JETHRO TULL ~ 2 CD Lot ~ AQUALUNG & A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC
Two CD albums featuring Jethro Tull in various guises - an early 1970's undisputed classic and an early 90's live album...
- Playtested...each!
- In very good condition, and there are no playback problems, it's all good!
- Various pictures uploaded, all taken from the actual items, what you see is what you get...study the pictures carefully, they are part of the description, too.
- The jewel cases have the usual light scuffing and other small signs of shelfwear, etc, but are in good working order.
- The inlay booklets / cards are in very good condition, any specific details for these items are listed below.
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Aqualung
'The leap from 1970's Benefit to the following year's Aqualung is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. In the space of one album, Tull went from relatively unassuming electrified folk-rock to larger-than-life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex, intellectual, lyrical constructs. While the leap to full-blown prog rock wouldn't be taken until a year later on Thick As A Brick, the degree to which Tull upped the ante here is remarkable. The lyrical concept - the hypocrisy of Christianity in England - is stronger than on most other '70's conceptual efforts, but it's ultimately the music that makes it worthy of praise. Tull's winning way with a riff was never so arresting as on the chugging "Locomotive Breath," or on the character studies "Cross Eyed Mary" and "Aqualung," which portray believably seedy participants in Ian Anderson's story. The fable imagery of "Mother Goose" and the vitriolic anti-authoritarian sentiments of "Wind Up" both serve notice of Anderson's willful iconoclasm and his disillusionment with the spiritual traditions to which he was born. Varied but cohesive, Aqualung is widely regarded as Tull's finest hour...'
11 tracks and 43 minutes.
On Chrysalis, catalog number VK41044
1971 album in more early CD release format.
4 page inlay, light use, door lug marks, that's all.
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A Little Light Music
'After the '70's, Jethro Tull struggled with each album to update their sound, but kept falling short with out-of-place synthesizers and drum machines. Three attempts at harder-rocking albums were followed by the Little Light Music tour in 1992, one which took a step back into a relaxing semi-acoustic setting. This album, a document of that May's European shows, should be treasured by fans looking for something more than the 10,000th performance of "Aqualung" (although it does contain the 10,001st performance of "Locomotive Breath"). The playing highlights the gentlest musical abilities of the band. Old favorites are rearranged alongside rarely performed tunes from the Tull catalog. The quieter numbers ("Life Is a Long Song") and instrumentals ("Look into the Sun") come off best in this relaxed, club-like atmosphere...'
17 tracks and 77 minutes.
On Chrysalis, catalog number CDP 521954
1992 CD album release.
4 page inlay with 'band member on-stage' portrait photography.
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$12.99
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