From Loudersound.
Wishbone Ash have announced an exclusive limited edition of signed giclée fine art prints featuring the iconic Hipgnosis designed cover image of the band’s 1972 album Argus.
The album cover was photographed by Hipgnosis in the Gorge Du Verdon in Provence, France, and featured an unknown model decked out in pros from Ken Russell’s 1971 movie The Devils.
“They had a spear, a sword and a cape, and they took it all with them to Provence, France, where they could find the light that they were wanting to capture,” bass player Martin Turner told Prog recently. “They ended up moving a couple of times, trying to find the right position. When they came back, the sword was gone. It was worth a lot of money. They got in big trouble.”
“I’ve never met the guy,” Turner continues, regarding the model used for the shoot, “[but] I’d love to meet him. He lives in the Welsh mountains, miles from anyone. One day a bunch of lads rolled up at his front door and said, ‘Were you the man who was on the Argus cover?’ They’d managed to figure out who he was and came knocking on his door to ask him to sign the album.”
The prints are available in two editions, sized 21″ x 36″ and 24″ square, which you can see below. Both hand-numbered and signed by the four original members of the band. Shipping starts on December 6.
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- Wishbone Ash - New England - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 18-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 22, 2025 at 3:43 am
WISHBONE ASH New England (1976 UK 9-track LP on the dark MCA 'rainbow' label, housed in a superb Hipgnosis designed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some light age wear with corner dents & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with a few minor signs of play MCG3523)
- Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 31-Dec-2024 11:51)on February 22, 2025 at 3:43 am
WISHBONE ASH Wishbone Ash (1970 UK first press 6-track stereo LP on the red & pink 'dogbone' label, the magnificent debut produced by Derek Lawrence of Deep Purple fame, featuring a heady mix of Blues, Prog & Psychedelia. The gatefold picturesleeve [VG] shows a little discolouring & scuffing with all print legible & the vinyl is clean & grades VG with a few minor signs of play. A nice, if not mint, example & now hard to find in serviceable condition MKPS2014)
- Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 06-Dec-2024 18:00)on February 22, 2025 at 3:43 am
WISHBONE ASH Wishbone Four (Mid 1970s UK issue of the 1973 8-track vinyl LP on the black rainbow MCA label, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve does have some sedgewear and a foxing, but the vinyl shows the odd faint superficial paper scuff and only light signs of play. MCG3503)
- Wishbone Ash - Number The Brave - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 09-Dec-2024 10:05)on February 22, 2025 at 3:43 am
WISHBONE ASH Number The Brave (1981 UK 10-track LP, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve has just a little light edgewear with residual sticker marks/scuffing to the top edge and the vinyl looks barely played MCF3103)
- Wishbone Ash - Pilgrimage - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 15:41)on February 22, 2025 at 3:43 am
WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage (1971 UK 6-track LP on the brown & orange MCA 'dogbone' label, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only very light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play MDKS8004)
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