Wishbone Ash is the first studio album by Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...

. The band's debut album became a reality when they were opening for Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

 in early 1970. Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...

 was jamming during the band's soundcheck when Wishbone guitarist Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...

 boldly plugged in and began jamming with Blackmore.

After the show, Blackmore recommended that MCA Records

Music Corporation of America

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 sign the band. Deep Purple producer Derek Lawrence

Derek Lawrence

Derek Lawrence is a record producer, famous for his work for Joe Meek's Outlaws, Deep Purple, Machiavel and Wishbone Ash.Lawrence came in contact with Meek circa at the end of 1963, when he managed a group, Laurie Black and the Men of Mystery, that won a recording session at Joe Meek's studio. He...

 produced this album, which features elements of blues

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, progressive rock

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, and psychedelic

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 improvisation

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. The album was a success and Wishbone Ash would soon become one of the most popular rock bands of the early 1970s.

Track listing

All songs previously released on DECCA album old number DL7-5249 entitled Wishbone Ash.

MCA version is MCA-23.

All songs composed by Martin Turner

Martin Turner

Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...

, Steve Upton

Steve Upton

Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...

, Ted Turner

Ted Turner

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 and Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...

.
Side one

1. "Blind Eye" – 3:15
2. "Lady Whisky" – 6:13
3. "Errors of My Ways" – 6:56
4. "Queen of Torture" – 3:23

Side two

1. "Handy" – 11:37
2. "Phoenix" – 10:26

"Blind Eye" and "Queen Of Torture" were released on 7" single, MCA MK5061 (February 1971)]

Personnel

• Andy Powell
  Andy Powell
  Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
  
   - lead guitar, vocals
• Ted Turner
  Ted Turner (guitarist)
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   - lead guitar, vocals
• Martin Turner
  Martin Turner
  Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...
  
   - bass, vocals
• Steve Upton
  Steve Upton
  Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...
  
  - drums