REVIEW: Jethro Tull – A / Slipstream (CD/DVD)A Great Rock Album from 1980
JETHRO TULL – A / Slipstream (2004 Chrysalis CD/DVD, originally 1980)
Unlike most Jethro Tull remasters, A did not contain any bonus tracks. Rather, it includes the only official DVD release of Slipstream, an old Tull live/music video VHS release.
Cole’s Notes version of the history: A began life as an Ian Anderson solo album, featuring new Tull bassist Dave Pegg and ex-Roxy Music multi-instrumentalist Eddie Jobson. Jobson brought along his drummer friend Mark Craney, and then finally Ian asked his Tull bandmate Martin Barre to come in and play on a couple tracks. Somehow, this turned into Martin playing on the entire album.
Anderson says that the record label, who were pushing for A to be released under the Jethro Tull banner, suddenly announced that Craney and Jobson were replacing current Tull members Barriemore Barlow, John Evan, and David Palmer. This and other factors led to that exact…
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July 27, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Thanks for the re-blog man!
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July 28, 2013 at 8:41 am
No problem, if it hadn’t been for you, I would have missed this album out in my trip through 1980!
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July 28, 2013 at 9:25 am
Glad to have helped!
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