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Slaw- thanks for the kind words. I’m going to equivocate a little in saying that the Wilson remix is my ’favorite’ - i think what I concluded was that it was a ’no brainer’ given the improvements SW made by remixing the album. Some of the early US Reprise pressings are very good, and can be found cheaply. I’ve had my MoFi copy of the album since it was released by MoFi. The 45 rpm Classic is very open sounding in the mids, lot’s of detail and nuance; but at a certain point it really becomes subjective. I will tell you it wasn’t easy to listen to Aqualung that many times, given the number of copies I compared.
If I had to pick a favorite Tull record overall, it would probably be Stand Up, though in listening to all the early Tull albums again recently, I do think Aqualung is a masterpiece as far as composition and performance are concerned.

Great site.  After listening to some of nthe records I have I believe you and I have similar listening preferences.  The Boston album is quite the revelation.  Walt's is. Better!  Lol.

tz- if you like Wally T's mastering and a little metal, Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast is amazing. - I never would have listened to this when I was younger- now, really dig a lot of stuff I missed, ignored or shunned. Thanks for your note. 

I am looking for black sabbath paranoid and master of reality.  Paranoid first.  I remember this record from my younger days and it is definitely a great recording.  Your comments on skynyrds second helping are spot on as well as I have both versions.

My favorite is thick as a brick for Tull.  On reprise.