Wishbone Ash Argus 50th anniversary 7 Disc Box Set : Unboxing Review 

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@@NowSpinningMagazine hi Phil second view and this Box is very Fantastic, artwork,booklet .But Why wait 50 béats for that's amazing edition ? I'm listening the 2cds edition and it was à great RECORD, Plays BY very good musicians un ( chef d'oeuvre )!

What a great story and I am so pleased you got to see the band. Those later albums are very good. Phil

Hi Barry, thank you for watching and sharing your memories of this fabulous album. I agree there is almost a mystical element to it from from the music, artwork, lyrics. It really sounds timeless. Phil

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Hi Derek, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts - Phil

Hi Alan, thank you for watching and sharing your Argus story - Phil

@@NowSpinningMagazine Hello again Phil. Just a note here. Since the guys are going back in the archives here. I have always wondered if the rest of the show in Leicester, at the De Montfort Hall, from June 14, 1971 could ever be available to be cleaned up, mixed, and released. This is the show where the live version of "Where Were You Tomorrow?" was recorded, that wrapped up the "Pilgrimage" album. Hope this is sitting on a shelf somewhere, just waiting.

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yep -- current iteration of band is fantastic

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@@NowSpinningMagazine Got the boxed set. Very cool live CDs that show how tight the band is but the recordings aren’t mixed too good. The remixed CD sounds great. The booklet was a nice read and the secret is revealed. Overall it’s a nice boxed set.

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Hi Russ, thank you for watching. I interviewed Andy Powell very soon after this review ( which you can find on this channel and on the website) and he was very complimentary about Martins contributions. Martins mix of Argus was also the one used for the CD in the box set. I know Martin was heavily involved in the Vintage Years box as well. I have reached out to Martin to see if he would like to talk about the Argus Box Set but not heard back yet. Phil

@@NowSpinningMagazine: Hi Phil. Thanks for responding. It is great that Andy was complimentary about Martin's contributions: maybe the ice is beginning to thaw; which is what alot of us would want. BTW: I agree with you about Martin's mix of Argus being the best version. He has put alot of time effort and love into not only Argus but all of the WA projects, including the Vintage Years box set and Distillations. I also know some years ago he mentioned really wanting to do a remix of the Wishbone 4 album, but did know where the original master tapes were held. I would love to hear a mix of this album that sounds like what they had in their minds when it was recorded. I can also recommend Martin's "Written in the stars" album if you have heard it or got a copy. As for Ted not contributing to the 50th anniversary Argus boxset, if you do get a chance to chat to Martin, maybe you can ask him the question, because he has a great relationdship with Ted. Although, I think he may well just confirm what I have already said. Thanks again and I will take a look at your interview with Andy.

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Hi Raymond, I think you will really appreciate this set and enjoy it alot. Phil

Hi Chris, I had to make similar decisions with the Rory Gallagher sets! You have the 2002 Martin Turner remaster and an original vinyl copy plus some of the Memphis tracks, that sounds like a good compromise especially based on all the other box sets you have recently bought! Phil :)

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Thank you for watching, I guess that would have pushed the price up even more but I think just under 50 pages this works fine and is similar to booklets from Esoteric Recordings. Phil

Hi Jessica, it sounds good but I prefer Martins remix on the CD 💿 Phil :)

The Martin Turner remaster / remix from 2002

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We are all different. This is my fave now followed by New England and then There’s the rub

Great review Phil. Always loved their shows at the old Glasgow Apollo

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Legend has it this inspired the creation of Mr Vadar!

I believe they reached out to him, perhaps he felt he said it all in the Vintage Years Box ? Phil

@@NowSpinningMagazine Yes, my question was rhetorical. When this was first announced, I asked Andy’s wife if Ted was involved and she replied exactly as you did. He was asked and declined. Not surprising as there has been a bit of estrangement over the years with Ted and Andy. I interviewed Ted and Andy in 1993 and all seemed well at that time…but only a year or so later they would split again. Thanks for your excellent reviews!

Hi Dane, who did you interview them for back then? That must have been awesome. Phil

@@NowSpinningMagazine I worked for NBC News at the time here in the States.

@@NowSpinningMagazine Hi Phil. I noticed one of my replies was deleted. Sorry if I posted something you don’t permit (my RU-vid link?). ~Dan

Hi Terry, the Vintage Years Box Set is a high water mark in box sets for me. It was the most I had ever spent on a box set but it was worth every penny! Phil

@@NowSpinningMagazine I agree, money well spent! I am tempted by the Caravan box set too - I know little of their music but what I have heard I do enjoy. I missed out on the Steve Hillage one unfortunately, but I did get the Nazareth, Van Der Graaf Generator and ELP ones - and the smaller Humble Pie and Hawkwind ones.

I bought the Loud and Proud Nazareth set also, my favorite band ever. We had one great radio station here in B'ham, Al so I was introduced to Wishbone Ash Nazareth, Tull, etc etc back in the mid to late 70s

@@Texama57 If I have any regrets in life then it's not discovering a lot of bands earlier than I actually did - I grew up Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Nektar, AC/DC, Chicken Shack, Sparks, punk and NWOBHM and I missed out on Genesis, Nazareth, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull and even The Beatles for many years. I got into progressive metal like Queensryche (seeing them do Operation Mindcrime live on the Empire tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1990 is still one of the greatest live gigs I've ever witnessed), Fates Warning and Dream Theater and then symphonic/gothic metal a bit later with Lacuna Coil and Nightwish. But, all of a sudden, it all felt too "mechanical" and over-produced and I decided I needed the more "organic" sounds of the 1970's and "returned to my roots" to listen to bands I'd missed first time around. One of the most criminally underrated bands that this country has ever produced is Slade because once you get behind their singles into the album deep cuts, you realise what an amazing group of songwriters those four actually were. I was lucky enough to be at their infamous reunion gig at Reading Festival in 1980 (probably the best gig of all time I have been at) and I should have got into their material more then, rather than just their singles stuff.

It’s an oversight but I still think the labels are catching up with where the fans are with this issue. Phil

So Phil, how does the vinyl really sounds apart from the different mix of Martin Turner on cd...??? I have a Japanese edition gatefold, also a 180gr single sleeve... Is it worth buying as a sonic quality product?