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Not only are there an awful lot of Jethro Tull compilations, there are a ton of comprehensive multi-disc collections in their catalog, so it's very easy to confuse the individual albums. For instance, the 1993 double-disc set The Best of Jethro Tull is billed as a digitally remastered album, which gives the impression that it is a remastered version of an older set, when it is actually a new collection culled from remastered tapes. Basically, this set is unnecessary for collectors, who will certainly have everything here, and any casual fan who already has a collection -- whether it's the original M.U. or any of the many box sets -- won't need this. But casual fans looking for a comprehensive yet fairly concise anthology should choose this best-of since it does have all the hits and key album tracks among its 36 songs, all presented in good remastered sound. It's not worth replacing an existing compilation in your collection, but if you need a Tull set, this is a good choice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Michael Abrahams, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Clive Bunker, Drums - Victor Gamm, Engineer - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Lead Vocals, Writer - Michael Abrahams, Electric Guitar, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums - Victor Gamm, Engineer - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Mandolin, Tin Whistle, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Percussion - Dee Palmer, Conductor, String Arranger
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 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, Conductor, String Arranger - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Clive Bunker, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Ellis, Producer - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Guitar, Keyboards, Lute, Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - Martin Barre, Guitar - John Evan, Hammond Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Arranger - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar, Hammond Organ
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 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, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Glenn Cornick, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 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
© 1993 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, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Descant Recorder - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Recorder, Backing Vocals
© 1993 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, 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
© 1993 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, Lead Vocals, Writer - Clive Bunker, Drums, Percussion - John Burns, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 1993 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, Vocals, 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 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 - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar, Lute - John Evan, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano - Dee Palmer, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion, Timpani - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Spoken Voice Vocals - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Marimba - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 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 - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Accordion - Patrick Halling, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 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 - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Guitar, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - Patrick Halling, Orchestra Leader - Dee Palmer, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Organ - Patrick Halling, Violin - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Jeffrey Hammond, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Maddy Prior, Backing Vocals - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - 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, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - 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 - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Piano - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Engineer - Trevor White, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Synthesizer - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Marimba - Thing Moss, AssistantEngineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - John Evan, Keyboards, Organ, Piano - John Glascock, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dee Palmer, Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizer - Barrie Barlow, Drums, Percussion
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Robin Black, Producer, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, AssistantEngineer - Martin Barre, Classical Guitar - Francis Wilson, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Samwell-Smith, Producer - Peter-John Vettese, Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Robin Black, Engineer - Leigh Mantle, Engineer - Martin Barre, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Bass
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 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, Double Bass, Bass Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1984 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Gerry Conway, Drums - Stephen Tayler, Engineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Engineer, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Engineer, Flute, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Stephen Tayler, Engineer - Robin Black, Engineer - Martin Barre, Engineer, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Engineer, Bass Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Tucker, AssistantEngineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Flute, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Doane Perry, Drums - Martin Barre, Electric Guitar - David Pegg, Bass Guitar - Tim Matyear, Engineer
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Tucker, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, Drums, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer - Doane Perry, Drums, Percussion - Peter Vettese, Additional Keyboards - Maartin Allcock, Violin - Martin Barre, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Pegg, Bass Guitar, Mandolin
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989 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
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Not only are there an awful lot of Jethro Tull compilations, there are a ton of comprehensive multi-disc collections in their catalog, so it's very easy to confuse the individual albums. For instance, the 1993 double-disc set The Best of Jethro Tull is billed as a digitally remastered album, which gives the impression that it is a remastered version of an older set, when it is actually a new collection culled from remastered tapes. Basically, this set is unnecessary for collectors, who will certainly have everything here, and any casual fan who already has a collection -- whether it's the original M.U. or any of the many box sets -- won't need this. But casual fans looking for a comprehensive yet fairly concise anthology should choose this best-of since it does have all the hits and key album tracks among its 36 songs, all presented in good remastered sound. It's not worth replacing an existing compilation in your collection, but if you need a Tull set, this is a good choice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:21
- Main artists: Jethro Tull
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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