The Vintage Years 1970–1991

Tracklist

• CD 1: Wishbone Ash (1970)
• 1
  Blind Eye
  3:45
• 2
  Lady Whiskey
  6:13
• 3
  Errors of My Way
  6:57
  2.0 ★
• 4
  Queen of Torture
  3:23
• 5
  Handy
  11:37
• 6
  Phoenix
  10:26
• 7
  Lady Whiskey (First Light recording)
  3:12
• 8
  Roads of Day to Day (First Light recording)
  5:50
• 9
  Blind Eye (First Light recording)
  3:35
• 10
  Joshua (First Light recording)
  2:14
• 11
  Queen of Torture (First Light recording)
  3:08
• 12
  Handy (First Light recording)
  12:40
• 13
  Errors of My Way (First Light recording)
  6:25
• CD 2: Pilgrimage (1971)
• 1
  Vas Dis
  4:46
• 2
  The Pilgrim
  8:35
• 3
  Jail Bait
  4:45
• 4
  Alone
  2:25
• 5
  Lullaby
  3:03
• 6
  Valediction
  6:22
• 7
  Where Were You Tomorrow
  10:27
• 8
  Alone (full length album sessions version with vocals)
  5:56
• 9
  Alone (First Light recording with vocals)
  3:05
• 10
  Where Were You Tomorrow (album sessions studio version)
  7:23
• CD 3: Argus (1972)
• 1
  Time Was
  9:43
• 2
  Sometime World
  6:55
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Blowin’ Free
  5:18
  3.0 ★
• 4
  The King Will Come
  7:06
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Leaf and Stream
  3:55
• 6
  Warrior
  5:53
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Throw Down the Sword
  5:55
• 8
  Jail Bait (live from Memphis 1972)
  4:54
• 9
  The Pilgrim (live from Memphis 1972)
  10:08
• 10
  Phoenix (live from Memphis 1972)
  17:05
• CD 4: Wishbone Four (1973)
• 1
  So Many Things to Say
  4:04
• 2
  Ballad of the Beacon
  5:03
• 3
  No Easy Road
  3:46
• 4
  Everybody Needs a Friend
  8:22
• 5
  Doctor
  5:51
• 6
  Sorrel
  5:01
• 7
  Sing Out the Song
  4:23
• 8
  Rock ’n’ Roll Widow
  5:53
• 9
  No Easy Road (1972 single version)
  3:35
• 10
  Blowin’ Free (1972 single version)
  3:55
• CD 5: Live Dates (1973)
• 1
  The King Will Come (June ’73, Croydon, Fairfield Hall)
  7:44
• 2
  Warrior (June ’73, Newcastle, City Hall)
  5:42
• 3
  Throw Down the Sword (June ’73, Newcastle, City Hall)
  5:57
• 4
  Rock ’n’ Roll Widow (June ’73, Reading, University)
  6:08
• 5
  Ballad of the Beacon (June ’73, Reading, University)
  5:22
• 6
  Baby What You Want Me to Do (June ’73, Portsmouth, Guildhall)
  7:48
• 7
  The Pilgrim (June ’73, Croydon, Fairfield Hall)
  9:14
• 8
  Blowin’ Free (June ’73, Newcastle, City Hall)
  5:31
• 9
  Jail Bait (June ’73, Reading, University)
  4:37
• 10
  Lady Whiskey (June ’73, Reading, University)
  5:57
• 11
  Phoenix (June ’73, Croydon, Fairfield Hall)
  17:23
• CD 6: There’s the Rub (1974)
• 1
  Silver Shoes
  6:36
• 2
  Don’t Come Back
  5:10
• 3
  Persephone
  7:00
• 4
  Hometown
  4:48
• 5
  Lady Jay
  5:56
• 6
  F*U*B*B
  9:37
• CD 7: Locked In (1976)
• 1
  Rest in Peace
  6:44
• 2
  No Water in the Well
  3:48
• 3
  Moonshine
  3:35
• 4
  She Was My Best Friend
  3:54
• 5
  It Started in Heaven
  3:18
• 6
  Half Past Lovin’
  5:31
• 7
  Trust in You
  5:07
• 8
  Say Goodbye
  5:02
• 9
  Bad Weather Blues
  4:35
• 10
  Chicago Tease
  3:05
• CD 8: New England (1976)
• 1
  Mother of Pearl
  4:34
• 2
  (In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me
  6:15
• 3
  Runaway
  3:19
• 4
  Lorelei
  5:27
• 5
  Outward Bound
  4:54
• 6
  Prelude
  1:17
• 7
  When You Know Love
  5:47
• 8
  Lonely Island
  4:34
• 9
  Candlelight
  1:52
• CD 9: Front Page News (1977)
• 1
  Front Page News
  5:11
• 2
  Midnight Dancer
  4:31
• 3
  Goodbye Baby Hello Friend
  3:52
• 4
  Surface to Air
  4:53
• 5
  714
  3:23
• 6
  Come in From the Rain
  4:45
• 7
  Right or Wrong
  2:53
• 8
  Heart Beat
  4:22
• 9
  The Day I Found Your Love
  4:31
• 10
  Diamond Jack
  4:19
• 11
  Come in From the Rain (live)
  5:06
• CD 10: No Smoke Without Fire (1978)
• 1
  You See Red
  6:00
• 2
  Baby the Angels Are Here
  4:49
• 3
  Ships in the Sky
  3:03
• 4
  Stand and Deliver
  7:19
• 5
  Anger in Harmony
  5:09
• 6
  Like a Child
  5:00
• 7
  The Way of the World – Part 1
  4:11
• 8
  The Way of the World – Part 2
  5:29
• 9
  Time and Space (album session outtake)
  5:55
• 10
  Firesign (album session outtake)
  5:03
• 11
  Hard on You (album session outtake)
  4:59
• 12
  John Sherry Jam (album session outtake)
  6:28
• 13
  Sherriff of Sherwood (album session outtake)
  6:09
• CD 11: Live at Tokyo Sun Plaza (1978)
• 1
  F*U*B*B
  10:50
• 2
  The Way of the World
  10:26
• 3
  You See Red
  6:27
• 4
  Jail Bait
  7:02
• 5
  Blowin’ Free
  5:15
• 6
  Bad Weather Blues (live B‐side from ‘You See Red’ 12″ single)
  8:38
• 7
  Helpless (live single)
  4:04
• 8
  Blowin’ Free (live single)
  6:30
• CD 12: Just Testing (1980)
• 1
  Living Proof
  5:43
• 2
  Haunting Me
  4:33
• 3
  Insomnia
  5:08
• 4
  Helpless
  4:04
• 5
  Pay the Price
  3:32
• 6
  New Rising Star
  3:54
• 7
  Master of Disguise
  4:25
• 8
  Lifeline
  6:28
• 9
  Fast Johnny
  4:04
• 10
  Come On
  3:23
• 11
  Is Justice Done (album outtake)
  4:21
• 12
  The Bells Chime (album outtake)
  3:22
• 13
  Out on a Limb (album outtake)
  3:44
• 14
  Where You Been (album outtake)
  4:00
• 15
  Halfway House (album outtake – Martin Turner vocal)
  3:36
• 16
  Halfway House (album outtake – Claire Hamill vocal)
  3:48
• 17
  Football and Boxing (album outtake)
  3:29
• CD 13: Live Dates, Volume Two (1980)
• 1
  Doctor (Hull City Hall, 1980)
  5:43
• 2
  Living Proof (Bristol Colton Hall, 1980)
  5:50
• 3
  Runaway (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 1980)
  3:15
• 4
  Helpless (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 1980)
  3:48
• 5
  F*U*B*B (London, Hammersmith Odeon, 1978)
  9:45
• 6
  The Way of the World
  10:29
• 7
  Lorelei
  6:20
• 8
  Persephone
  6:20
• 9
  (In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me
  6:58
• 10
  Time Was
  6:52
• 11
  Goodbye Baby Hello Friend
  5:20
• 12
  No Easy Road
  7:20
• CD 14: Number the Brave (1981)
• 1
  Loaded
  4:11
• 2
  Where Is the Love
  3:19
• 3
  Underground
  4:14
• 4
  Kicks on the Street
  4:15
• 5
  Open Road
  5:18
• 6
  Get Ready
  3:13
• 7
  Rainstorm
  4:54
• 8
  That’s That
  3:02
• 9
  Roller Coaster
  3:17
• 10
  Number the Brave
  4:56
• 11
  My Mind Is Made Up (B‐side)
  4:39
• 12
  Get Ready (single mix with Claire Hamill backing vocal)
  3:15
• 13
  Now or Never (album outtake – John Wetton)
  3:54
• 14
  Hard on You (album outtake)
  4:59
• CD 15: Twin Barrels Burning (1982)
• 1
  Engine Overheat
  4:04
• 2
  Can’t Fight Love
  4:00
• 3
  Genevieve
  3:36
• 4
  Me and My Guitar
  4:00
• 5
  Hold On
  4:50
• 6
  Streets of Shame
  4:37
• 7
  No More Lonely Nights
  5:18
• 8
  Angels Have Mercy
  3:54
• 9
  Wind Up
  5:06
• 10
  Cat and Dog Fight
  3:41
• 11
  Go for the Gold
  4:05
• 12
  Night Hawker
  6:15
• CD 16: Raw to the Bone (1985)
• 1
  Cell of Fame
  4:33
• 2
  People in Motion
  3:50
• 3
  Don’t Cry
  3:29
• 4
  Love Is Blue
  3:44
• 5
  Long Live the Night
  3:33
• 6
  Rocket in My Pocket
  3:46
• 7
  It’s Only Love
  4:13
• 8
  Don’t You Mess
  3:54
• 9
  Dreams (Searching for an Answer)
  3:30
• 10
  Perfect Timing
  3:56
• 11
  She’s Still Alive
  3:40
• 12
  Apocalypso
  3:47
• 13
  Valley of Tears
  3:42
• 14
  Nkomo
  3:39
• 15
  Talk to Me
  3:26
• CD 17: Nouveau Calls (1987)
• 1
  Tangible Evidence
  4:22
• 2
  Clousseau
  3:40
• 3
  Flags of Convenience
  4:30
• 4
  From Soho to Sunset
  3:28
• 5
  Arabesque
  4:30
• 6
  In the Skin
  4:51
• 7
  Something Happening in Room 602
  3:35
• 8
  Johnny Left Home Without It
  3:35
• 9
  The Spirit Flies Free
  3:44
• 10
  A Rose Is a Rose
  3:39
• 11
  Real Guitars Have Wings
  3:14
• 12
  T‐Bone Shuffle
  3:32
• CD 18: Here to Hear (1989)
• 1
  Cosmic Jazz
  3:30
• 2
  Keeper of the Light
  3:55
• 3
  Mental Radio
  4:55
• 4
  Walk on Water
  4:02
• 5
  Witness to Wonder
  4:10
• 6
  Lost Cause in Paradise
  4:46
• 7
  Why Don’t We
  6:13
• 8
  In the Case
  3:28
• 9
  Hole in My Heart – Part One
  3:06
• 10
  Hole in My Heart – Part Two
  4:33
• 11
  Heaven Is (album outtake)
  4:35
• 12
  Bolan’s Monument (B‐side)
  3:56
• 13
  Duffle Shuffle (album outtake)
  3:59
• CD 19: Strange Affair (1991)
• 1
  Strange Affair
  4:18
• 2
  Wings of Desire
  3:51
• 3
  Renegade
  3:55
• 4
  Dream Train
  4:58
• 5
  Some Conversation
  4:17
• 6
  Say You Will
  4:06
• 7
  Rollin’
  3:55
• 8
  You
  3:50
• 9
  Hard Times
  3:01
• 10
  Standing in the Rain
  5:38
• 11
  Chimes of Freedom (Andy Powell vocal)
  3:26
• 12
  Standing in the Rain (Martin Turner vocal)
  5:35
• 13
  Strange Affair (brass mix)
  4:24
• 14
  Dream Train (brass mix)
  5:00
• 15
  Rollin’ (brass mix)
  3:53
• 16
  Chimes of Freedom (Martin Turner vocal)
  3:25
• CD 20: Portsmouth 1973 – Wishbone Four / Live Dates Recording Tour, Part 1
• 1
  The King Will Come
  7:01
• 2
  Warrior
  5:38
• 3
  Throw Down the Sword
  6:41
• 4
  Ballad of the Beacon
  6:21
• 5
  Rock ’n’ Roll Widow
  7:11
• 6
  Everybody Needs a Friend
  7:16
• 7
  Blowin’ Free
  5:23
• 8
  Jail Bait
  4:58
• CD 21: Portsmouth 1973 – Wishbone Four / Live Dates Recording Tour, Part 2
• 1
  Doctor
  6:28
• 2
  So Many Things to Say
  7:01
• 3
  Baby What You Want Me to Do
  7:20
• 4
  Phoenix
  18:56
• 5
  It Ain’t Easy
  4:47
• 6
  Where Were You Tomorrow
  9:41
• CD 22: Southampton 1973 – Wishbone Four / Live Dates Recording Tour
• 1
  The King Will Come
  7:34
• 2
  Warrior
  5:40
• 3
  Throw Down the Sword
  5:53
• 4
  Ballad of the Beacon
  7:06
• 5
  Rock ’n’ Roll Widow
  6:29
• 6
  Everybody Needs a Friend
  6:52
• 7
  Blowin’ Free
  5:21
• 8
  Jail Bait
  5:07
• 9
  Doctor
  6:26
• 10
  So Many Things to Say
  7:23
• 11
  Baby What You Want Me to Do
  6:33
• CD 23: Edinburgh 1976 – New England Tour
• 1
  Runaway
  3:30
• 2
  The King Will Come
  7:19
• 3
  Warrior
  6:45
• 4
  Lorelei
  6:23
• 5
  Persephone
  9:29
• 6
  (In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me
  7:16
• 7
  Outward Bound
  4:09
• 8
  Mother of Pearl
  5:59
• 9
  Rest in Peace
  6:44
• 10
  Time Was
  7:14
• 11
  Bad Weather Blues
  8:45
• 12
  Jail Bait
  6:08
• CD 24: Marquee Club 1977 – Front Page News Tour
• 1
  Blind Eye
  2:41
• 2
  Lady Whiskey
  2:41
• 3
  The King Will Come
  6:33
• 4
  Warrior
  5:10
• 5
  Throw Down the Sword
  4:27
• 6
  Front Page News
  6:20
• 7
  Sometime World
  7:06
• 8
  Goodbye Baby Hello Friend
  5:53
• 9
  Runaway
  3:37
• 10
  Phoenix
  10:36
• 11
  Jail Bait
  5:20
• 12
  Blowin’ Free
  6:43
• 13
  Bad Weather Blues
  8:37
• CD 25: Newcastle 1977 – Front Page News Tour
• 1
  Blind Eye
  2:42
• 2
  Lady Whiskey
  2:48
• 3
  The King Will Come
  6:18
• 4
  Warrior
  5:24
• 5
  Throw Down the Sword
  4:36
• 6
  Front Page News
  6:04
• 7
  Sometime World
  7:20
• 8
  Goodbye Baby Hello Friend
  5:48
• 9
  Runaway
  3:27
• 10
  Come in From the Rain
  5:17
• 11
  Jail Bait
  5:40
• 12
  Blowin’ Free
  8:15
• 13
  No Easy Road
  6:23
• 14
  Bad Weather Blues
  8:52
• CD 26: Bournemouth 1978, Part 1
• 1
  The King Will Come (Bournemouth 1978)
  7:03
• 2
  Warrior (Bournemouth 1978)
  6:28
• 3
  Errors of My Way (Bournemouth 1978)
  6:21
• 4
  You See Red (Bournemouth 1978)
  6:54
• 5
  F*U*B*B (Bournemouth 1978)
  9:32
• 6
  The Way of the World (Bournemouth 1978)
  10:53
• CD 27: Bournemouth 1978, Part 2
• 1
  Phoenix (Bournemouth 1978)
  12:52
• 2
  Anger in Harmony (Bournemouth 1978)
  3:39
• 3
  Time Was (Bournemouth 1978)
  7:16
• 4
  Runaway (Bournemouth 1978)
  3:39
• 5
  Lady Whiskey (Bournemouth 1978)
  2:51
• 6
  Jail Bait (Bournemouth 1978)
  5:38
• 7
  Queen of Torture (Bournemouth 1978)
  3:45
• 8
  Blowin’ Free (Bournemouth 1978)
  8:28
• 9
  Bad Weather Blues (Bournemouth 1978)
  8:36
• CD 28: Guildford 1980 – Just Testing Tour, Part 1
• 1
  Doctor (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  5:41
• 2
  Blind Eye (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  4:05
• 3
  Way of the World (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  10:14
• 4
  Living Proof (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  5:57
• 5
  The King Will Come (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  6:46
• 6
  Lifeline (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  6:52
• 7
  Insomnia (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  5:01
• CD 29: Guildford 1980 – Just Testing Tour, Part 2
• 1
  Phoenix (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  16:38
• 2
  Blowin’ Free (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  6:38
• 3
  Queen of Torture (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  3:28
• 4
  Helpless (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  3:31
• 5
  Jail Bait (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  6:49
• 6
  Bad Weather Blues (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  10:00
• 7
  Too Much Monkey Business (Guildford 1980 – Just Testing tour)
  5:10
• CD 30: Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free Tour
• 1
  Doctor (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  5:06
• 2
  Lady Whiskey (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  2:54
• 3
  Helpless (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  3:50
• 4
  I Need People (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  5:36
• 5
  The Pilgrim (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  8:34
• 6
  Lookin’ for a Reason (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  3:56
• 7
  Runaway (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  5:48
• 8
  The King Will Come (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  6:57
• 9
  Phoenix (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  15:31
• 10
  Blowin’ Free (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  6:52
• 11
  Jail Bait (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  5:15
• 12
  Bad Weather Blues (Chelmsford 1980 – Blowin’ Free tour)
  8:40

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Release credits

• Andy Powell
  guitar [3.1-7, 9.1-10], lead vocals [2-4, 6-7, 9], vocal [2-4, 6-7]
• Derek Lawrence
  producer [2.1-7, 3.1-7, 1.1-6]
• Howard Albert
  producer [1-10]
• John Tout
  guest [7], organ [7]
• Laurie Wisefield
  guitar [1-10], lead vocals [3]
• Martin Birch
  engineer [2.1-7, 3.1-7, 1.1-6]
• Martin Turner
  bass [1-10], bass guitar [1-7], lead vocals [9.1-2, 9.4-10, 3.1-10], vocal [1-7]
• Nigel Gray
  producer [1-5, 7-10]
• Ron Albert
  producer [1-10]
• Steve Gursky
  engineer [1-10]
• Steve Upton
  drums (drum set) [1-10], membranophone [1-7, 7], percussion [1-7, 7]
• Ted Turner
  guitar [1-7], lead vocals [1, 3], vocal [1, 3]
• Tom Dowd
  producer [1-8]

Issues

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  The Vintage Years 1970–1991

  30x CD
  18 April 2018