WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage 1971 UK MCA 1st PRESS - BARELY PLAYED - SUPERB SOUND
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£ 65
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Sep 29, 2014
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Sep 19, 2014
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WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage 1971 UK MCA 1st PRESS - BARELY PLAYED - SUPERB SOUND
WISHBONE ASHPilgrimage
UK MCA (MDKS 8004) FIRST PRESSING (October 1971) WITH THE ORANGE/MAGENTA "DOGBONE" LABEL
ONE OF THREE "DOGBONE" COLOUR COMBINATIONS ISSUED - THE OTHERS BEING RED/BROWN AND YELLOW/RED
BUT THE ORANGE/MAGENTA IS THE EARLIEST WITH THE LOWEST MATRIX SET AND SINGLE STAMPER LETTERS
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (155g) WITH A SMOOTH OUTER RIM
MATRIX: 7-LNMG-244-2L / 7-LNMG-245-1L (w/ 'JT' TAX CODE ETCHED AT 6 O'CLOCK ON BOTH RUN OFFS)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/I and 1/I
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS DATE CODED '9-71' (September, 1971)
Wishbone Ash's second release, Pilgrimage, unveiled their creative genius after a debut that presented them as a jamming, blues-based rock outfit.
The opening track, "Vas Dis," with its jazzy bass-line, slicing rhythm guitar, and jazzy scat vocals is outstanding and "Jail Bait" has gone on to become a Wishbone Ash staple as well as possessing one of the more memorable guitar riffs of '70s rock & roll.
A conscientious effort seemed to be in place for this band to write and perform material better suited to their gentler vocal tendencies and where Wishbone Ash essentially went full tilt throughout, Pilgrimage is a moodier affair that includes beautiful, slower melodies like the brief instrumentals "Alone" and "Lullaby" along with the chilling "Valediction," which should have been an Ash classic but is rarely featured on live and hits collections.
Next to Argus this is the Wishbone Ash album to judge all other Ash albums by
Side 1:
Vas Dis (4:39)
Pilgrim (8:25)
Jail Bait (4:35)
Alone (2:55)
Side 2:
Lullaby (2:55)
Valediction (6:11)
Where Were You Tomorrow (10:25)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh labels which carry just one or two light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen. A few marks are visible but these are mostly audibly insignificant
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+
Outstanding sound quality on these first presses with crystal clear, deep, rich and warm audio reproduction and a strong loud cut and my play-check at volume found very little to fault - just four clicks were noted caused by a tiny mark on 'Valediction' otherwise exceptionally clean throughout - a really nice copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Superb condition - crisp, clean, sharp and unmarked with little edge or spine wear to speak of
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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