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With five decades behind them, there are certainly plenty of career overviews and compilations to be had for listeners looking to indulge in the choicest bits of the stalwart British progressive folk-rock band's career. The aptly named 50 for 50 sees Jethro Tull's longtime director of operations, Ian Anderson, deliver his picks, which range from instantly familiar classic rock radio staples "Aqualung" "Locomotive Breath," and "Cross-Eyed Mary" to later, more stylistically diverse offerings like "Steel Monkey" (from 1989's Grammy Award-winning Crest of a Knave) and the Middle Eastern-tinged "Rare and Precious Change" (from 1995's Roots to Branches). Anderson had 21 studio albums to pull from, and he manages to pay homage to every one of them -- the inclusion of two holiday offerings from the group's 2003 Christmas LP, their last official studio album, feels a bit extraneous. While 1971's triple-platinum-selling Aqualung yields the most fruit, Anderson bypasses some of the usual greatest-hits fodder in favor of a more comprehensive playlist that caters to the band's long and genre-juggling career, from the bluesy hard rock of "Beggar's Farm" and the bucolic English folk of "Salamander" to the garish synth rock of "Broadsword." For the average listener, any of the myriad single-disc excursions into the largely niche world of Jethro Tull should suffice, but for those looking to go a bit further down the rabbit hole, 50 for 50 offers up a lot more real estate to explore. [The three-disc set is also available as a condensed, 15-track collection titled 50th Anniversary Hits].
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Mandolin, Lead Vocals, Writer - Michael Abrahams, Electric Guitar - Clive Bunker, Drums - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer - Michael Abrahams, Guitar, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums - Victor Gamm, Engineer - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Organ, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - Lou Toby, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Michael Abrahams, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Clive Bunker, Drums - Victor Gamm, Engineer - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Clive Bunker, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, ExecutiveProducer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Composer, Producer, Flute, Vocals - Clive Bunker, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Hammond Organ - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Descant Recorder - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Recorder, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, ExecutiveProducer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Composer, Producer, Flute, Vocals - Clive Bunker, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano, Mellotron - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970, 2013 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Descant Recorder - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Mellotron - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Recorder, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums - Jennie Anderson, Writer - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Katherine Thulborn, Cello - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Marimba - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Jeffrey Hammond - Hammond, Bass Guitar, Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano, Mellotron - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Arranger, Flute, Lead Vocals - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969, 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Classical Guitar - Francis Wilson, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Darryl Way, Violin - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Keyboards, Organ
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Spanish Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Patrick Halling, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Peter Smith, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Keyboards, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Samwell-Smith, Producer - Peter-John Vettese, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Gerry Conway, Drums - Robin Black, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Maddy Prior, Backing Vocals - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Peter Smith, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Keyboards, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Violin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion, Timpani - Steven Wilson, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Voice
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Keyboards, Organ
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Elizabeth Edwards, Violin - Patrick Halling, Violin Leader - Dee Palmer, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Bridget Procter, Violin - Katherine Thulborn, Cello - Rita Eddowes, Violin - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jonathan Noyce, Bass Guitar - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Piccolo, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Barriemore Barlow, Percussion - Ken Wheeler, Engineer - Nick Watson, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Giddings, Accordion, Keyboards - Martin Barre, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - James Duncan, Drums, Percussion - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Mandolin - Alex Ivanovich, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Accordion - Patrick Halling, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974, 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Mandolin, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Percussion - Ken Wheeler, Engineer - Nick Watson, MasteringEngineer - James Duncan, Percussion - David Pegg, Mandolin - Alex Ivanovich, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 3
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Keyboards
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Chris Blair, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Giddings, Keyboards - Martin Barre, Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1995, 2006 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter-John Vettese, Additional Keyboards - Mark Tucker, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Drums, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer, Synclavier Synthesizer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Maartin Allcock, Violin - Martin Barre, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Mandolin
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2006 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Tucker, AssistantEngineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums - Andrew Giddings, Keyboards - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer - Matthew Pegg, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991, 2006 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Eddie Jobson, Keyboards, Electric Violin - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Mark Craney, Drums - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter-John Vettese, Keyboards, Percussion, Writer, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Programming & Keyboards - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Engineer, Flute, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Writer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1984, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Barriemore Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger, Organ - Francis Wilson, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synclavier Synthesizer - Gerry Conway, Drums - Stephen Tayler, Engineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Engineer, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, Arranger, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Eddie Jobson, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Mark Craney, Drums - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter-John Vettese, Keyboards, Percussion, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Programming & Keyboards - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Engineer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1984, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synclavier Synthesizer - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Tayler, Engineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sanders, Violin - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Samwell-Smith, Producer - Peter-John Vettese, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jonathan Noyce, Bass Guitar, AssistantEngineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion, AssistantEngineer - Andrew Giddings, Keyboards, Piano, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, AssistantEngineer - Tim Matyear, AssistantEngineer - Declan Burns, MasteringEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synclavier Synthesizer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Tayler, Engineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Engineer, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Tucker, AssistantEngineer - John Williams, MixingEngineer - Geoff Foster, MixingEngineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Flute, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums - Andrew Giddings, Keyboards - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer - Matthew Pegg, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991, 2006 The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
With five decades behind them, there are certainly plenty of career overviews and compilations to be had for listeners looking to indulge in the choicest bits of the stalwart British progressive folk-rock band's career. The aptly named 50 for 50 sees Jethro Tull's longtime director of operations, Ian Anderson, deliver his picks, which range from instantly familiar classic rock radio staples "Aqualung" "Locomotive Breath," and "Cross-Eyed Mary" to later, more stylistically diverse offerings like "Steel Monkey" (from 1989's Grammy Award-winning Crest of a Knave) and the Middle Eastern-tinged "Rare and Precious Change" (from 1995's Roots to Branches). Anderson had 21 studio albums to pull from, and he manages to pay homage to every one of them -- the inclusion of two holiday offerings from the group's 2003 Christmas LP, their last official studio album, feels a bit extraneous. While 1971's triple-platinum-selling Aqualung yields the most fruit, Anderson bypasses some of the usual greatest-hits fodder in favor of a more comprehensive playlist that caters to the band's long and genre-juggling career, from the bluesy hard rock of "Beggar's Farm" and the bucolic English folk of "Salamander" to the garish synth rock of "Broadsword." For the average listener, any of the myriad single-disc excursions into the largely niche world of Jethro Tull should suffice, but for those looking to go a bit further down the rabbit hole, 50 for 50 offers up a lot more real estate to explore. [The three-disc set is also available as a condensed, 15-track collection titled 50th Anniversary Hits].
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
- Total length: 03:40:07
- Main artists: Jethro Tull
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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