JETHRO TULL - The Broadsword And The Beast: The Monster Edition - 5CD + 3DVD - Book Format Set

5CD + 3DVD Monster Edition to mark the 40th Anniversary of the album. Includes new mixes from Steven Wilson, demos, rough mixes, live recordings and sessions from 1981.

Jethro Tull’s 1982 album The Broadsword And The Beast will be celebrated in a brand-new 5CD + 3DVD set (The Monster Edition) and 4LP set (The Vinyl Edition).

The 40th Anniversary packages includes new mixes from Steven Wilson, demos, rough mixes, live recordings and sessions from 1981.

This 5CD+3DVD Monster Edition includes a 164-page book with interviews with band members, a track-by-track annotation by Ian Anderson, an interview with sleeve illustrator Iain McCaig, an extensive interview with studio and live sound engineer Leigh Mantle, a recreation of the 1982 tour programme and touring schedule, and rare photos and memorabilia. The set will also include The Broadsword And The Beast, A Steven Wilson stereo remix, associated recordings, demo recordings, the original 1981 master mixes and live in Germany 1982.

The Broadsword And The Beast is the 14th studio album by Jethro Tull, originally released on the 10th of April 1982 and according to Ian Anderson in the liner notes of the remastered CD, contains some of Jethro Tull’s best music.

This album's masterful storytelling, accompanied by Ian Anderson's unmistakable flute melodies, garnered critical acclaim and has become a fan favourite over the years. The album mixes electronic sound, provided by Peter-John Vettese (a characteristic that would be explored further on the next album Under Wraps) with acoustic instruments.

The Broadsword And The Beast is a cross between the synthesiser sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Tull had in the previous decade. 

Tracklist:

Jethro Tull: Broadsword And The Beast 40th Anniversary Edition

CD/DVD

Disc One
‘THE BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST’ A Steven Wilson stereo remix

1. Beastie
2. Clasp
3. Fallen On Hard Times
4. Flying Colours
5. Slow Marching Band
6. Broadsword
7. Pussy Willow
8. Watching Me, Watching You
9. Seal Driver
10. Cheerio

ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS A Steven Wilson stereo remix
Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, December 1981 – January 1982 (unless otherwise noted)

11. Fallen On Hard Times (1st master, Dec ’81 sessions)
12. Beastie (2nd master, Dec ’81 sessions)
13. Fallen On Hard Times [2nd master, Dec ’81 sessions)
14. Seal Driver (1st master, Dec ’81 sessions)
15. Cheerio (ensemble vocal version)
16. Jack-A-Lynn (acoustic version)
17. Beastie Shouts!

Disc Two
ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS (Early 1981 Sessions) A Steven Wilson stereo remix
Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, March 1981 – July 1981

1. Roland's Entry [Instrumental]
2. Lights Out
3. The Curse (version 1)
4. The Curse (version 2)
5. Too Many Too
6. Calafel [Instrumental]
7. I’m Your Gun
8. No Step
9. Down At The End Of Your Road
10. Mayhem Maybe [with 1988 overdubs]
11. Commons Brawl [with 1993 overdubs]
12. Return To Calafel [Instrumental]
13. Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow
14. The Swirling Pit [Instrumental]
15. Inverness Sleeper

FURTHER ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS A Steven Wilson stereo remix
Recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, December 1981 – January 1982

16. Crew Nights (combined version) [with some 1993 overdubs]
17. Rhythm In Gold
18. Overhang [with 1988 overdubs]
19. Jack-A-Lynn (band version)
20. Motoreyes
21 Drive On The Young Side Of Life [with 1993 overdubs]

Disc Tree

DEMO RECORDINGS
Recorded directly to stereo in Maison Rouge Studio 1 on 15th December 1981

1. Flying Colours
2. Me, Dinosaur
3. Crew Nights
4. Rhythm In Gold
5. Honest Girl
6. DJ Dream
7. Seal Driver
8. Jack-A-Lynn
9. Fallen On Hard Times
10. Drive On The Young Side Of Life

ORIGINAL 1981 MASTER MIXES
Early master mixes prepared in July 1981. The master mix of ‘Watching Me, Watching You’ used on the album was also prepared during these mixing sessions.

11. Beastie
12. Too Many Too
13. I’m Your Gun
14. Down At The End Of Your Road
15. Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow

EARLY 1982 ROUGH MIXES
Rough mixes of work-in-progress album tracks prepared in January 1982

16. Slow Marching Band
17. Pussy Willow
18. Fallen On Hard Times

ORIGINAL 1982 RADIO ADVERT
UK local radio advert promoting the band’s headlining appearance at the Theakston Music Festival, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, England on Saturday 28th August 1982

19. Theakston Music Festival Advert

Disc Four
LIVE IN GERMANY 1982

1. Clasp
2. Hunting Girl
3. Fallen On Hard Times
4. Pussy Willow
5. Broadsword
6. Jack-In-The-Green
7. One Brown Mouse
8. Seal Driver
9. Heavy Horses
10. Weathercock/Fire At Midnight
11. Keyboard Instrumental
12. Sweet Dream

Disc Five
LIVE IN GERMANY 1982

1. Flying Colours
2. Songs From The Wood
3. Watching Me, Watching You
4. Band Introductions
5. The Swirling Pit
6. Pibroch/Black Satin Dancer
7. Beastie
8. Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!
9. Aqualung
10. Minstrel In The Gallery
11. Locomotive Breath/Black Sunday
12. Cheerio

DVD 1 (unit 6)

Audio only
The Broadsword And The Beast album remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound + flat transfer of the 1982 original mix and other associated tracks in 96/24 LPCM stereo

DVD 2 (unit 7)
Associated Recordings remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound

DVD 3 (unit 8)
Live in Germany (as per DISCS 4 & 5) remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 4.1 surround sound