2017 Update History

31-Dec-2017

Updates:

• Added info of Deluxe 2CD Set and picture Disc LPs both of Twin Barrels Burning and Raw to the Bone. See year 2017.
• Added CD Ted & Majella - Better Together to Ted's sideline story. See Sidelines on from there Former Wishbone Ash members.
• Ben Reinhardt sent info about a new LP based on yet another rehash of "Phoenix Rising" DVD. See year 2017.
• Dr. John sent me info of a couple of Japanese bootleg CDs:
    - Locked Out and
    - Locked in the West. See
  
• Finally:
  Added a new year to the timeline: 2018.

30-Nov-2017

Update: The Vintage Years 30 CD Box Set is available for pre-order now.

Promo card front:	Promo card back:
Click on a picture to see a larger version of it.     More information at: http://www.madfishmusic.com/artists/wishbone-ash/

05-Nov-2017

Updates:

• Added two more Universal / Music on CD releases: Locked In and New England. See, e.g. year 1976.

22-Oct-2017

Updates:

• Added two Universal / Music on CD releases: Live Dates and Front Page News. See, e.g. years 1973 and 1977. There's two more releases in the pipeline...
• Updated Phil Palmer's sideline story concerning his Spin 1ne 2wo project. See Sidelines on from there Former Wishbone Ash members.
• Ben Reinhardt sent me a list of new acquisitions, so the following updates to vinyl printings were done:
• Argus, Japanese White label promo release. See, e.g. year 1972.
• Wishbone Four, Brazilian and South Korean releases. See, e.g. year 1973.
• Live Dates, German release. See, e.g. year 1973.
• There's The Rub, Japanese White label promo release. See, e.g. year 1974.
• Front Page News, German, Spanish and South African releases. See, e.g. year 1977.
• No Smoke Without Fire, Singaporean release. See, e.g. year 1978.
• Just Testing, Brazilian promo release. See, e.g. year 1980.

29-Jul-2017

Another quick update to add Muddy Manninen's background stories of all tracks on his solo album. Again, see Sidelines and from there Former Wishbone Ash members.

24-Jul-2017

Quick update to add Muddy Manninen's solo album. See Sidelines and from there Former Wishbone Ash members.

09-Jul-2017

Updates:

• Added another Norwegian printing of Just Testing. See, e.g. year 1980. The difference is in the label only.
• Added Raw to the Bones Polarvox promo release to year 1985.
• Added a 30th Anniversary Concert DVD re-release to year 2017.
• Added the cover of 1971 Reading Festival's programme to Books etc. section.
  Picture courtesy of Dr. John.

13-May-2017

Updates:

• Changes in Sidelines section to reflect current band member changes. Goodbye Muddy, welcome Mark Abrahams!
• Added a 2LP release of Illuminations. See, e.g. year 2017.
• Added Terry Tonik - A Tonik for the Nation to Andy Powell's Sideline story.

16-Apr-2017

Updates:

• Added two Japanese Super Audio, Super High Material CD printings of Argus. One for year 2016 and another for year 2010. See, e.g. year 1972.
• Added Reason to Believe advanced Promo CD-R to UK singles. See UK section of Singles
• Added details of 1996 Illuminations Tour Book, including back cover art. See Books etc.
• Martin Blow sent me info of Ben Granfelt's LP release of Another Time. See Ben Granfelt's Sideline story among former Wishbone Ash members.
• Jon Hahn sent a correction to Reunion Live 91 - Blowin' Free Bootleg. The drummer was Ray Weston, not Steve Upton. See 1990 to 1999 section of
  

30-Jan-2017

A minor version update because the Books section is now "Books etc.". We're now in version 6.8

Updates:

• Added a Various Artists Band Score Book called Rock Again 70's. See Books etc.
  Thanks to: Dr. John.
• Jean-Paul Baume sent me the following stuff found in Books etc. section:
• Three Japanese Tour Programmes: 1975, 1976 and 1978.
• 1975 Orange Festival Poster.
• 1971 Tour Souvenir.

01-Jan-2017

A relatively long break between updates. Sorry!
Computer update etc. reserved my spare time. Well, here goes.

Updates:

• Added a UK CD printing of Pilgrimage. See, e.g. year 1971.
• Added Ben Granfelt Band's new release Another Time in Ben Granfelt's Sideline story among former Wishbone Ash members.
• Jean-Paul Baume sent me info and pictures of several rarities:
• Most likely a south African printing of No Smoke Without Fire. See year 1978 and No Smoke Without Fire's printings and cover art.
• A Russian and a Polish flexi disc single. See Singles.
• Reel-to-Reel tape of Pilgrimage. See year 1971 and Pilgrimage's printings and cover art.
• Reel-to-Reel tape of Wishbone Four. See year 1973 and Wishbone Four's printings and cover art.
• The following Japanese promo boxes published together with Japanese paper sleeve CD releases:
      - Pilgrimage
      - Argus (two versions)
      - Wishbone Four
      - Live Dates (two versions)
      - Live Dates Volume two
  See Cover Art of respective albums.
• During AshCon 2016 Ben Reinhardt gave me an LP rarity:
  American Forces Radio and Television Services LP that contains side A of Wishbone Ash's Just Testing LP. See year 1980 and Just Testing's printings and cover art.
• Year 2017 added to the web site's timeline.

Written by: Rainer Frilund