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MYSTERIOUS: Wishbone ash - What They Never Told You

“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

“I’ve got Fenders of various ages and they all sound different. That’s not a Spinal Tap thing – they just do!” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible”

“I’ve got Fenders of various ages and they all sound different. That’s not a Spinal Tap thing – they just do!” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible”

In his quest for the perfect tone Steve Harris has tried virtually every make of bass there is, but always comes back to one

Twelve-disc Wishbone Ash Live At The BBC box set out in March

Twelve-disc Wishbone Ash Live At The BBC box set out in March

Wishbone Ash – At The BBC 1970-1988 features eleven discs of BBC sessions and a live DVD of Old Grey Whistle Test performances

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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

“This one has done better in the first three weeks than our debut did in a year!" The story of Panic Room's Satellite

With their second album under their belts, Welsh prog squad Panic Room are taking bigger and bolder strides and they intend to let nothing whatsoever stand in their way.

“If they had the flares and beards and the record was from 1971 or 1972, that was what I wanted… records that looked odd and I could afford”: How Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt discovered prog

From extreme metal to Camel and Genesis to collaboration with Steven Wilson, the Swedish musician's career is surely one of the most progressive

“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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“When I’m off the road, I have this love affair with ragtime guitar”: 7 questions with Wishbone Ash’s Andy Powell

“When I’m off the road, I have this love affair with ragtime guitar”: 7 questions with Wishbone Ash’s Andy Powell

Powell shares embarrassing moments, his greatest gear loves and more in this quick-fire interview

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

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"

Argus by Wishbone Ash: the return of the greatest least-known million-selling rock album ever made

Argus by Wishbone Ash: the return of the greatest least-known million-selling rock album ever made

The fiftieth anniversary edition of Wishbone Ash's Argus is a class act, with an ear-opening remix and a brilliant half-minute of silence

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