A POCKET HISTORY OF WISHBONE ASH

By: STEVE UPTON

 

April 1972 
Release of "Argus." 

5th June 1972 
Flew to America to start third tour.

19th June 1972 
Played St. Louis and after the show the truck containing all our 
equipment was stolen from the hotel. We were never to see it again. 

21st June 1972 
Flew back to London.  Martin had been suffering stomach pains whist in 
America and put it down to seafood poisoning. On our arrival in England 
he was diagnosed as having appendicitis and confined to bed. I remember 
visiting him just after the doctor told him he would have to have them 
out in the hospital, he was horror struck.

26 July 1972 
Flew to America to start our fourth tour. Next day played our first 
gigs with Alice Cooper.

August 1972 
"Argus" voted album of the year 1972, by "Sound" and "Melody Maker" 
readers poll. 

29th August 1972 
Returned to London.

September 1972 
Played a few gigs in England including Buxton Festival and the 
"Melody Maker" Awards gig at the Oval Cricket ground. We were meant to 
receive our award for Best Album but were late for the ceremony.

10th October - 12th November 1972 
Fifth tour of America

18th November 1972 
Start U.K. Tour.

12th February 1973 
Started recording our fourth album, "Wishbone Four."

28th March  - 4th June 1973 
Sixth and seventh U.S. Tours. 

May 1973 
Release of  "Wishbone Four" LP, features Ted playing steel guitar for 
the first time.

	


16th June 1973 
Start U.K. tour and start recording live shows for double live album 
"Live Dates."

8th August 1973 - 6th February 1974 
8th, 9th, 10th U.S. Tours.

21st February 1974 
Started rehearsals for new album.