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Jethro Tull Benefit Album

On November 9 Rhino will release an expanded 50th anniversary edition of Jethro Tull’s 1968 debut album, This Was.

Britain’s Jethro Tull sowed the seeds that would become its flowering brand of progressive rock three albums into their career. Their third album, 1969’s Benefit, is a welcome transition away from the blues-rock that characterized their earlier material. I've noticed that Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull has issued remastered versions of approximately the first half of the Tull catalog. Has anyone listend to these? Are they generally better or worse than the Gold editions of said albums. As far as I can tell, the reissues are as follows: This Was Stand Up Benefit Passion Play WarChild. When Jethro Tull released Benefit in 1970, it signaled a new, more progressive musical direction for the English band. It also became one of the best-known albums of their career, which is going strong more 60 million records and 40 years later.

The deluxe 3CD/DVD version includes:

I've heard Stand Up, Minstrel In The Gallery, Songs From The Wood, Broadsword & The Beast and the Very Best Of Jethro Tull compilation that came out around the same time. They're a bit bright and a bit louder than necessary, but as far as remasters go I've heard a lot worse than this.
Jethro Tull‘s second album, 1969’s Stand Up will be reissued in November as a three-disc set, featuring new Steven Wilson mixes and a wealth of bonus material. Dubbed ‘The Elevated Edition’, this new version of the album comes in the same book-style packaging as other Tull reissues of late and a very cute touch is the fact that they’ve included the ‘pop-up’ element which came with the original vinyl.

- Original album and bonus tracks remixed in stereo by Steven Wilson

- Live BBC sessions recorded in 1968

- Original mono mix and original 1968 U.K. stereo mix

- Original album and bonus tracks remixed by Steven Wilson in 4.1 DTS and AC3

- Dolby Digital surround and 96/24 LPCM stereo

- Flat transfer of the 1968 stereo remix

- Presented in a case-bound DVD book filled with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs

Recorded during the summer of 1968, This Was is the only Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left the group shortly after the album came out to form Blodwyn Pig. The title of the album refers to the band moving away from its early blues-based sound, which was referenced in the original liner notes: 'This was how we were playing then—but things change, don't they?'

The album includes songs that have been in and out of Jethro Tull's live show for 50 years, like 'My Sunday Feeling' and 'Beggar's Farm.' Also featured are several bonus tracks: 'Love Story,' 'A Christmas Song,' 'Sunshine Day' and 'Aeroplane.'

In 1968, BBC Radio featured the band twice on its award-winning program, 'BBC Top Gear Session.' Both of those performances—nine songs in total—are featured on the second disc, including live versions of 'Serenade to a Cuckoo,' 'Love Story' and 'My Sunday Feeling.' Rounding out the disc are b-sides, outtakes, radio advertisements, and an unreleased mono mix of 'Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You' (Faster Version). The final CD features the album's original U.K. stereo mix and its original mono mix.

The DVD features the original album and bonus tracks remixed by Steven Wilson in 4.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround and 96/24 LPCM stereo. There are also 5.1 surround versions of 'Love Story' and 'A Christmas Song.' Also included in 96/24 LPCM stereo is the 1969 stereo mix that was released in the U.S.

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This Was: 50th Anniversary Edition track listing:

Disc One: Steven Wilson Stereo Remix:

1. 'My Sunday Feeling'

2. 'Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You'

3. 'Beggar's Farm'

4. 'Move On Alone'

5. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo'

6. 'Dharma For One'

7. 'It's Breaking Me Up'

8. 'Cat's Squirrel'

9. 'A Song For Jeffrey'

10. 'Round'

Associated Recordings:

11. 'Love Story'

12. 'A Christmas Song'

13. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo' (Take 1)*

14. 'Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You' (Faster Version)*

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15. 'Move On Alone' (Flute Version)*

16. 'Ultimate Confusion'*

Disc Two:

1. 'So Much Trouble' (BBC Sessions)

2. 'My Sunday Feeling' (BBC Sessions)

3. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo' (BBC Sessions)

4. 'Cat's Squirrel' (BBC Sessions)

5. 'A Song For Jeffrey' (BBC Sessions)

6. 'Love Story' (BBC Sessions)

7. 'Stormy Monday' (BBC Sessions)

8. 'Beggar's Farm' (BBC Sessions)

9. 'Dharma For One' (BBC Sessions)

10. 'A Song For Jeffrey' (Original Mono Mix)

11. 'One For John Gee' (Original Mono Mix)

12. 'Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You' - Faster Version (Original Mono Mix)*

13. 'Love Story' (Original Mono Mix)

14. 'A Christmas Song' (Original Mono Mix)

15. 'Sunshine Day'

16. 'Aeroplane'

17. 'Blues For The 18th'

18. 'Love Story' (1969 US Promo Single Stereo Mix for FM Radio Airplay)

19. US FM Radio Spot #1

20. US FM Radio Spot #2

Disc Three:

1. 'My Sunday Feeling' (Original Stereo Mix)

2. 'Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You' (Original Stereo Mix)

3. 'Beggar's Farm' (Original Stereo Mix)

4. 'Move On Alone' (Original Stereo Mix)

5. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo' (Original Stereo Mix)

6. 'Dharma For One' (Original Stereo Mix)

7. 'It's Breaking Me Up' (Original Stereo Mix)

8. 'Cat's Squirrel' (Original Stereo Mix)

9. 'A Song For Jeffrey' (Original Stereo Mix)

10. 'Round' (Original Stereo Mix)

11. 'My Sunday Feeling' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

12. 'Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

13. 'Beggar's Farm' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

14. 'Move On Alone' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

15. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

16. 'Dharma For One' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

17. 'It's Breaking Me Up' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

18. 'Cat's Squirrel' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

19. 'A Song For Jeffrey' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

20. 'Round' (2008 Remastered Version - Mono)

DVD:

- Original album and bonus tracks remixed by Steven Wilson in 4.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround and 96/24 LPCM stereo

- 'Love Story' and 'A Christmas Song' in 5.1 surround

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- 1969 U.S. stereo mix in 96/24 LPCM stereo