Jethro Tull Appreciation Thread

My two pennies:

Album rating + favourite version (CD)


This Was - 7 - Mono remaster
Stand up - 9 - MFSL UDI
Benefit - 8 - (US original)
Aqualung - 10 - DCC (That was difficult, innit?)
Thick As a Brick - 10 MFSL
LITP - 9 - UK 1st Chryslysis
Passion Play - 7 -MFSL (A hare who lost his spectacles, come on!)
War Child - 7 - MFSL
TOTRR - 6 - Made in Japan for the UK CD
MITG- 5 Made in Japan for the UK CD (never got around to like this one, sorry!)
SFTW- 8 - MFSL
Heavy Horses - 9 - UK chrysalis
Bursting out - 9 Original made in germany unremastered
Stormwatch - 6 - (UK 1st or remaster)

Just my opinion, of course.

 

Fair enough. Minstrel in the Gallery is my favourite album, it was the most difficult Tull album for me to get into in the beginning. Stormwatch is perfect from Home to Elegy for me.
Poll Question: Pick your 5 favourites:
http://jethrotull.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=polls&thread=217&page=1

 

So good to hear even here my friends Jeff,Tootull and Maddog.J.T Fans really are everywhere!!!

 

True, but maybe Frank was just wanting to pick up some of Tull's Grammy winning mojo.

 

See here, Goldmine - Backstage Pass: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson interview from 2002 that is in the Goldmine issue dated Jan.1, 2010.
http://www.goldminemag.com/article/backstage_pass_jethro_tull_ian_anderson

Thanks to:
http://www.imwan.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=58871&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

 

FOLK ROCK HEROES Comes To On Broadway 2/2/2010

http://southafrica.broadwayworld.com/article/FOLK_ROCK_HEROES_Comes_To_On_Broadway_222010_20100120

Ian Anderson's/Tull's "We're getting a bit short on heroes lately.'' always makes me laugh. (or at the very least, grin)

 

PLANET ROCK DAB http://www.planetrock.com

BIRNIE'S IN WITH IAN ANDERSON
Saturday 23rd January 7pm (Repeat Thursday 28th January 7pm)

In this brand new and exclusive interview Rob Birnie talks to Jethro Tull's enigmatic frontman Ian Anderson about his band's forthcoming tour, about Led Zeppelin, confusing Mick Jagger for other people and about why he doesn't like people to touch his flute.

 

Slightly old Tull/Ian Anderson concert reviews:
http://thejethrotullboard.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=tours&thread=650&page=1

 

I have a question regarding "Benefit".

The original CD release has one track listing, then the remaster has the tracks in a different order.

Was the original the wrong track order or is the remaster the wrong one?

Personally, I prefer the track listing on the original CD vs the remaster (I own both copies though) but that may be because I got used to it first.

 

Benefit original USA CD reflects USA LP.
Remaster reflects Brit LP. (adds bonus tracks)

 

Thank you for the "Benefitial" information you provide

 

Hey Tull Experts! I just picked up a double vinyl of "Living In The Past" which is on the Tan Steamboat Warner/Reprise Label. I can only find references to a Yellow Chrysalis pressing. It's a Made In USA LP - but is it rare? The hardback book/sleeve is in good shape. Vinyl goes from a VG to NM- as a few light scratches that don't really sound at all. I gave it a good clean and it's sounding wicked. Anyone have this, or knows about the mastering? It's 2RS 2106

 

That is the original pressing. Different track listing from the UK Chrysalis pressing.

 

Oh really? Is that a good thing? Thanks John Just playing it now - almost silent in places - and just a few little crackles from the hairlines. Sound sgood to my ears at least!

This is the tracks on mine:

Side one
"Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
"Love Story" – 3:02
"Christmas Song" – 3:05
"Living in the Past" – 3:20 (Anderson/Ellis)
"Driving Song" – 2:39
"Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)

Side two
"Sweet Dream" – 4:02
"Singing All Day" – 3:03
"Teacher" – 4:08
"Witch's Promise" – 3:49
"Alive and Well and Living In" - 2:45
"Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Side three
"By Kind Permission Of" – 10:11 (Live track) (Evan)
"Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Live track) (Anderson/Bunker)

Side four
"Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
"Hymn 43" – 4:24
"Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
"Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
"Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
"For Later" – 2:06
"Nursie" – 1:38

 

I saw one of these when the album first came out in 1972. Since then I've only seen the Chrysalis label pressings. I don't know how rare they are. I'm guessing that when Passion Play came out as their first U.S. Chrysalis label release, the previous albums were re-pressed with Chrysalis labels as well and Living in the Past may have had only a short run with the Reprise label before that happened.

 

More pink label pictures please.......

 

Reb

If it's Pink Island labels you want, not all of Tull but some great scans, have a look at

http://www.collectable-records.ru/groups/collect_labels/island/index.htm

Maddog

 

I have loved Tull sice hearing Stand Up in college.
Any chance of new studio material from them?
Anyone ever heard the unreleased track "Dinosaur"? I know that it exists!

 

Ian mentioned something about trying to put together another album somewhat recently at jethrotull.com.

 

Only one of many I'm afraid. It was an out-take from "The Broadsword & The Beast".

Have a look at http://jethrotull.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=collectors&action=display&thread=523

 

hey, thanks for your response. I'm getting a much clearer picture of the pressings history now

 

Martin Barre's news (News update from Martin - Jan 2010)
http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/martinbarre/index.html

http://www.j-tull.com/

 

Hallo TooTull.
Watching for your nice new avatar,i think that,having recently re-bought "Walk into Light"it belongs to the "Under Wraps"era,but it seems even different,and i don't know why.

(I have had to buy it again because i lended it,and someone else apprreciated the CD very much,deciding to do not give it to me back!!)

 

Walk Into Light 1983 Under Wraps 1984

Hi Chea,
Sorry about the CD, don't lend good music to bad people.
Maybe Martin Barre and Dave Pegg make for the difference on Under Wraps.
Three cheers for Peter Vettese! I would not want to be without these albums.

Cheers!