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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 - This Was - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £295.00, $362.85, €348.10 (Back In Stock) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 4:18 am
JETHRO TULL This Was (Rare 1968 UK first issue 10-track stereo vinyl LP on the rough textured pink Island label with 'eye' logo, housed in a wonderful front laminated internal flipback gatefold picture sleeve with wide spine. This is a one previous owner copy ILPS985) See 'More Info' for further details on condition ...
- Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $61.50, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jan-2025 14:37)on January 22, 2025 at 4:18 am
JETHRO TULL Thick As A Brick (1972 UK second issue LP, pressed by Island without the white 'i' logo or perimeter label text, superb fold-out thick card newspaper picture sleeve. Due to the design, the sleeve [VG] has succumbed to some light general edge wear/scuffing and discolouring, which is not uncommon, yet the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just minor evidence of play CHR1003)
- Jethro Tull - This Was + 2nd Obi - Japanese - vinyl LP - £250.00, $307.50, €295.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Dec-2024 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 4:18 am
JETHRO TULL This Was (1971 Japanese second issue 10-track LP on the tan 'steamboat' label manufactured by Warner Pioneer, housed in a special silk gatefold pasted picture sleeve complete with the Japanese/lyric insert & the second green & white obi-strip. The packaging is Excellent with minimal shelf wear and a light crease at the bottom of the obi. The labels have just a few light spindle marks and the vinyl has minimal signs of play. Overall an Excellent example and the first copy of the variant we have ever had P-8074R)
- Jethro Tull - War Child - Open Stickered Shrink - US - vinyl LP - £60.00, $73.80, €70.80 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 15:02)on January 22, 2025 at 4:18 am
JETHRO TULL War Child (1974 US 10-track Chrysalis LP, housed in a picture sleeve which retains its open hype-stickered shrink and lyric inner. The shrink is not complete so the sleeve does have some storagewear with a corner crease while the vinyl appears seldom played CHR1067)
- Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song EP - Solid - P/S - VG - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.45, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 14:05)on January 22, 2025 at 4:18 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)
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