Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses

40th Anniversary New Shoes Edition - 3 CD + 2 DVD + book

2018 marks 50 years since progressive folk-rock band Jethro Tull jumped onto the British music scene. To kick off this exciting anniversary year, Tull presents the 40th anniversary New Shoes Edition of Heavy Horses, a 3CD/ 2DVD boxset released by Parlophone Records. This edition will feature the original album, plus additional studio recordings, live material and an extensive new booklet.

Released between Songs From The Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979), Heavy Horses was the second of a trilogy of folk rock albums from Jethro Tull. Lead singer and flautist Ian Anderson explained its particular focus on horses and agricultural life saying, "As a child, my big passion was to get off the leash and explore the local wooded and leafy suburbs. So it didn't suddenly become new in 1977, it was just that the subject matter fitted what I wanted to write about at the time."

Upon release, Heavy Horses was a Top 20 album on both sides of the Atlantic. Commercial success was met equally with critical praise for its melodies, instrumentation and Anderson's signature flute playing. More recently, critics have described the album as "daring, experimental, literate, and often thrilling", and a "testament to the men who made it."

This anniversary edition features the original album with nine additional bonus tracks, seven of which are previously unreleased. The New Shoes Edition also contains a live concert from May 1978, and two DVDs which feature the original, bonus and live tracks all mixed to surround sound by Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyk. A 96-page booklet covers a history of the album and corresponding tour, complete lyrics, rare photos and exclusive interviews.

 

CD 1 (Steven Wilson remixes)

…And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps

Acres Wild

No Lullaby

Moths

Journeyman

Rover

One Brown Mouse

Heavy Horses

Weathercock

Associated Recordings

Living In These Hard Times (Version Two)

Everything In Our Lives

Jack A Lynn (early version)

Quatrain (studio version)

Horse-Hoeing Husbandry

Beltane

Botanic Man

Living In These Hard Times (Version One)

Botanic Man Theme

CD 2: Live In Concert: Berne, Switzerland, May 1978 – Jacko Jakszyk stereo remix – Part One

Opening Music (Quartet)

Introduction by Claude Nobs

No Lullaby

Sweet Dream

Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day

Jack In The Green

One Brown Mouse

Heavy Horses

A New Day Yesterday

Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bouree

Living In The Past / A New Day Yesterday (reprise)

Songs From The Wood

CD 3: Live In Concert: Berne, Switzerland, May 1978 – Jacko Jakszyk stereo remix – Part Two

Thick As A Brick

Hunting Girl

Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll

Conundrum

Minstrel In The Gallery

Cross Eyed Mary

Quatrain

Aqualung

Locomotive Breath

Dambusters March / Aqualung (reprise)

DVD 1 (Audio/Video)

Surround Mixes

….And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Acres Wild (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

No Lullaby (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Moths (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Journeyman (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Rover (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

One Brown Mouse (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Heavy Horses (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Weathercock (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Living In These Hard Times (Version 2) [Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround]

Everything In Our Lives (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Jack-A-Lynn (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Beltane (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Botanic Man (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Living In These Hard Times (Version 1) [Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround]

Botanic Man Theme (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

A Town In England (Steven Wilson Remix, DD/DTS 5.1 Surround)

Stereo Mixes

….And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Acres Wild (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

No Lullaby (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Moths (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Journeyman (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Rover (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

One Brown Mouse (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Heavy Horses (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Weathercock (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Living In These Hard Times (Version 2) [Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo]

Everything In Our Lives (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Jack-A-Lynn (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Quatrain (Studio Version) [Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo]

Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Beltane (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Botanic Man (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Living In These Hard Times (Version 1) [Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo]

Botanic Man Theme (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

A Town In England (Steven Wilson Remix, 96/24 PCM Stereo)

Flat Transfers

….And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Acres Wild (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

No Lullaby (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Moths (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Journeyman (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Rover (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

One Brown Mouse (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Heavy Horses (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Weathercock (96/24 PCM Flat Transfer-Original Stereo Master)

Rover (No Strings Version)

Living In These Hard Times (Version 2)

Beltane

DVD 2 (Audio)

Jethro Tull recorded live to 24 track at The Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland by The Maison Rouge Mobile mixed to 5.1 DTS & DD surround sound and 48/24 LPCM stereo.

Promotional video footage for the tracks Heavy Horses & Moths. and two period TV ads.

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