Wishbone Ash - The Vintage Years Box Set Unboxing and Review with Phil Aston

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Now Spinning Magazine with Phil Aston

3 жыл бұрын

Unboxing The Vintage Years by Wishbone Ash (Madfish Records)
In this video, I unbox this huge 30 CD career-defining set by Wishbone Ash
The Vintage Years includes all 16 albums released from 1970 to 1991 with extensive bonus tracks, rare album outtakes, B-sides and 12 previously unreleased studio tracks.
Many of the albums included are out of print and all of the albums come in replica gatefold sleeves. One of the many attractions are the unreleased live albums. These are included in 11 CDs.
1. Portsmouth Guildhall 1973 (2CD) from the Wishbone Four / Live Dates tour
2. Southampton University 1973 from the Wishbone Four / Live Dates tour
3. Edinburgh Usher Hall 1976 from the New England tour
4. Marquee Club 1977 from the Front Page News tour
5. Newcastle City Hall 1977 from the Front Page News tour
6. Bournemouth Winter Gardens 1978 (2CD) from the No Smoke Without Fire tour
7. Guildford Civic Hall 1980 (2CD) from the Just Testing tour
8. Chelmsford Odeon 1980 from the Blowin’ Free tour
There are three other official live albums in the set which are Live Dates, Live Dates Volume Two and Live in Tokyo.
All the albums have been remixed/remastered from the original multitrack by Pete Reynolds. In the box are personally signed prints by each member of the band. There is also a huge hardback book that covers each album with full involvement from the band, a book of tour posters (plus 4 additional posters, a press kit for the first album and a flexi disc single.
This was an expensive set back in 2018 and was limited to 2,500 copies. This was the most expensive box set I had bought at the time and I feel it was worth every penny. The purpose of this video is to help people see what is in the box so if you do find a copy on Discogs or Ebay you can see what you are getting.
Thank you for your support and encouragement in doing these videos it means a great deal to me :)
Phil Aston
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@frankstecker5675 16 күн бұрын

I love this..box...Wishbone Ash.. the best Live Rockband..all time....wonderfull .

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic band and shame I never caught them live . So thank goodness for Live Dates . Not a duff track on it and super audio quality

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 8 ай бұрын

What an album cover , what a record . Perfect in every way

@kevinkivlin7137 Жыл бұрын

A truly remarkable bx set by a truly remarkable band !

@NowSpinningMagazine Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, the most expensive box set I have ever bought, but it is my favourite in my collection. Phil

@videobasis 2 жыл бұрын

Phil absolutely your opinion. One of the best and most loving box sets there is. So many memories. Fortunately, I was there in Pforzheim with Quo Heep and the Atlanta Rhythm Band. I remember the sun went down and Wishbone Ash came on stage with you see red.

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, thank you for watching all the way through, it was longer than I thought! I agree it is one of the best box sets ever put together. If only Jimmy Page had thought of this for Zeppelin? Phil

@Andrew-yd8zp Жыл бұрын

Great Job Phil. Don't have this box set but have the original vinyl releases. The book looks amazing.

@NowSpinningMagazine Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@jean-lucpernel2202 2 жыл бұрын

what very astounding box beautiful photos, posters and books i like records too, my favourites are of course "argus" "there's the rub" and ......the live albums !!! bravo phil !!!!

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

It was very expensive for me but I am very pleased I went for it in the end. It made me appreciate the band a lot more and I had not even heard some of the later albums. I love the New England album the most.

@jean-lucpernel2202 2 жыл бұрын

@@NowSpinningMagazine yes very much expensive i look on amazon for the who sell out deluxe edition :116 euros .... godness they are CRAZY , sabbath vol 4 :150 euros it's not for me!!!!!!

@spiritwalker1988 2 жыл бұрын

Phil, this box is really amazing. I am a deeper admirer of Wishbone Ash albums, however, i don't have enough money to buy this beautiful box. I'm living in Brazil, and we're in hard times, but i congratulate you for buying this real jewerly box. Take care friend !

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Spirit Walker, thank you for watching and commenting. I hope times improve for you in Brazil soon. It is a wonderful box set but as you say very expensive now. Phil

@Nick-qf7vt 3 жыл бұрын

Looks absolutely wonderful! I have to say, seeing you flip through that book with all the music papers and concert posters; it made me a little sad and bitter that I wasn't around to experience that. Sure there's loads of great music today (although not in the mainstream) but I truly can't imagine being around in a time where bands were pumping out at least one album a year, and you could go see them in concert for $5. Nowadays you pay $300 for a crappy seat in an arena with tens of thousands of other people to see a couple of old dinosaurs halfheartedly play their instruments...

@NowSpinningMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, thank you for watching, it was quite a long video but I felt it was important to show everything if possible. The other thing about the time you talk about is that all the other bands were releasing one or two albums per year as well! Phil :)

@blackmarbles1047 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Nick they were indeed the best times ever for music , I was lucky enough to see so many great bands for just a few pounds including Wishbone Ash many times . Best live band I ever saw .

@derekclacton 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful review - thanks Phil 🙂 Possibly the ultimate box set 🤔 I must have a listen to New England 👍

@NowSpinningMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Derek, thank you for watching. It is an incredible box set and shows that CDs are still a via force. I cannot imagine there could ever be a vinyl version! New England is the highlight for me :)

@Norshammar72 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! I would have loved to get that!

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

It is the best box set in my collection by far - Phil

@johnwheatcroft1188 3 жыл бұрын

A lovely piece Phil... remember it coming out,but couldn't afford at the time.. thanks for sharing 🤟

@NowSpinningMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, glad you enjoyed it. Do you have a favourite album by Wishbone Ash.

@pgreed100 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Phil, enjoyed every minute of your review. I was a great fan of Wishbone Ash, I saw them at Newcastle City Hall twice, 1973 and 1975 (I think). I recall John Peel being a great exponent of their music at that time. My favourite album was Pilgrimage although I suppose Argus was the iconic album. There are some great songs on Wishbone Four as well (Sing Out The Song) although I thought the production on the original album was poor compared to the previous three. I lost touch with what they were doing after There's The Rub as other things took over in my life and now plan to listen to some of the later stuff as you described so well. Keep these great reviews coming!

@NowSpinningMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thank you for watching all the way through this was a long one but it is such a large box set! Wishbone Ask 4 sound great in this set. Although none of the albums has been released separately I am sure they will at some point. Seeing them in 1973 and 75 must have been awesome! Phil :)

@johnnykawakid 2 жыл бұрын

Great review man, think will splash out on it now. 👍

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, thank you for watching. I hope you can find a copy! Phil

@captainfantastic7086 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Phil, Thanks for the unboxing. I just happened to stumble across the video on Stranded in Reality the other day and was absolutely impressed and fully enjoyed it. Your unboxing approach has to be the best I have ever seen. Talking about great boxed sets, I remember when Columbia kick-started with the Bob Dylan's Biograph, I was so enthralled with the booklet so included. When boxed sets became a craze, I sometimes just craved for the books inside. Too bad they will never be made available on their own. The Ian Hunter and Wishbone Ash ones look fantastic. I have a bixed set by Phil Ochs and the writing is unreal. Thanks once again for all your knowledge, passion and ideas and I am seriously trying to get a copy of the Vintage Years. Happy New Year and look forward to watching other videos by you.

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Captain Fantastic! Thank you so much for watching,finding me and subscribing to the Now Spinning Channel. Your comment is very kind and inspiring for me to do more videos. The Wishbone Ash set is a benchmark for how a career defining boxset should be done. Thank you again - Phil :)

@stix9567 Жыл бұрын

yowza!!!------ been a bone head for most of my life-- woulda luv to have seen that Edinburgh 76 show!

@androckcin308 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutamente fantástica esa Caja

@bobdarlington4634 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, mind blowin' free here, nice one Phil, or should I say Charles Atlas !

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, thank you for watching, this is my favourite box set and the most expensive one I have ever bought. Phil :)

@SpaceWreck 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched this 3-4 times - I do regret missing out on this one! I only own ("The Mighty") Argus and Number the Brave (I'm a big John Wetton fan), but I like most everything I've heard from them. Madfish does a glorious job with these sets! I did get the Caravan box, which looks very similar to this one in terms of packaging and extras. If I were made of money, I would have picked up their Gentle Giant and Steve Hillage boxes as well. Ah well - bring on Al Stewart's Admiralty Lights!

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for watching. The sets are very expensive and need a fair bit of space to even store them! I missed out on the Steve Hillage, Gentle Giant sets. From what I gather the Wishbone ash set is probably the best for content and presentation. It is a set I dip into on a regular basis. Phil :)

@williamgainford9332 2 жыл бұрын

Thats some boxset phil - brings me back to discovering them on late night in concert on bbc - with anne nightingale back in the early 80s lol - brings you back huh - went out and got argus on tape that weekend - probably my favourite of theirs still

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi William, thank you for watching and your comment, those are great memories indeed! Argus is such a wonderful album I might do a separate feature on this in the future. Phil :)

@williamgainford9332 2 жыл бұрын

@@NowSpinningMagazine looking forward to it - happy new year phil

@Nephilim-81 2 жыл бұрын

I really love stuff like this. I was cleaning and reorganizing all my CDs and BOXSETs and realized I could use more lavish big boxsets. I actually only have 15 of them, although they are uncommon. My biggest one is the tangerine Dream “in search of hades.” It is 18 Discs and so beautifully packaged. I really hope to get more like the wishbone ash and tangerine Dream sets. This is so nice. :)

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Even though Wishbone Ash are not my favourite band this is my favourite box set in my collection. I had never spent so much on a box set before but when it arrived within minutes I knew it was worth every penny. Phil

@Nephilim-81 2 жыл бұрын

@@NowSpinningMagazine oh wow. That is saying a lot. You have a ton of notable boxsets and that is really cool to know. I really hope we get more lavish boxsets of this nature and packaging. I think a great one, if I can dream, would be a 40th Ann boxset of Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA. It is the only album I like from him, but man it is a good one. Certainly deserves the Royal treatment. Since Sony BMG owns his catalog now I think we might get it someday. 5 CDs with a bluray audio in a large vinyl sized hard back book. Now that’s livin’

@Louisejames23 3 жыл бұрын

This looks nice, not got much of their stuff but seeing them later this year. Hideously expensive now though!

@NowSpinningMagazine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Louise, thank you for watching! The price is bonkers now but they are a great band. - Phil : )

@steveandemmafrost2282 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Boxset is mega dollars now.

@NowSpinningMagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly the best box set in my collection - Phil

@martincook2497 Жыл бұрын

I've found a copy for sale... a mere £1200+ !

@NowSpinningMagazine Жыл бұрын

Strewth !!!

@martincook2497 Жыл бұрын

Yep... Snapper sell out their box sets quickly and the prices go up. Time for a repressing I reckon...

@jonathanpearman1052 Жыл бұрын

This has become so elusive since it sold out. I only saw them once and that was at the Marquee club in 1977. It was a fantastic gig and I've wanted to find a recording of it ever since. And there it was after all these years in the Vintage Years box set...and I missed it:( That's why I got the Living Proof box set recently, just for the Marquee gig and before it sells out as well. So all's good but I'd much rather have the Vintage Years...

@NowSpinningMagazine Жыл бұрын

The Living Proof set sounds great as well. I missed out in that one.