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Roy, David (11 November 2016). "Ash's Tim Wheeler on 20 years of 1977 and becoming a Legend". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016 . Retrieved 17 July 2021. a b "Ash Gigography and Tour Dates (1997)". Ash. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998 . Retrieved 16 November 2020.

a b c d e f g h i "Ash Discography". Ash. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000 . Retrieved 14 November 2020. a b c d e Albert, Joss (21 April 2001). "Album Review: Ash – 1977". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020 . Retrieved 20 April 2020. peaked at number one in the UK; [123] while Porter said it sold 165,000 copies in its first week, Bowler and Dray estimated the opening sales to be around 122,000 copies. [116] [124] It became the first album from an Irish group to debut at number one in the UK. [125] It also reached number five in Scotland, [126] number 14 in New Zealand, [127] number 18 in Australia, [128] number 26 in Finland and Norway, [129] [130] number 40 in Switzerland, [131] number 44 in Sweden, [132] number 65 in Germany, [133] and number 75 in the Netherlands. [134] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK. [135] a b c d e "Ash Gigography and Tour Dates (1996)". Ash. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998 . Retrieved 16 November 2020.Kun Fu 20th Anniversary". Ash. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016 . Retrieved 20 November 2020. a b Sullivan, Caroline (8 September 2008). "Ash". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 . Retrieved 26 May 2016. a b Watts, Emmy (19 November 2008). "Ash 1977: Collector's Edition". Record Collector. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020 . Retrieved 16 November 2020. On this day in 1996: Ash released their debut studio album 1977". Hot Press. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022 . Retrieved 6 May 2022.

a b Ward, Ed (4 November 1998). "Ash Use the Force Against the Evil Lo-Fi". MTV. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 16 November 2020. The second B-side, "Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser" was written by Wheeler and Mark Hamilton and is infamous for having uncommonly explicit lyrics. This was the B-side of the standard 7" vinyl (INFECT 21S) but since it was unsuitable for use in jukeboxes, another version (INFECT 21J) was pressed with "Day of the Triffids" as the B-side. This version was also released as a numbered limited edition. O'Neill, Peter (27 May 2021). "Ash to livestream a performance of their classic album 1977 next week". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021 . Retrieved 6 May 2022. a b c Cigarettes, Johnny (4 May 1996). "Ash 1977". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000 . Retrieved 14 July 2017. a b "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 500-401". NME. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018 . Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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Diver, Mike (2012). "Music - Review of Ash - 1977". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016 . Retrieved 16 November 2020. a b Lindsay, Cam (22 May 2015). "Rank Your Records: Tim Wheeler Ranks Ash's Eight Albums". Vice. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 . Retrieved 16 November 2020. End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020 . Retrieved 4 September 2020.