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"It's not just a transaction, it's a conversation" – how vinyl record shops are thriving in the digital age

The digital threat might be greater than ever, but record shops are doing a roaring trade – here's how

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“Ritchie Blackmore was playing licks to sound check. Andy started answering him. Their conversation with guitars was enough to impress Ritchie”: Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine

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“The music needed to be paced differently and we needed a bit more going for us, thematically. We very much realised we needed a new identity to rise above the fray”: Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked

War, peace, dictators and a failed pursuit of young love were at the heart of the band’s attempt to make “proper grown-up music” in 1972

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“I was on Battersea Bridge when the pig broke free. I drove to the power station and saw this look of schoolboy glee on Roger Waters’ face… ‘You sort this out, Po’”: Aubrey Powell’s Hipgnosis story

Storm Thorgerson’s right-hand man on breaking the law, pushing creative concepts, refusing to work with record labels, watching Pink Floyd get rich and staying friends by never taking sides

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Watch Wishbone Ash play the classic Blowin' Free on The Midnight Special 50 years ago

Pristine footage from Wishbone Ash's second appearance on The Midnight Special has made its way online

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Wishbone Ash's Argus was voted album of the year in 1972: Its standout track went on to influence Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden

With a riff claimed by both of the band’s guitarists and lyrics inspired by a summer romance, Blowin' Free became Wishbone Ash’s signature song and a rock classic

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Universities fighting prolific cyber threats with automation

Universities are a challenging environment to defend — something which is compounded by the scale and complexity of their IT estate.

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“These kinds of albums only come along once in a generation." Wishbone Ash and the making of Argus

The story of how UK rock quartet Wishbone Ash made their prog masterpiece Argus...

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Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: the soundtrack of my life

Wishbone Ash guitarist/singer Andy Powell picks his albums, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist who "led the way in music and fashion, everything, really"

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Andy Powell reveals he blew everything he had gambling

The former Wales back-rower says players didn't have as much help if they had a problem while he was a player

Wales Online

Andy Powell in public row with Gareth Anscombe's wife as he issues apology for private messages in wake of Ryan Jones news

Powell's public comments in the wake of Ryan Jones' awful dementia diagnosis saw him taken to task

Wales Online

Rugby evening headlines as Andy Powell issues statement to hit back at Alex Cuthbert

The latest rugby stories today from Wales and the wider world

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Alex Cuthbert cuts ties with Wales team-mate who gave him 's**t' and reveals Scarlets stars stopped from attending Liam Williams' stag do

Wales wing Cuthbert has also explained why some players missed Liam Williams' stag go in Ibiza

Wales Online

Dale 'The Chief' McIntosh announces new job as club reveal 'fantastic coup'

McIntosh is stepping down as Merthyr head coach at the end of this season. Now he has agreed a deal with a new club

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Today's rugby headlines as Sam Warburton questions Wales players' effort and former international shot dead

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Back Roads speaks to Val Powell who lost husband and son, both lifesavers, in Port Campbell rescue mission

The family of a father and son who lost their lives in a Port Campbell rescue mission talk about their last moments together.

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