2016 Update History

28-Aug-2016

• Added pictures from The Aquae Sulis Incident Programme, a festival from the 23rd of May 1970. All pictures courtesy of Andy Powell. See Books and from there Programmes and With Other Artists.
• A certain German Locked In printing has a sticker on sleeve's back side where the catalogue number is changed. Spine and label have the original catalogue number. For detail pics, see year 1976 and Locked In's cover art.
• Added pictures of Just Testing white label test pressings. See year 1980 and Just Testing's cover art.

14-Aug-2016

Updates:

• Updates based on Ben Reinhardt's new spreadsheet:
• Label colour information for Argus. Brazilian and US single sleeve LP releases. See year 1972.
• Label colour information for Argus. New Zealandian gatefold LP release. See year 1972.
• Label colour information for Wishbone Four. Brazilian, Korean and Venezuelan single sleeve LP releases. See year 1973.
• Label colour information for There's the Rub. A Brazilian and two Spanish LP releases. See year 1974.
• Label colour information for Locked In. Japanese and a South African LP releases. See year 1976.
• Label colour information for Front Page News. German, Spanish, South African and Singaporean LP releases. See year 1977.
• Label colour information for Classic Ash. Dutch, New Zealandian and South African LP releases. See year 1977.
• Label colour information for No Smoke Without Fire. New Zealandian and South African LP releases. See year 1978.
• Label colour information for Just Testing. Brazilian, German and South African LP releases. See year 1980.
• Label colour information for Live Dates Volume 2. Australian single sleeve LP release. See year 1980.
• Label colour information for Live Dates Volume 2. Mexican gatefold LP release. See year 1980.
• Label colour information for Number the Brave. Brazilian and Mexican LP releases. See year 1981.
• Label colour information for Nouveau Calls. Australian LP release. See year 1987.
• Label colour information for Live at Geneva. German LP release. See year 2012.
• Jari Kumpula from Vaasa, Finland made me aware that a combined bootleg and pirate copy 2CD was missing from the bootlegs and pirate copy search page. Now it's added there. Thanks!
• Jean-Paul Baume made me aware of a Mexican "radio promo" release of Live Dates Volume 2's first album. Smells like a pirate copy, so I'll add it to section
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• Added some cover art of Locked In's Japanese CD releases. See year 1976.
• Added a detail picture of Pilgrimage's US printing's back cover. See year 1971.
• Narrow grey lines between printings now on all pages presenting printings of legal releases. Version 6.7 finally like it was meant to be.

17-Jun-2016

Updates:

• Added full info of Ben Granfelt's 3 CD retrospective called Time Flies When You're Playing the Guitar in early June. This is added to Ben's Sideline story.
   
• More of USASH man Dr. John's pictures: I've added a selection of programs for concerts with other artists. See Books section's tab Programmes.
   

29-May-2016

Updates:

• Added the cover art of Live in Paris, region code 1 version DVD's cover art. See year 2016.
   
• Added Live to Air CD to year 2016. It's yet another rehash of "Phoenix Rising" DVD in audio CD format.
   
• USASH man Dr. John sent me pictures and info of several song books. They're added to Books.
  He also sent me loads of pictures of tour programmes. They're added to a separate tab in Books section.
  Here's what was added:
   
• 1972 Wishbone Ash song book,
• Wishbone Four song book,
• Best of Wishbone Ash song book and
• Classic Ash song book.
   
• Plus 15 tour programmes.
   
• Ben Granfelt is releasing a 3 CD retrospective called Time Flies When You're Playing the Guitar in early June. This is added to Ben's sideline story. More will be added once I get hold of the 3CD.

09-May-2016

Working on web site updates is ideal when you're recuperating from an operation: Do a small change and rest again, then do another. Soon you'll notice you have made a lot of changes. Well, here they are for all to see.

• Added cover art pics to Bona Fide LP release. See year 2016.
   
• Back in July 2014 Ben Reinhardt sent me a spreadsheet based on his LP collection. It contained loads of info of labels, some printings that I'd missed and more. Slowly but surely I've been adding the info to this web site. Just as I thought I would be ready with it, Ben sent me a new spreadsheet with updates. So, here's a list of updates based on the old spreadsheet. Some day I'll work on the new spreadsheet.
• Label colour information for Wishbone Ash, a Colombian compilation LP. See year 1971.
• Label colour information for An Evening Program with Wishbone Ash promo LP. See year 1972.
• Label colour information for 1st album and Pilgrimage dual LP. See year 1973.
• Label colour information for Best of Wishbone Ash, a German compilation LP. See year 1975.
• Label colour information for Masters of Rock, Wishbone Ash, a Dutch compilation LP. See year 1975.
• Label colour information for The Original Wishbone Ash, a German compilation LP. See year 1977.
• Label colour information for Wishbone Ash, a German compilation LP. See year 1977.
• Label colour information for Wishbone Ash, a Japanese 2 LP compilation. See year 1981.
• Label colour information for The Best Of Wishbone Ash - UK compilation, a UK compilation LP. See year 1982.
• Label colour information and publishing year correction for That's Wishbone Ash - German compilation LP. See year 1982.
• Label colour information and other additions to printings of Twin Barrels Burning. See year 1982.
• Label colour information and other additions to printings of Raw to the Bone. See year 1985.
• Label colour information and other additions to printings of Nouveau Calls. See year 1987.
• Label colour information and other additions to printings of Here to Hear. See year 1989.
• Label colour information and other additions to Strange Affair. See year 1991.
• Label colour information for Elegant Stealth LP. See year 2012.
• Label colour information for Blue Horizon LP. See year 2014.
   
• Martin Blow sent me info of a Bootleg DVD called 2007 Zajecar Guitar Festival. See
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28-Mar-2016

I'm doing this on my spare time and sometimes I just can't find time to do the updates as fast as I'd like to. Sorry!
Anyhow, recent updates:

• Added info and cover art of the European (Region 2) DVD release of Live in Paris. See year 2016.
• Bob Beresford and Martin Blow made me aware, both simultaneoulsy, of the soon to be published LP version of Bona Fide. One track from the album, Changing Tracks, can be heard on season 11, episode 10 of Supernatural.
  See, e.g. year 2002.
• Bob Beresford also informed me of a 1976 Bootleg entitled In the Warehouse City. See "1971 to 1976" from
  
• Updates courtesy of "HeJePi":
• Several corrections to bonus track lists and printings of Argus. See, e.g. year 1972.
• An additional Japanese release of Live - Timeline in 1998. See, e.g. year 1998.
• Publisher information of On Air, 2002 release. See, e.g. year 1998.
• One more bootleg, Still On, with tracks mostly from the "Liverpool Bootleg" plus some extra tracks. See "Liverpool Bootlegs" from
  
• Updates courtesy of Ben Reinhardt:
• Classic Ash printings and label colouring info. See, e.g. year 1977.
• Martin Turner is re-releasing his two New Live Dates CDs as a twofer. Now the artist name is Martin Turner, Ex-Wishbone Ash. See Sidelines and from there Former Members and Martin Turner.

Written by: Rainer Frilund