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Given it was splashed all over the cover of issue 117 of Prog Magazine, it’s unlikely to have escaped anyone’s notice that this year Jethro Tull celebrate the 50th anniversary of their fourth studio album, and arguably best-known album, 1971’s Aqualung.
Now the band have released a new animated video to celebrate the album’s anniversary. The new rotoscope animated video, directed by Sam Chegini, features many images from the songs lyrics, as well as Ian Anderson performing today and an equally graphic depiction of homelessness.
“At the suggestion of my pal, Jakko Jaksyzk of King Crimson, I contacted a young Iranian videographer/director, Sam Chegini,” Anderson told Rolling Stone. “He delivered a unique rendition of the Aqualung song with abstract and documentary-type footage. A talented young man with a bright future in the music arts.”
At the same time Anderson has revealed that the next Jethro Tull album, which he’s still completing, will be titled The Zealot Gene. It’s the band’s first new album since 2003’s The Jethro Tull Christmas Album. Anderson will also release Silent Singing, a career-encompassing lyric book, in June of this year, which will feature his lyrics from 1968’s This Was album up to and including the forthcoming The Zealot Gene.
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- Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song EP - Solid - P/S - VG - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 7:51 am
JETHRO TULL Life Is A Long Song EP (1971 UK solid centre 5-track 7" vinyl EP, also including Up The Pool, Dr Bogenbroom, From Later & Nursie, picture sleeve with title track lyrics on reverse. The sleeve displays some noticable shelfwear and creasing,whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play, a really nice 'VG' example WIP6106)
- Jethro Tull - Live: Bursting Out - Sealed - German - 3-LP vinyl set - £44.99, $56.69, €54.44 (New Item) (arrived 09-Dec-2024 14:06)on December 22, 2024 at 7:51 am
JETHRO TULL Live: Bursting Out (2024 German pressed 26-track triple LP vinyl set. The iconic 1978 live album, remixed by Steven Wilson with five bonus tracks from the Live at the Madison Square Garden recording. Housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Jethro Tull - Living In The Past - 1st - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £45.00, $56.70, €54.45 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 7:51 am
JETHRO TULL Living In The Past (Rare 1972 UK first issue 21-track double LP, housed in a superb embossed hardback gatefold picture sleeve with integral glossy 12-page photo booklet & inners. The packaging [VG] shows some general wear and the vinyl present some cosmetic scuffs which do not impact play. A nice copy offered at an advantageous price CJT1/2)
- Jethro Tull - Rock Island - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 25-Nov-2024 08:48)on December 22, 2024 at 7:51 am
JETHRO TULL Rock Island (1989 UK 10-track vinyl LP, including Another Christmas Song and the standout title track. The glossy picture sleeve shows some light edgewear and comes with its lyric inner while the vinyl has just a few faint scuffs to indicate play CHR1708)
- Jethro Tull - Rock Island - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 25-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 7:51 am
JETHRO TULL Rock Island (1989 UK 10-track vinyl LP, including Another Christmas Song and the standout title track. The glossy picture sleeve shows some light edgewear and comes with its lyric inner while the vinyl has just a few faint scuffs to indicate play CHR1708)
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