Biography
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Formed in Torquay, Devon, in 1969, out of the ashes of trio The Empty Vessels (originally known as The Torinoes, later briefly being renamed Tanglewood in 1969), which had been formed by Wishbone Ash’s founding member Martin Turner (bass & vocals) in 1963 and complemented by Steve Upton (drums and percussion) in 1966. The original Wishbone Ash line-up was completed by guitarists/vocalists Andy Powell and Ted Turner. In 1974, Ted Turner left the band, and was replaced by Laurie Wisefield. The band continued on with strong critical and commercial success until 1980.
Pilgrimage is the second studio album by the rock band Wishbone Ash. The album focuses more on folk and acoustic music as opposed to the blues rock sound that dominated the first album. The album also contains an instrumental jazz workout (“Vas Dis”) and a four-part harmony vocal track in the spirit of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (“Valediction”). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_Ash
Album & Cover
Wishbone Four is the fourth studio album by British rock band Wishbone Ash, released in 1973. It was a departure from their previous album, Argus, in that it lacked that recording’s overall cohesion and atmosphere and the loose conceptual framework of a stately, pastoral and warring medieval England. Containing only hints of the extended twin-lead guitar harmonies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_Four
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell
Label: MCA MCA-327(US), MCA MDKS 8011(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One So Many Things To Say Ballad Of The Beacon No Easy Road Everybody Needs A Friend |
Side Two Doctor Sorrel Sing Out The Song Rock ‘N Roll Widow |
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Andy Powell
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Martin Turner
Design [Tinting] – Maurice Tate
Drums, Percussion – Steve Upton
Engineer – Keith Harwood
Lyrics By – Martin Turner (tracks: A1 to B3)
Management – Miles Axe Copeland III (‘Captain Goddam’)*
Music By – Wishbone Ash
Producer – Wishbone Ash
Steel Guitar [Lap-steel], Guitar [12 String], Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Ted Turner
Written-By – A. Powell, M. Turner, S. Upton, T. Turner
