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Memphis Slim - Memphis Slim at the Gate of Horn
  • 1: The Come Back
  • 2: Steppin' Out
  • 3: Blue And Lonesome
  • 4: Rocking The House
  • 5: Slim's Blues
  • 6: Gotta Find My Baby
  • 7: Messin' Around
  • 8: Wish Me Well
  • 9: My Gal Keeps Me Crying
  • 10: Lend Me Your Love
  • 11: Sassy Mae
  • 12: Mother Earth
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Zach Top - Ain't in It for My Health
  • 1: Guitar
  • 2: Good Times & Tan Lines
  • 3: When You See Me
  • 4: Splitsville
  • 5: Between The Ditches
  • 6: Flip--Flop
  • 7: Livin' A Lie
  • 8: Tightrope
  • 1: I Know A Place
  • 2: She Makes
  • 3: South Of Sanity
  • 4: Like I Want You
  • 5: Country Boy Blues
  • 6: Lovin' The Wrong Things
  • 7: Honky Tonk Til It Hurts
  • 8: Bonus Track
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JOHNNY CASH - WITH HIS HOT AND BLUE GUITAR
  • Rock Island Line
  • (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
  • Country Boy
  • If The Good Lord's Willing
  • Cry! Cry! Cry!
  • Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)
  • So Doggone Lonesome
  • I Was There When It Happened
  • I Walk The Line
  • The Wreck Of The Old 7
  • Folsom Prison Blues
  • Doin' My Time

Johnny Cash "With His Hot and Blue Guitar" is the debut album from the Man in Black, featuring hits like "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues". Released in 1957, it was the first LP ever issued on Sam Phillips' Sun Records label. Pressed on black vinyl.

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VARIOUS - JOROPOP

Various

JOROPOP

12inchMR487
MUNSTER
05.09.2025
  • Buenos Das Juventud El Zigui Y Una Luz
  • Dama Gentil Grupo Espiga
  • Viendo La Lluvia Grupo Syma
  • Lgrimas En Tus Ojos La Fe Perdida
  • People Ladies W.c
  • Quiero Claridad Los Fabricantes De Muñecas
  • El Cielo Est En Tu Mente Los Memphis
  • Sed De Amor La Cuarta Calle
  • Joropo Nº 2 Grupo C.i.m
  • Amor Y Felicidad Grupo Pan
  • Stormy Los Rangers
  • Regresa Junto A Mi Los Chicos Malos
  • Siembra Tus Sueños Ciruela
  • Conoce El Amor The Four Blues
  • Di Quién Es Feliz La Cuarta Calle

Welcome to a kaleidoscopic picnic where you can feast on a music scene that was rich, sparkling, multi-colored, ground-breaking and it'll blow your mind. A prodigious soundscape that blends the Caribbean and the Amazon sophistication and flavors; raw yet delicate textures. "Joropop. Psych Pop & Folk in Venezuela, 1968-1976" features infectious Latin rock rhythms and timeless folk melodies across 15 ultra-rare tracks-most of which have never been reissued until now. Let's set off together to discover the magic of Caracas in the late '60s! DESCRIPTION Welcome to a kaleidoscopic picnic where you can feast on a music scene that was rich, sparkling, multi-colored, ground-breaking and it'll blow your mind. A prodigious soundscape that blends the Caribbean and the Amazon sophistication and flavors; raw yet delicate textures. "Joropop. Psych Pop & Folk in Venezuela, 1968-1976" features infectious Latin rock rhythms and timeless folk melodies across 15 ultra-rare tracks-most of which have never been reissued until now. The golden age of Caracas pop started in 1965. It replaced the wave of cloyingly romantic song writing as fresh talents leant into richer and more complex styles: folk-rock, psychedelia, soul, hard blues, symphonic pop, Latin rock etc. Singer-songwriters, experimental electric guitars and jam sessions all appeared on the scene, creating music that became increasingly refined and free. The industry took a while to catch on to this new trend and leave behind the teen idols and dream lifestyles. By the late 60s, there was a long list of new bands in the capital city. Young people finally found their voice. Let's set off together to discover the magic of Caracas in the late '60s!

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SONGS: OHIA - MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO.
  • A1: Farewell Transmission
  • A2: I've Been Riding With The Ghost
  • A3: Just Be Simple
  • A4: Almost Was Good Enough
  • B1: The Old Black Hen
  • B2: Peoria Lunch Box Blues
  • B3: John Henry Split My Heart
  • B4: Hold On Magnolia
  • C1: Farewell Transmission
  • C2: I've Been Riding With The Ghost
  • C3: Just Be Simple
  • C4: The Old Black Hen
  • C5: Peoria Lunchbox Blues
  • D1: John Henry Split My Heart
  • D2: Hold On Magnolia
  • D3: The Big Game Is Every Night
  • D4: Whip-Poor-Will
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Various - Friday Night In San Fransisco LP
  • A1: Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho
  • A2: Short Tales Of The Black Forest
  • B1: Frevo Rasgado
  • B2: Fantasia Suite
  • B3: Guardian Angel

Friday Night in San Francisco is a live album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía.

It was recorded live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco,

on December 5 in 1980. The album is considered an iconic recording and was described by jazz author Walter Kolosky as
"a musical event that could be compared to the Benny Goodman Band's performance at Carnegie Hall in 1938...
it may be considered the most influential of all live acoustic guitar albums."

Al Di Meola is an acclaimed Italian American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer.
He experienced a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades,
three gold albums and more than six million record sales worldwide.
Di Meola has amassed over 20 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others.


John McLaughlin, also known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer.
He is a pioneer of jazz fusion, combining elements of jazz with rock, world music,
Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. He received multiple "Guitarist of the Year"
and "Best Jazz Guitarist" Awards from magazines such as Downbeat and Guitar Player and was ranked 49th in Rolling Stone
magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Jeff Beck called him "the best guitarist alive".

Paco de Lucía was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer.
He was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent fingerstyle runs
and gained popularity outside Spain after collaborating with McLaughlin and Di Meola. Richard Chapman and
Eric Clapton described de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar."


Friday Night in San Francisco is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on purple coloured vinyl and includes an insert.

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NAOSUKE MIYAMOTO SEXTET - STEP! (1973) LP
  • A1: Step Right Up To The Bottom 11:23
  • A2: One For Trane 12:22
  • B1: A New Shade Of Blue 7:30
  • B2: Where Do They Go? 6:00
  • B3: Sweet Georgia Blues 6:05

Limited Edition Three Blind Mice Premium Re-issue Collection

180g vinyl LP with obi and insert

Remastered and cut by Bernie Grundman

Pressed and printed in Japan

Orig. Rel.: 1973

A memorable first album by the very accomplished yet restrained artist, Naosuke Miyamoto. Thrilling straight-ahead jazz with Takashi Furuya and other Kansai-based members!

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LUCRECIA DALT - A DANGER TO OURSELVES LP

„A Danger to Ourselves“, das neue Album von Lucrecia Dalt, erscheint am 5. September 2025 bei RVNG Intl. und ist eine gewagte und doch intime Reflexion über die ungefilterten Komplexitäten menschlicher Beziehungen. Ohne die fiktiven Erzählungen der letzten Alben der Künstlerin kommt „A Danger to Ourselves“ von einem Ort der emotionalen Aufrichtigkeit. Dalts Stimme steht im Mittelpunkt und wird von einer üppigen akustischen Orchestrierung, perkussiven Instrumenten und einer Reihe hochkarätiger Mitstreiter unterstützt, die sich wie ein tiefes persönliches Gespräch entwickeln.



Die in Pereira, Kolumbien, geborene Dalt wuchs in einer musikbegeisterten Familie auf, die sie im Alter von neun Jahren dazu ermutigte, eine Gitarre in die Hand zu nehmen. Dalt folgte diesem kreativen Impuls, war fasziniert von computergestützter Produktion und verließ eine aufkeimende Karriere als Bauingenieurin, zog von Medellín nach Barcelona und schließlich nach Berlin, wo sie ihren unverwechselbaren, abenteuerlichen Sound entwickelte. Mit „Anticlines“ (2018) und „No era sólida“ (2020) und vor allem mit „¡Ay!“, Dalts bahnbrechendem Sci-Fi-Bolero-Album von 2022, hat sich ihre Arbeit auf immer anspruchsvolleres Terrain begeben. Auf dem Weg dorthin hat Dalt ihre Praxis auf die Vertonung von Filmen wie „On Becoming a Guinea Fowl“ (2024), die HBO-Serie „The Baby“ (2022) und den bevorstehenden psychologischen Horrorfilm „Rabbit Trap“ ausgeweitet, während sie Klanginstallationen und Performances kreiert, die ihre leuchtenden Modulationen und ihren unverwechselbaren, sich entwickelnden stimmlichen Ansatz zur Schau stellen. „A Danger to Ourselves“ entstand aus fragmentarischen Erklärungen, die Dalt aufschrieb, während sie das Leben auf der Tournee von „¡Ay!“ und die prägenden Momente einer neuen Beziehung meisterte. Im Januar 2024 begann sie, diese intimen Fragmente zu musikalischen Kompositionen zu kristallisieren, die allmählich zu einer zielgerichteten Konstellation von Songs wurden. Die Klangarchitektur des Albums basiert auf dynamischen Drum-Loops, die von Alex Lázaro beigesteuert werden, dessen perkussives Rückgrat wie bei „¡Ay!“ zur Leinwand für Dalts vielschichtigen Gesang wurde. Anstatt konventionellen melodischen Strukturen zu folgen, erzeugt das Album Musikalität durch das Zusammenspiel von Basslinien, Rhythmen und kompositorischem Design. „A Danger to Ourselves“ offenbart Dalts kompromissloses Streben nach klanglicher Klarheit, bei dem kühne Produktionsentscheidungen und sorgfältige Aufnahmetechniken Stimme und Instrument mit neuer Tiefe und Strahlkraft harmonieren lassen. „A Danger to Ourselves“ ist eindeutig anti-konzeptionell und ein poetischer Instinkt, mit dem Dalt den Fokus auf die Musik selbst lenkt, indem er Stimmen verwendet, die über die Parameter der Songs hinaus schwingen, und die perlenden Echos der ursprünglichen, romantischen Erregung beobachtet. Dalts klare Aufmerksamkeit für Details ist in jedem Takt spürbar, eine Hingabe, die sich in konzentrischen Kreisen dreht und ein Feld bildet, das das Persönliche und das Ätherische vereint. Das Album basiert auf intuitiven Experimenten und nutzt einfache Gesten und komplexe Kompositionen, um wandernde Linien zu weben, wie in „Divina“, das sich zwischen Spanisch und Englisch durch elastische Klanglandschaften bewegt. Der Titel des Albums geht auf David Sylvians Text „cosa rara“ zurück, der die Zerbrechlichkeit des Lebens, die Schwingungen der Liebe und die treibende Sehnsucht nach dem Wundersamen symbolisiert. „A Danger to Ourselves“ spiegelt diese transzendenten Zustände wider, indem es die Komplexität menschlicher Verstrickungen und den Wunsch nach Befreiung von Dopaminspiralen und gewöhnlichen Pfaden hin zu einer offeneren inneren Welt widerspiegelt. Sylvian selbst hat auf „A Danger to Ourselves“ eine Doppelrolle als Co-Produzent und Musiker gespielt. Es ist eine kollaborative Collage mit Beiträgen zahlreicher gefeierter Künstler. Weitere Kollaborationen ziehen sich durch das gesamte Album: Juana Molina ist Co-Autorin und Interpretin von „The Common Reader“, Camille Mandoki singt bei „Caes“, Cyrus Campbell spielt den grundlegenden Elektro- und Kontrabass, und Eliana Joy steuert bei mehreren Stücken Hintergrundgesang und Streicherarrangements bei. In den leuchtenden Tiefen von „A Danger to Ourselves“ inszeniert Dalt eine tiefgreifende Metamorphose, bei der das Persönliche durch klangliche Alchemie zum Universellen wird. Dieses Album ist sowohl Höhepunkt als auch Aufbruch - ein Portal, an dem ihre früheren experimentellen Reisen zu etwas verblüffend Intimem und doch Expansivem zusammenlaufen. Das Album ist ein Netz emotionaler Offenbarungen, jede Komposition ein präziser Indikator für Verletzlichkeit, in der Dalts Stimme eine Offenbarung in neuen harmonischen Gefilden verkörpert. Dalt hat ein lebendiges Dokument der Intuition jenseits konventioneller Grenzen geschaffen, das den Weg in Bereiche eröffnet, in denen die Musik sowohl Spiegel als auch Fenster ist.



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GHOSTWOMAN - Welcome to the Civilized World (LP)
  • Welcome To The Civilized World
  • Alive
  • That Jesus
  • 5: Gold Pieces
  • Levon
  • Dime A Dozen
  • When You All Were Young
  • Song For Sunny
  • From Now On
  • Anhedonia
  • Who Are You?
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Auf ihrem 4.Album "Welcome to the Civilized World" sind Ghostwoman schärfer als je zuvor. Hypnotische Anflüge von Psych-Grunge, verfallendem Americana und zerfetzten Blues-Instrumentalstücken bilden die intuitive Tracklist; Evan Uschenkos dreckige Gitarren und knurrender, lebendiger Gesang und Ille van Dessels ätzende Schlagzeugbeats festigen die Essenz des Albums. Aufgenommen auf alten Instrumenten und einer Bandmaschine, ist die Kraft und das Gefühl der Platte stark - rücksichtslos, unlogisch und frei.

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GHOSTWOMAN - Welcome to the Civilized World (LP)

Auf ihrem 4.Album "Welcome to the Civilized World" sind Ghostwoman schärfer als je zuvor. Hypnotische Anflüge von Psych-Grunge, verfallendem Americana und zerfetzten Blues-Instrumentalstücken bilden die intuitive Tracklist; Evan Uschenkos dreckige Gitarren und knurrender, lebendiger Gesang und Ille van Dessels ätzende Schlagzeugbeats festigen die Essenz des Albums. Aufgenommen auf alten Instrumenten und einer Bandmaschine, ist die Kraft und das Gefühl der Platte stark - rücksichtslos, unlogisch und frei.

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PSYCHIC ILLS - ONE TRACK MIND
  • One More Time
  • See You There
  • Might Take A While
  • Depot
  • Tried To Find It
  • Fbi
  • I Get By
  • City Sun
  • Western Metaphor
  • Drop Out

Wenn es darum geht, seinem eigenen Meister zu folgen, haben die PSYCHIC ILLS aus New York das seit ihren Anfängen 2003 perfektioniert. In den frühen Jahren gab es einige Veröffentlichungen bei Social Registry, und die Band verbrachte seitdem viel Zeit auf der Straße und kollaborierte mit so unterschiedlichen Künstlern wie Gibby Haynes von den BUTTHOLE SURFERS und Sonic Boom (SPACEMEN 3 / SPECTRUM). 2011 machte sich ,Hazed Dream", die erste Platte für Sacred Bones, über verdrehte Synthesizer her und wurde zu einer Platte sonnenverbrannten Psych Pops voller warmer Töne und Blues Songwriting. 2012 erledigte die Band zwei komplette US-Touren inklusive eines Stops auf dem Austin Psych Fest und einen Trip nach China. PSYCHIC ILLS nahmen ,One Track Mind", ihr viertes komplettes Album, im Herbst 2012 auf. Das Album wartet mit Kollaboration und Produktion von Neil Michael Hagerty von ROYAL TRUX und THE HOWLING HEX auf. ,One Track Mind" ist das direkteste Rockalbum, das die PSYCHIC ILLS jemals aufgenommen haben.

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THE GOOD, BAD & ZUGLY - NOVEMBER BOYS
  • November Boys
  • How To Do Nothing
  • Norwegians Abroad
  • Dig A Ditch
  • A Blazer In The Northern Sky
  • Scandinavian Crispr Brat
  • Fomo (Fear Of Missing Oslo)
  • Hadeland Hardcore
  • All My Friends Are Dead Inside
  • New Kids On The Blockchain
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Pink Vinyl[36,56 €]


Through the album trilogy Misanthropical House, Algorithm and Blues and Research and Destroy, The Good The Bad and The Zugly have limped their way through midlife crises and pubescent antics. Loud-mouthed and bitter, we have embraced our fate as mediocre losers on the narrow and winding Scandirock path. Haunted by a constant bad conscience over the outcome of our miserable lives, which in addition to bitterness, have resulted in substance abuse, pettiness, greed, spiritual lethargy, bastard offspring, excessive self-confidence, understated self-awareness, and of course - bodily decay. In breif; A urinal without a drain. The question has always been nagging: Why us? Why have we, since the dawn of time, been made to curse the day we were born? Well, the truth shall set you free, as they say.

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THE GOOD, BAD & ZUGLY - NOVEMBER BOYS

THE GOOD, BAD & ZUGLY

NOVEMBER BOYS

12inchINDIEPL387
Indie Recordings
05.09.2025

Limited pink vinyl. Through the album trilogy Misanthropical House, Algorithm and Blues and Research and Destroy, The Good The Bad and The Zugly have limped their way through midlife crises and pubescent antics. Loud-mouthed and bitter, we have embraced our fate as mediocre losers on the narrow and winding Scandirock path. Haunted by a constant bad conscience over the outcome of our miserable lives, which in addition to bitterness, have resulted in substance abuse, pettiness, greed, spiritual lethargy, bastard offspring, excessive self-confidence, understated self-awareness, and of course - bodily decay. In breif; A urinal without a drain. The question has always been nagging: Why us? Why have we, since the dawn of time, been made to curse the day we were born? Well, the truth shall set you free, as they say.

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Lanie Gardner - Faded Polaroids LP 2x12"

Lanie Gardner, von der RIAA als „Artist to Watch“ bezeichnet und mit Bands wie den Jonas Brothers
oder Jelly Roll auf Tournee gewesen, steigert mit ihrem kommenden 18 Titel umfassenden Album „Faded
Polaroids“ die Lautstärke und die Vorfreude – ein genreübergreifendes Meisterwerk, das ihre künstlerische
Stimme definieren wird. Voller dynamischer Energie und emotionaler Tiefe verspricht das zweite Projekt,
das die lebendigen Grooves ihrer Sommer-EP „Polaroids“ enthält, eine kaleidoskopische Klangreise. Durch
die Verschmelzung der rauen Seele des Blues, des erzählerischen Herzens des Country, der Härte des Rock
und des verträumten Pulsierens des Pop hat jeder Track seine eigene Identität – manche intim und rau wie
„Concrete Cowboy“, andere mutig und filmisch wie „The Hill Have Eyes“ – und Gardners charakteristischer
samtweicher Gesang führt die Zuhörer durch Themen wie Sehnsucht, Widerstandskraft und Selbstfindung.
Einflüsse von Fleetwood Mac bis Chris Stapleton schimmern durch das gesamte Album, überlagert mit
unerwarteten Wendungen und üppigen Klangtexturen. „Faded Polaroids“ erscheint am 5. September und
ist ihr bisher ehrgeizigstes und eindringlichstes Projekt – ein Album, das Genregrenzen nicht nur niederreißt,
sondern sie durch furchtlose Kreativität implodieren lässt.

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DIANE DENOIR & EDUARDO MATEO - INEDITAS
  • Je Suis Sans Toi
  • Rendez-Vous D'automne
  • La Dernière Valse
  • Le Lendemain
  • Un Amour, Un Sourire, Une Fleur
  • Corcovado
  • Gua De Beber
  • Berimbau
  • Vivo Sonhando
  • Fever
  • Garota De Ipanema
  • So Nice
  • Las Flores Nuevas
  • Y Hoy Te Vi
  • Esa Tristeza
  • Mejor Me Voy

Born as Diana Reches, Diane Denoir made her debut as a singer in 1966, backed by Eduardo Mateo on guitar. Influenced by Françoise Hardy and Astrud Gilberto, along with her own unique style, she performed a special blend of chanson française, bossa nova (sung in Portuguese, English, and French), and jazz. By then, Mateo was already a well-known guitarist in the Uruguayan music scene and a sought-after arranger. He was also beginning to establish himself as an incredible songwriter, connecting different musical universes in unique ways. The two formed a fruitful artistic partnership that lasted until the early seventies. This album, originally released in 1998 on CD, is a compilation of various unreleased recordings from different sources (concerts, radio and TV recordings, homemade tapes) made between 1966 and 1968. It is a unique document that showcases their incredible musicianship and creativity in their early years. The duo swings from bossa nova classics like "The Girl from Ipanema" to the rhythm and blues of "Fever," including chanson française standards like "Le lendemain" and "La Dernière Valse." The album also features earlier versions of the three best-known Mateo songs performed by Diane: "Y hoy te vi," "Esa tristeza," and "Mejor me voy," all of which were inspired by Diane. Inéditas unveils a new dimension of South American music from an unforgettable era.

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LARKIN POE - VENOM & FAITH

LARKIN POE

VENOM & FAITH

12inchLPRLM003C
Tricki-Woo
04.09.2025
  • A1: Sometimes
  • A2: Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues
  • A3: Honey Honey
  • A4: Mississippi
  • A5: California King
  • B1: Blue Ridge Mountains
  • B2: Fly Like An Eagle
  • B3: Ain't Gonna Cry
  • B4: Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
  • B5: Good And Gone
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KING CRIMSON - THE RECONSTRUKCTION OF LIGHT
  • A1: King Crimson– Prozakc Blues
  • A2: King Crimson– The Construkction Of Light
  • A3: King Crimson– Into The Frying Pan
  • B1: King Crimson– Frakctured
  • B2: King Crimson– The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum
  • C1: King Crimson– Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Iv
  • C2: Projekct X– Heaven And Earth
  • D1: King Crimson– Mastelotticus Ss Blasticus
  • D2: King Crimson– The Deception Of The Thrush
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Gil Scott-Heron - Free Will LP 2x12"
  • A1: Free Will
  • A2: The Middle Of Your Day
  • A3: The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
  • A4: Speed Kills
  • A5: Did You Hear What They Said?
  • B1: The King Alfred Plan
  • B2: No Knock
  • B3: Wiggy
  • B4: Ain´t No New Thing
  • B5: Billy Green Is Dead
  • B6: Sex Education Ghetto Style
  • B7: And Then He Wrote Mediations
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Wishbone Ash - Argus LP 2x12"
  • A1: Time Was
  • B1: Sometime World
  • B2: Blowin' Free
  • C1: The King Will Come
  • C2: Leaf And Stream
  • D1: Warrior
  • D2: Throw Down The Sword

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 its flow of moods. The songs don't run together, but there's an emotional connecting thread from the album's somber beginning to its heroic end. The band insisted at the time that lyrics were something of an afterthought: Shortly after its 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 its 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.

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