Monday, 11 May 2015

Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (1975) [2CD+2DVD] {2015 Chrysalis 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition}


Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (1975) [2CD+2DVD] {2015 Chrysalis 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 880 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 368 Mb
2xDVD9 A/V -> 10.2 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9 | LPCM / DTS / Dolby AC3 | 6 ch/2ch | 96kHz/24bit | ISO Images
Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 2 Gb | 5% repair rar

© 2015 Chrysalis Records / Warner | 0825646157204
Rock / Prog Rock / Art Rock


Original album plus seven bonus tracks (six previously unreleased), two mixed to 5.1 surround, and all to stereo by Steven Wilson. The 40th Anniversary edition of Jethro Tull’s Minstrel In The Gallery. The album has been expanded to include the b-side Summerday Sands, several studio outtakes, and alternate session material recorded for a BBC broadcast. The second disc features a live recording of Jethro Tull performing at the Olympia in Paris on July 5, 1975, a few months prior to the release of Minstrel In The Gallery. During the show, the band played songs from several of its albums, including War Child and Aqualung, as well as an early performance of Minstrel In The Gallery. It was mixed to 5.1 & stereo by by King Crimson guitarist Jakko Jakszyk.

Highlights from the set include:

* Original album plus seven bonus tracks (six previously unreleased), two mixed to 5.1 surround, and all to stereo by Steven Wilson
* Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 96/24 plus additional track Summerday Sands
* Flat transfer of the original quad mix of the LP plus additional track Summerday Sands
* An eight and a half minute film of the band performing Minstrel In The Gallery in Paris from 1975
* Presented in a case-bound DVD book that includes an 80-page booklet featuring an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, recollections by roadie Kenny Wylie, Maison Rouge maintenance engineer Pete Smith, and string section member Liz Edwards plus lyrics, tour itinerary and rare and unseen photographs.

The DVDs will feature the DTS & DD 5.1 surround mixes as well as the 96/24 PCM stereo mix and and an eight and half minute film of the band recorded in Paris on 6th July 1975.

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