Nouveau Calls
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| Studio album by Wishbone Ash | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Producer(s) | William Orbit and Martin Turner | |
| Wishbone Ash chronology | ||
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| Raw to the Bone (1985) |
Nouveau Calls (1987) |
Here to Hear (1989) |
Nouveau Calls is the fourteenth album by legendary rock band Wishbone Ash. It is an all-instrumental album and is the first in 14 years to feature the original lineup of the band.
In 1987, IRS Records founder and original Wishbone manager Miles Copeland began a record label entitled "No Speak," which featured all instrumental music. In order to launch the label successfully, Copeland needed a big name band that would bring publicity to the project. Copeland approached Andy Powell and Steve Upton about having Wishbone Ash release an all instrumental album. However, he stated the album must mark the reunion of the original Wishbone Ash.
For the first time in 14 years, Andy Powell and Steve Upton joined forces with Martin Turner and Ted Turner. Fans were beyond elated to hear that the original Wishbone Ash was back in action, however, reactions were mixed because there were no vocals on the new album. The tour of 1988 was a huge success, as the band played large venues for the first time since the late 1970s.
[edit] Track listing
1. Tangible Evidence
2. Clousseau
3. Flags of Convenience
4. From Solo to Sunset
5. Arabesque
6. In the Skin
7. Something's Happening in Room 602
8. Johnny Left Home Without It
9. The Spirit Flies Free
10. A Rose is a Rose
11. Real Guitars Have Wings
12. T-Bone Shuffle
[edit] Personnel
Martin Turner: bass
Andy Powell: guitar
Ted Turner: guitar
Steve Upton: drums
