Jethro tull 1968 - 1972 High Fidelity 5LP Vinyl Box Set LTD Ed 1-3000 New Sealed
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Jethro Tull
JETHRO TULL 1968-1972 (Rhino High Fidelity) (5LP Boxed Set)
Product Details
AAA Cut From The U.K. Analog Master Tapes By Kevin Gray
Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal
Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jackets, Housed In Leatherette Slipcase
Features Exclusive Inserts With Commentary By Ian Anderson
Limited & Numbered To 3,000
*Tape box scans are of master tapes as provided by UK vault and were the tapes used in production of these albums.
In just five years, Jethro Tull evolved from a club-circuit British blues band into a global stadium headliner, completely reshaping their musical identity with every record. Led by visionary frontman, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson, the journey began with the jazz-tinged blues of 1968’s THIS WAS. The arrival of guitarist Martin Barre for 1969’s STAND UP prompted a shift toward intricate English folk melodies and classical structures—a formula that sent the album straight to #1 in the U.K. By 1970’s BENEFIT, Anderson expanded the band’s sonic textures further with keyboardist John Evan, leaning into darker, heavier rock arrangements that laid the groundwork for their mainstream breakthrough.
That success came in March 1971 with AQUALUNG, a multi-platinum milestone featuring new bassist Jeffrey Hammond. Driven by the enduring rock radio staples “Locomotive Breath” and the title track, the album balanced blistering hard rock with delicate acoustic poetry, solidifying the band as international stars. When critics labeled AQUALUNG a concept album, Anderson subverted the entire genre with its follow-up, 1972’s THICK AS A BRICK. Introducing Barriemore Barlow on drums, the single, continuous 43-minute epic combined symphonic ambition with satirical wit, earning Jethro Tull their very first #1 album in the U.S. It capped an extraordinary five-year run, launching a legendary, Grammy® Award-winning career that still thrives today through more than five decades of global touring, continuous recording, and over 60 million albums sold.
5LP Track Listing
LP One: This Was
Side One
“My Sunday Feeling”
“Some Day The Sun Won’t Shine”
“Beggar’s Farm”
“Move On Alone”
“Serenade To A Cuckoo”
Side Two
“Dharma For One”
“It’s Breaking Me Up”
“Cat’s Squirrel”
“A Song For Jeffrey”
“Round”
LP Two; Stand Up
Side One
“A New Day Yesterday”
“Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square”
“Bourée”
“Back To The Family”
“Look Into The Sun”
Side Two
“Nothing Is Easy”
“Fat Man”
“We Used To Know”
“Reasons For Waiting”
“For A Thousand Mothers”
LP Three: Benefit
Side One
“With You There To Help Me”
“Nothing To Say”
“Alive And Well And Living In”
“Son”
“For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me”
Side Two
“To Cry You A Song”
“A Time For Everything?”
“Inside”
“Play In Time”
“Sossity; You’re A Woman”
LP Four: Aqualung
Side One
“Aqualung”
“Cross-Eyed Mary”
“Cheap Day Return”
“Mother Goose”
“Wond’ring Aloud”
“Up To Me”
Side Two
“My God”
“Hymn 43”
“Slipstream”
“Locomotive Breath”
“Wind-Up”
LP Five: Thick as a Brick
Side One
“Thick As A Brick”
“Really Don’t Mind/See There A Son Is Born”
“The Poet And The Painter”
“What Do You Do When The Old Man’s Gone?/From The Upper Class”
“You Curl Your Toes In Fun/Childhood Heroes/Stabs Instrumental”
Side Two
“Thick As A Brick”
“See There A Man Is Born/Clear White Circles”
“Legends And Believe In The Day”
“Tales Of Your Life”
“Childhood Heroes Reprise”
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