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THE BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST (THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY MONSTER EDITION)

Jethro Tull

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CD 1: 'THE BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST' A Steven Wilson stereo remix
THE BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST' A Steven Wilson stereo remix
Beastie
Clasp
Fallen On Hard Times
Flying Colours
Slow Marching Band
Broadsword
Pussy Willow
Watching Me, Watching You
Seal Driver
Cheerio
ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS A Steven Wilson stereo remix. Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, December 1981 - January 1982 (unless otherwise noted)
Fallen On Hard Times (1st master, Dec '81 sessions)
Beastie (2nd master, Dec '81 sessions)
Fallen On Hard Times [2nd master, Dec '81 sessions)
Seal Driver (1st master, Dec '81 sessions)
Cheerio (ensemble vocal version)
Jack-A-Lynn (acoustic version)
Beastie Shouts!
CD 2: Associated Recordings
ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS (Early 1981 Sessions) A Steven Wilson stereo remix. Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, March 1981 - July 1981
Roland's Entry [Instrumental]
Lights Out
The Curse (version 1)
The Curse (version 2)
Too Many Too
Calafel [Instrumental]
I'm Your Gun
No Step
Down At The End Of Your Road
Mayhem Maybe [with 1988 overdubs]
Commons Brawl [with 1993 overdubs]
Return To Calafel [Instrumental]
Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow
The Swirling Pit [Instrumental]
Inverness Sleeper
FURTHER ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS A Steven Wilson stereo remix. Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, December 1981 - January 1982
Crew Nights (combined version) [with some 1993 overdubs]
Rhythm In Gold
Overhang [with 1988 overdubs]
Jack-A-Lynn (band version)
Motoreyes
Drive On The Young Side Of Life [with 1993 overdubs]
CD 3: Demo Recordings, Master MIxes & Rough Mixes
Demos Recordings.
Recorded directly to stereo in Maison Rouge Studio 1 on 15th December 1981
Flying Colours
Me, Dinosaur
Crew Nights
Rhythm In Gold
Honest Girl
DJ Dream
Seal Driver
Jack-A-Lynn
Fallen On Hard Times
Drive On The Young Side Of Life
ORIGINAL 1981 MASTER MIXES
Early master mixes prepared in July 1981. The master mix of 'Watching Me, Watching You' used on the album was also prepared during these mixing sessions.
Beastie
Too Many Too
I'm Your Gun
Down At The End Of Your Road
Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow
EARLY 1982 ROUGH MIXES
Rough mixes of work-in-progress album tracks prepared in January 1982
Slow Marching Band
Pussy Willow
Fallen On Hard Times
ORIGINAL 1982 RADIO ADVERT
UK local radio advert promoting the band's headlining appearance at the Theakston Music Festival, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, England on Saturday 28th August 1982
Theakston Music Festival Advert
CD 4: LIVE IN GERMANY 1982
Clasp
Hunting Girl
Fallen On Hard Times
Pussy Willow
Broadsword
Jack-In-The-Green
One Brown Mouse
Seal Driver
Heavy Horses
Weathercock/Fire At Midnight
Keyboard Instrumental
Sweet Dream
CD 5
Flying Colours
Songs From The Wood
Watching Me, Watching You
Band Introductions
The Swirling Pit
Pibroch/Black Satin Dancer
Beastie
Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!
Aqualung
Minstrel In The Gallery
Locomotive Breath/Black Sunday
Cheerio
DVD 1: Audio only
The Broadsword And The Beast album remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound + flat transfer of the 1982 original mix and other associated tracks in 96/24 LPCM stereo
DVD 2: Audio only
Associated Recordings remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
DVD 3: Audio only
Live in Germany (as per DISCS 4 & 5) remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 4.1 surround sound

Line-up / Musicians

- Ian Anderson / vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
- Martin Barre / electric & acoustic guitars
- Peter-John Vettese / piano, synthesizer, vocals
- David Pegg / bass, mandolin, vocals
- Gerry Conway / drums, percussion

Releases information

Original album released 1982. 5CD+3DVD Boxset, including a 164-page book.

Thanks to Heart of the Matter for the addition
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4.36
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(56%)
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Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(38%)
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Review by Warthur
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4 stars As is often the case, I can take or leave the "associated recordings" in these deluxe sets, but the Steven Wilson tune-up of the original studio album is grand and there's a wonderful live set presented. Here, it doesn't present one single gig, but instead assembles a wonderful setlist out of a clutch of performances in Germany in late April 1982, with the fresh new Broadsword material given a fresh live rendition which overcomes some of the chilliness of the studio versions. The performances of older material are also wonderful - the band by this point had such an expansive and wonderful repertoire that any particular cross-section of their work yields absolute magic, and the song selection here fits the atmospheric vibe of the Broadsword album wonderfully.

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5 stars Another super remix set. The bonus tracks sound alot better without the reverb. Inverness Sleeper is an excellent new track. The album sounds slightly better too. A great double album worth plus a few more extra tracks. Similar with the Stormwatch, Aqualung, Warchild sets. Heaps of excellent extra s ... (read more)

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