Jethro Tull - 25th Anniversary Box Set [1993] (4 x CD's)

JETHRO TULL

Jethro Tull - 25th Anniversary Box Set [1993] (4 x CD's)

This four disc CD boxed set is one of my favorite boxed sets. And it's unfortunate that this has been out of print for quite some time. CD1 "Remixed Classic Songs" is simply a sort of a "best of" collection of common Tull tracks, however, they have been tinkered with in the remix process to purposely present these tracks with a "new audio landscape".    CD2 "Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, NYC 1970"  has since been re-released in a slightly expanded form on the 2 CD deluxe edition of "Stand Up", although both releases contain elements making each unique to each other. The Carnegie Hall show is a stand out performance from their early days. "My God" is breathtaking (literally, as Ian Anderson demonstrates during the show).  CD3 "The Beacons' Bottom Tapes". These songs were recorded specially for this boxed set, in a studio. Brand spankin' new (at the time) studio versions of "Aqualung", "My God", "Living In The Past", "With You There To Help Me", "Bouree", about 10 minutes of "Thick As A Brick", an instrumental version of "Cheerio" and an instrumental version of "The Whistler". All in all, a nicely assembled collection that should appeal to the seasoned Jethro Tull fanatic as well as a newbie checking out Tull for the first (or second) time.   CD4 compiles several interesting live performances from various tours over the years. You get thrill packed live versions of "Kissing Willie", "Budapest", "Still Loving You Tonight", "Seal Driver", a medley that slaps "Wind Up", "Locomotive Breath" and "Land Of Hope And Glory" together, and quite a few more.  

There are plenty of Tull's more familiar songs and plenty of the more obscure songs to keep everyone happy. The package design is the icing on this cake. It mimics a cigar box, and when you open it the first thing you see is the booklet, which depicts a full row of "Jethro Tull Brand" cigars! The booklet itself is fun and informative. In fact, the booklet is why I couldn't settle for just having this boxed set. There's nothing like having the official release with all the bells and whistles. Every track here is a gem. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Jethro Tull - My Sunday Feeling (remix) 3:41

02 Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey (remix) 3:21

03 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (remix) 3:24

04 Jethro Tull - Teacher (remix) 4:06

05 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (remix) 3:58

06 Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary (remix) 4:07

07 Jethro Tull - The Witch's Promise (remix) 3:50

08 Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song (remix) 3:17

09 Jethro Tull - Bungle In The Jungle (remix) 3:38

10 Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (remix) 8:12

11 Jethro Tull - Cold Wind To Valhalla (remix) 4:12

12 Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die (remix) 5:30

13 Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood (remix) 4:53

14 Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (remix) 9:04

15 Jethro Tull - Black Sunday (remix) 6:41

16 Jethro Tull - Broadsword (remix) 4:54

CD2

01 Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy (live) 6:06

02 Jethro Tull - My God (live) 11:10

03 Jethro Tull - With You There To Help Me (live) 6:46

04 Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey (live) 5:45

05 Jethro Tull - To Cry You A Song (live) 7:59

06 Jethro Tull - Sossity, You're A Woman (live) 2:15

07 Jethro Tull - Reasons For Waiting (live) 3:55

08 Jethro Tull - We Used To Know (live) 3:18

09 Jethro Tull - Guitar Solo (live) 8:23

10 Jethro Tull - For A Thousand Mothers (live) 4:47

CD3

01 Jethro Tull - So Much Trouble 2:28

02 Jethro Tull - My Sunday Feeling 3:55

03 Jethro Tull - Someday the Sun Won't Shine for You 2:00

04 Jethro Tull - Living in the Past 3:25

05 Jethro Tull - Bourée 3:31

06 Jethro Tull - With You There to Help Me 6:11

07 Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 9:00

08 Jethro Tull - Cheerio 3:58

09 Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday 8:01

10 Jethro Tull - Protect and Survive 3:04

11 Jethro Tull - Jack-A-Lynn 4:56

12 Jethro Tull - The Whistler 2:51

13 Jethro Tull - My God 10:01

14 Jethro Tull - Aqualung 7:30

CD4

01 Jethro Tull - To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be (Stockholm Concert Hall, 01-19-1969) 3:57

02 Jethro Tull - Back To The Family (Stockholm Concert Hall, 01-19-1969) 3:35

03 Jethro Tull - Passion Play Extract (Paris, 1976) 3:18

04 Jethro Tull - Wind-Up + Locomotive Breath + Land Of Hope And Glory + Medley (London, 1977) 11:48

05 Jethro Tull - Seal Driver (Hamburg, 1982) 5:36

06 Jethro Tull - Nobody's Car (London, 1984) 5:02

07 Jethro Tull - Pussy Willow (London, 1984) 4:58

08 Jethro Tull - Budapest (Leysin, Switzerland, 1991) 10:49

09 Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy (Leysin, Switzerland, 1991) 5:17

10 Jethro Tull - Kissing Willie (Tallin, Estonia, 1991) 3:39

11 Jethro Tull - Still Loving You Tonight (London, 1991) 5:00

12 Jethro Tull - Beggar's Farm (Pullman, WA, 1992) 5:20

13 Jethro Tull - Passion Jig (Chicago, IL, 1992) 2:00

14 Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey (Chicago, IL, 1992) 3:26

15 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (Montreal, Canada, 1992) 3:42

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