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Post by jordevi on Feb 10, 2021 18:40:06 GMT
I love the way they've consistently managed to source the correct fonts for all the 5.1 releases so far, keeping the new typography in line with the original album artwork. Loving attention to detail — this stuff matters! It's a research job all of its own. It's not really that difficult, but it's been neglected in so many re-releases over the years that it's nice to see it done. Same with the cover art. There's been hundreds of releases (including *cough* MLB *cough*) where the original art was replaced by a low quality scan, or completely revamped, even with horrendous stock images.
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Post by schubertmachiavelli on Feb 17, 2021 18:07:50 GMT
A — A La Mode Edition now up on Burning Shed and Amazon.co.uk for pre-order. But you knew that. And the official site
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 17, 2021 18:32:12 GMT
A — A La Mode Edition now up on Burning Shed and Amazon.co.uk for pre-order. But you knew that. And the official site Thanks schubertmachiavelliFrom Rhino 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION OF 'A'. RELEASED AS 3CD/3DVD SET. To mark the album anniversary, 'A' will be released as a 3CD/3DVD set with Steven Wilson's newly remixed version of the original, plus unreleased live and studio recordings. For this new collection, the album has been expanded with five unreleased tracks from the recording sessions, including a different take of the single “Working John, Working Joe,” an extended version of “Crossfire” and the outtake “Coruisk.” The 40th anniversary set also includes a live recording from November 1980 of the band’s full concert at the LA Sports Arena. The performance mixed new A tracks (“Black Sunday,” “Batteries Not Included” and “Uniform”) with older hits, like “Aqualung,” “Heavy Horses” and “Songs From The Wood.” A few of these live tracks first appeared in 1981 on Slipstream, a video collection originally released on VHS and Laserdisc. The full Slipstream video, which made its DVD debut in 2004, is also included in this anniversary edition. Here, the content has been newly remixed by Steven Wilson. Highlights include: - Original album and associated recordings newly remixed by Steven Wilson - Original album and five associated recordings mixed in DTS and Dolby AC 3, 5.1 Surround, and stereo 96/24 LPCM - Full concert from the LA Sports Arena recorded in August 1980 - Full LA Sports Arena concert mixed by Steven Wilson in DTS and Dolby AC 3, 5.1 Surround, and stereo 96/24 LPCM - Flat transfer of the original LP master at 96/24 LPCM stereo - DVD of Slipstream video remixed by Steven Wilson in DTS and Dolby AC 3, 5.1 Surround, and stereo 96/24 LPCM - Presented in a case-bound DVD book filled with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Anderson, rare photographs and much more
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 18, 2021 16:06:02 GMT
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Post by adospencer on Feb 18, 2021 20:11:06 GMT
I have a few doubts about this latest box .I remember reading that the "A" master tapes were faulty and breaking up even at the time of recording, and were too fragile to even be remastered properly in the 2000s, so Id be interested in how this new "remix" was achieved.
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Post by argentull on Feb 18, 2021 21:31:46 GMT
Well the remix is done from the multitracks, not the masters. From all accounts, the set sounds superb.
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Post by orion12 on Feb 19, 2021 5:00:49 GMT
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Post by cecil on Feb 19, 2021 19:18:49 GMT
Can’t wait. My dreams will come true once Wilson does Broadsword hehe
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Post by 61jtull on Feb 20, 2021 20:08:28 GMT
I read an interview with Wilson about the "A" remix. It sounds like he did a more drastic remix on this album then he did on previous Jethro Tull albums. It will be interesting to hear the new mix. I have mixed(No pun intended)emotions about "A'. I think it has some very good songs, but like Under Wraps, the production and style seemed a little over the top to me(Excessive keyboards that our too prominent in the mix). The big difference in my opinion between those two albums is the drumming, which is excellent on "A" and deplorable drum machines on "Under wraps".
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Post by cecil on Feb 20, 2021 21:09:49 GMT
I read an interview with Wilson about the "A" remix. It sounds like he did a more drastic remix on this album then he did on previous Jethro Tull albums. It will be interesting to hear the new mix. I have mixed(No pun intended)emotions about "A'. I think it has some very good songs, but like Under Wraps, the production and style seemed a little over the top to me(Excessive keyboards that our too prominent in the mix). The big difference in my opinion between those two albums is the drumming, which is excellent on "A" and deplorable drum machines on "Under wraps". At least the drum machine was a proper sample on most songs. Apart from lap of luxury, under wraps 1 and heat.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 24, 2021 1:37:36 GMT
Even though it looks like the only addition to the Tull pile will be a third version of working john, a longer crossfire ( size matters...see Orion) and an instrumental...I'm still going to buy this if only to encourage further box treatment and possibility of future gems like Old Aces, Tomorrow Was Today and Sailor. I suspect the Broadsword session were pretty much already raided for Nighcap and the 20 year box but after that..Wraps, Crest and beyond...there is hope for happy surprises.
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Post by schubertmachiavelli on Feb 24, 2021 16:47:35 GMT
Even though it looks like the only addition to the Tull pile will be a third version of working john, a longer crossfire ( size matters...see Orion) and an instrumental...I'm still going to buy this if only to encourage further box treatment and possibility of future gems like Old Aces, Tomorrow Was Today and Sailor. I suspect the Broadsword session were pretty much already raided for Nighcap and the 20 year box but after that..Wraps, Crest and beyond...there is hope for happy surprises. Oh, I wouldn't sound too disappointed about a new instrumental discovered among the A tapes, given that the one on the actual album absolutely smokes. Personally, I'm rather hoping 'Coruisk' is an all-acoustic number — the kind of thing which would have sounded weird on A among all the shiny synth-assisted art-rock on that album, but would have been right at home on a seventies Tull album. Only one way to find out!
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 10, 2021 7:35:26 GMT
Jethro Tull were teetering toward implosion in 1979. Bassist John Glascock died from heart failure during the recording of that year's Stormwatch, which led to the departure of longtime drummer Barrie Barlow. Meanwhile, keyboardist John Evan and orchestral arranger David Palmer fled the line-up through debatable circumstances, with frontman Ian Anderson intent on deviating from the band's bread-and-butter hybrid of folk and prog. Anderson, Tull's mastermind since its inception, decided to record a solo album – but when Chrysalis Records learned of the plan, they persuaded him to re-brand the project under the band moniker. Released on Aug. 29, 1980, the result, simply titled A, offered a bold – and healthy – departure from a signature style that was threatening to become formula. Anderson reinvigorated his arrangements, emphasizing the intricate synthesizers and electric violin of prog veteran Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, Frank Zappa) – a modern approach that pushed Tull into the glossy '80s without embarrassment. Even though it was conceived as such, A's reputation as a mutated "solo album" is unmerited: Like all Jethro Tull albums before it, this one couldn't have existed without help from Anderson's expert players. Returning guitarist Martin Barre and bassist Dave Pegg (who'd filled in for the late Glascock on the Stormwatch tour) offered the frontman familiar energy, but Jobson (despite being billed as a "special guest") defines the material with his layered keys. "I was recording with drummer Mark Craney ... and I asked Ian, 'Shall I bring my drummer over?'" Jobson later told Vintage Rock. "So we laid everything down and it had a different sound and when Chrysalis heard it, they said, 'This is the direction we'd like for Jethro Tull, more modern, etc.' So it was put out as a Jethro Tull album." Some fans dismiss A because it deviates from Jethro Tull's trademarks: Heavy flute, acoustic guitars that balance of English folk with classical influences, and electric blues. But Jobson gave the album – and band – a vital new energy. Watch Jethro Tull Perform 'Crossfire' The multi-instrumentalist is credited with "additional musical material," evident in the spacey synth intro to the art-rock epic "Black Sunday," the AOR sparkle of side two opener "Protect and Survive" and the spooky electric violin surge of "Uniform." The most apparent link to Tull's past is the Celtic folk instrumental "The Pine Marten's Jig," led by Anderson's jazzy flute and Pegg's mandolin. (Then again, it also features a psychedelic Barre guitar freak-out and barking bass riffs.) This line-up continued for a world tour, flaunting their new image by wearing white jumpsuits on-stage. Jobson recalled the jaunt fondly. "I got to tell you, that was the most fun I've ever had on tour," he told Vintage Rock. "There was no pressure on me as such, and Ian gave me the spotlight. He was comfortable leaving the stage for five minutes during my solo spot. It was a terrific group of guys — an amazing band and everybody treated me so well. Every night we went out and played huge arenas." But this radical new Jethro Tull didn't – and maybe couldn't – last. Jobson's last official show came the following February in France, marking the end of this inventive one-shot. The band's next album, 1982's The Broadsword and the Beast, found Anderson, Barre and Pegg revamping the line-up once more – blending electronic sheen with the folk elements of the past. "The biggest single change is the dreadful influence that economics has to bear on the ultimate shape and form of the music that you hear," Anderson said in a 1980 TV interview. "Ten years ago, there was a great deal more flexibility and freedom based on radio programming and in terms of record company policy as to what they'd take a chance on – because the profit margins were higher, simple as that. "There wasn't quite the same desperate competition that existed between artists [and] record companies for a limited number of dollars that were available to be spent on gross product," he added. "Whereas now, there's less money in people's pockets, and a record is more of a luxury item." Most of Jethro Tull's '80s output sounds dated today, suggesting a band intent on recapturing a past spark. That's what makes A a bittersweet listen: If Jobson had stuck around, that evolution could have yielded plenty of surprises. link
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Post by jethrotull on Mar 19, 2021 20:11:44 GMT
"The Pine Marten's Jig," led by Anderson's jazzy flute and Pegg's mandolin. (Then again, it also features a psychedelic Barre guitar freak-out and barking bass riffs.)
I always thought that psychedelic freak-out was Jobson on electric violin
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Post by schubertmachiavelli on Mar 21, 2021 9:13:42 GMT
Martin gets a guitar break (which is pretty psychedelic, certainly splenetic!) — it occurs at 1:17-1:31. But agreed, I think the solo that stands out in the tune is Eddie’s descending slide down the strings that comes straight after, underpinned with Dave Pegg’s ducking-and-bobbing fretless bass line.
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 11, 2021 11:43:27 GMT
Classic Album Review JETHRO TULL: 'A' (a la mode) | 40th Anniversary | Unboxed | Reviewed
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Post by cecil on Apr 20, 2021 10:12:49 GMT
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Post by schubertmachiavelli on Apr 20, 2021 17:04:59 GMT
Even though it looks like the only addition to the Tull pile will be a third version of working john, a longer crossfire ( size matters...see Orion) and an instrumental...I'm still going to buy this if only to encourage further box treatment and possibility of future gems like Old Aces, Tomorrow Was Today and Sailor. I suspect the Broadsword session were pretty much already raided for Nighcap and the 20 year box but after that..Wraps, Crest and beyond...there is hope for happy surprises. Oh, I wouldn't sound too disappointed about a new instrumental discovered among the A tapes, given that the one on the actual album absolutely smokes. Personally, I'm rather hoping 'Coruisk' is an all-acoustic number — the kind of thing which would have sounded weird on A among all the shiny synth-assisted art-rock on that album, but would have been right at home on a seventies Tull album. Only one way to find out! Turns out I was wrong when I thought Coruisk might be an acoustic number. If anything I thought it sounded like Emerson, Lake & Palmer (!) once it got going (that kind of Samba rhythm with the grand piano playing across the changes, not dissimilar with the 'Atropos' section of 'The Three Fates' on ELP's eponymous debut album), and then went into a section that reminded me of nothing if not Francis Monkman's music for The Long Good Friday (although I think this is more likely coincidental). In any case, I enjoyed it. The A box set in general is ace.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 20, 2021 19:02:07 GMT
Hi cecil, Sorry but the link didn't work, could you please try and post again. Cheers bunkerfan
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Post by cecil on Apr 20, 2021 20:02:58 GMT
Hi cecil, Sorry but the link didn't work, could you please try and post again. Cheers bunkerfan I edited the post. Should work now:)
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Post by cecil on Apr 27, 2021 8:49:28 GMT
My set arrived. Another excellent package. The studio disc is on par with sftw. I’m loving working John for the first time. The songs sound 10% better. Some great songs on this. Even batteries sound good lol
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Post by steelmonkey on May 3, 2021 6:14:23 GMT
True confession. I did not by A A la mode...I have no CD player at home or in my car anymore and the boots I have from A era (thanks Bert) simply couldn't be beat....and I still have Slipstream. I feel bad because I think sales will impact future decisions and I do covet the written material and everything else about the reissue series...it came down to figuring the single unit I didn't buy will probably not inhibit future re-issues and this one only really has one new song. A great one, by the way, thanks Cecil....Eddie Jobson must have thought he was back in Zappa's band for that slab of ambitious and complicated Tull.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 7, 2021 10:11:29 GMT
www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/a_a_la_mode_the_40th_anniversary_edition_jethro_tullJethro Tull A (A La Mode) (The 40th Anniversary Edition)Rhino May 05, 2021 WEB EXCLUSIVE By Hays Davis While the 1980 album A may not rank as high on some Jethro Tull fans’ lists as career peaks such as 1971’s Aqualung or ’72’s Thick as a Brick, the 3-CD/3-DVD A (A La Mode) 40th anniversary edition offers an excellent platform for reevaluation. A was a transitional album that included a revamped Jethro Tull lineup, with new keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson (ex-Roxy Music, Frank Zappa) prominently featured. On what was originally planned as a solo album from singer/flautist Ian Anderson, longtime guitarist Martin Barre shines throughout, and tracks such as “Flyingdale Flyer” and “The Pine Marten’s Jig” are among the highlights. As with the rest of the current Jethro Tull reissue series, the A La Mode edition is presented in a hardback book style, and its accompanying booklet provides a pleasing immersion that details the album through interviews, photos, and more. The CDs include a Steven Wilson stereo remix of A (Wilson was involved with the rest of the material as well), bonus tracks, and a full 1980 concert. Along with all audio recordings, the DVDs also include the “Slipstream” video, a period jewel that mixes live performances with conceptual videos. This is a fine set that offers those with even a passing interest in the band plenty to explore, while Jethro Tull fans will consider it essential. (www.jethrotull.com) Author rating: 7/10
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Post by adospencer on May 7, 2021 11:09:53 GMT
True confession. I did not by A A la mode...I have no CD player at home or in my car anymore and the boots I have from A era (thanks Bert) simply couldn't be beat....and I still have Slipstream. I feel bad because I think sales will impact future decisions and I do covet the written material and everything else about the reissue series...it came down to figuring the single unit I didn't buy will probably not inhibit future re-issues and this one only really has one new song. A great one, by the way, thanks Cecil....Eddie Jobson must have thought he was back in Zappa's band for that slab of ambitious and complicated Tull. I didn't think it a big deal this time either and nearly didn't order it. I'm glad I did . I'm not always a fan of the SW remix style, but this one is superb and really brings it to life. The real gem here though is the live concert. Far better than any of the boots, I couldn't believe my ears at first.
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Post by cecil on May 8, 2021 10:39:10 GMT
True confession. I did not by A A la mode...I have no CD player at home or in my car anymore and the boots I have from A era (thanks Bert) simply couldn't be beat....and I still have Slipstream. I feel bad because I think sales will impact future decisions and I do covet the written material and everything else about the reissue series...it came down to figuring the single unit I didn't buy will probably not inhibit future re-issues and this one only really has one new song. A great one, by the way, thanks Cecil....Eddie Jobson must have thought he was back in Zappa's band for that slab of ambitious and complicated Tull. I didn't think it a big deal this time either and nearly didn't order it. I'm glad I did . I'm not always a fan of the SW remix style, but this one is superb and really brings it to life. The real gem here though is the live concert. Far better than any of the boots, I couldn't believe my ears at first. I love it. Crossfire, Coruisk and Working John are 3 new songs in my can’t stop listening list
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Post by maddogfagin on May 12, 2021 8:20:41 GMT
In my opinion Coruisk is a stunner and the improvement overall is up to SW's high standard. I got the latest AND + disc while I was laid up in hospital and when I got home it was one of first music I listened to, together with A. The Clive Bunker acetate tracks are odd to say the least. Having listened to them quite a few time I don't think it's IA singing, nor do I think it's Clive on drums. And if it were JT in '68 there would be the distinctive sound of Mick Abrahams' guitar which is absent. Anyway the inclusion of The Donkey and the Drum is welcome - hopefully Birnam Wood To Dunsinane might appear on the next AND CD, eh Dave ?
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Post by maddogfagin on May 12, 2021 14:02:48 GMT
A ( LA MODE) CORUISK
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Post by cecil on May 12, 2021 23:02:58 GMT
I replaced Batteries not included with Coruisk. It’s a classic Tull album now lol
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Post by jackinthegreen on May 12, 2021 23:54:02 GMT
I replaced Batteries not included with Coruisk. It’s a classic Tull album now lol Oh well....I completely disagree mate, I think that new track "Coruisk", is horrible and deserved to be left out at the time, it's all a bit desperate for me, too fake...at least Batteries had some melody...... Good album though...
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Post by tullabye on May 13, 2021 0:38:35 GMT
I replaced Batteries not included with Coruisk. It’s a classic Tull album now lol Oh well....I completely disagree mate, I think that new track "Coruisk", is horrible and deserved to be left out at the time, it's all a bit desperate for me, too fake...at least Batteries had some melody...... Good album though... I’m groovin on Coruisk. Really think it should have replaced 4WD, which although good, seemed a bit out of place.
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