Jethro Tull / Too Old to Rock N Roll: Too Young to Die! / 4-disc box

And also price matched on Amazon..

Now reduced to £14.99 in UK branches of HMV

If i can use the Fleetwood Mac title oh well,not much we can do looks as though Tull’s “Too Old” didn’t get a reduced price, i have a strange feeling
i bet you the price will drop after we have our copy, and i am with you
Tino would love to see “Broadsword & The Beast” on I.A.’s list of priorities
and one of my fave heavy metal Jethro Tull albums “Crest Of A Knave”
being a huge Tull fan i remember when i first bought the album in 1986
on vinyl and i will never forget it was available 7 months later in Australia
could not believe my luck, at one stage from I.A. had suggested Budapest
was around 20 minutes long now that would have been huge, at least with Crest Of A Knave with all of the controversy surrounding the awards for the best heavy metal album there was no harm in “exposure”.

If there is one company and recording artist that needs to be commended for their reissue campaign it is Chrysalis and Ian Anderson and the Tull.
They are doing everything right; the packaging, generous documentation providing the back story to the making of the album, great remixing by a genius (he needs to be to involved with all the reissues recently, Tull, Yes, Tears for Fears, Steve Hackett).
For the money they offer the best reissues…. in book size 2 Cd/2DVD boxsets. I have embarked on this campaign from early on…. beginning with Aqualung reissue, the Benefit mini box set, A Passion Play, Warchild and Minstrel in the Gallery. They are the best… and hoping they continue to at least Broadsword because I agree that is such a good album. I can only imagine how good the remix will be with that one.

So I have already pre ordered Too Old to Rock n Roll too Young to Die to die box with Amazon… and am especially happy to be getting the TV special in the packaging

Wishing everyone Peace and many more great reissues to enjoy

Huge, i am very surprised @ double the price as their previous box sets were 17 pounds, well with just over 4 weeks to go it will be interesting to see if they will “drop” the price, if not burning shed aren’t too bad with
their price, let’s wait and see.

I must admit this is one of their albums i wasn’t quite sure of, but after having a listen to some of the samples it sounds quite good. Within a few days time the price usually drops to around 17 pounds let’s hope, and i am
with you Greg can’t wait for the 4disc box set and really looking forward to
Yes’s Fragile on cd/bluray, Steve Wilson has done an amazing job remastering and reinvigorating all these recent albums with stacks of extras.

I think all of the above comments sum up the following: The Tull, XTC & Yes SDEs are what we want. Great sound, extras, respect for the original mastering, informative packaging and reasonable cost. Thank you Mr. Anderson & Wilson for giving us what we want. Much success to both of you. I look forward to more from both of you and hope other artists take note of what you are doing and how positive the comments are to your work.

great . these reissues really are something special . this happens to be one of my favorite s . nice to see that tv special included . can t wait !

Still no lossless surround?

What happened to MLP 5.1 or at least LPCM of the 5.1 mixes? Surely its not more expensive to put an MLP 5.1 on a DVD. Can someone fill me in as to why none of the J-Tull reissues have lossless surround? (aside from Aqualung).

May I just add: YES! YES! YES! The BEST reissues series of recent years and done with care and reverence. Plus these will always be fan boxes so they’re not going to compete with the original mixes. Okay, so “Too Old” is usually seen as a pause between the brilliance of “Minstrel” and the folk rock trilogy that followed…but still it contains some phenomenal songs. Really looking forward to adding this to the shelf. Bet I’m not the first to prompt about “Aqualung” though…

Mark,

As far as I know, SW has not yed made any comments on working with SFTW himself. It was IA who stated in an interview that he had embarked in the project. If so, I guess it is safe to assume that we will have the remix of SFTW in late spring.

Not a favorite of mine – some good songs, and plenty of filler, imo.

However, I’ll be buying it. They’re doing such a good job of putting these together, always going the extra mile, and it’s much appreciated – so they get my money for their efforts.

Looking forward to this release, though I’m curious as to why they haven’t opted to up-mix the album tracks with the missing multi-tracks – Steven Wilson has done this in the past for both TfF and Steve Hackett, so the technology is available…

These collections have been an absolute joy and I’m so pleased to see them continue. They are exactly the kind of release that us SDE subscribers live for – generous content, copious reading matter, hands-on involvement from the artist, beautiful packaging and, what appears to be the norm for such quality product, the peerless skills of one Mr. S. Wilson. So far this year I’ve acquired TFF’s Songs SDE, Sparkle In The Rain SDE and Tull’s Minstrel 4-disc set. I’ve got XTC’s Oranges & Lemons and Yes’ Fragile on order and I have added Opeth’s Damnation And Deliverance set and now this to my Christmas lists. All these are collections that go above and beyond and all by artists that I have loved and admired for many years and which I would have bought anyway. Yet Wilson’s part in all of them has elevated them. It’s pure coincidence but certainly serendipitous – these days, seeing Wilson’s name attached to a project is a guarantee of both quality and satisfaction.

Loving this series and have, unlike most it appears, always ranked this among my favourite Tull albums.

“My God” yet another no doubt brilliant remaster/repackaging, the usual
standard extras including the 80 page glossy booklet and once again
a Steve Wilson state of the art production and thanks too Mark L in regards to Heavy & Songs next on the wish list, and don’t forget to pick up
Yes’s “Fragile” cd/bluray edition.

This is great news. These Tull reissues have been fantastic.

Great to hear Steve Wilson will be doing so more.

It would be a great shame if he did not do Broadsword. That album was originally to be a double. There are plenty of outtakes therefore. Most have been released but knowing Mr Anderson there maybe one or two not previously officially released.

In the meanwhile looking forward to 27 November

I’m another who never ranked this album too high compared to the albums that came before and after it. But these sets have been well done and often give me a better appreciation for the music than I had before, even when I already loved the music.

So, I’ll pick this up, but also hope that Songs From the Wood and Heavy Horses aren’t too far behind.

I do wonder how serious they are about “40th anniversary”. I don’t want to wait until 2017 and 2018 for the next two albums. Hoping that with Too Old coming in a tad shy of 40 years, it’s an indication they won’t be strict about the release timing.

Although I am a big fan of Tull I’ve never warmed to this album to be honest. I’ll give it another go by watching the TV show but I thought I’d read somewhere that this is very much a period piece and hasn’t aged well, so expectations are fairly low this time…….

Bring on Songs From the Wood and the BBC Sight and Sound concert on DVD. That programme was my induction into Tull’s music and recorded it form radio – playing it until the tape wore out. Not seen the full broadcast since that glorious Saturday night in early 1977. One of my favourite “rock on TV” moments.

I bought all my JT reissues via Amazon US and while priced a bit higher than the burningshed, the increase I considered to be a nominal trade-off for the peace of mind resulting from a domestic shipment that needn’t be tossed to and fro across the Atlantic. So I’m going to wait on this one.

Here’s hoping Mr. Wilson continues his magic with Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses. I might even buy Broadsword if the packaging is still this good.

I see Amazon have priced this at over £35, this set will fall below £20 as have all the others.

Gripe over, looking forward to this. Steven Wilson waving his magic wand all over it, what`s not to like. This is a Tull album I love. I didn`t see the TV show so there is plenty to discover and really at 35 english quids it is still a bargain!

Ian Anderson is to be applauded for the way his reissues have been handled.

Yippee!

The reissue series I most look forward to. Good content, good packaging, good price. Just need to see if it pops up on Spin CDs or Burning Shed for a better price than Amazon.