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Jethro Tull - Aqualung - 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2011) BD50
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The eternally young prog / folk rockers Jethro Tull have re-recorded their most legendary full-length album as a live disc. The proceeds go to homeless initiatives.

With Aqualung the British stormed the top ten in the USA and America in 1971 and finally established themselves as one of the most important progressive rock bands of all time. Almost 35 years later, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and their sometimes much younger fellow musicians from the current Tull line-up took to the stage to perform classics such as "Aqualung", "Cross-eyed Mary", "Mother Goose", "My God "and" Locomotive Breath "in the original order. The new versions differ noticeably from the studio versions, but do not miss anything of the original, intense magic of the compositions. The band shines with perfect timing and excellent playing feeling, Barre is still one of the most versatile guitarists in the rock field, and Ian Anderson's distinctive voice can melt icebergs even after various vocal cord operations - not to mention his breathtaking flute playing. As a bonus, Aqualung Live also contains some entertaining interview sequences in which Anderson and others talks about groundbreaking rock riffs, the recording sessions of the original album and problems with religious fanatics.

Commemorative Collector's Edition of the classic 1971 album, featuring previously unreleased all new stereo and 5.1 surround sound edition, mixed by Steven Wilson. Blu-ray Album mixed to 5.1 surround sound with 4 additional recordings all 96/24 LPCM & DTS-HD Master Audio.
Though this is ostensibly an "audio only" release, there is minimal video content on the Blu-ray, encoded via AVC. It's simple things like an animated screen featuring the original album cover with superimposed titles of whatever song is playing, or in the case of the bonus tracks, various (sometimes weird and wacky) promo pictures of Ian and the boys.
The audio options on the Blu-ray disc:
• New Mix by Steven Wilson 2011 – 96/24 LPCM Stereo
• New Mix by Steven Wilson 2011 – 96/24 LPCM 5.1
• New Mix by Steven Wilson 2011 – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Original Mix (Direct Transfer of ? Inch Master) – 96/24 LPCM Stereo
• Quad Mix (Original 1974 Quadrophonic Mix by Robin Black) – 96/24 LPCM 4.1
• Quad Mix (Original 1974 Quadrophonic Mix by Robin Black) – DTS-HD Master Audio 4.1

Starring: Jethro Tull
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.33:1
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Chrysalis
Release date: 2011
Genre: Rock
Playing time: 237 minutes

Tracklist:
01. Aqualung (6:35)
02. Cross-Eyed Mary (4:10)
03. Cheap Day Return (1:22)
04. Mother Goose (3:53)
05. Wond'ring Aloud (1:53)
06. Up To Me (3:14)
07. My God (7:11)
08. Hymn (3:18)
09. Slipstream (1:13)
10. Locomotive Breath (4:41)
11. Wind-Up (6:03)

Bonus tracks - Additional Recordings 1970-71 (Stereo 96/24 LPCM):
01. Lick Your Fingers Clean (2:49) *
02. Just Trying to Be (1:38)
03. My God (9:43) * (Early version, previously unreleased)
04. Wond'ring Aloud (1:52) (Unreleased early version 12/13/70)
05. Wind-Up (5:22) (Early version)
06. Slipstream (0:55) (Take 2)
07. Up the Pool (1:13) (Early version, previously unreleased)
08. Wond'ring Aloud Again (7:08) (Unreleased Morgan Studios version)
09. Life is a Long Song (3:20) *
10. Up the Pool (3:13) *
11. Dr. Bogenbroom (3:01) (Original Mix Remastered)
12. From Later (2:09) (Original Mix Remastered)
13. Nursie (1:38) (Original Mix Remastered)
* track marked have an additional 5.1 surround mix

Video: MPEG-4 AVC 14752 kbps 1920x1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio1: English LPCM 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Audio2: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio3: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 7622 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 6.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio4: English DTS-HD MA 4.1 / 96 kHz / 6131 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 4.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: -
Playtime: 3h:53min