Jethro Tull - Aqualung

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON SONET 1971

Sonet SLP 3007 made in UK in gatefold cover.

Vinyl VG+. Cover VG+.

The leap from 1970's BENEFIT to the following year's AQUALUNG is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. In the space of one album, Tull went from relatively unassuming electrified folk-rock to larger-than-life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex, intellectual lyrical constructs. While the leap to full-blown prog-rock wouldn't be taken until a year later on THICK AS A BRICK, the degree to which Tull upped the ante here is remarkable. The lyrical concept--the hypocrisy of Christianity in England--is stronger than on most other '70s conceptual efforts, but it is ultimately the music that makes the album. http://www.j-tull.com/

Tracklist

1. Aqualung
2. Cross Eyed Mary
3. Cheap Day Return
4. Mother Goose
5. Wond'ring Aloud
6. Up To Me
7. My God
8. Hymn 43
9. Upstrream
10. Locomotive Breath
11. Wind Up
12. Lick Your Fingers
13. Wind Up (quad Version)
14. Excerpts From The Ian Anderson Interview
15. Songs For Jeffrey
16. Fat Man
17. Bouree