Listen to this collection, put together to capitalize on the explosive growth in the group's audience after Aqualung, and it's easy to understand just how fine a group Jethro Tull was in the early '70s.
Most of the songs, apart from a few heavily played album tracks ("Song for Jeffrey," etc.) and a pair of live tracks from a 1970 Carnegie Hall show, came off of singles and EPs that, apart from the title song, were scarcely known in America, and it's all so solid that it needs no apology or explanation.
Not only was Ian Anderson writing solid songs every time out, but the group's rhythm section was about the best in progressive rock's pop division.
Along with any of the group's first five albums, this collection is seminal and essential to any Tull collection, and the only compilation by the group that is a must-own disc.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love StoryIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Living in the PastIan Anderson, Terry Ellis | Jethro Tull | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Driving SongIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Sweet DreamIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Singing All DayIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | InsideIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Just Trying to BeIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Wond'ring AgainIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Locomotive BreathIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Life Is a Long SongIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Up the 'PoolIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Dr. BogenbroomIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | NursieIan Anderson | Jethro Tull | Play | 01:35 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | A Christmas Song | Jethro Tull | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | The Witch's Promise | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | A Song for Jeffrey (Mono) | Jethro Tull | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | By Kind Permission Of (Live) | Jethro Tull | Play | 10:10 | 23 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Dharma for One (Live) | Jethro Tull | Play | 09:58 | 22 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | From Later | Jethro Tull | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 75 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Abrahams | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 2 | Ian Anderson | Balalaika, Composer, Flute, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Mixing Direction, Organ (Hammond), Producer, Remix Direction, Tin Whistle, Violin, Vocals |
| 3 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 4 | Barriemore Barlow | Drums |
| 5 | Martin Barre | Descant, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Robin Black | Engineer, Mixing, Remixing |
| 7 | Clive Bunker | Composer, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | John Burns | Supervising Engineer |
| 9 | Ed Caraeff | Photography |
| 10 | Glenn Cornick | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Organ (Hammond) |
| 11 | Terry Ellis | Composer, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 12 | Sam Emerson | Photography |
| 13 | John Evan | Celeste, Composer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Mellotron, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | John Evans | Composer |
| 15 | Victor Gamm | Engineer |
| 16 | Michael Graber | Photography |
| 17 | Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond | Alto Recorder, Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 18 | Jethro Tull | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 19 | Andy Johns | Engineer |
| 20 | Kim King | Engineer |
| 21 | Tony Lowe | Photography |
| 22 | Jackie O'Lachlainn | Photography |
| 23 | Ruan O'Lochlainn | Photography |
| 24 | Dee Palmer | Conductor, Engineer, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements, Saxophone, String Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| 25 | Lou Toby | Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 26 | Brian Ward | Photography |
| 27 | John Wood | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |