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Post by griffis on Feb 23, 2010 1:28:56 GMT
Alrighty then, I've a question...though it may well have been asked before.
Please forgive my nascent ramblings as I am new to the Tull canon, but I am curious as to whether the original mixes of the two sides of the very first Tull release (the infamous "Jethro Toe" 7") have ever been officially re-released as bonus tracks on any Tull albums or as cuts on any Tull compilation.
Are they available anywhere in any format other than the original 7"?
Thank you, good folk, so knowledgable and patient...
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 23, 2010 10:12:12 GMT
Alrighty then, I've a question...though it may well have been asked before. Please forgive my nascent ramblings as I am new to the Tull canon, but I am curious as to whether the original mixes of the two sides of the very first Tull release (the infamous "Jethro Toe" 7") have ever been officially re-released as bonus tracks on any Tull albums or as cuts on any Tull compilation. Are they available anywhere in any format other than the original 7"? Thank you, good folk, so knowledgable and patient... A long story indeed about the Toe single in all its various "issues". Originally issued by MGM in the UK in February 1968 it sold next to nothing. The official releases were the demo version and the yellow MGM official release Later it was "bootlegged" in America with either coloured or black vinyl. The label is pretty good but not exact and it has the large centre hole which MGM in the UK did not use. It also had the correct name of "Jethro Tull" on the label. It was certainly on a Polydor vinyl album "Rare Tracks"at one stage but the CD versions were either taken from the acetates held by the producer Derek Lawrence or from "clean" copies of the vinyl single. The original master tapes have been lost. It was on the box set from 1988 on the "Radio Archives and Rare tracks" album and "Sunshine Day" was on the remastered 2CD "This Was" release. The history behind the release can be found in Dave Rees' book "Minstrels in the Gallery" and also in the book by Greg Russo "Flying Colours".
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