Wishbone Ash Argus 180g Vinyl

Ever discovered by ritchie blackmore during a sound check in the opening act for deep purple the english rock band wishbone ash since its inception in 1966 guarantee a recognizable mix of hard rock and prog rock.

Wishbone ash argus 180g vinyl.

Twin guitars play is superb just like all wishbone ash work. The music is a well composed combination of rock minstrel and folk music in a charming medieval feel. William ruhlmann of allmusic gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars praising the instrumentation and writing that it set up the commercial breakthrough enjoyed by the band s next album wishbone four but over the years it came to be seen as the quintessential wishbone ash recording the one that best realized. Wishbone ash argus label.

Mca records 6 21 764 mca records 62 005 format. Psychedelic rock prog rock classic rock. Mca records mdks 8006 mca records maps 6007 mca records maps 6007. Most rock fans will be familiar with the argus album by wishbone ash it was voted best british album in the melody maker when it was released and wishbone ash were voted brightest hope in the melody maker poll also that same year in 1972 when argus was released argus faced a lot of competition as there was a lot of good rock music around at the.

Argus was a bigger hit in the u k where it reached the top five than in the u s where it set up the commercial breakthrough enjoyed by the band s next album wishbone four but over the years it came to be seen as the quintessential wishbone ash recording the one that best realized the group s complex vision. Argus has been one of my favorite albums since it was released back in 1972. Argus was named album of the year in the 1972 year end issue of sounds. The 3rd wishbone ash studio album.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1977 vinyl release of argus on discogs. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1973 vinyl release of wishbone four on discogs. Vinyl lp reissue album limited edition 180 gram country. Vinyl lp album reissue country.

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