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 - No Smoke Without Fire - US - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 01-May-2024 14:45)on May 1, 2024 at 10:47 pm
WISHBONE ASH No Smoke Without Fire (1978 US 7-track LP, picture sleeve with small deletion notch & illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows minimal shelf wear & the vinyl looks barely played MCA-3060)
- Wishbone Ash - Pilgrimage - Yellow/Red label - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2024 10:43)on May 1, 2024 at 10:47 pm
WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage (Rare 1971 UK 7-track LP on the yellow and red MCA 'dogbone' label, matt gatefold picture sleeve. The cover is graded as VG with some notable spinewear which makes some of the text illegible plus a little general storage wear; the previous owner has carefully added his details to the inside gatefold whilst the vinyl has just a couple of minor surface scuffs - a very respectable copy on this scarce label variant MDKS8004)
- Wishbone Ash - Classic Ash - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 16-Feb-2024 14:09)on May 1, 2024 at 10:47 pm
WISHBONE ASH Classic Ash (1980s UK 9-track LP, a collection of their classic hits including Phoenix, Blowin' Free & The King Will Come, picture sleeve. The sleeve has a mark on the right side which might have been a sticker, whilst the vinyl appears barely played MCL1621)
- Wishbone Ash - Masters Of Rock - Dutch - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 16-Feb-2024 17:06)on May 1, 2024 at 10:47 pm
WISHBONE ASH Masters Of Rock (1975 Dutch-only 8-track vinyl LP compilation, unique front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve reveals little shelfwear and the vinyl is Excellent 5C054-96269)
- Wishbone Ash - Pilgrimage - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2024 11:05)on May 1, 2024 at 10:47 pm
WISHBONE ASH Pilgrimage (Late 70s UK issue of the 1971 7-track LP on the dark blue 'rainbow' label, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve [VG+] shows a little shelf wear scuffing [thin hairline split in a top edge] & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with one or two light paper scuffs not affecting play MCG3504)
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