50 for 50 [50th Anniversary Collection]

50 for 50 [50th Anniversary Collection]

by Jethro Tull
50 for 50 [50th Anniversary Collection]

50 for 50 [50th Anniversary Collection]

by Jethro Tull

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

With five decades behind them, there are certainly plenty of career overviews and compilations to be had for listeners looking to indulge in the choicest bits of the stalwart British progressive folk-rock band's career. The aptly named 50 for 50 sees Jethro Tull's longtime director of operations, Ian Anderson, deliver his picks, which range from instantly familiar classic rock radio staples "Aqualung" "Locomotive Breath," and "Cross-Eyed Mary" to later, more stylistically diverse offerings like "Steel Monkey" (from 1989's Grammy Award-winning Crest of a Knave) and the Middle Eastern-tinged "Rare and Precious Change" (from 1995's Roots to Branches). Anderson had 21 studio albums to pull from, and he manages to pay homage to every one of them -- the inclusion of two holiday offerings from the group's 2003 Christmas LP, their last official studio album, feels a bit extraneous. While 1971's triple-platinum-selling Aqualung yields the most fruit, Anderson bypasses some of the usual greatest-hits fodder in favor of a more comprehensive playlist that caters to the band's long and genre-juggling career, from the bluesy hard rock of "Beggar's Farm" and the bucolic English folk of "Salamander" to the garish synth rock of "Broadsword." For the average listener, any of the myriad single-disc excursions into the largely niche world of Jethro Tull should suffice, but for those looking to go a bit further down the rabbit hole, 50 for 50 offers up a lot more real estate to explore. [The three-disc set is also available as a condensed, 15-track collection titled 50th Anniversary Hits]. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 08/31/2018
Label: Parlophone / Rhino / Wea
UPC: 0190295657215
Rank: 39686

Tracks

  1. The Witch's Promise
  2. Sweet Dream
  3. Life Is a Long Song
  4. Living in the Past
  5. Cross Eyed Mary
  6. Aqualung
  7. Bouree
  8. Bungle in the Jungle
  9. The Whistler
  10. Locomotive Breath

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jethro Tull   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
James Duncan   Drums,Percussion,Drums,Percussion
Ian Anderson   Lute,Drums,Flute,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Violin,Vocals,Cymbals,Piccolo,Trumpet,Bouzouki,Mandolin,Harmonica,Keyboards,Saxophone,Percussion,Sax (Alto),Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Sax (Soprano),Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Andy Giddings   Keyboards
Doane Perry   Drums,Percussion
Clive Bunker   Drums,Percussion
Eddie Jobson   Violin,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Violin (Electric)
Dee Palmer   Organ,Piano,Conductor,Keyboards,Synthesizer
John Evan   Organ,Piano,Accordion,Keyboards,Mellotron,Harpsichord,Synthesizer
Maddy Prior   Vocals (Background)
Pete Vettese   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond   Vocals,Voices,Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Peter-John Vettese   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Elizabeth Edwards   Violin
Martin Allcock   Violin
Martin Barre   Lute,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Classical)
Ric Sanders   Violin
John Glascock   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Dave Pegg   Bass,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Bass)
Jeffrey Hammond   Vocals,Voices,Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Noyce   Guitar (Bass)
Barriemore Barlow   Bells,Drums,Marimba,Timpani,Percussion,Glockenspiel
Matt Pegg   Guitar (Bass)
Gerry Conway   Drums,Percussion
Glenn Cornick   Guitar (Bass),Organ (Hammond)
Darryl Way   Violin
Mark Craney   Drums,Percussion
Bridget Procter   Violin
Lou Toby   Conductor
Patrick Halling   Violin,Orchestra Leader
Andrew Giddings   Piano,Accordion,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Rita Eddowes   Violin
Katharine Thulborn   Cello
David Pegg   Guitar,Mandolin,Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
David Palmer   Conductor
Francis Wilson   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part,Vocals
Michael Abrahams   Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Barrie Barlow   Bells,Drums,Marimba,Timpani,Percussion,Glockenspiel
Keith Howard   Sound Effects

Technical Credits

Paul Samwell-Smith   Producer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Ian Anderson   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Doane Perry   Composer,Assistant Engineer
Clive Bunker   Composer
Eddie Jobson   Composer
Geoff Foster   Mixing Engineer
Victor Gamm   Engineer
Dee Palmer   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,Orchestral Arrangements
John Evan   Composer
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond   Composer,Recording
Peter Smith   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Peter-John Vettese   Composer,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Peter Mew   Engineer,Mastering,Digital Remastering
Najma Akhtar   Composer
Martin Allcock   Composer
Martin Barre   Composer,Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Michael Peter Smith   Assistant Engineer
Ric Sanders   Composer
Steven Wilson   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Mick Abrahams   Composer
John Glascock   Composer
Trevor White   Assistant Engineer
Tim Matyear   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Dave Pegg   Composer,Engineer
Nick Watson   Mastering Engineer
Andy Johns   Engineer
Jeffrey Hammond   Recording
Chris Blair   Engineer
Jonathan Noyce   Composer,Assistant Engineer
Barriemore Barlow   Composer
John Burns   Engineer
John Wood   Engineer
Robin Black   Engineer,Producer
Jethro Tull   Arranger,Producer
Gerry Conway   Composer
Glenn Cornick   Composer
Darryl Way   Composer
Terry Ellis   Producer
John Owen Williams   Mixing Engineer
Mark Craney   Composer
Leigh Mantle   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Lou Toby   Arranger
Jennie Anderson   Composer
Alex Ivanovich   Engineer
Andrew Giddings   Composer,Assistant Engineer
John Williams   Mixing Engineer
Thing Moss   Assistant Engineer
James Duncan   Composer
David Pegg   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Mark Tucker   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
David Palmer   Composer
Ken Wheeler   Engineer
Stephen Tayler   Engineer
Michael Abrahams   Composer
Declan Burns   Mastering Engineer
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