Jethro Tull - 'Benefit' and 'Passion Play' Remasters - any news?

Interesting. The sale lasts all weekend.

How are they to do business with? The most recent customer feedback on their web site is from 2011.

 

- Their prices are usually too high so I don't order much anymore
- Sometimes you'll get an Asian or South American issue of something like Neil Young, and the packaging may be of lesser quality, but not always.
- They try to get out of paying full return postage on something they sent by mistake. Had to argue to get full postage.

But there are still great deals to be had there. Just have to keep it simple, in my experience.

 

Got mine today. Easily the best so far out of all the S. Wilson remmixes. This one is mindblowing! Took me a minute to get the balance right on the ol' surround system.

 

I've ripped all the stereo high res to my drives. I really like the stereo Steven Wilson remix. The bass is spectacular, lots of clarity. I'll have to go upstairs to my surround system to check out the surround mix. Great package, I still remember buying boots back in 1970 to get all the UK singles. This is really a great time to be a Tull fan.

 

Guess I posted in the wrong post earlier... So I will say it again

Release of the year!

 

Ian and co. gets my money...AGAIN! These better be as good as you guys are claiming.

 

Benefit

I'm responsible for comments on the 5.1 only.
http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/for...IT-DTS-DVD&s=981d1c4ccd6679ae1c0f1ec8cbdffd0a

Again; 5.1 For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me is absolutely outstanding to me. This one song is worth the price of admission.

 

Someday I'll invest in 3.1 more speakers .

 

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me earworm.
DVD - All stereo seems cool enough. Stereo Benefit can seem dull/flat after the 5.1 imo.

 

any new news on the Passion Play remix release date?

 

Not to my knowledge. My guess is it may be a while since Ian has a new album coming out.

 

A Passion Play
http://jethrotull.proboards.com/post/46528/thread

The Jethro Tull Forum is reporting June 13th....2 CDs and a DVD...new mix, new chateau stuff, interviews etc.

 

Gosh I hope so.

 

God bless XenForo

 

Urges me to spend left, spend right

 

Thanks to The Jethro Tull Forum
http://jethrotull.proboards.com/post/46533/thread
According to Bert at
THE DUTCH JETHRO TULL FANCLUB, these are the nuts 'n' bolts of the release. More expense.

This beautifully packaged 2CD/2DVD case-bound book expanded edition of A Passion Play includes the original album and earlier Château d'HérouvilleSessions both of which have been mixed to 5.1 surround sound and new stereo mixes by Steven Wilson.

A heavyweight 180g vinyl edition featuring the new stereo mix of the original album is also available.

2CD/2DVD Tracklisting

CD 1
A Passion Play(A new Steven Wilson stereo mix)

1. Lifebeats/Prelude
2. The Silver Cord
3. Re-Assuring Tune
4. Memory Bank
5. Best Friends
6. Critique Oblique
7. Forest Dance #1
8. The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
9. Forest Dance #2
10. The Foot Of Our Stairs (2 extra verses found on the end of the multi-track reel have been added back in)
11. Overseer Overture.
12. Flight From Lucifer
13. 10.08 to Paddington
14. Magus Perde
15. Epilogue

CD 2
The Château d'Hérouville Sessions (A new Steven Wilson stereo mix)

1) The Big Top
2) Scenario
3) Audition
4) Skating Away
5) Sailor
6) No Rehearsal
7) Left Right
8) Solitaire
9) Critique Oblique (Part I)
10) Critique Oblique (Part II)
11) Animelee (1st Dance) [Instrumental]
12) Animelee (2nd Dance) [Instrumental]
13) Law Of The Bungle (Part I)
14) Tiger
15) Law Of The Bungle (Part II)

DVD 1 (Audio & Video)
Contains:
A Passion Play mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo.
A flat transfer from the original master at PCM 96/24 stereo
Video clips of ‘The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles’ an intro and outro film used in the Passion Play tour of 1973.

DVD 2 (Audio only)
Contains:
The Château d'Hérouville Sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound
PCM 96/24 PCM stereo.

In the book:

*An extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the Château sessions that preceded it.
*Steven Wilson’s thoughts on mixing the recordings.
*Memories of the cover shoot and Hare filming by dancer Jane Eve (Colthorpe)
*The Rev’d Godfrey Pilchard’s recollections.
*1973 tour history
*Recollections of touring and PA systems by sound man Chris Amson.