Jethro Tull

I really hate consistently bringing this up but many Tull albums are aviable on 4 track open reel. The Magtec brand is far superior than anything out there even at 3&3/4 IPS.
Passion Play is a Magtec at 7&1/2 IPS. Outstanding.

Qdrone,
I belive these discs were transferred from the original Master tapes using a 24 bit digital system to capture as much of the original master tape info as possible.

These are then converted to play on a standard CD Player (16 bits).
Unless they are SACD or DVD-A they are not playing 24 bits.

They may sound better because it is more pure .

Tull used to be a favorite of mine 35 yrs ago! The thread started out saying something to the efect that the players've all changed from record to record. This may true but originally, while always being centered on Ian Anderson, this was a working band! Their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (This Was, Stand Up, & Benefit) was pretty much the same guys from my recollection (if memory serves me well there was only a change from Mick Goodrick (?) to Martin Barre(?) on gtr). I saw them 8 times in NYC at the Fillmore East and even at a theater in the round (that turned off the electricity and turned up the lights right in the middle of an encore, man was Ian pissed!!;) As they got bigger with Aqualung, I started to drift from the band. Believe it or not, originally, they were considered a rock band with strong blues/jazz ties. With Aqualung they started playing arenas, which I hated. Afterwards, Thick As A Brick came out and to this day I find it to be totally unlistenable......aaaaahhh, but back in the day.....;) Thx for the opportunity to take this stroll down memory lane!

I'm with you all the way, Charzo!

Loved the first album "This Was" which included Mick Abrams who left the group due to an artistic direction dispute with Ian Anderson. He formed Blodwyn Pig (remember "Dear Jill") to continue the blusey sound.

"Stand Up" in my humble opinion is the album which defines the Jethro Tull sound. Their masterpiece. "Benefit" was good.

"Aqualung" was a pretentious piece of bombast which became their best-seller. I, too, saw them at the Fillmore East. Wow!

Aqualung is my favorite Tull offering but you are right,this was Andersons view of what the Tull sound should be. I believe the bass player Glenn Cornick bailed after Benefit and formed a band called Wild Turkey. Anderson is Tull,he has written over 95% of everything that they recorded good or bad. The band is a vehicle for him has always been.