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New England/Front Page News
Wishbone Ash
New England/Front Page News
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (10) - Disc #2

Two of the English rock group's LPs for MCA paired together, 1976's 'New England' & 1977's 'Front Page News'. A combined total of 19 tracks, including 'Mother Of Pearl', '(In All Of My Dreams) You Rescue Me' and 'Goodb...  more »

     
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All Artists: Wishbone Ash
Title: New England/Front Page News
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
Release Date: 12/28/1998
Album Type: Original recording remastered, Import
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 5017261204059, 766485041425

Synopsis

Album Description
Two of the English rock group's LPs for MCA paired together, 1976's 'New England' & 1977's 'Front Page News'. A combined total of 19 tracks, including 'Mother Of Pearl', '(In All Of My Dreams) You Rescue Me' and 'Goodbye Baby Hello Friend'. All tracks are digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Also features the original cover art of each LP and additional sleeve notes. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 release.
 

CD Reviews

Double your pleasure...
D. Hartley | Seattle, WA USA | 04/05/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"The two albums contained on this re-issue CD, "New England" and "Front Page News", represent a transitional period in the Wishbone Ash "sound". The band has largely dispensed with the semi-mystical/medieval themes by this time (1976-1977, the prog-rock slaying disco era) and moved to a more slickly produced, even poppier sound. The patented twin guitar work is still there, but is heading in a more mature and subtle direction, as opposed to the "Free Bird" style duels of the earlier albums.Standout tracks include "Lonely Island", "Front Page News" and "Come In From The Rain". Worthwhile for fans of tasty guitar work and melodic, well-arranged rock. I wish more music companies would follow BGO's lead in re-issuing back catalog in such sonically excellent "2-fer" packages--space saving for collectors and more bang for your buck!"
New fans should start here...
Jiminy Cricket | downstate NY USA | 07/07/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is 2 albums: New England (1976) and Front Page News (1977) re-issued together on a double CD. New England shows W.A. at what was perhaps their creative peak, in retrospect. It alone is worth the price of the package. Creative, great playing, great harmonies. W.A. was one of the most influential 70's British bands, but for some reason never achieved massive stardom. They had a unique style, unique harmonies. Maybe W.A. musicical style was a bit too subtle for the mass public to fully appreciate. Still enjoyable after all these years."
Great 2 disc set.
RKL | Asheville, NC | 08/09/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"'Front page news' is of course one of the classic albums by Wishbone Ash, definitely 70's music here(always a good thing)and all the tracks are quite good, check out the following tracks- Front page news, Goodbye baby hello friend, Come in from the rain, Heartbeat. These guys are very serious about their craft and it shows. While this remastered BGO version didn't make me stand up and say 'OH WOW!!', it is better than the companion disc 'New England' in terms of sound. 'New England' is a superb album but suffers from a veiled and muddy sound picture. In this case, get the single German import version. Their original label MCA could have given both of these discs a proper remastering but ironically chose not to. This is as good as it will get for now."