JETHRO TULL - THICK AS BRICK 40TH ANNIVERSARY CD+DVD -

 Jethro Tull / Thick As A Brick / 40th Anniversary reissue

Thick As A Brick 40th Anniversary 2-disc set [pre-order]

CD:

1. Thick As A Brick (Part 1) (2012 Remix)
2. Thick As A Brick (Part 2) (2012 Remix)

DVD:

1. Thick As A Brick (Part 1) (5.1 Mix DTS & Dolby Digital)
2. Thick As A Brick (Part 2) (5.1 Mix DTS & Dolby Digital)
3. Thick As A Brick (Part 1) (2012 Remix)
4. Thick As A Brick (Part 2) (2012 Remix)
5. Thick As A Brick (Part 1)
6. Thick As A Brick (Part 2)
7. Radio Ad (2012 – Remaster)

EMI anunciou o lançamento de uma edição de aniversário de 40 Thick as a Brick, o enorme sucesso do álbum 1972 por Jethro Tull.

A reedição de dois discos (CD + DVD) contará com um mix estéreo novo 2012, (misturado por Steven Wilson), além de um DVD contendo DTS e Dolby Digital 5.1 surround e uma mistura estéreo de alta resolução (96/24) a nova versão do mistura, ao lado de um plano de transferência de hi-res flat  original de 1972. A faixa bônus é apenas um anúncio de rádio de 1972. Um hi-res surround mix é notável por sua ausência.

Thick as a Brick é um álbum conceitual, e do quinto álbum de estúdio, pelo Inglês banda de rock progressivo Jethro Tull lançado em 1972. Suas letras são construídas em torno de um poema escrito por um garoto fictício, "Gerald Bostock" aka "Little Milton" (Ian Anderson si mesmo). O álbum contou com apenas uma música, com duração de quase 45 minutos. Para acomodar o álbum em vinil LP e fita cassete, a faixa contínua foi dividido em ambos os lados do disco. Ele chegou a número um na Billboard Pop Albums EUA.

"Thick as a Brick" Played in Special 2012 Tour 

Ian Anderson Announces the Thick As A Brick Tours for 2012. Ian Anderson performs Thick As A Brick in its entirety for the first time since 1972, going out for a world tour commencing in the UK in Mid-April. Then, it's on to European countries in the late Spring and Summer before landing in the USA for two tours spanning September, October and early November. This tour will feature a more theatrical production with video, additional musicians and a troupe of dancing elephants. (Just kidding about the dancing elephants: they don't dance.,...) In 1972, Ian wrote the music (and the lyrics which were credited at the time to the fictitious character, 8 year-old Gerald Bostock, whose parents lied about his age) and recorded with Jethro Tull,Thick As A Brick. The record became a number one Billboard album and enjoyed huge commercial success in most countries of the world. The album featured only one song, lasting nearly 45 minutes. To accommodate the album on LP vinyl and cassette, the seamless track was split on both sides of the record. It reached number one on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart. Tull then dutifully took the somewhat theatrical show on the road in the Great Britain, USA, and other world markets. Since 1972, the album has never been performed in its entirety although a few minutes of the material have been a regular repertoire staple in both Tull and IA solo shows over the years. Now, scheduled for performance again in 2012, Ian will take the original album to a theatre near you. It will be performed in its entirety in a theatrical setting with band, and additional guests.(fonte: http://www.j-tull.com/news/taabtour2012.html).