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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:13 pm 
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Don't know if this belongs here or in From The Vaults, as I only have a small amount of info.

Andy Powell wrote:
We've got a couple of new tour shirts to show you that'll go along with the tour and we'll be possibly repackaging a compilation or two. The big news on the compilation front, though, is the Snapper Records' "Wishbone Ash The Vintage Years" deluxe box set that will be out possibly by September 2017. A lot of work has been going into this 32-CD retrospective this summer with ancient 24-track masters being located and licenses achieved from people like Universal Records. It promises to be one of the deepest and best-produced packages ever seen for a band of our pedigree featuring music from 1969 to 1990. A beautiful coffee table book will be part of the whole thing, along with photos, artifacts and historical material. It'll be like a time capsule for any rock fan to peruse the early years, in depth, from a veteran 47 year-old British rock band. The folks at Snapper are masters of this limited-run production, but even they are foaming at the mouth in terms of the s heer quality of the material they have uncovered. It promises to be one of their finest productions.

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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:35 pm 
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I can't wait for this! But I guess I'll have to.


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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:42 pm 
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Coming out on the Snapper label almost surely indicates a general release (but possibly limited). Let's move this to Vaults.

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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:48 pm 
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What's the next best Wishbone Ash album to get after Argus? Self-titled from 1970?


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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:49 pm 
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32? :shock:

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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:52 pm 
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JosephC wrote:
What's the next best Wishbone Ash album to get after Argus? Self-titled from 1970?


imo, yes.

note the highlight of the debut is the last 2 songs: Handy & Phoenix.

anything live with the original lineup is also going to be awesome, as is Pilgrimage.

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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:06 pm 
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From Martin Turner,

"Wishbone Ash: The Vintage Years

We are pleased to announce that Snapper Music is in the process of compiling “Wishbone Ash: The Vintage Years” – a definitive 32-disc CD boxed set spanning the period 1970-1991. This promises to be the deepest anthology of Wishbone Ash’s classic period to date and is being compiled with full co-operation and involvement of all key members of the definitive classic line-ups – Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Ted Turner, Andy Powell and Laurie Wisefield.

The content will dig deep into the archives and already many live and studio multi-track masters have been uncovered, largely from Martin Turner’s personal archive. Snapper has proven expertise producing such releases with award-winning titles to their credit and this deluxe set promises to be beautifully packaged, presented complete with a lavish coffee table book containing rare photos, memorabilia and other historic material.

This project is in the early stages of compilation as we write and so no definite release date has been confirmed. We will keep you posted as the project gains momentum….”

My comment: This would seem to indicate that Turner & Powell are talking again; a very good sign for Ash fans.

On the potential downside, i HOPE Turner is not producing; he seems to LOVE brickwalled mastering.

Along with the Ian Hunter box, I wish I was wealthy.......................

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 Post subject: Wishbone Ash 32 CD Mega Box
PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:50 pm 
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These mega limited edition boxes are getting out of hand, but can be a good investment.

Last one I got was the Family box. (Ripped the discs and sold it for double what I paid a year later)


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