WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage 1971 UK MCA 1st PRESSING EX+
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£ 43
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Aug 8, 2011
Sold Date
Jul 29, 2011
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WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage 1971 UK MCA 1st PRESSING EX+
SOFT R. STACE GF w/DECCA INNER - CLEAN RICH WARM SOUND
WISHBONE ASHPilgrimage
UK MCA (MDKS 8004) FIRST PRESSING (October 1971) OF WISHBONE ASH'S SECOND LP, "Pilgrimage"
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE (SMALL) RED/BROWN (variant) MCA LABELS, WITH THE "Made In England, The Decca Record Co Ltd" TEXT UNDERNEATH THE MCA 'ARROW' ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX: 7-LNMG-244-2L / 7-LNMG-245-1L (w/ 'JT' TAX CODE ETCHED ON BOTH RUN OFFS)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/UM and 1/BU
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEREO 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
Track Listing:
Side 1: Vas Dis / Pilgrim / Jail Bait / Alone
Side 2: Lullaby / Valediction / Where Were You Tomorrow (Live)
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels with light/moderate spindle traces on Side Two, far less on Side One
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen with just some superficial light marks - these have no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Outstanding audio on these first presses with a crystal clear, deep, rich and warm sound and a superb loud cut.
My one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches, loud clicks or pops or any other audio distractions and it sounds great.
All-told, a very nice playing copy and even though it's seen a number of spins I would say only on quality equipment as the audio is extremely clean and there are no signs of groove-wear or distortion
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with just some general light rubbing to the back surface (a little ring), edges and spine - but all spine text is clear and bold
NOTE: Please let me put to rest the common misconception that the Black MCA labels are the first ones for early Wishbone Ash LPs (as cited by Record Collector 2010 Price Guide and frequently used in eBay listings) - they are not. The Black MCA label was the last design Decca used for MCA for 1973/4 presses (the first pressings of Wishbone 4 released in 1973 has the black label). The first two Ash LPs have the two coloured (dogbone design) labels in Blue/Black, Red/Pink, Red/Yellow, Orange/Purple or Red/Brown. In 1972 (Argus) the label was two-coloured with a hexagon design in the centre. After these came the Black label, and in 1974 MCA severed links with UK Decca and switched its licensing deal to EMI. These later labels have the rainbow insignia and are EMI, not Decca presses.
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