Wishbone Ash "Argus" Original 1972 vinyl LP MCG 3510 1974 Re-issue A2-B2

	£		15
	$		20

Description

Argus is the third album by the British rock band Wishbone Ash. It is their most commercially and critically successful album. It peaked at No. 3 in the UK Album charts.

The album is medieval-themed, featuring a blend of progressive rock, folk and hard rock, and is considered a landmark album in the progression of twin-lead guitar harmonisation later adopted by bands such as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. The sound engineer on Argus was Martin Birch, who also worked with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and other hard rock bands. The bulk of the lyrics were provided by bassist/lead vocalist Martin Turner, although all members are credited with the music and arrangements.

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970's. Their popular albums included WIshbone Ash (1970), Pilgrimage (1971), Argus (1972), Wishbone Four (1973), There's the Rub (1974) and New England (1976).  Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars, which had been attracting electric blues bands since Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had played together in the Yardbirds in 1966. Their contributions helped Andy Powell and Ted Turner to be voted "Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History" (Traffic magazine 1989), and to appear in the "Top 20 Guitarists of All Time" (Rolling Stone).  Melody Maker (1972) described Powell and Turner as "the most interesting two guitar team since the days when Beck and Page graced the Yardbirds".  They have been cited as an influence by Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris, as well as other bands like Van Halen, Thin Lizzy and Metallica.  

Tracklist

A1 Time Was
9:00 A2 Sometime World
6:15 A3 Blowin' Free
5:17 B1 The King Will Come
7:00 B2 Leaf And Stream
3:50 B3 Warrior
6:20 B4 Throw Down The Sword
6:06

• Notes
• Gatefold sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MCG.3510A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MCG.3510B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): MCG 3510 A-2 A 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): MCG 3510 B-2 B 6
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