Benefit (The 50th Anniversary Enhanced Edition)

 
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Jethro Tull
Benefit (The 50th Anniversary Enhanced Edition)

[ PLGUK / Warner / 4 CD/DVD ]

Release Date: Friday 5 November 2021

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Jethro Tull's 1970 classic Benefit is celebrated in a brand-new 4CD/2DVD set, featuring remixes by Steven Wilson and an abundance of previously unreleased material, all packaged within a deluxe hardback book containing 100 pages of commentary from numerous contributors alongside hordes of images of the band creating and performing their first million-selling album.

Following the successes This Was (1968) and Stand Up (1969), Jethro Tull returned in 1970 with their third studio album in as many years.

Benefit (The 50th Anniversary Enhanced Edition) contains a copious amount of expanded material, building upon the 2013 Steven Wilson remixes. CD3 contains a previously unreleased Steven Wilson remix of Jethro Tull performing at Tanglewood in 1970. Further to that, CD4 contains a newly remastered version of a concert at The Aragon Ballroom in 1970 in mono.

The 100-page book, enclosed within the elegant, hardback book packaging, contains an essay from Martin Webb, who expands upon the 2013 "A Collector's Edition" booklet notes. Following that are interviews with band members at the time, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Glenn Cornick, and Clive Bunker; as well as thoughts from Robin Black (studio engineer of Benefit and many other Jethro Tull albums), Terry Ellis ('executive producer' of Benefit), Joshua White who directed the 1970 Tanglewood Festival which features on DVD2, and Steven Wilson explaining the mixing of Benefit in 2013. The masses of anecdotes are surrounded by legions of images of the band and memorabilia from the era.

Tracks:

[CD1] 01. With You There to Help Me (2013 Stereo Mix) / 02. Nothing to Say (2013 Stereo Mix) / 03. Alive and Well and Living In (2013 Stereo Mix) / 04. Son (2013 Stereo Mix) / 05. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (2013 Stereo Mix) / 06. To Cry You a Song (2013 Stereo Mix) / 07. A Time for Everything (2013 Stereo Mix) / 08. Inside (2013 Stereo Mix) / 09. Play in Time (2013 Stereo Mix) / 10. Sossity: You're a Woman (2013 Stereo Mix) / 11. Singing All Day (2013 Stereo Mix) / 12. Sweet Dream (2013 Stereo Mix) / 13. 17 (2013 Stereo Mix) / 14. Teacher (UK Stereo) [2013 Mix] / 15. Teacher (US Stereo) [2013 Mix] / 16. My God (Early Version) [Edit] [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 17. Just Trying to Be (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
[CD2] 01. Singing All Day (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 02. Sweet Dream (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 03. 17 (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 04. The Witch's Promise (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 05. Teacher (UK Version) [Mono] / 06. Teacher (US Version) [Mono] / 07. Inside (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 08. Alive and Well and Living In (2013 Remaster) / 09. A Time for Everything (Mono) [2013 Remaster] / 10. Sweet Dream (Stereo) [2013 Remaster] / 11. 17 (2013 Remaster) / 12. The Witch's Promise (UK Single Version) / 13. Teacher (UK Stereo) [2013 Remaster] / 14. The Witch's Promise (2013 Remaster) / 15. Teacher (US Version) [2013 Remaster] / 16. Singing All Day / 17. Sweet Dream / 18. The Witch's Promise / 19. Teacher / 20. Reprise AM Radio Spot 1 (2013 Remaster) / 21. Reprise FM Radio Spot 2 (2013 Remaster)
[CD3] 01. Introduction And Tuning (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 02. Nothing Is Easy (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 03. My God (incl. Flute Solo) [Live at Tanglewood 1970] [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 04. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 05. Dharma For One (incl. Drum Solo) [Live at Tanglewood 1970] [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 06. We Used To Know (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 07. Guitar Instrumental (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix] / 08. For A Thousand Mothers (Live at Tanglewood 1970) [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix]
[CD4] 01. Introduction And Tuning (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 02. My Sunday Feeling (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 03. My God (incl. Flute Solo) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970] [Mono] / 04. To Cry You A Song (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 05. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 06. Sossity: You're A Woman / Reasons For Waiting (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 07. Nothing Is Easy (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 08. Dharma For One (incl. Drum Solo) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970] [Mono] / 09. We Used To Know (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 10. Guitar Instrumental (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono] / 11. For A Thousand Mothers (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 1970) [Mono]
[DVD1]
Steven Wilson's 2013 remix of the album and 5 extra tracks in DTS and Dolby AC 3 5.1 surround and stereo 96/24 LPCM
Flat transfers of the original UK+US LP master in 96/24 LPCM & additional tracks Sweet Dream, 17 & The Witch's Promise
[DVD2]
The 1970 Fillmore at Tanglewood Concert on video with Steven Wilson's 2020 audio remix in stereo and 5.1 surround