- Aqualung
- Cross-Eyed Mary
- Cheap Day Return
- Mother Goose
- Wond'ring Aloud
- Up to Me
- My God
- Hymn 43
- Slipstream
- Locomotive Breath
- Wind-Up
- Lick Your Fingers Clean
- Wind-Up
- Excerpts from the Ian Anderson Interview
- Songs for Jeffrey
- Fat Man
- Bouree
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0724349540125
John Bungey Primary Artist
Ian Anderson Primary Artist,Voices,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Vocals,Guitar,Flute
Jeffrey Hammond Vocals (Background),Vocals,Alto Recorder,Voices,Guitar (Bass)
Clive Bunker Drums,Percussion
Dee Palmer Conductor,Keyboards,Saxophone,Synthesizer
John Evan Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Multi Instruments
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Guitar (Bass)
Martin Barre Guitar,Descant,Recorder,Guitar (Electric)
Bernie Andrews Audio Production,Producer
Terry Ellis Audio Production,Producer,Producer
Ian Anderson Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Tony Wilson Engineer
Dee Palmer Arranger,Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Allen Harris Engineer
Steven Wilson Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Jeffrey Hammond Recording
John Burns Engineer
Robin Black Remix Engineer
David Palmer Arranger
Jennie Anderson Composer,Lyricist
John Bungey Interviewer
Burton Silverman Painting Concept
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer
Bob Conduct Engineer
Jennie Franks Composer


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Overview
Released at a time when a lot of bands were embracing pop-Christianity (a la Jesus Christ Superstar), Aqualung was a bold statement for a rock group, a pro-God anti-church tract that probably got lots of teenagers wrestling with these ideas for the first time in their lives. This was the album that made Jethro Tull a fixture on FM radio, with riff-heavy songs like "My God," "Hymn 43," "Locomotive Breath," "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Wind Up," and the title track. And from there, they became a major arena act, and a fixture at the top of the record charts for most of the 1970s. Mixing hard rock and folk melodies with Ian Anderson's dour musings on faith and religion (mostly how organized religion had restricted man's relationship with God), the record was extremely profound for a number seven chart hit, one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listeners. Indeed, from this point on, Anderson and company were compelled to stretch the lyrical envelope right to the breaking point. As a compact disc, Aqualung has gone through numerous editions, mostly owing to problems finding an original master tape when the CD boom began. When the album was issued by Chrysalis through Columbia Records in the mid-1980's, the source tape was an LP production master, and the first release was criticized for thin, tinny sound; Columbia remastered it sometime around 1987 or 1988, in a version with better sound. Chrysalis later switched distribution to Capitol-EMI, and they released a decent sounding CD that is currently available. Chrysalis also issued a 25th anniversary edition in 1996. ~ Bruce Eder
Product Details
Release Date: | 02/09/1999 |
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Label: | Chrysalis Records |
UPC: | 0724349540125 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Jethro Tull Primary ArtistJohn Bungey Primary Artist
Ian Anderson Primary Artist,Voices,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Vocals,Guitar,Flute
Jeffrey Hammond Vocals (Background),Vocals,Alto Recorder,Voices,Guitar (Bass)
Clive Bunker Drums,Percussion
Dee Palmer Conductor,Keyboards,Saxophone,Synthesizer
John Evan Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Multi Instruments
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Guitar (Bass)
Martin Barre Guitar,Descant,Recorder,Guitar (Electric)
Technical Credits
John Walters Audio Production,ProducerBernie Andrews Audio Production,Producer
Terry Ellis Audio Production,Producer,Producer
Ian Anderson Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Tony Wilson Engineer
Dee Palmer Arranger,Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Allen Harris Engineer
Steven Wilson Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Jeffrey Hammond Recording
John Burns Engineer
Robin Black Remix Engineer
David Palmer Arranger
Jennie Anderson Composer,Lyricist
John Bungey Interviewer
Burton Silverman Painting Concept
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer
Bob Conduct Engineer
Jennie Franks Composer
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