Wishbone Ash: Argus - VINYL LP
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Artist: Wishbone Ash
Label: Analogue Prod.
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 753088017476
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2025-08-29
Number of Discs: 2
Additional Details: 180 GRAM VINYL, GATEFOLD LP JACKET
Wishbone Ash reigned supreme through the 1970s - centered on inspired musicianship, joyful spirit and inventive songs. Their concerts were uplifting and their recorded work sublime. Argus remains a stunning high point in the band's startling repertoire.Argus was a 1972 tour de force, a hard-rocking masterpiece that has gone on to have a huge impact on rock bands moving forward. If you've never heard Argus, you've surely heard music that it inspired. The British quartet's trademark harmony guitars became a touchstone for many: Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Opeth, and Lynyrd Skynyrd have all acknowledged an Ash influence, and tracks such as Lizzy's 'The Boys Are Back in Town,' Maiden's 'The Trooper,' and even Steely Dan's 'Reeling in the Years' all have twin-guitar moments that hark back to Argus.But Wishbone Ash were different from the start. They were never strictly a hard rock band; their soaring vocal harmonies and musical grandeur placed them close to progressive rock. But they weren't strictly prog either: They had no keyboards, no real classical influence and weren't into side-long suites. Their roots were in the blues, and their calling card was twin lead guitars in harmony (played in the original lineup by Ted Turner and Andy Powell). Even the hardest Ash rockers - like 'Blowin' Free,' the most famous track from Argus - had an ethereal touch. They could rock the big stages, but they did it with subtlety and grace.This is reflected perfectly in the classic album sleeve by prog-associated designers Hipgnosis: The front cover shows a Greek sentry - the 'argus' of the title - staring off into the distance. It's a mythic, old-world kind of image until you look closely at the back cover, and see that he's heralding the arrival (or perhaps watching the departure) of a spaceship. Two worlds colliding. Exactly what the band and album were all about.By the time of Argus, Wishbone Ash were stars in England and cult heroes among Anglophiles in the US. What made Argus a step forward was it's flow of moods. The songs don't run together, but there's an emotional connecting thread from the album's somber beginning to it's heroic end.The band insisted at the time that lyrics were something of an afterthought: Shortly after it's release, main lyricist Martin Turner told NME that he wrote them mainly to fit the mood of the music: 'The music that was coming out was very English, very medieval, and the lyrics had to reflect that.' Added Powell at the time, 'The expression comes out in the guitars. We wouldn't play it if it didn't express something.'Now, Analogue Productions has applied all of it's vaunted craft and technical expertise to make this epic album shine! Two 45 RPM LPs pressed on virtually silent 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings make the remastered audio sparkle. Quieter lyrical sentiments and softer musical passages are rendered precisely, while majestic riffs and fist-waving anthems fully reveal the energy of the music!Argus isn't just another rock record - it's a journey through a sonic landscape rich with depth, emotion and technical prowess. It's the album that solidified Wishbone Ash as masters of twin guitar harmony. Discerning audiophiles will find Argus an essential addition to their record collection. It's a masterclass in sound engineering that fully captures the intricate interplay of dual guitars with pristine clarity and a warmth that only analog recordings can provide.180-gram 45 RPM double LPMastered from the original analog master tape by Sean Magee at Abbey Road StudiosPressed at Quality Record PressingsTip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton PrintingFeatures the beloved fan favorite 'Blowin' Free,' plus 'The King Will Come,' 'Time Was,' 'Warrior' and more!Tracklist:Side A1. Time WasSide B1. Sometime World2. Blowin' FreeSide C1. The King Will Come2. Leaf And StreamSide D1. Warrior2. Throw Down The Sword
Tracks:
1.1 Time Was
2.1 Sometime World
2.2 Blowin' Free
3.1 The King Will Come
3.2 Leaf And Stream
4.1 Warrior
4.2 Throw Down The Sword
