Jethro Tull - 1970-07-29 - Port Chester, NY (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Jethro Tull 
Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, USA 
29-Jul-1970 (Early Show) 

Lineage: 
Trade CDR > EAC > FLAC (Level 8)

Ian Anderson
Martin Barre
Glenn Cornick
Clive Bunker
John Evans

01. Intro 
02. To Cry You a Song 
03. My God 
04. With You There To Help Me 
05. Dharma For One w/ Drum Solo 
06. We Used To Know > Guitar Solo > For a Thousand Mothers 

Total Time - 77:56 

This is an excellent quality audience recording from the summer tour of North America in 1970. 

Original notes: 

Ken & Judy Lee Proudly Present 
The Port Chester Resurrection Project 
PCRP#006 
Title: Transit Of Venus 

The original audience master cassette was recorded on a Sony TC124 with unknown Sony dynamic mics, spread approx. 25-30 ft. across the balcony, by Ken & Judy Lee. The cassette was baked, processed and transfered via Tascam 122 MK-III > Lucid ADA1000 > Tascam CDRW 700 (CDR) by John Jay Hance in 2004. Further editing and tracking performed by Peter G with Soundforge. Audio extraction via Peak 3.2.1 on a G4 Titanium Powerbook, compressed with xACT V1.2 (flac level 6), and seeded by BoldCaptain via BitTorrent 3.2.2a. Extra thanks to Dave T. for the help with the setlist. 

Notes: Another outstanding offering from Ken and Judy Lee, this time a triple bill. McKendree Spring, Livingston Taylor, and Jethro Tull. while I was familiar with the last two, McKendree Spring was unknown to me. A web search revealed quite a bit of info. For those as unfamiliar as I was , Fran McKendree fronted this progressive band from the mid to late 60's into the 70''s. He is still very active in the music scene, both as a musician and a producer. The sound of McKendree Spring is quite different, mixing a psychedelic sound with a progressive edge employing violins, horns and moog synthesizers. I wish there was more of this here, but as an opening act his time on stage was limited. I''m sure you will like it, and probably want more as well. As the tape begins abruptly, we think that Ken himself may have been sitting the set out, and upon hearing the unique sound that McKendree has, decided to turn on the deck mid song, possibly mid-set, and we are grateful that he did. Livingston Taylor, brother of the more famous James Taylor, presents the same kind of acoustic music as his brother and often his voice sounds more like James than James does. It also gave us a bit of a mystery as well, and we are still unsure of whether this set is early, or early and late. It has a tape flip in the middle, and would appear to be otherwise complete, but seems rather lenthy for a mid act. Hopefully the complete late show will surface and shed a little more light on this in the future and solve the riddle. Jethro Tull already a prominent figure in the British rock scene, combining elements of classical music and progressive art rock together, gives a solid performance. And as seems to be the Capitol Theater trademark, is more free-form than other sets from this period, expanding on themes, soloing not only on flute, but giving the guitarist and drummer their space as well. Very nice, early song list, a must have for any fan of his. Rumor has it that during this set Ken was offered a large sum of money for the masters, but true to his word he turned it down. Again, these sets have not seen the light of day for thirty-some odd years, and while time may have taken a toll on the master tape, the sound is absolutely astounding. And this is only the early show... 
Enjoy! 

Ken & Judy Lee present the Port Chester Resurrection Project as a loving tribute to Mark Cohen. A brother and friend to many in the community, his spirit lives on through the music.

Jethro Tull - 1975-07-25 - Seattle, WA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Jethro Tull 
Date: 1975-07-25 
Location: Seattle, WA 
Venue: Seattle Center Coliseum 
Source: Audience 
Lineage: Master Reels @ full track mono>Tandberg Model 11>Wavelab 96/24 1ch mono>wav 44.1/16 2ch mono>flac 
Taping Gear: Tandberg Model 11 R2R deck, Sony ECM-22P mic 
Taped and Transferred By: JEMS 

Band Members: 
Ian Anderson - vocals, flute 
Martin Barre - guitar 
Jeffrey Hammond - bass 
John Evan - keyboards 
Barriemore Barlow - drums 

CD1 [51:41]
01 Introduction 0:52 
02 Wind-Up-Passion Play 7:56 
03 Thick As A Brick 15:05 
04 Wond'ring Aloud 4:18 
05 My God (with flute solo) 12:29 
06 Sealion 2:52 
07 Skating Away (with band introductions) 8:09

CD2 [60:19]
01 Ladies (with drum solo) 10:52 
02 War Child 4:14 
03 War Child Suite 5:19 
04 Cross-Eyed Mary 5:13 
05 Bungle In The Jungle 2:11 
06 The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 1:14 
07 Aqualung 8:22 
08 Guitar Solo 3:35 
09 Back-Door Angels 5:48 
10 Minstrel In The Gallery 1:40 
11 Locomotive Breath 5:32 
12 Hard-Headed English General 4:25 
13 Back-Door Angels Reprise 1:54

flute solo includes God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée & Living In The Past 

Notes: 
JEMS master recording. This is an excellent sounding recording. This show captures Jethro Tull touring in support of their War Child album. This recording has circulated for years but this is the first time the master reels have ever been properly digitized (April 2010). This is an excellent show and performance with an early taste of an excerpt of Minstrel In The Gallery which would not be released until later in 75. Ian's in between song banter at this show is as entertaining if not more entertaining than music. Also of note this show took place on the 25th of July not the 27th as some other sources have speculated in the past. 

Remaster 
1. Create stereo image. 
2. Adjust Tonality/EQ. 
3. Adjust dynamics. 
4. Adjust speed. 
5. Repair tape change/flip. 
6. Re-track.

Jethro Tull - 1973-07-23 - Oakland, CA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)


Oakland Coliseum

PRRP 044 A Hush In The Play

lineage
Master Audience Reel > WAV > FLAC > Remastered and Re-Tracked > FLAC

Ian Anderson - Vocals, Guitar, Flute & Saxophone
Barriemore Barlow - Drums & Percussion
Martin Barre - Lead Guitars
John Evans - Keyboards
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - Bass Guitars

CD1
- A Passion Play -
01. Lifebeats 08:57
02. Prelude 02:25
03. The Silver Chord 04:24
04. Re-Assuring Tune 01:14
05. Memory Bank 04:32
06. Best Friends 04:35
07. Critique Oblique 05:15
08. Forest Dance #1 01:15
09. The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 04:15
10. Forest Dance #2 01:43
11. The Foot Of Our Stairs 04:50
12. Overseer Overture 03:26
13. Flight From Lucifer 03:52
14. 10:08 From Paddington 01:06
15. Magus Perde 03:58
16. Epilogue 01:41
+
17. Thick As A Brick 17:07
18. Cross-Eyed Mary 04:09

CD2
01. No Rehearsal (segment) 02:12
02. Drum Solo (cut) 08:09
03. Instrumental 05:21
04. Maternity Ward 01:24
05. Aqualung 10:07
06. Band Introductions 01:35
07. Wind Up 13:05
08. Locomotive Breath 06:38
09. Wind Up Reprise 06:01

Notes on PRRP 044 A Hush In The Play:

And Now For Something Completely Different?
The year was 1972 and Jethro Tull was on a roll. “Aqualung” and “Thick As A Brick” had been very successful albums and the band was receiving the praise and attention that they deserved. The music press of yhe UK had been kind in their reviews and noted music journalist Chris Welch was even considered a good friend. So what was next? The Tull website describes it well.

“... work began in Switzerland (in August 1972), then studios in France (mostly to escape high British tax rates). Enough tracks to fill three sides of a double album were developed when technical problems in the studio, and band members' longing for home, caused all but four tracks to be scrapped (some of this material, like 'Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day,' would appear on 'War Child'). The dreadful experience lead Ian to dub the Chateau d'Herouville studio as the 'Chateau d'Isaster.' With only seventeen days left before the American tour, Ian wrote new material and vastly restructured some of the 'Chateau d'Isaster' ideas and the band recorded the 45-minute album, 'A Passion Play' ... Thematically, the concept album chronicles, as the title implies, a story of life and death, beginning with a recently deceased man viewing his own funeral, descending into purgatory and Hell, then reincarnated.” - J-Tull.com

This new album was tracked only as “part one” and “part two”, each taking up a full side of the original LP record. It was not until the 1998 release of the Gold Remaster version of 'A Passion Play” that the originally intended tracking of the show was known and used. From that listing, one can see that the only track to survive from the Chateau d'Herouville sessions and make it onto this album was the song “Critique Oblique”, though “Tiger Toon” was re-worked to produce the Passion Play's “Prelude”. The album was to rise to number one in the United States and number 13 in the UK, but not without a few bumps along the way.

The new tour with “A Passion Play” was supposed to begin on April 28th 1973 at the Wembley Empire Pool but this two-night booking was cancelled, despite sold out shows. Tull fans then looked to the start of the US tour for the first performance of the new material. On May 4th, the performance began in Evansville, Indiana with the opening “Lifebeats” but the accompanying film was not shown. Later in the show, the “Hare” film was shown out of context but broke down, as it did on May 30th in Toronto. The next night in Clemson, SC the equipment truck arrived late and so the soundcheck was performed in front of the audience. Since the show did not start until 10pm, “A Passion Play” was omitted from the set. The next night's show in Maryland was cancelled because the equipment truck broke down. Great confusion exists regarding the next 10 days in Tull history. Some claim that the band spent 4 days in Knoxville, TN rehearsing the new material, while others claim (with inconsistency) that Jethro Tull concerts were performed and attended. Finally, according to written account, “A Passion Play” was definitely performed in Hampton, VA on May 17th and Richmond, VA on May 18th.

After finishing the first leg of the American Tour, and in a move that defies logistical sanity, the band returned to the UK in June to play the two previously cancelled shows at the Empire Pool, June 22nd and 23rd, the only UK shows of the tour. As reported in Melody Maker on June 23rd, Tull's manager Terry Ellis admitted that all the proceeds from the two gigs would likely be used just to cover the cost of returning the equipment from the US and then flying it all back out again for the second leg of the American tour.

Once familiar with the material in the live setting, the band expected smooth sailing. “A Passion Play” was released in the UK on July 6th and was then released in the US on July 23rd, the day of this Oakland show. Audiences, who had understandably never heard the new material, seemed to receive it warmly. Sadly, the critics had other ideas. After playing three nights in Inglewood, CA (July 20-22), the Los Angeles Times printed these comments from Robert Hilburn:

“By the time Tull left the stage Sunday night, nearly 75,000 persons had paid upwards of $400,000 to see the British rock group ... I only hope they found the show more rewarding than I did. There were, to be sure, moments of high style and imagination, particularly in the use of film, but there were also some moments of extremely tedious music. While the group's stage antics at that time - highlighted by Anderson's flitting around like a wild-eyed, super-charged Captain Hook gone mad - and fire-breathing instrumental arrangements dominated by a sort of huff-and-puff flute sound - were among the most colorful in rock, there was a lack of strong, central focus to Anderson's lyrics that kept the group's music from realizing its full potential.

Things did, however, begin impressively at the Forum. Following a spirited set by Steeleye Span (a British group which has effectively merged traditional folk with modern electronics), the Tull portion of the evening began when a small white dot appeared on a movie screen at the rear of the stage. The dot flashed off and on in time with an amplified heartbeat. Slowly, the dot grew larger and larger. After several minutes it turned red, and a ballerina joined it on screen. At first, the dancer was lying motionless on her back. Slowly coming alive, she eventually leaped through a mirror in what was a stunning piece of film. At that instant, the screen was raised and the group came on stage to begin A Passion Play, a chiefly instrumental work that alternates, in typical Tull fashion, between gentle moments and sudden, dramatic bursts of power.

While it holds your attention for a while, its instrumental repetition and its un-arresting, inaccessible lyrics eventually undercut its impact. After 20 minutes, mercifully, the group gave way to another engaging Anderson film (The Hare). After the film, the group returned with another numbing 20 minutes of A Passion Play and then 15 minutes of Thick As A Brick. It then moved into some of the better known tunes from Aqualung. If there was ever any question about the rambling, disjointed nature of Anderson's longer works, the placement of these punchier, crisper, more concise pieces from Aqualung on the same show answered it. Anderson remains a talented, serious, imaginative artist, but his extended works need more easily identifiable, engaging themes and varied musical elements if they are to be worthy of the attention he wants for them.” R. Hilburn 24th July 1973

Chris Welch, attending the Empire Pool shows, describes other aspects of the show and adds his own commentary:

“... one and a half hours solid good music by Jethro Tull at the Empire Pool, Wembley, would have been sufficient to send home many more contented fans. Instead, an over-long over-produced marathon seriously impaired their impact - and their reputation ... The Passion Play which constituted the first part of the concert, and is the basis of their next album, was a disappointment ... (yet) Ian played soprano sax with a bug attachment, with considerable facility, which added a new tonal dimension to the band sound. Jeffery Hammond-Hammond their bass player charged around the stage in a suit and Panama hat, in a kind of Monty Python-ish silly walk that seemed a parody of the natural movements of a musician inspired by his music.

The piece continued unabated, and bearing in mind we haven't heard the album yet, seemed to take a considerable time to show any signs of cohesion. The structure had a kind of Elizabethan mode, with a plethora of changes that did not resolve into any satisfying or logical direction ... the lyrics or story of the Passion Play did not communicate one whit ... part of the play was taken up with a film (The Hare), filmed in colour featuring members of the group and a ballet company. This fell flat at first, greeted with yells of 'No substitute,' with which I was bound to agree, although a colleague who thought the whole show terrible, said the film was the best part, which at least shows how opinions can differ ...” C. Welch, Melody Maker 30th June 1973

Ian Anderson was not too pleased with the reviews of the new Tull material. There were even rumors of a plan to halt the tour and disband Jethro Tull permanently. Fortunately for Tull fans the band has continued well into the 21st century. Most serious Jethro Tull fans have a strong opinion of “A Passion Play”, either positive or negative but all will agree that it was a unique experience in the history of the band.

Now let's move on to this recording; July 23rd, 1973 in Oakland, California. The show is from the master tape and is almost complete. Sadly, only a segment of the song “No Rehearsal” was present and was tracked separately. This is a song created during the Chateau d'Herouville sessions which was played during live performances in 1973. The drum solo is also cut at the beginning and we chose not to patch it. At the beginning of the recording we have tracked the entire Passion Play using the originally intended listing provided by the band. Towards the end, if you listen closely to the extended instrumental section of “Wind-up” you will hear segments that clearly become “Minstrel in the Gallery” later on in 1975. Finally, Anderson ends the show with the ringing telephone which was a metaphor for the time.
PRRP Staff

Notes from the Re-Master
We began with a FLAC encoded, digitised copy of the master tape. With the first listen it was clear that the hiss level was excessive and reduced appreciation of the subtle aspects of the show. There were also many microphone bumps that needed to be removed or reduced as much as possible along with other clicks and pops. The complete show is here except for a truncated “No Rehearsal” and the incomplete beginning of the drum solo. We chose to leave those segments un-altered rather than patching them from another source. For a 1973 audience recording this is quite good quality. Still, the frequency response drops significantly above 7,500Hz. Tonality needed adjustment given midrange excesses and excessive high-bass frequencies. Because auto-record-level circuits were in play, there were a number of partial dropouts found requiring repair. There were other single channel partial dropouts that also needed repair.

The original master tracked the Passion Play section as a single track. We added tracking to reflect the full tracking intended by Jethro Tull at the time. We also adjusted other track points. Finally, analysis showed that speed correction was needed and was applied to the whole show.

Jethro Tull - 1976-07-21 - Boston, MA (AUD/FLAC) Master by Dan Lampinski

(Audience FLAC)

Boston Garden

Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski

CD1
01 Intro
02 Thick as a Brick
03 Wond'ring Aloud
04 Crazed Institution
05 Conundrum
06 To Cry You A Song
07 A New Day Yesterday
08 Flute Solo
09 Bouree  
10 Living in the Past/A New Day Yesterday
11 Too Old To Rock n' Roll (spliced)
12 Minstrel In The Gallery
13 Beethoven's 9th
14 My God
15 Cross-Eyed Mary  
16 Aqualung

CD2
01 E1: Guitar Solo
02 Wind-Up
03 Back Door Angels
04 Wind-Up
05 E2: Locomotive Breath
06 Back Door Angels Reprise

Sony TC-152SD Tape Recorder
Sony ECM-99 Stereo Microphone
Maxell cassettes

Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt (dantalion8@yahoo.com)

Master Cassette ->
Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction -> M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 -> CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files -> Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) -> CDWAV (track breaks) -> dBpowerAMP Audio Converter (24-bit/96-KHz wav files converted to  16-bit/44.1 KHz wav files) ->  FLAC Front End (FLAC 8 with sector boundary alignment) FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger

Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly between 1974 and 1978.  His earliest recordings were made with an internal microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work, some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity.  In late 1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone, and began using Maxell cassettes.  He was also fortunate enough to have a friend who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality recordings.  In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes.

He recorded many of the major 70's bands:  Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty, Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as several "under the radar" acts.

Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially uncirculated.  Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are direct from his master cassettes.  No EQ'ing has been done to any of the transfers.  Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just give Dan credit for the original recording.

Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community.  Please honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely.

The transfers are available as 16bit/44.1KHz flac files suitable for CD burning, and also as 24bit/96KHz flac files for those who prefer the higher resolution.

Jethro Tull - 2000-07-21 - Ledyard, CT (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Jethro Tull
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21)
Foxwoods Resort
Ledyard, CT
USA

Lineage: SBD (or ALD) > 1st gen cassette trade circa 2001

Transfer: Sony TC-WE475 > Microtrack II (96/24) > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flac (level 8) > you !

Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, bamboo flute, guitar 
Martin Barre – guitar, mandolin
Jonathon Noyce – bass
Andy Giddings - keyboards
Doane Perry - drums

01.[00:20] Intro
02.[04:46] For a Thousand Mothers
03.[05:48] Nothing is Easy
04.[09:47] Thick as a Brick
05.[04:53] Hunt By Numbers
06.[06:53] Beside Myself
07.[04:33] Habanero Reel
08.[04:21] Bouree 
09.[07:53] Dot Com > AWOL
10.[03:35] In the Grip of Stronger Stuff
11.[06:39] cut // Dharma For One
12.[05:49] Hunting Girl
13.[01:56] Passion Jig
14.[07:53] Locomotive Breath
15.[04:51] Aquadiddey > Aqualung
16.[01:32] Cross=Eyed Mary
17.[02:59] Protect and Survive > Cheerio

Total 1:24:28

Onto the new millenium with JT, I think the band has seen better days. The music is still outstanding, even if the set lists don't leave much sympathy to the hard-code fans who would love to see JT tear back into some deep cuts from the '70s. Wishful thinking, no doubt. 

Anyway, here's the first 2000 show I have to offer, as well as the last cassette transfer for my JT series here on TTD. It seems to be a rare SBD or ALD sourced show I received from the master a few months after the show occurred. However, a couple of tunes appear to be missing from the middle of the show. I kinda remember this as being DAT sourced show and the guy couldn't send me a clone, so I had to settle for a cassette (but can't say for sure) but it still sounds very nice.

Jethro Tull - 1972-07-19 - Tokyo, JP (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Complete Performance

Koseinenkin-Kaikan

Lineage:
Unknown CDRS > xACT Flac Level 5

CD1
01. Thick As A Brick (Incl. Bouree)

CD2
01. Thick As A Brick (II)
02. Cross Eyed Mary
03. Up To Me / Aqualung

CD3
01. Wind Up
02. Locomotive Breath
03. Wind Up (Reprised)

Jethro Tull - 1973-07-16 - Ft. Worth, TX (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Jethro Tull 1973-07-16 TCCC Fort Worth TX (Your Rich Attainments Are All Imagined) (T-52) 

Mics: (2) Sony ECM 19B > Recorder: Realistic SCT-7 Stereo Cassette Recorder > Tape: Maxell Ultra Dynamic C-90 cassettes the Original Analog Cassette Tapes > Playback Deck: Tascam 130 > 

Nikko 32 Band EQ > Akai DR16 Digital Hard Disk Recorder > HHB CDR-800 Compact Disc Recorder > CDR > WAV >CD Wave Editor > SHN 

Ian Anderson 

Martin Barre 

Jeffry Hammond 

John Evan 

Barriemore Barlow 

CD1

A Passion Play 

01. Lifebeats

02. Prelude 

03. The Silver Cord 

04. Re-Assuring Tune 

05. Memory Bank 

06. Best Friends 

07. Critique Oblique 

08. Forest Dance #1 

09. The Story Of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 

10. Forest Dance #2 

11. The Foot of Our Stairs 

12. Overseer Overture 

13. Flight From Lucifer 

14. 10.08 To Paddington 

15. Magnus Perde 

16. Epilogue 

17. Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit)

CD2

01. Cross-Eyed Mary 

02. No Rehearsal 

03. Instrumental (incl. Thick As A Brick & Drum Solo) 

04. Aqualung 

05. Wind-Up 

06. Instrumental (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery) 

07. Locomotive Breath / Hard-Headed English General 

08. Wind-Up (reprise)

Jethro Tull - 1972-07-15 - Tokyo, JP (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Title: Bricks In The Far East
Venue: Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Tokyo Japan.

Source: Aud 5+ Stereo Recording

Lineage:
Boot Cassette Tape > Roland Audio Capture UA-3D > EAC > FLAC

Ian Anderson: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Flute
Martin Barre: Guitar
Jeffrey Hammond Hammond: Bass
Barriemore Barlow: Drums
John Evan: Keyboards

CD1
01: Thick As A Brick Pt.1
02: Ian Anderson Flute Solo (incl. Bouree)
03: Thick As A Brick (reprise)
04: News Reports
05: Thick As A Brick Pt.2
06: Barriemore Barlow Drum Solo

CD2
01: Thick As A Brick Pt.2 (reprise)
02: Cross-Eyed Mary
03: A New Day Yesterday
04: Aqualung
05: Ian Anderson Greeting
06: Wind Up
07: Martin Barre Guiter Solo
08: Locomotive Breath
09: Wind Up (reprise)

Jethro Tull - 1991-07-13 - Istanbul, Turkey (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Jethro Tull - Istanbul - Amphitheatre (TURKEY - 1991-07-13)

01. Thick as a Brick
02. Farm on the Freeway
03. Paparazzi (Instrumental)
04. Living in the Past
05. Serenade to a Cuckoo
06. Mother Goose
07. Jack-a-Lynn
08. Budapest 
09. Fat Man
10. My God 
11. Kissing Willie
12. Locomotive Breath
11. Seal Driver/Black Sunday (Instrumental)/Thick as a Brick (Reprise)
13. Outro

Jethro Tull - 1991-07-13 - Istanbul, Turkey (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

Recorded at the Amphitheatre of Istanbul, Turkey

Source: VHS Promo Master
Quality: A
DVD5
DVD Video

Video:
PAL 4:3 (720x576) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (Dolby AC3, 2 ch)

Menu Video:
PAL 4:3 (720x576) VBR
Auto Pan&Scan, Auto Letterboxed
Menu Language Unit :
Chapter (PTT) Menu

Ian Anderson
Martin Barre
Dave Pegg
Doane Perry
Martin Allcock

01 - Thick As A Brick
02 - Farm On The Freeway
03 - Paparazzi
04 - Living In The Past
05 - Serenade To A Cuckoo
06 - Mother Goose
07 - Jack-A-Lynn
08 - Budapest
09 - Fat Man
10 - My God
11 - Bouree
12 - Kissing Willie
13 - Locomotive Breath
14 - Seal Driver
15 - Black Sunday
16 - Thick As A Brick

70 min

Jethro Tull - 2026-07-10 - Pistoia IT (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Jethro Tull @ Pistoia Blues

"The Curiosity Tour"

Pistoia IT

Piazza del Duomo

2026-07-10

Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset > iPhone SE2

taper :Rdwm

remaster: Rdwm

Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, guitar), 

David Goodier (bass), 

John O'Hara (keyboards), 

Scott Hammond (drums), 

Jack Clark (guitar)

01 intro (tape)

02 Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You

03 Beggar's Farm

04 A Song for Jeffrey 

05 banter

06 Thick as a Brick (abbreviated version)

07 Mother Goose

08 Songs From the Wood

09 The Navigators

10 Curious Ruminant

11 Living In The Past

12 banter

13 Bourrée 

14 My God

15 The Zealot Gene

16 band introduction

17 Pastime With Good Company

18 Over Jerusalem

19 Budapest 

20 Aqualung

21 Locomotive Breath

22 Cheerio

Jethro Tull - 2005-07-09 - Lugano, CH (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

at Estival Jazz 
Piazza Della Riforma 
Lugano, Switzerland 
9. July 2005 
2005-07-09 
soundboard recording, unknown taper 
A Swissbird, SimplexSimplicissimus & superMAX release 2005 

June 2017 reseed: 
FLAC files renamed 

A Swissbird, SimplexSimplicissimus & superMAX release 2005 
Soundboard > DAT > wave > flac frontend 
(align on sector boundaries Level 8) > 2005 seed 
-- 
reseed: 
FLAC files renamed and moved from separate folders, 
no other alterations made; 
new checksum files created and this info file revised; 
original info file and artwork included. 

Ian Anderson / vocals , flute , guitar 
Martin Barre / guitars , mandolin 
Doane Perry / drums , percussion 
Andrew Giddings / keyboards , accordion 
Jonathan Noyce / bass 

CD1

01. Announcement (0:52)

02. Aqua Intro (0:21)

03. For A Thousand Mothers (4:49)

04. Nothing Is Easy (5:39)

05. Jack In The Green (3:08)

06. Serenade To A Cuckoo (3:56)

07. Beggars Farm (5:55)

08. Boris Dancing (3:56)

09. Weathercock (4:54)

10. We Five Kings (3:49)

11. Up To Me (4:07)

12. Boureè (6:15)

13. Mother Goose (6:39)

14. Empty Cafe (2:23)

CD2

01. Farm On The Freeway (7:07)

02. Hymn 43 (4:20)

03. A New Day Yesterday (6:09)

04. Budapest (11:25)

05. Aqualung (10:33)

Encore

06. Locomotive Breath (5:40)

07. Protect And Survive (1:03)

08. Cheerio (2:00)

105:12 minutes

Jethro Tull - 1970-07-07 - Lenox, MA (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

Tanglewood 

01 - Tuning / Intro

02 - Nothing Is Easy

03 - Tuning

04 - My God

05 - With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of...

06 - Dharma For One

07 - Encore Break

08 - We Used To Know

70' 50" 

4:3, 
NTSC when Martin Barre solo is cut short (like in the so called 76 minute version).
DVD come with a very basic MENU and it is track indexed.
DVD cover art is the same as the 76 version Benefit cover

What's different here than in the previous versions of this show?

1 - Audio & Video Quality is awesome and there IS NOT the annoying TIME CODE; it is actually missing, not covered/ cut-out like in the version contained into the The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977 2-DVD set

2- We all know about the 55 minutes version which comes with the BENEFIT LP customized cover art; then, we all know about the 76 minutes version which comes out with the same cover art stating also "76 minutes version"; I made a short comparison and found out the so called 76 min version (the one I own is where the last 20 minutes come with the logo BGP archives) starts with audience footage for about 1"30" then the band walks on stage, that is the point where this NO-TIME-CODE-VERSION starts.

Jethro Tull - 1986-07-05 - Dinkelsbuhl, DE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Jethro Tull

July 5, 1986 (1986-07-05)

Festweise

Inselwiese, Dinkelsbuhl

Germany

Lineage: FM Broadcast > ? > cassette trade circa 1993

Transfer: Sony TC-WE475 > Microtrack II (96/24) > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flac (level 8) > you !

Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, bamboo flute, guitar

Martin Barre – guitar, mandolin

Peter-John Vettese - keyboards

Dave Pegg – bass, vocals

Doane Perry - drums

01.[02:15] Opening >

02.[05:40] Hunting Girl

03.[04:03] Living in the Past

04.[04:44] Serenade to a Cuckoo

05.[04:12] Fly By Night

06.[02:03] Wond'ring Aloud

07.[04:08] Bouree

08.[06:42] Thick as a Brick >

09.[02:04] Level Pegging

10.[06:17] Black Sunday

11.[07:34] Too Old to Rock n Roll > Closing Jam >

12.[01:08] Thick as a Brick (reprise)

Total 50:50

JT performed a small string of shows in the Summer of 1986 marking the end of the Vetesse era. Here's an FM bradcast that I haven't seen upped before, not the greatest sound quality but decent. I have the complete audience version of this show going up next. Sample included.

Jethro Tull - 1988-07-04 - Firenze, IT (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

Live In Palazza de Santa Croce, Firenze, Italy 

Info
VHS -> MPG ->TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4->DVD 
Source: B.cast by Videomusic TV (Italy) 
Video Compression Mode: MPEG-2 
Play Length: 01:00:02 
Total Video Bitrate:7000kbps 
Audio Bitrate: Stereo 192-256 kbps 
Chanels: 2 Stereo, 48 kHz 
Frame rate: 25fps 
Aspect Ratio & Source Picture Resolution: 4:3 (720x576) 
PAL All Regions 
Menu: Yes (w/ audio) 
Chapters: Yes (w/ audio) 
Weight: 2,02 Gb 
Artwork Included

Ian Anderson: vocal, Flute, Acoustic Guitar (Electric Guitar on Steel Monkey) 
Bass: Dave Pegg 
Drums: Doane Perry 
Martin Barre: Electric Guitar 
Keyboards: Maart Allcock 

01 - Cross-Eyed Mary
02 - Nothing Is Easy
03 - Thick As A Brick
04 - Steel Monkey
05 - Farm On The Freeway
06 - A New Day Yesterday
07 - Fat Man, 
08 - Budapest
09 - The Swirling Pit
10 - Mother Goose
11 - My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée)
12 - Pussy Willow/Pibroch (inst.)
13 - Jump Start
14 - Too Old To Rock'N'Roll
15 - Wind Up
16 - Aqualung
17 - Locomotive Breath/Seal Driver (inst.)/Black Sunday (inst)/Thick As A Brick (reprise).

Jethro Tull - 1986-07-02 - Budapest, HU (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

MKT Stadion

lineage
FM BROADCAST > ? > Cassette > CDR > EAC > WAV > TLH > FLAC

Ian Anderson- Vocals/Flute/Acoustic Guitar 
Martin Barre- Guitars 
Peter John Vettese- Keyboards 
Dave Pegg- Bass 
Doane Perry- Drums/Percussion 

01. Locomotive Breath(Instrumental Introhunting Girl 
02. Living In The Past 
03. Serenade To A Cuckoo 
04. Fly By Night 
05. Watching Me, Watching You 
06. Keyboard Improvisation/Drum Solo 
07. Band Members Introduced
08. Fat Man 
09. Thick As A Brick/Level Pegging 
10. Black Sunday 
11. Unknown Dreams(Instrumental)
12. Aqualung 

Jethro Tull w/ friends - 2001-06-30 - Fidenza, IT (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Teatro Magnani

Lineage: 
Sony MZ-R 70 portable minidisk recorder ==> Soundman OKM II Pro Mic ==> CDR ==> Convert with Nero 7.0 ==> Flac Level 5 

Italian Fan Convention 

Band/Songs: 
Souldrivers 

Love Story 
Sweet Dream - With Ian Anderson 

David Palmer and Beggar's Farm 
01 - No Lullaby 
02 - Wind-Up 
03 - The Whistler 
04 - The Third Hoorah 
05 - Taxi Grab 
06 - Cathedral 
07 - Moths 
08 - Coronach 
09 - Rainbow Blues 
10 - King Henry's Madrigal - With Ian Anderson 
11 - Elegy - With Ian Anderson 
12 - Apocalypse 
13 - Cross-Eyed Mary 

David Palmer and Beggar's Farm, with Clive Bunker 
14 - A Song For Jeffrey 
15 - To Cry You A Song 
16 - Nothing Is Easy 
17 - Clive Bunker Doane Perry Drum Battle 
18 - Aqualung 

Jethro Tull 
19 - The Secret Language Of Birds 
20 - Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You 
21 - Jack-In-The-Green 
22 - A New Day Yesterday 
23 - My Sunday Feeling live 
24 - Bouree - With Clive Bunker 
25 - Morris Minus 
26 - Mayhem Jig 

Jethro Tull with Clive Bunker 
27 - With You There To Help Me 
28 - Locomotive Breath Featuring 3 fans on Vocals 
29 - Locomotive Breath - vocals: David Palmer 
30 - Outro 

total time: 73:47 + 79:31 = 153:18 

This is a fan convention attended by Jethro Tull and distinguished guests as Clive Buncker and David (now Dee) Palmer. 
Some of the songs played never (or hardly ever) played live by JT, I do not know if David Palmer was his voice in a best of their days but their friendliness and excellent set list chosen compensate for this deficiency. For those who like Jethro Tull and would like to know something "different" this is an excellent opportunity.

Jethro Tull - 1986-06-28 - Milton Keynes, UK (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

JETHRO TULL 

1986-June-28 (Saturday) 
Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. 

FM Stereo Broadcast. 

Ian Anderson
Martin Barre
Peter-John Vettese
Dave Pegg & Doane Perry. 

01. Intro - Locomotive Breath - Hunting Girl 
02. Living In The Past 
03. Serenade To A Cuckoo 
04. Fly By Night * 
05. Pussy Willow 
06. Thick As A Brick 
07. Aqualung 

* From Ian Anderson's "Walk Into Light" Solo Album. 

Total Time - 40:51.45 

Tull were guests of MARILLION, the headline act. 
Also appearing was Gary Moore, Magnum and Mama's Boys. 
Gary Moore insisted on higher billing than Tull; 
Ian agreed so long as Tull were paid more than Moore (£50,000, vs. £35,000). 
40,000-50,000 in attendance (capacity: 60,000). 
Marillion claim Tull made more money than them. 
Peter Vettese back on keyboards.

Jethro Tull - 1972-06-23 - Los Angeles, CA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Lineage:

MR reel to reel -> Akai GX-400D SS deck -> Sound Forge 6.0 ->FLAC via Flac Frontend ->CDr ->snail mail ->WAV->TheTooleMan's mystical processes->FLAC->2 cdrs. 

CD1

Thick As A Brick

01 - Introduction

02 - The First Part

03 - The Flute Part

04 - The Next Part

05 - The Six O'Clock News Part

06 - The Drum Part

07 - The Babies Wearing Nylons Part

08 - The Last Part

CD2

01 - Insane Asylum Introduction

02 - Cross-Eyed Mary

03 - A New Day Yesterday

04 - Aqualung

05 - Encore! Encore!

06 - Ian's Wind-Up Introduction

07 - Wind-Up

08 - Third-Leg Guitar Solo

09 - Locomotive Breath

10 - Hard-Headed English General

11 - Wind-Up (Reprise)

This fantastic, fabulous, unbelievable show has not really been heard until now. The master reel was recorded on a unit with weak batteries. As the show progressed, the reels slowed down. So, the pitch speeded up. Four semitones up... It sometimes takes a lot to get me motivated to send things off. I don't know if any of you have ever had this experience: You make a trade with someone, you send, but you never receive? I had been burned so many times with false promises, that I really didn't want to part with this under any circumstances. But, I have to tell you, The TooleMan is one helluva dude. Not only did he keep his promises about doing the work, he has graciously allowed me to seed as well. Not does that only benefit us, it benefits you as well.

Jethro Tull - 1988-06-23 - Mansfield, MA (ALD/FM/FLAC)

(ALD/FM FLAC)

Jethro Tull
1988-06-23
Great Woods, Mansfield, MA

ALD/In-House FM Master > my Cassette > CDR

Ian Anderson- flute
Martin Barre- guitar
David Palmer- keyboards
Dave Pegg- bass
Doane Perry- drums

CD1 [60:59]

01 - Cross Eyed Mary 5:42

02 - Nothing Is Easy 5:39

03 - Thick As a Brick 6:59

04 - Steel Monkey 4:13

05 - Farm on the Freeway 6:56

06 - A New Day Yesterday 4:47

07 - Fat Man 7:40

08 - Budapest (incomplete) 6:34

09 - The Swirling Pit 1:39

10 - Mother Goose 3:48

11 - Part of the Machine 7:14

CD2 [52:47]

12 - My God > Bouree/Soiree > My God 10:46

13 - Pussy Willow > Pibroch (Cap in Hand) 8:02

14 - Jump Start (incomplete) 3:55

15 - Thanks to Martin :48

16 - Too Old to Rock ’n’ Roll 4:30

17 - Wind Up 5:06

18 - Aqualung 10:08

19 - Locomotive Breath > Seal Driver > Black Sunday 8:20

20 - Thick As a Brick Reprise 1:10

Total Time: 113:47