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JETHRO TULL The Broadsword & The Beast (40th Anniversary Monster Edition 2023 UK/EU 5CD/3DVD set featuring the Original Album Associated Demo Recordings Master Mixes Rough Mixes & 1982 Concert Performances mixed to Stereo & Surround Sound by Steven Wilson. Comes housed in a hardback 164-page digibook case in near as new condition) Track Listing: Jethro Tull’s 1982 album ‘The Broadsword and the Beast’ will be celebrated in a brand-new 5CD+3DVD set The Vinyl Edition. Out 1st September 2023 alongside the release of ‘The Vinyl Edition’ 4LP. The 40th Anniversary packages includes new mixes from Steven Wilson demos rough mixes live recordings and sessions from 1981. This 5CD+3DVD ‘Monster Edition’ includes a 164-page book with interviews with band members a track-by-track annotation by Ian Anderson an interview with sleeve illustrator Iain McCaig an extensive interview with studio and live sound engineer Leigh Mantle a recreation of the 1982 tour programme and touring schedule and rare photos and memorabilia. The set will include ‘The Broadsword and The Beast’ A Steven Wilson stereo remix associated recordings demo recordings the original 1981 master mixes and live In Germany 1982. ‘The Broadsword and the Beast’ is the 14th studio album by Jethro Tull released on 10 April 1982 and according to Ian Anderson in the liner notes of the remastered CD contains some of Jethro Tull’s best music. This albums masterful storytelling accompanied by Ian Andersons unmistakable flute melodies garnered critical acclaim and has become a fan favourite over the years. The album mixes electronic sound provided by Peter-John Vettese (a characteristic that would be explored further on the next album Under Wraps) with acoustic instruments. ‘The Broadsword and the Beast’ is a cross between the synthesiser sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Tull had in the previous decade. CD1: 1 Beastie 2 Clasp 3 Fallen On Hard Times 4 Flying Colours 5 Slow Marching Band 6 Broadsword 7 Pussy Willow 8 Watching Me Watching You 9 Seal Driver 10 Cheerio 11 Fallen On Hard Times (1st Master Dec 81 Sessions) 12 Beastie (2nd Master Dec 81 Sessions) 13 Fallen On Hard Times (2nd Master Dec 81 Sessions) 14 Seal Driver (1st Master Dec 81 Sessions) 15 Cheerio (Ensemble Vocal Version) 16 Jack-A-Lynn 17 Beastie Shouts! CD2: 1 Rolands Entry (Instrumental) 2 Lights Out 3 The Curse (Version 1) 4 The Curse (Version 2) 5 Too Many Too 6 Calafel (Instrumental) 7 Im Your Gun 8 No Step 9 Down at the End of Your Road 10 Mayhem Maybe (With 1988 Overdubs) 11 Commons Brawl (With 1993 Overdubs) 12 Return to Calafel (Instrumental) 13 Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow 14 The Swirling Pit (Instrumental) 15 Inverness Sleeper 16 Crew Nights (Combined Version) [with Some 1993 Overdubs] 17 Rhythm in Gold 18 Overhang (With 1988 Overdubs) 19 Jack-A-Lynn (Band Version) 20 Motoreyes 21 Drive On the Young Side of Life (With 1993 Overdubs) CD3: 1 Flying Colours 2 Me Dinosaur 3 Crew Nights 4 Rhythm in Gold 5 Honest Girl 6 DJ Dream 7 Seal Driver 8 Jack-A-Lynn 9 Fallen On Hard Times 10 Drive On the Young Side of Life 11 Beastie 12 Too Many Too 13 Im Your Gun 14 Down at the End of Your Road 15 Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow 16 Slow Marching Band 17 Pussy Willow 18 Fallen On Hard Times 19 Theakston Music Festival Advert CD4: 1 Clasp (Live in Germany 1982) 2 Hunting Girl (Live in Germany 1982) 3 Fallen On Hard Times (Live in Germany 1982) 4 Pussy Willow (Live in Germany 1982) 5 Broadsword (Live in Germany 1982) 6 Jack-in-the-green (Live in Germany 1982) 7 One Brown Mouse (Live in Germany 1982) 8 Seal Driver (Live in Germany 1982) 9 Heavy Horses (Live in Germany 1982) 10 Weathercock/Fire at Midnight (Live in Germany 1982) 11 Keyboard Instrumental (Live in Germany 1982) 12 Sweet Dream (Live in Germany 1982) CD5: 1 Flying Colours (Live in Germany 1982) 2 Songs from the Woods (Live in Germany 1982) 3 Watching Me Watching You (Live in Germany 1982) 4 Band Introductions (Live in Germany 1982) 5 The Swirling Pit (Live in Germany 1982) 6 Pibroch/Black Satin Dancer (Live in Germany 1982) 7 Beastie (Live in Germany 1982) 8 Too Old to Rock N Roll: Too Young to Die! (Live in Germany 1982) 9 Aqualung (Live in Germany 1982) 10 Minstrel in the Gallery (Live in Germany 1982) 11 Locomotive Breath/Black Sunday (Live in Germany 1982) 12 Cheerio (Live in Germany 1982) DVD1: 1 The Broadsword and the Beast Remixed to 96/24 LPCM Stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound + Flat Transfer of the 1982 Original Mix And.. DVD2: 1 Associated Recordings Remixed to 96/24 LPCM Stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD3: 1 Live in Germany (As Per Discs 4 & 5) Remixed to 96/24 LPCM Stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 4.1 Surround Sound.