lady". This particular track is like some Atomic Rooster in some ways: the singing, some tasty, catchy, heavy riffs, longish instrumental sections and great soloing. But then it's not as dark as most Atomic Rooster and doesn't feature Vincent Crane's Hammond organ. Still, it's an excellent track and one of the favourites from these guys. This is followed by another progressive piece, "Errors of my Way". This is altogether much gentler with harmony singing giving it a distinctly folky feel. It's a lovely track, and another favourite. "Queen of Torture" is much shorter. Another harder piece about some guy whose lost his woman.
Side two features just two long tracks, (11:30) "Handy" and (10:23) "Phoenix" which are excellent long flowing hardrock tunes featuring dynamic twin guitar leads and infectious melodies...simply stunning passages involved here...
As first albums go, this one is pretty impressive. Lots of earthy reverb, thunderous drumming and those two beautiful lead guitars playing not only in harmony, but watch out for the time-stop gaps where they alternate between lead and rythym.
A: Blind Eye
3:40
Lady Whiskey
6:08
Errors of My Way
6:08
Queen of Torture
3:20 B: Handy
11:30
Phoenix
10:23
CONDITION: The Cover: Thick stiff and solid gatefold is "EX" (excellent) solid, sharp, light previous use, strong collection keeper... no split seams, no bends, no writing ...no delete marks
The Vinyl: all glossy clean and smooth, M- playing TOP LEVEL and with clean labels, makes this copy one to think about...twice!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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