Jethro Tull - Aqualung 40th Anniversary Special Edition

I'm afraid I don't know anything about the formats and format combinations, but it's probably worth waiting to see the official EMI press release, which will also hopefully answer the questions about which bonus tracks are included

 

What I love about an Amazon pre-order...I have plenty of time to either cancel it, and go with a different variation, or let it stand, locking in the best price.

 

Excellent points to just go and do it.

 

That sounds pretty darn good to me! Thanks for doing a great job on the mastering! (I know that's jumping the gun, but I'm betting from hearing your work on the Crimson titles that this is going to sound great!)

 

Guys - just so you know I don't do any mastering on any of these remixes, though I do get to approve - on Aqualung the new mixes were mastered by Pete Mew at Abbey Road.

SW

 

Oh dear

 

Ooh. Hi-rez stereo. Excellent!

 

Yeah, this just quelled my enthusiasm.

 

Pete's not a favorite around these parts. But there is always a chance he could redeem himself.

 

Peter's done some good work as well--it depends on what he's directed to do. If he's directed not to use NR, he won't.

Steven thanks for chiming in with info on this reissue.

 

So no one remembers an alternate version of "Locomotive Breath" on the original U.S. pressing of the album? I know I remember reading about it in a price guide but I have never found one.

 

Sometimes a price guide can be wrong.

 

That's the quad version found on MU. It's a better version too. Just like Wind up quad was a better version imo. Looking forward to the 5.1 Aqualung. There should be 2 albums worth of different songs from 1971 plus another quad version of the album. Most of my fave Tull songs from 1971 were featured on Living in the past and Side 1 of Aqualung plus other outtakes. From the 20 different studio songs they did that year, My god, Hymn 43 are probably the weakest songs imo and they aren't too bad either

 

How often do you do mastering on your own albums, Steven?

 

...the question FOR ME IS is..how many times has the "master" been stepped on. What are we getting??

 

As always, thanks for the update Steven!

Hopefully the hi rez will get sold without being bundled with LP and such. I'm willing to pay some degree of premium dollars for it. I have the deluxe "In The Court of the Crimson King" box but that's about my upward limit. I'm passing on the Pink Floyd hi rez re-issues because of the cost.

I'll wait and see how this all shakes out....

 

The deluxe edition is $145 on amazon.com and there is no real information on what is included. Good price?

Alternatively, I can get the regular CD/DVD set for $21 on amazon.com.

 

CDwow has it for $16.99 preorder...

 

Guys, Peter Mew has gotten much more in line with the expectations of this forum in the last couple of years (cf. This Was deluxe). Plus, Steven gets to approve the mastering. I'm sure it wil be good.

 

$145.00 is still crazy money!

 

This is my favourite disc for Aqualung. (Made in Japan for MCA Canada)

 

The question should be. What did they do concerning the damage to the master tape at the beginning of Aqualung? How was this handled by Steven Wilson?

 

Totally agree. Beside the This Was that I thought was well done, another recent Peter Mew job that really sounds excellent is the Donovan New Stereo mix of Sunshine Superman. He can do a great job on these things, and I'm sure he will want to show Mr. Wilson's work in the best possible light.

 

Off the top off my head, his work on the UFO remasters was also sterling, IMHO...

 

I have to admit that he did a good job on This Was. I am not a fan of the UFO remasters though.