Artist: WISHBONE ASH
Album: LOCKED IN + NEW ENGLAND RE-RELEASE (CD US-IMPORT)

Year: 1976/ 2005
Media type: CD

Locked In, the sixth album by the rock band Wishbone Ash, generally ranks as the worst Wishbone Ash album ever, as it nearly killed their career upon its release in 1976.

Virtually unrecognizable as a Wishbone Ash album, its poor production, lackluster songwriting, and the total deletion of previous Wishbone Ash trademark qualities helped make this album a critical and commercial disaster. To this day the band does not perform any of the album's songs in its live concert repertoire.

New England is the seventh album by legendary rock band Wishbone Ash. It was a success compared to the band's disastrous Locked In album, but still did not chart as high as previous Wishbone Ash albums. This album would mark the "Americanization" of Wishbone Ash, as the band would relocate from England to the Northeastern United States for tax purposes.

New England contained an even balance of hard rock songs and breezy, soft rock ballads, the latter of which would see further exploration from Wishbone Ash on their next album.

TRACKLIST “ LOCKED IN” :

01 Rest in Peace
02 No Water in the Well
03 Moonshine
04 She Was My Best Friend
05 It Started in Heaven
06 Half Patsy Lovin'
07 Trust in You
08 Say Goodbye

TRACKLIST “ NEW ENGLAND” :

09 Mother of Pearl
10 (In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me
11 Runaway
12 Lorelei
13 Outward Bound
14 Prelude
15 When You Know Love
16 Lonely Island
17 Candle-Light

LINE-UP:

Martin Turner: bass, vocals
Andy Powell: guitar, vocals
Laurie Wisefield: guitar, vocals
Steve Upton: drums