Jethro Tull Aqualung (The 2011 Steven Wilson Remix) 180g Vinyl LP. Brand new, sealed. IN STOCK READY TO SHIP Today. No rips to shrinkwrap, no dings to corners, see photos. Gatefold LP featuring 24 page adapted booklet from the previous 2011 40th anniversary set.

� 180g Vinyl � Gatefold jacket � 24 Page Adapted Booklet from the previous 2011 40th anniversary set � The 2011 Steven Wilson Remix

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Track List:

Aqualung

Cross-Eyed Mary

Cheap Day Return

Mother Goose

Wond'ring Aloud

Up to Me

My God

Hymn 43

Slipstream

Locomotive Breath

Wind-Up

“Steven Wilson’s reputation as the best mixer in the music industry has a long line of artists waiting for his great ear and legendary talent to remix their albums. A musician and producer, Wilson is involved in an ongoing project remixing the back catalogue of King Crimson and Jethro Tull.” -Buddy Angelillo, April 13, 2024. Former Music Director at WRCN, 103.9 FM, New York, and Ian Anderson singer for The 1970’s Concordia College Cover Band, The Boehm Brothers.

Steven Wilson, 1st July 2011 Notes On The New Mixes:

"Ian has stated that the original recording sessions for Aqualung were a struggle to overcome the technical shortcomings of the studio situation the band found themselves in, and it's certainly the case that the original release is more a triumph of writing and performance than it is of sonic excellence. But I was pleased to discover that what was on the multitrack master tapes sounded better than the 1971 mix would suggest. Using the digitally transferred 16 and 8 track tapes we were able to get a lot more tone from the instruments, as well as a much greater sense of depth and clarity in the sonic picture."

"As a long term fan of this music, my aim when remixing a classic album like this is to be faithful to the original, and to stay absolutely true to the spirit of the era in which the music was made. Some cleaing up has been done, but only to the extent that it had zero impact on the audio (after all, a little bit of analogue tape hiss is part of the magic!) No attempt was made to "modernise" the mix, and to this end most of the equalisation, volume levels (and rides), stereo positioning, reverbs, echos and other effects processing are matched as closely as possible to the 1971 mix. The only exceptions to this are that we have brought some instruments in a little from extreme left or right in the stereo specgtrum, and a few details that may have been getting a little lost in the original mix have been given a lift in the new version." - Steven Wilson, 1st July 2011

The leap from 1970's Benefit to the following year's Aqualung is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. In the space of one album, Tull went from relatively unassuming electrified folk-rock to larger-than-life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex, intellectual, lyrical constructs. While the leap to full-blown prog rock wouldn't be taken until a year later on Thick as a Brick, the degree to which Tull upped the ante here is remarkable. The lyrical concept -- the hypocrisy of Christianity in England -- is stronger than on most other '70s conceptual efforts, but it's ultimately the music that makes it worthy of praise.

Tull's winning way with a riff was never so arresting as on the chugging "Locomotive Breath," or on the character studies "Cross Eyed Mary" and "Aqualung," which portray believably seedy participants in Ian Anderson's story. The fable imagery of "Mother Goose" and the vitriolic anti-authoritarian sentiments of "Wind Up" both serve notice of Anderson's willful iconoclasm and his disillusionment with the spiritual traditions to which he was born. Varied but cohesive, Aqualung is widely regarded as Tull's finest hour. ~ Rovi Staff