For You Lot Jethro Tull - 1993 25Th Anniversary [4 Cd Box]

25th Anniversary Box Set is a 1993 express edition box gear upwards yesteryear Jethro Tull. It includes about of the band's best-known compositions from 1969 to 1992, many of them previously unavailable inward the versions presented here. It was the 2d Jethro Tull box-set inward 5 years, the starting fourth dimension beingness the 3CD/ 5LP/ 3Cassette 20 Years of Jethro Tull.

Four CDs
 The CDs are housed inward a mock cigar-box, along amongst a booklet featuring extensive notes in addition to photographs, sealed amongst a label bearing an ikon of Ian Anderson.
The 4 CDs are:

• Remixed Classic Songs: remixes about older tracks (77:06)
• Carnegie Hall, N.Y., Recorded Live New York City 1970: create goodness concert for Phoenix House to rehabilitate drug abusers. This CD omits "By Kind Permission Of" in addition to "Dharma For One", due to CD fourth dimension constraints. Both tin hold upwards found on the Living In The Past compilation. This functioning was afterwards released i time again inward an expanded edition of Stand Up. (60:28)
• The Beacons Bottom Tapes: novel recordings, mostly of older tracks (71:07) 
• Pot Pourri, Live Across The World & Through The Years: alive (1969–1992) (77:43) 

Where the starting fourth dimension Jethro Tull box 5 years earlier, 20 Years of Jethro Tull, mostly traded on radio broadcast performances in addition to rarities, a few outtakes, in addition to a remastered collection of telephone commutation songs, 25th Anniversary Boxed Set benefits from a to a greater extent than thorough raid on the vaults that has yielded upwards i essential add-on to whatsoever Jethro Tull collection. Disc 2 is the centerpiece of the set, containing an additional hr of the group's Nov 4, 1970 concert at Carnegie Hall inward New York (two pieces were previously issued on Living inward the Past). Preserved on a 16-track main tape, this create goodness exhibit for the drug rehabilitation programme Phoenix House was the group's close prominent American gig upwards to that time. It's a skillful representation of what the band sounded similar inward its 2d incarnation, when they were all the same establishing themselves exterior of England. The grouping had all the same non reached -- or fifty-fifty approached -- its progressive stone period, in addition to the sound is rattling stripped down, a pounding mix of difficult rock, acoustic folk music, jazz elements, in addition to Ian Anderson's vocals, alternately sage-like in addition to fierce; about of the flute acrobatics don't interpret also good to tape, fifty-fifty inward Carnegie Hall, exactly the transition from "Sossity, You're a Woman" into "Reasons for Waiting" -- featuring exquisite organ playing yesteryear John Evan -- is beautiful plenty every bit to brand upwards for the flaws elsewhere, every bit good every bit reminding listeners of i of the to a greater extent than hauntingly beautiful songs inward the group's early on repertory; they also unveil a vocal that was still, yesteryear Anderson's ain account, a work-in-progress, entitled "My God." Disc i is comprised of sixteen songs from across the group's history, from their unmarried "My Dominicus Feeling" inward 1968 to "Broadsword" inward 1982, all inward remixed versions amongst about fresh nips in addition to tucks yesteryear the engineers who to a greater extent than oftentimes than non brand the music sound hotter in addition to force the percussion in addition to the guitar solos farther into the foreground; those are interesting listening, exactly an audiophile hits collection of the original mixes would stimulate got been preferred. Disc 3 features the then-current lineup of the grouping inward a alive functioning from 1992, documenting their latest approach to songs ranging across 24 years of their history -- they're professional person in addition to polished (and loud), exactly non every bit interesting every bit the original versions. Finally, Disc 4 is this set's companion to the 20th anniversary set's disc of radio performances, drawing from diverse additional radio appearances in addition to other alive venues -- opening amongst the loud, bluesy "To Be Sad Is a Mad Way to Be" (which is a definite throwback to the This Was album), the music advances across the decades, crossing the 1970s amongst a three-minute excerpt from A Passion Play into a medley of Aqualung fabric in addition to on to their diverse 1980s incarnations in addition to repertory, yesteryear which fourth dimension Martin Barre is pretty much sharing the spotlight amongst (if non outright stealing it from) Anderson -- the close interesting instant is the "Passion Jig," an instrumental slice salvaged in addition to adapted from business office of A Passion Play, which is a clever agency of reviving music from a concept album whose consummate presence was no longer required. The entire bundle comes inward a container designed to resemble a cigar box, amongst a profusely illustrated in addition to annotated 46-page booklet. The exclusively employment is that the box doesn't actually remain close amongst the grab that's installed on it, in addition to the internal pockets belongings the CDs are a chip shoddy, made of cardboard that is much also delicate in addition to eventually broke or ripped on many copies.  

A actually overnice box set, albeit for the hardcore fan in addition to non the newbie. Disc One consists of to a greater extent than modern mixes of one-time standards, in addition to piece about (Minstrel, Life is a Long Song) are admirable, I tin accept or instruct out this disc. Disc 2 is the alive exhibit from 1970, absolute perfection! Disc 3 has the band alive inward studio playing about of the classic songs inward a novel way. The dynamic Jack-A-Lynn, the intsrumentals of "The Whistler", "Cheerio",  and "Protect in addition to Survive", along amongst a stirring functioning of "My God" are the highlights. Disc 4 contains diverse alive performances through the years, highlighted yesteryear a powerful in addition to amazing Passion Play edit.

Track listing

Disc One
Remixed Classic Songs

 

1. "My Dominicus Feeling"
2. "A Song for Jeffrey"
3. "Living inward the Past"
4. "Teacher"
5. "Sweet Dream"
6. "Cross-Eyed Mary"
7. "Witch's Promise"
8. "Life Is a Long Song"
9. "Bungle inward the Jungle"
10. "Minstrel inward the Gallery"
11. "Cold Wind to Valhalla"
12. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"
13. "Songs from the Wood"
14. "Heavy Horses"
15. "Black Sunday"
16. "Broadsword"

Disc Two
Carnegie Hall, N.Y. Recorded Live New York City 1970

 

1. "Nothing Is Easy"
2. "My God"
3. "With You There to Help Me"
4. "A Song for Jeffrey"
5. "To Cry You a Song"
6. "Sossity: You're a Woman"
7. "Reasons for Waiting"
8. "We Used to Know"
9. "Guitar Solo"
10. "For a Thousand Mothers"

Disc Three
The Beacons Bottom Tapes

 

1. "So Much Trouble"
2. "My Dominicus Feeling"
3. "Some Day the sun Won't Shine for You"
4. "Living inward the Past"
5. "Bourée" (Instrumental)
6. "With You There to Help Me"
7. "Thick As a Brick"
8. "Cheerio"
9. "A New Day Yesterday"
10. "Protect in addition to Survive" (Instrumental)
11. "Jack-A-Lynn"
12. "The Whistler" (Instrumental)
13. "My God"
14. "Aqualung"

Disc Four
Pot Pourri Live Across The World & Through The Years

 

1. "To Be Sad Is a Mad Way to Be" (Recorded at Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm – xix Jan 1969)
2. "Back to the Family" (Recorded at Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm – xix Jan 1969)
3. "A Passion Play (Extract)" (Recorded at Palais des Sports, Paris – 5 July 1975)
4. "Wind-Up / Locomotive Breath / Land of Hope in addition to Glory" (Recorded at Golders Green Hippodrome, London – 2 Feb 1977)
5. "Seal Driver" (Recorded at Congress Centrum, Hamburg – 8 Apr 1982)
6. "Nobody's Car" (Recorded at Hammersmith Apollo, London – ix September 1984)
7. "Pussy Willow" (Recorded at Hammersmith Apollo, London – ix September 1984)
8. "Budapest" (Recorded at Leysin Festival, Leysin – 10 July 1991)
9. "Nothing Is Easy" (Recorded at Leysin Festival, Leysin – 10 July 1991)
10. "Kissing Willie" (Recorded at Tallinn Festival, Tallinn – xx July 1991)
11. "Still Loving You Tonight" (Recorded at Hammersmith Apollo, London – 8 Oct 1991)
12. "Beggar's Farm" (Recorded at Beasley Theater Quad, Pullman – 24 Oct 1992)
13. "Passion Jig" (Instrumental) (Recorded at Riviera Theater, Chicago – 10 Oct 1992)
14. "A Song for Jeffrey" (Recorded at Riviera Theater, Chicago – xi Oct 1992)
15. "Living inward the Past" (Recorded at Theatre St. Denis, Montreal – ix Nov 1992)

Line-up / Musicians

DISC 1:
- Ian Anderson / flute, oral fissure organ, claghorn, piano, vocals, harmonica, mandolin
- Mick Abrahams / guitar, 9-string guitar, vocals (1 - 2)
- Clive Bunker / drums, hooter in addition to charm bracelet (1 - 7)
- Glenn Cornick / bass (1 - 5 in addition to 7)
- Martin Barre / electrical guitar, marimba (3 - 16)
- Barriemore Barlow / drums, percussion (8 - 14)
- Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond / bass (6 in addition to 8 - 11)
- John Glascock / bass, vocals (12 - 14)
- John Evans / pianoforte (4 in addition to seven - 14)
- Mark Craney / drums (15)
- Gerry Conway / drums, percussion (16)
- Peter-John Vettese / piano, synthesizer (16)
- Dave Pegg / bass, mandolins, vocals (15 - 16)
- David Palmer / keyboards, orchestra conductor (13 - 14)

DISC 2:
- Ian Anderson / flute, oral fissure organ, claghorn, piano, vocals, harmonica, mandolin
- Clive Bunker / drums, hooter in addition to charm bracelet
- Glenn Cornick / bass
- Martin Barre / electrical guitar, marimba
- John Evans / piano

DISC 3:
- Ian Anderson / flute, oral fissure organ, harmonica, mandolin (1 - 7, ix in addition to xi - 14)
- Martin Barre / electrical guitar, marimba (2, vi - seven in addition to ix - 14)
- Dave Pegg / bass, mandolins, vocals (2, vi - ix in addition to xi - 14)
- Andy Giddings / keyboards (2, 5 - 7, ix in addition to xi - 14)
- Doane Perry / drums (2, vi - 7, ix in addition to xi - 14)

DISC 4:
- Ian Anderson / flute, oral fissure organ, claghorn, piano, vocals, harmonica, mandolin
- Martin Barre / electrical guitar, marimba
- Clive Bunker / drums, hooter in addition to charm bracelet (1 - 2)
- Glenn Cornick / bass (1 - 2)
- Barriemore Barlow / drums, percussion (3 - 4)
- John Evans / pianoforte (3 - 4)
- Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond / bass (3)
- John Glascock / bass, vocals (4)
- David Palmer / keyboards, orchestra conductor (4)
- Dave Pegg / bass, mandolins, vocals (6 - 15)
- Gerry Conway / drums, percussion (5)
- Peter-John Vettese / piano, synthesizer (6 - 7)
- Doane Perry / drums (6 - 11)
- Martin Allcock / mandolin, keyboards (8 - 11)
- Dave Mattacks / drums (12 - 15)
- Andy Giddings / keyboards (12 - 15)