FAQ for alt.music.jethro-tull (Sorry about the delay)
Gerry S Hayes
chance to post, so here it is a week and two days late. As
always, if anyone has corrections, additions, gripes, praise,
or other comments, feel free to write me (Sumner Hayes,
sum...@cmu.edu).
Changes in this Edition: Information on subscribing to Living
in the Past (a Tull zine) updated, courtesy of Joachim Euchner
(zxm...@student.uni-tuebingen.de).
ALT.MUSIC.JETHRO-TULL - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Maintained for alt.music.jethro-tull by Sumner Hayes
(sum...@cmu.edu)
A Jethro Tull FAQ was originally created by Dan Duvall
(aa...@freenet.cleveland.edu); this FAQ subsumes his and
attempts to add some additional information from other
sources. Special thanks to Dan for creating the FAQ.
Other contributions (written or suggested) courtesy of
(Reverse alphabetical order for no reason at all):
Stefan Zielinski (ziel...@husc.harvard.edu)
Dave Steiner (ste...@remus.rutgers.edu)
Joachim Euchner (zxm...@student.uni-tuebingen.de)
Reinder Dijkhuis (s049...@let.rug.nl)
Betsy Baum (bb...@bu.edu)
alt.music.jethro-tull threads
Dan: " Wherever possible, I've included direct quotations
from the band members to answer questions. Sources for the
quotations are listed at the end of this document. The
number in brackets after a quotation is the number of the
source in the reference list."
Topics Covered in the FAQ:
1. WHO OR WHAT IS JETHRO TULL?
2. HOW DID THE BAND GET ITS NAME?
3. DOES THE BAND STILL EXIST?
4. WHAT ARE GOOD SOURCES OF INFO ABOUT THE BAND?
5. WHAT IS FAIRPORT CONVENTION?
6. WHAT IS BLODWYN PIG?
7. WHO IS JENNIE ANDERSON, THE PERSON CREDITED ON THE
_AQUALUNG_ ALBUM AS THE AUTHOR OF THE TITLE TRACK?
8. WHO IS GERALD BOSTOCK, LISTED AS CO-AUTHOR OF "THICK
AS A BRICK?"
9. WHAT ARE THE TITLES OF ALL THE TULL ALBUMS?
10. IS THE "LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH '84" ALBUM A BOOTLEG?
11. IS TULL SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE?
12. WHERE CAN I GET INFO ABOUT TULL BOOTLEGS?
13. WHAT TULL VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE IN STORES?
14. WHAT TULL BOOTLEG VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE?
15. WHY CAN'T I FIND THE "20 YEARS OF JETHRO TULL" BOX SET?
16. WHO IS "JEFFREY," MENTIONED IN SEVERAL TULL SONG
TITLES SUCH AS "A SONG FOR JEFFREY?"
17. ISN'T HIS NAME JEFFREY HAMMOND-HAMMOND?
18. DID TONY IOMMI EVER PLAY GUITAR WITH TULL?
19. DID PHIL COLLINS EVER PLAY DRUMS WITH TULL?
20. WHAT DOES "M.U." STAND FOR IN THE ALBUM TITLE "M.U. -
THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL?"
21. WHAT IS "A CLASSIC CASE?" IS IT OUT ON CD?
22. WHAT IS "NIGHTCAP?" CAN I FIND IT?
23. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ALL THE "25TH
ANNIVERSARY" STUFF THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1993?
24. DOES MARTIN BARRE HAVE A SOLO ALBUM?
WHAT IS "A SUMMER BAND?"
25. DOES DAVE PEGG HAVE A SOLO ALBUM?
26. WHAT DO THE RUNES ON THE COVER OF THE
"BROADSWORD" ALBUM SPELL?
27. WILL THERE BE ANOTHER TULL STUDIO ALBUM? HOW
LONG WILL THE BAND EXIST?
1. WHO OR WHAT IS JETHRO TULL?
Jethro Tull is a band, not a person. The current core members
are Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, and Dave Pegg. The band hires
drummers and keyboard players as needed for studio and live work:
when he was a keyboard player with Tull, Martin Allcock explained,
"there are only three actual members, and I am in the same boat as
[drummer Doane Perry], a hired hand." [1]
The members of the band have changed over the years; for full
details, see the history of the band stored at the Tull FTP site
(see question 4 below). Here is a brief synopsis, though others
performed with the band at various times and those listed often
played during other time periods on certain songs/albums:
1963 - Band: The Blades
Ian Anderson(Guitar), Michael Stephens(Guitar), Jeffrey Hammond(Bass),
John Evans(Drums), Glenn Cornick (Bass), Barrie Barlow (Drums)
1966 - Band: The John Evan Band
Same, with John Evans on keyboards
1967 - Band: Name changed many times
Ian Anderson (Vocals), Glenn Cornick (Bass), Clive Bunker (Drums),
Mick Abrahams (Guitar)
1968 - Jethro Tull!
Ian Anderson (Vocals), Glenn Cornick (Bass), Clive Bunker (Drums),
Mick Abrahams (Guitar), Dave Palmer did some arranging
1969 - Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, etc.) Martin Barre (guitar, flute)
Glenn Cornick (bass) Clive Bunker (drums)
1971 - Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar), Martin Barre
(Electric Guitar, Recorder), John Evan (Piano, Organ, Mellotron),
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Bass, Alto Recorder, Vocals),
Clive Bunker (Percussion)
1972 - Ian Anderson, (Vocals, Flute, Guitar), Martin Barre (Electric
Guitar), John Evan (Piano, Organ, Harpsichord), Jeffrey Hammond-
Hammond (Bass, Vocals), Barriemore Barlow (Percussion)
David Palmer did some orchestral arrangements with the band.
1976 - John Glascock (Bass, Vocals) replaces Hammond-Hammond
Palmer joins the band.
1980 - Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute, Guitar), Martin Barre (Electric
Guitar), Dave Pegg (Bass), Mark Craney (Drums), Eddie Jobson
(Keyboards, Electric Violin)
1982 - Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute, Guitar), Martin Barre (Guitar),
Dave Pegg (Bass, Mandolin, Vocals), Peter Vettese (Piano, Synthesizers,
Vocals), Gerry Conway (Percussion)
1984 - Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute, Guitar), Martin Barre (Guitar),
Dave Pegg (Bass), Peter Vettese (Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals)
1987 - Ian Anderson (Vocals, Flute, Guitar), Martin Barre (Guitar),
Dave Pegg (Bass) become the core band; others are often invited to
perform with them. Doane Perry often the drummer for Tull; there
has been some debate as to whether or not he is a full member.
2. HOW DID THE BAND GET ITS NAME?
Ian explains: "I was not the author of the Jethro Tull
name. The original Jethro Tull was an 18th century
agriculturalist... he was also something of an inventor. He
invented the seed drill. He built his first prototype seed
drill from the foot pedals of his local church organ... when
it was suggested as one of our weekly names for our band in
its early days by our agent we said 'ok, we'll be Jethro Tull
this week.' The reason for all that was that we were not a
terribly good group when we first started, and the only way
we could get re-booked into the clubs we played at was to
pretend to be somebody different every week... often we
didn't know who we were-- the agent forgot to tell us-- so we
would arrive at some club, and we'd look down the list of
bands playing... whichever one we'd never heard of before, we
knew that must be us. The time we got asked back to the
Marquee club we had to stick with the name we had that week,
which happened to be Jethro Tull. It's not a name I feel
particularly wonderful about. I feel faintly embarrassed
about it because it's not an original name. It's somebody
else's name." [2]
3. DOES THE BAND STILL EXIST?
Yes. Jethro Tull has existed since 1968, and the band
still records new albums and tours fairly frequently.
4. WHAT ARE GOOD SOURCES OF INFO ABOUT THE BAND?
a) On the InterNet, you can receive a digest called The
St. Cleve Chronicle thru e-mail. The Cleve is a forum
for you and other Tull fans to discuss news,
opinions, and anything at all having to do with Tull.
To subscribe, send e-mail to:
JTull-...@remus.rutgers.edu
An InterNet FTP site exists with back issues of the
Cleve, lyrics to Tull albums, reviews of some
bootlegs, GIFS, and other goodies. It can be reached
via anonymous FTP on remus.rutgers.edu (128.6.13.3)
in the subdir JethroTull.
If you don't have FTP access, the files can be sent
to you thru e-mail. For instructions, send e-mail to:
JTull-...@remus.rutgers.edu
...and include the word HELP in the body of your
letter.
b) On Usenet, there is a group (alt.music.jethro-tull)
dedicated to discussions of Tull. In addition to getting useful
information, there is a lot of discussion over favorite songs/records,
the meanings of lyrics, average age of Tull fans, and other
such Tull gossip. Unlike the above sources, this is a good place to
go for discussion/debate in addition to questions about real information.
c) There are several other general music sources which
have some Tull information. Two lyrics archives are
dewey.lib.ncsu.edu and ftp.uwp.edu. Both are open to
anonymous FTP; ftp.uwp.edu also contains other musical resources.
Guitar tabulatures are available via anonymous FTP to
ftp.nevada.edu, in the /pub/guitar/j directory. This board is
mirrored at ftp.diku.dk if you cannot get on nevada. Two bboards
(rec.music.makers.guitars.tab and alt.guitar.tab) exist for the
discussion of guitar tabs; only if you cannot find what you want
via FTP or have questions about the tabs themselves should you
go to these boards. The alt.guitar.tabs board is being phased
out with the creation of the rec.* board, so use the rec board if
at all possible. There is also a bass tab collection at nevada,
but as of yet there is no J directory, let alone a Jethro Tull
directory - this may change in the future, though.
If you have access to the World Wide Web, I maintain a page
of music sites, including this document in HTML format and
access to the servers mentioned above. The URL is:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/
usr17/gh2e/www/msource.html.
d) An excellent source of current Tull information is "A
New Day" magazine, published by a fan named David
Rees. David is frequently in direct contact with the
band, so the magazine often contains interviews and
news about upcoming tours, albums, and other
projects. It also contains exclusive color photos &
news about related bands such as Blodwyn Pig and
Fairport Convention (see questions #05 and 06 below).
To subscribe, write to:
David Rees - A.N.D.
75 Wren Way
Farnborough, Hants
GU14 8TA
England
Subscription rates as of December 1993 are:
In the UK: 7 pounds for 5 issues, payable to
"A New Day"
In Europe: 10 pounds for 6 issues, payable to
"A New Day" UNLESS drawn on a Eurocheck
or postal order, in which case make it
payable to D. Rees.
Elsewhere: 10 pounds for 6 issues, payable to "A
New Day" UNLESS drawn on a postal order, in which
case make it payable to D. Rees. Readers in the
U.S.A. may, if preferred, send $20 cash for 5
issues: registered post is advised.
Cheques must be in #sterling and drawable on a UK
bank. No U.S. checks are acceptable.
Cheques must be in #sterling and drawable on a UK
bank. No U.S. checks are acceptable.
e) Another Tull magazine called "Living in the Past" is
available. The following is from issue #10, December
1993, page 2:
LITP
P.O. Box 1127
New Hyde Park, New York
11040 USA
Publisher Aeternus, Inc.
Editor: Dennis Landau
Production Editor: Natalie Johnson
New England Correspondent: Lee Berard
P.O. Box 1268
Newport, RI
02840 USA
United Kingdom Correspondent: Laura Grisi
Acres Wild
Broadford, Skye
Scotland IV49 9AE
LITP Artist: Dagmar Klein
SUBSCRIPION RATES: USA & Canada - $15.00/5 issues;
Outside US - $17.00 IMO
BACK ISSUES: Issues #1 through #7;
USA & Canada - $3.00 per issue;
UK & Europe - L1.50 per issue.
Order back issues from Lee Berard
Write for quote on subscripion prices outside USA, Canada, UK&Europe.
Payments from outside USA must be International Money Order.
United States cash sent via mail at your own risk. All inquiries
must be accompanied by a SASE or IRC for reply. LITP reserves the
right to edit or refuse any material received for publication.
f) A Tull bootlegs newsletter is published by Bert
Maessen. For details, send an International Reply
Coupon (available at the post office) to Bert at:
Rijksweg Noord 270
Sittard 6136AG
Netherlands
5. WHAT IS FAIRPORT CONVENTION?
Fairport Convention is a british folk-rock band founded
in 1967. It's gone thru numerous changes in members over the
years, and even broke up for awhile, but the current line-up
has been together since 1985.
The members of Tull and Fairport overlap: Dave Pegg
plays in both bands, and former Tull keyboardist Martin
Allcock is also a core Fairport member. Fairport's longtime
drummer Dave Mattacks played with Tull for the 1992 live
gigs, and he appears on the live Tull album _A Little Light
Music_. Fairport's violinist Ric Sanders guested on 2 tracks
on Tull's _Crest of a Knave_. At most 1987 Tull gigs, all the
members of Fairport came onstage to play "Skating Away" with
Tull. Fairport was also Tull's opening act in 1987 & 1988.
6. WHAT IS BLODWYN PIG?
Blodwyn Pig is a band founded by Mick Abrahams, who
played guitar with Tull for a few months until just before
Martin Barre joined. Mick co-founded Tull with Anderson, and
he appears on Tull's first album (_This_Was).
Blodwyn Pig broke up in the early 70's,
but reformed recently. Abrahams did release a new solo album
(called "All Said and Done") in 1991. The album features Tull's
original drummer Clive Bunker, and one of the tracks is a
12-minute version of the Tull song "Cats Squirrel." The album is
on the Elite record label; the CD catalog number is ELITE007CD.
A new album is purportedly available through A New Day
Records, possibly by the name of Lies. It is a limited edition.
7. WHO IS JENNIE ANDERSON, THE PERSON CREDITED ON THE
_AQUALUNG_ ALBUM AS THE AUTHOR OF THE TITLE TRACK?
Ian Anderson, discussing the song "Aqualung," explains:
"It's credited on the album actually to my first wife, who in
fact was responsible for what became some of the lyrics in
the first couple of verses of it, because she'd been out
taking some photographs. She was studying photography at the
time at some college or something, and she was doing some
assignment where she had to go and take photos of people in
London, and she'd come back with a whole series of photos on
this sort of general subject on individuals. I suppose in
total probably about half of the lyrics were words or word
associations that she had come up with." [3] The photos were
of homeless men, and the images inspired the character of
Aqualung.
8. WHO IS GERALD BOSTOCK, LISTED AS CO-AUTHOR OF "THICK
AS A BRICK?"
There is no real Gerald Bostock. Ian explains, "there
was this kind of humorous side to [Thick as a Brick] that
made it possible to do this send-up lyric which was
deliberately complex and a bit crazy, and to suggest, however
unlikely it might have been, that the whole thing had been
written by a precocious 11 or 12 year-old or whatever the
Gerald Bostock figure was supposed to have been.... which is,
I suppose, me trying to cop out from being the author of it
myself." [4]
9. WHAT ARE THE TITLES OF ALL THE TULL ALBUMS?
The following includes only albums and promos; there are literally
scores, perhaps hundreds, of singles. Many thanks go to David K.
Steiner (ste...@remus.rutgers.edu) for compiling the discography from
which much of this information was taken; Steiner's discorgraphy is
available via anonymous FTP to remus.rutgers.edu and includes singles,
bootlegs, and other more obscure releases. It also includes song lists
for each disc and play times.
This Was (October 1968)
Stand Up (1969)
Benefit (1970)
Benefit (1970 UK) [different song list between US and UK]
Aqualung (1971)
Thick as a Brick (1972)
Living in the Past (1972)
Living in the Past (1972 UK) [different song list between US and UK]
Sunday Best (1972 Australia)*
A Passion Play (1973)
Warchild (1974)
Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)
M.U. --- Best of Jethro Tull (1976)* [one unreleased song]
Too Old to Rock'n' Roll, Too Young to Die (1976)
Songs From the Wood (1977)
Repeat --- Best of J.T. Volume II (1977)* [one unreleased song]
The Jethro Tull Story (Promo, 1977)???
Heavy Horses (1978)
Live --- Bursting Out (Live, 1978)
Stormwatch (1979)
Stormwatch/Heavy Horses (Double Album, 19??) [just a repackaging]
A (1980)
Broadsword and the Beast (1982)
Walk Into Light (Ian Solo, 1983)
M.U./Repeat (Double Album, 1984) [just a repackaging]
Under Wraps (1984)
Original Masters (1985)*
A Classic Case (1985)**
Crest of a Knave (1987)
20 Years of Jethro Tull (Boxed Set, 1988)* [has lots of new material]
20 Years of Jethro Tull (Sampler Album, 1988) [single CD version of above]
Rock Island (1989)
Kissing Willie (Promo Single, 1989)
The Rattlesnake Trail (Promo Single, 1989)
Live At Hammersmith '84 (1990)
Catfish Rising (1991)
Doctor to My Disease (Promo Single, 1991)
The Best of King Biscuit Live, Volume 1 (1991)***
The Best of King Biscuit Live, Volume 4 (1991)****
A Little Light Music (Live, 1992)
A Chrismas Song (Promo, 1992)
Someday the Sun Won't Shine For You (UK Promo, 19??)
25th Anniversary Boxed Set (Boxed Set, 1993)* [has lots of new versions]
Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection (1993)*
NightCap (1993)* [has lots of new material]
*Compilation/Best of
**Played by the London Symphony Orchestra, directed by David Palmer
*** Various artists. Has the song "Locomotive Breath" with TaaB Reprise.
**** Various artists. Has Aqualung.
10. IS THE "LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH '84" ALBUM A BOOTLEG?
No. It is an official release. Chrysalis Records gave
permission to Raw Fruit Records to release these live tracks,
which were originally recorded for radio broadcast. It was
only released in the UK, but it can be purchased elsewhere as
an import.
11. IS TULL SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE?
Yes, for some songs. Cherry Lane Music currently has
several books of Tull sheet music in print: "Crest of a
Knave," "Rock Island," "Flute Solos Created by Ian Anderson,"
"20 Years of Jethro Tull," "Greatest Hits for Guitar," and
"Best of Jethro Tull." Most music stores can order these
books for you.
Several books are out of print and quite rare, including
"Songs from the Wood," "Heavy Horses," "Living in the Past,"
"Warchild," "Bursting Out," "Minstrel in the Gallery,"
"Jethro Tull Anthology" (including the first 4 albums, more
or less), and a different compilation including _Stand Up_,
_Benefit_, and _Aqualung_.
I've searched off and on for three years for these out-
of-print books, and I've found only the last one mentioned.
I'm either looking in the wrong places, or they're
extraordinarily rare. I've actually seen most of them in a
friend's collection, though: he stumbled upon someone selling
a nearly complete collection.
Guitar Tabulatures & Lyrics:
See the above notes in section 4 for information on Internet sites
for this information.
12. WHERE CAN I GET INFO ABOUT TULL BOOTLEGS?
You can subscribe to Bert Maessen's newsletter (see
question 4 above). Also, Dan Duvall has compiled two guides to
Tull bootlegs: a quick-reference guide and a detailed
review guide. Both are available at the remus.rutgers.edu FTP
site.
13. WHAT TULL VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE IN STORES?
There's a video called "SLIPSTREAM" available on
laserdisc and videotape. It includes some concert footage
from the 1980 "A" tour, and it also includes some studio
videos. Ian Anderson appears throughout the video as
different characters such as Aqualung and Dracula.
New copies are apparently no longer being produced,
so this video may become hard to find.
There's also a video called "20 Years of Jethro Tull."
It includes some 1978 concert footage, some studio videos,
and short interview clips with Ian, Terry Ellis (former
manager), and others. This video is only available on tape,
not laserdisc.
A new video collection was compiled for the 25th
anniversary of Tull in 1993, and it includes recent interviews
with current and ex-band members as well as rehearsal footage,
studio videos, and live concert footage. At the time of this
writing, a release date still has not been announced, but
it is expected to hit the market any month now.
14. WHAT TULL BOOTLEG VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE?
There's a wealth of footage circulating among fans,
including concert broadcasts from TV in various countries,
old silent home movie footage, and more recent concerts
captured on camcorders by sneaky audience members. Quality
varies greatly, of course.
15. WHY CAN'T I FIND THE "20 YEARS OF JETHRO TULL" BOX SET?
This set was temporarily out of print worldwide for
about two years. It's recently been re-issued in the UK, and
hopefully it'll be re-issued elsewhere as well.
The set is in high demand among fans, as most of the 65
tracks are previously unreleased (studio cuts or live
recordings). It also includes rare B-sides from early
singles.
The Columbia House CD club has some copies in stock as
of this writing: the stock number is 371-237. Columbia House
may be phoned at 1-800-457-0500.
16. WHO IS "JEFFREY," MENTIONED IN SEVERAL TULL SONG
TITLES SUCH AS "A SONG FOR JEFFREY?"
It may well be Jeffrey Hammond, an old friend of Ian's
who played bass with Tull from 1971-1975. Jeffrey himself is
unsure: when asked how it felt having songs written for him,
he replied, "I'm not sure whether those songs were for me as
it were; it was probably just a name, you know." [6]
17. ISN'T HIS NAME JEFFREY HAMMOND-HAMMOND?
No. Jeffrey says, "my real name is Jeffrey Hammond. When
I joined Jethro Tull, Ian suggested Hammond-Hammond, and I
must admit I liked the idea. It is actually not too much of
an affectation because my mother was called Hammond before
she married my father. People had the habit, especially
Americans, of calling me Hammond-Hammond rather than Jeffrey,
which I rather liked. Of course, I gave it up when I left
Tull and reverted to a singular Hammond." [7]
18. DID TONY IOMMI EVER PLAY GUITAR WITH TULL?
Sort of. During the brief time in 1968 after Mick
Abrahams left but before Martin Barre joined, Tull appeared
on TV in a film called "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll
Circus." They performed "A Song for Jeffrey," though only Ian
was actually live; the others mimed to a backing tape. Tony
Iommi was the guitarist seen in this film clip with Tull, and
apparently he nearly joined the band. Mick Abrahams recalls,
"Tony only did the Rock & Roll circus thing. He phoned me up
afterwards and told me he couldn't stand it - he quit
straight after that." [5]
19. DID PHIL COLLINS EVER PLAY DRUMS WITH TULL?
Only at one gig: the Prince's Trust Gala on July 7, 1982
at London's Dominion Theatre. He played drums with Tull for
three songs. Two of them ("Jack in the Green" and "Pussy
Willow") are on an official video release of the Prince's
Trust Gala, though I'm not sure what countries the video was
released in.
20. WHAT DOES "M.U." STAND FOR IN THE ALBUM TITLE "M.U. -
THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL?"
Musician's Union. (A quotation from Ian to confirm this
will appear in future editions of the FAQ list... I have to
dig out the interview tape I have in which he mentions it.)
21. WHAT IS "A CLASSIC CASE?" IS IT OUT ON CD?
It's a 1985 album featuring the members of Tull playing
ten Tull songs with the London Symphony Orchestra, as arranged
and conducted by ex-Tull keyboardist David Palmer. The original came
out on the RCA label, and it is out of print: it's very difficult
to find, especially on CD. CD copies are highly prized
collectors items among Tull fans. The CD catalog number is
RCD1-7067. The album was recently re-released as "Classic Jethro
Tull" (same stuff, different title), however, and the re-release is easier
to find.
22. WHAT IS "NIGHTCAP?" CAN I FIND IT?
Originally Tull and Chrysalis planned to release a second boxed set in
1993 after the 25 Years boxed set; this set would have included several new
live cuts. While rumors persist that Nightcap is this boxed set, in actuality:
"'Nightcap' is the *replacement* for that other box. Tull and Chrysalis
decided to leave out the live cuts and just release the studio material on a
budget-priced double CD. It's great, but if you are in the US you may have
difficulty finding it, because it was only released in Europe and the UK."
-Reinder
23- WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ALL THE "25TH
ANNIVERSARY" STUFF THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1993?
As Ian stated on April 26th 1993 in a radio broadcast from
New York, "We're not celebrating anything at all....EMI and
Chrysalis records, on the other hand, will celebrate anything
they can sell." And indeed, a large number of "25th Anniversary"
products exist... so many, in fact, that the casual fan might
be confused without a handy guide like this one:
BOX SET (the one that looks like a cigar box)
CD 1: re-mixes of classic Tull songs
CD 2: live in New York 1970
CD 3: new studio recordings by the current band of old songs
CD 4: live tracks from various years
NIGHTCAP (2-CDs)
CD 1: The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes (an unreleased 1972
album that includes a handful of prototypes for
bits of "A Passion Play")
CD 2: Rare and unreleased tracks
THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL: THE ANNIVERSARY
COLLECTION (2-CD)
This is a collection of remasters of the original mixes of
"classic" Tull songs from thru the years. The sound quality is
quite excellent. This is NOT a collection of highlights from
the box set as the title might imply.
24- DOES MARTIN BARRE HAVE A SOLO ALBUM? WHAT
IS "A SUMMER BAND?"
Martin has recorded a studio solo album, featuring Matt Pegg
on bass and Andy Giddings on keyboards. The album is called "A
Trick of Memory." It will be released worldwide in April on ZYX
Records. He also has a contract to record 3 more albums for them.
Much confusion resulted when "A New Day" magazine persuaded
Martin to release a limited edition live album, called "A Summer
Band." This album was limited to roughly 1000 copies total on CD
and tape, and it was sold to "A.N.D." subscribers. The album contains
live performances by The Summer Band, a group Martin formed to play
charity gigs near his home. This is NOT Martin's solo album; his real
studio solo album, when it is released, will be sold thru real record
stores, and unlike "A Summer Band," it will contain all original material.
Martin even sings on the studio album. (!!)
25- DOES DAVE PEGG HAVE A SOLO ALBUM?
Yes. It's called "The Cocktail Cowboy Goes it Alone," and it was
recorded in 1983. It was issued on Woodworm Records. A CD version
was released around 1991 or 1992, but it may be out of print by now.
26- WHAT DO THE RUNES ON THE COVER OF
THE "BROADSWORD" ALBUM SPELL?
They are the opening lyrics to the song "Broadsword." Many thanks
to everyone who e-mailed the details to me... you will be credited in
the next version of the FAQ, as soon as I get organized.
27- WILL THERE BE ANOTHER TULL STUDIO ALBUM?
HOW LONG WILL THE BAND EXIST?
Ian and the band have very tentative plans to record a new
album, but at the time of this writing they're too busy touring
to write and record new material. As for the future of the band,
Ian says "2001 might be a good time for Jethro Tull to play its
last concert... You've got every chance of playing until you're
as old as Muddy Waters was. It's just those of us who, perhaps
unwisely, chose a more athletic way of performing music who are
really in for a rough final few years." [8]
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Sources
A.N.D. = "A New Day" magazine
[1] A.N.D. #18 p. 27
[2] "Up Close" radio interview, 1989
[3] "In the Studio: Aqualung" radio interview, 1990
[4] "In the Studio: Thick as a Brick" radio interview, 1991
[5] A.N.D. #10 p. 14
[6] A.N.D. #28 p. 17
[7] A.N.D. #28 p. 8
[8] Rolling Stone magazine #668 (October 28, 1993)
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