Jethro Tull – A

Jethro Tull - A
Stampa italiana del 1980
Un disco all'epoca violentemente stroncato dalla critica, un flop.
Ian Anderson dopo la morte del bassista sciolse i Tull e si cimentò in un disco solista, la Chrysalis records però non approvava la scelta di un disco solista così Anderson fu costretto a riunire la band.
La formazione già disciolta viene allora quasi interamente rimescolata con il solo Martin Barre ancora presente; salgono a bordo il bassista ex –Fairport Convention Dave Pegg (in luogo del deceduto Glascock), il valente Mark Craney alla batteria e, come membro addizionale, l’ottimo violinista e tastierista Eddie Jobson, già con Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa e U.K.
Ne esce un disco molto particolare con molti synth e un approccio che strizza l'occhio alle sonorità elettroniche di quel tempo, anche la copertina segue l'estetica della musica elettronica.
Disco oggi apprezzato e rivalutato, personalmente lo trovo eccellente.

Got a new sealed copy last week and when took carefully out of the inner sleeve it showed scratch/marks on track A4 (Black Sunday) like others have also noticed. I tried to listen to it and loud pops on the track. Unbelievable they still keep this stylus destroyer in wholesale as there seems to be the same problem on lots of copies of this pressing.

EDIT Feb 22 2025: Got another new sealed copy from my local record store and this time the pressing is flawless. Dead quiet and flat vinyl.

I just got my record - the sound is great, the quality is superb - not a sinlge pop there, and the packaging with 20 page booklet is a marvel.

It is funny with these Norwegian pressings. Whoever cut it, it sounds like they set up two Behringer microphones in a kitchen or toilet hall-room, and played a copy of copy of copy of another copy of the master tape, and cut it coming through these microphones. Funnily enough, I'm a Norwegian and had to have it, as it was money for nothing. (btw, I've noticed the same on the Norwegian Stormwatch pressing as well, and usually all the nordic Genesis pressings). Great music, though. 😂

Yes , steve wilson added bass , but he totally changed the sound of this album. Goobye the effects on keyboard, voices, guitars,etc. He turned a prog/pop/rock album into an ordinary rock album. To my ear this remixe is a simplification.

is there also an EMI SWINDON version to this edition?

Gorgeous packaging. And..the sound on this is phenomenal. Like every other recent re release in this series...the new mix is awesome. As a Tull fan.. it is great to finally hear these songs with the clarity and stereo separation they deserve. My copy is dead quiet and as flat as a vinyl can be. No problems at all. Sticker on back affixed to cover says Made in and I can tell. Overall this is the same or similar package they have been releasing over the past years. The booklet alone is worth the price of ission here. Very very cool indeed. Listening to this now and very very pleased. Also I have to laugh..why am I the only audiophile on discogs who gets great copies of records..??? It must be my luck..

Ditto to the comment from i.t.f.c , I ordered my copy from Burning Shed today, it keeps going in and out of stock lately, as of this posting it is still in stack.

Like others have mentioned, my vinyl too came with a big mark on the track Black Sunday (A4). On every rotation you get a "click" for about 1,5 to 2 minutes duration. The vinyl was also dish-warped. Unacceptable, and CDON only suggested a price correction of €5, which I've declined of course. I asked for a full return and a new product. What the hell are they thinking a €5 reduction in price is any good for, when you want to enjoy the music. Also, Black Sunday is the most important track on the album imo.

Don't pay SCALPER PRICES for this clear vinyl it's still on sale at burning shed for £35 as of 22/1/22

https://burningshed.com/store/jethrotull/jethro-tull_a-steven-wilson-remix_crystal-clear-vinyl