Wishbone Ash – Argus

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Label:	Geffen Records – UICY-40188
Format:	CD , Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered , Hi-Res UHQCD - MQA
Country:	Japan
Released:	Jun 20, 2018
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

1	Time Was	9:44
2	Sometime World	6:56
3	Blowin' Free	5:19
4	The King Will Come	7:08
5	Leaf And Stream	3:55
6	Warrior	5:54
7	Throw Down The Sword	5:56
8	No Easy Road	3:37
9	Jail Bait - Live From Memphis	4:55
10	The Pilgrim - Live From Memphis	10:09
11	Phoenix - Live From Memphis	17:06

Companies, etc.

Record Company – USM Japan
Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Geffen Records
Copyright © – Geffen Records

Credits

Bass Guitar – Martin Turner (2)
Composed By – Wishbone Ash
Coordinator [Artwork Coordinator] – Motoharu Nagase
Drums – Steve Upton
Edited By [Edited In DSD By] – Manabu Matsumura
Engineer – Martin Birch
Lead Guitar – Ted Turner (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Liner Notes – 赤岩和美*
Lyrics By – Ted Turner (tracks: 1)
Organ – John Tout (tracks: 7)
Producer – Derek Lawrence
Product Manager – Naoki Shiokawa
Research [Artwork Research] – Naoya Kuromasa
Research [Tape Research] – Peter Matthews (4)
Transferred By [176.4kHz/24bit Transferred From DSD By] – Yumetoki Suzuki
Transferred By [DSD Flat Transferred From UK Original Analogue Master tapes By] – Richard Whittaker

Notes

Reissue in Hi-Res CD format (UHQCD format x MQA technology). Features the DSD master in 2013, using UK original master tapes. The DSD master is available in 352.8kHz/24bit high resolution (perfect for MQA-enabled audio players). Comes with lyrics and a description. Green color label coating. Comes in a slim case packaging. *The disc can also be played on regular CD players in UHQCD 44.1kHz/16bit resolution. However, MQA-enabled hardware/software is necessary to harness the full potential of this Hi-Res CD.
HQCD(HiQualityCD) discs are fully compatible with standard CD players

Original release date: 1972
Tracks 9 to 11 is a bonus tracks.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 4 988031 277324
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other: CD HQCD
Other: Hi-Res UHQCD - MQA

Other Versions (5 of 200)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Argus (LP, Album, Stereo)	MCA Records	MDKS 8006, MAPS 6007, MAPS.6007	UK	1972
	Argus (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	MCA Records	MAPS 6007		1972
	Argus (LP, Album, Stereo, Pinckneyville Pressing)	Decca	DL 7-5347, DL 75347	US	1972
Recently Edited	Argus (LP, Album, Gatefold)	MCA Records	410 003		1972
Recently Edited	Argus (LP, Album)	MCA Records	MCA 4074	Italy	1972

Reviews

recordhead59 Nov 14, 2024
Argus is and has been one of my all time favorite records, and this Japanese remaster sounds just, well, unbelievable. I've owned a first press on vinyl since the day it dropped, and it has been a staple on my turntable. Despite a record collection of 6015 12" black plastic waffles, I have been buying up select Japanese CD remasters of many of my favorite records. Titles like John Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow", Chris Squire "Fish Out of Water", the entire Japan and David Sylvian back catalog, for starters. These remasters sound just incredible.

"Argus" has had new life breathed into it, using the original UK master tapes. The stereo separation is much clearer, vocals are pulled up slightly where they belong, and Martin Turner's Firebird Bass borders on Chris Squire territory, and is up in the mix as well. Despite things being pulled up in the mix, it does not sound cluttered or over compressed. Instead it's wide open with definition on everything, with none of the muffled sound of the original. Drums are much tighter sounding as well.

Don't get me wrong... Desert Island would be the OG vinyl first UK press , but as often as I listen to "Argus" this is a perfect addition to my collection. Don't underestimate the quality of these Japanese pressings. They are well worth the money and the extra space in your collection. 10/10