Whats the deal with all the “25th Anniversary” stuff that was released in 1993?
As Ian stated on April 26th 1993 in a radio broadcast from New York, “We’re not celebrating anything at all….EMI and Chrysalis records, on the other hand, will celebrate anything they can sell.” And indeed, a large number of “25th Anniversary” products exist… so many, in fact, that the casual fan might be confused without a handy guide like this one:Box Set(the one that looks like a cigar box)CD 1: re-mixes of classic Tull songs CD 2: live in New York 1970 CD 3: new studio recordings by the current band of old songs CD 4: live tracks from various yearsNightcap(2-CDs)CD 1: The Chateau D’Isaster Tapes (an unreleased 1972 album that includes a handful of prototypes for bits of A Passion Play) CD 2: Rare and unreleased tracksThe Best Of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection(2-CD)This is a collection of remasters of the original mixes of “classic” Tull songs from thru the years. The sound quality is quite excellent. This is NOT a collection of highlights from the box set as the title
As Ian stated on April 26th 1993 in a radio broadcast from New York, “We’re not celebrating anything at all….EMI and Chrysalis records, on the other hand, will celebrate anything they can sell.” And indeed, a large number of “25th Anniversary” products exist… so many, in fact, that the casual fan might be confused without a handy guide like this one: Box Set (the one that looks like a cigar box) CD 1: re-mixes of classic Tull songs CD 2: live in New York 1970 CD 3: new studio recordings by the current band of old songs CD 4: live tracks from various years Nightcap (2-CDs) CD 1: The Chateau D’Isaster Tapes (an unreleased 1972 album that includes a handful of prototypes for bits of A Passion Play) CD 2: Rare and unreleased tracks The Best Of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection (2-CD) This is a collection of remasters of the original mixes of “classic” Tull songs from thru the years. The sound quality is quite excellent. This is NOT a collection of highlights from the box set as t
