First Light | ||||
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Studio album by Wishbone Ash | ||||
Released | 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Talking Elephant | |||
Producer | Phil Dunne, Eddie Offord & Wishbone Ash | |||
Wishbone Ash chronology | ||||
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First Light is the first album by rock band Wishbone Ash. The recording was made to get a record deal but as the band signed to MCA Records with the well-known help from Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in early 1970, they decided to re-record most of them.
In 2006 a Wishbone Ash aficionado from America named Dr. John managed to purchase the acetate from a Christie's auction and in 2007 the re-discovered recordings were released by Talking Elephant and so the Wishbone Ash fans finally got the opportunity to experience the very original versions of tracks from the debut-album as well as two never before heard songs "Roads Of Day To Day", and "Joshua" and a vocalized version of "Alone" (which appeared as an instrumental on the second album Pilgrimage). The album as a whole represents the band in their first stages of their creation. During the sessions of recording, the band used homemade instruments - Martin Turner used a homemade bass guitar which he had bought for £5.
All songs composed by Andy Powell, Martin Turner, Ted Turner, and Steve Upton