2014 Update History

31-Dec-2014

Updates:

• Road Works 4 is now available as download at Wishbone Ash's bandcamp site. In 2015 it'll be available as a CD too. See year 2014.
• Reason to Believe EP is re-released also at Wishbone Ash's bandcamp site. See Singles, Download only singles.
• Martin Blow made me aware of downloadable alternate mixes of Melodic Relief and GMT. Both tracks were originally on Ben Granfelt's CD Melodic Relief. See Sidelines, former WA members and from there: Ben Granfelt.
• In July 2014 I updated three first album's printing info based on Ben Reinhardt's spreadsheet containing all vinyls he's been able to find. Now, during Christmas and New Year holidays, I've ploughed through his spreadsheet and added all MCA era studio and live releases (inlcuding Live in Tokyo and Hot Ash).
  Still missing:
  - All MCA era compilations,
  - all singles and
  - all later releases, like IRS etc.
  Maybe some day when I have some more free time again...
• Ben Reinhardt sent me an updated spreadsheet that required some extra updates to the first three albums too.

01-Dec-2014

A quick update including the most recent releases:

• Blue Horizon is now also available as a Deluxe edition release. See year 2014.
• Elegant Stealth Story Behind Box Set is yet another re-release including elegant Stealth Cd, the Making of... DVD and the CD single Reason to Believe / Man with No Name / Reason To Believe (Video Edit). All in one package. See year 2014.
• The garden party Martin Turner held back in 2012 has now been released on CD. See Sidelines and from there Former WA members and Martin Turner.

19-Oct-2014

Sorry for the late update. I do this on my spare time and sometimes I just don't have any extra time to put on this web site.
So, since Kokkolan Tiikerit (local volleyball team) does not play this weekend, here's the updates:

• Martin Blow sent me pictures and info of the Rokarola release of Ben Granfelt's latest album Handmade.
  See Sidelines and from there Former WA members and Ben Granfelt.
• Japan is a goldmine for Wishbone Ash fans. The following Japanese CDs were re-released in 2014 and one is due for release:
• Sometime World: An MCA Travelogue, a Super High Material compilation CD (SHM-CD).
• Live Dates 2 CD looking like a miniature LP.
• Live Dates CD looking like a miniature LP.
• A Super Audio, Super High Material Live CD release of Argus is due in November.
• Bootlegs and Pirate copies seem to be downloadable files nowadays, no longer CDs. Here's a bunch of new downloadable Bootlegs and Pirate copies:
• Trance Terrorism and Electric Wish (The Dave Cash Collection) are derived from Trance Visionary and Psychic Terrorism.
• The Living Proof, Rock Heroes, Keeper of the Light and Blowing Free are pirate copies of Live in Chicago.
• Live and Alive is a "Liverpool bootleg" with some additional tracks.
• For details of the Bootlegs and Pirate copies, see
  
  (No, I didn't include download links on the pages and that's no mistake.)

26-Jul-2014

Updates:

• Ben Reinhardt's one of the most hard-working collectors of Wishbone Ash vinyls. He sent me a spreadsheet with detailed info of all his LPs. So far, I've been able to add his info to printings of the three first albums:
• 1970, Wishbone Ash (self-titled).
• 1971, Pilgrimage.
• 1972, Argus.
• Just check the printings of the above mentioned albums. All new info by Ben Reinhardt is marked thus: (+)
  I'll add more with time, but remember: I'm doing this on my spare time.
  
• Also: Because there's a lot more info on the Comments columns of printing data, I've edited the layout of the table with the printings. There's now a narrow grey line between each printing. It helps separate the printings and which printing the comments belong to. Thus a new minor version number (from 6.6 to 6.7).
  Note that the narrow grey lines are so far available for the first three albums only. More to come later on.
• Jean-Paul Baume delivered some pictures of a Mexican printing of Wishbone Ash's first album. See e.g. year 1970, first album's cover art.

16-Jul-2014

Updates:

• Added info of the 2 CD DeLuxe Editions, as they are on the CDs:
• Illuminations (hinted by Neil Hunt),
• Bare Bones,
• Bona Fide and
• The Power of Eternity.
• For all of the 2 CD DeLuxe Editions, see year 2014.
  Further details to be added later on.

24-May-2014

Updates:

• Added info of Blue Horizon 2 LP release. See year 2014.
• Added a US 7" sample copy: Get Ready / Loaded, MCA 51149 (MC11452), 1981. See Singles.
• Martin Blow informed me of the following items:
• Single sleeve LP printing of Pilgrimage. See year 1971.
• A UK printing of Ben Granfelt's solo CD E.G.O.
  Actually, I'd missed adding the Finnish printing too, but now they're both mentioned here.
  See Sidelines and from there Former WA members and Ben Granfelt.

08-Mar-2014

Updates:

• Ben Granfelt's new CD Handmade is added to his sideline story. See Former Wishbone Ash members.
• Co-worker Ben Reinhardt sent me info of John Wetton's 1980 single. See his sideline story among Former Wishbone Ash members.
• Added a French Pilgrimage 1978 printing courtesy of Félix Benoit. See e.g. year 1971.

01-Mar-2014

Updates:

• Added full info of the new studio album: Blue Horizon to year 2014.
• Re-arranged the Sidelines section to suit the current situation of Martins Turner's endeavours.

31-Jan-2014

Updates:

• Added preliminary info of forthcoming new studio album: Blue Horizon to year 2014.
• Added the first ever definitely legal CD release of Live in Tokyo to year 2013.
• Added a Japanese platinum SHMCD release of Argus to year 2013.
• Added another Thailand single: Everybody Needs a Friend c/w Doo doo doo doo doo by Heartbreaker. See Singles.
• Ben Reinhardt sent me some corrections concerning Live in London 1978 Bootleg. See bootlegs, years 1977 to 1979 among
  
• Added MTWA's Life Begins tour 2 CD to year 2011 and a Japanese printing to year 2013.

Written by: Rainer Frilund