VIA Steven Wilson on Facebook:

Steven’s new stereo and surround mixes of Jethro Tull’s classic third album Benefit will be released on 28th October in a 3 disc CD/DVD and single vinyl edition. Also included are new mixes of all single A and B sides from the period, with the exception of The Witch’s Promise for which the multitrack tapes are missing (the original mix is included in both mono and stereo however). No mastering has been done to the remixes, and a flat transfer of the original stereo mix is also included.

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Added by Linda:

Product Description
When Jethro Tull released Benefit in 1970, it signaled a new, more progressive musical direction for the English band. It also became one of the best-known albums of their career, which is going strong more 60 million records and 40 years later. The Grammy winning group is revisiting that pivotal album with a 2-CD/DVD-Audio collector s edition.

The 2-CD/DVD collection comes loaded with a massive amount of music recorded by the band, which at the time featured: multi-instrumentalist frontman Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, drummer Clive Bunker, pianist John Evan, and bassist Glenn Cornick.

The first disc contains the album s 10 original tracks, plus five bonus tracks that include both the U.K. and U.S. stereo versions of "Teacher. " All the songs are newly mixed by Steven Wilson and approved by Ian Anderson. The second disc includes newly remastered versions of rare tracks and singles recorded around the same time as Benefit, such as "Sweet Dream" in both stereo and mono.

The audio-only DVD, which is available exclusively with this version, is packed with 58 tracks, including the album and bonus tracks in 5.1 surround sound. It also contains the U.K and U.S. versions of the album. The American version was sequenced differently and replaced the U.K. track "Alive and Well and Living In" with "Teacher. " In addition, the set also comes with a handsome booklet filled with rare photographs, an essay by Martin Webb, and interviews with band members.

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EPO13AS/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EPO13AS/?tag=imwan-21

If it's 96/24 I want.

Following the release last year of the 40th anniversary edition of Thick as a Brick, on 28th October Chrysalis Records will release a Collector’s Edition of Jethro Tull’s Benefit album.
Benefit was Jethro Tull’s third album, first released in April 1970. Transcending the blues influences of their 1969 album Stand Up, it was a much more hard-rocking album which saw the band utilise more advanced studio techniques. It reached number 3 in the UK.
The Collector’s Edition of Benefit plus bonus tracks has been mixed by Steven Wilson and approved by Ian Anderson. CD2 is a mono and stereo disc of rare and previously unreleased versions of tracks and singles associated with the period Benefit was released in (more information available on request). The audio only DVD includes a surround sound mix of Benefit, 96/24 tracks of Stereo in UK and US running orders.
In addition, the Collector’s Edition will include a booklet featuring an 8,000 word essay written by Martin Webb, as well as interviews with band members and a selection of photos, some of which are rare and previously unseen.

CD 1
1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)
2-Nothing To Say (5.13)
3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)
4-Son (2.53)
5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)
6-To Cry You A Song (6.16)
7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)
8-Inside (3.48)
9-Play In Time (3.49)
10-Sossity; You’re A Woman (4.37)

Bonus recordings
11-Singing All Day (3.07)
12-Sweet Dream (4.03)
13-17 (6.20)
14-Teacher (4.58) (UK single version) (stereo)
15- Teacher (4.03) (US album version) (stereo)

Tracks 1-10 Produced by Ian Anderson
Executive Producer Terry Ellis

CD 2: Associated recordings
1-Singing All Day (mono)*
2-Sweet Dream (mono)
3- 17 (mono)
4- Sweet Dream (stereo)*
5- 17 (stereo)*
6-The Witch’s Promise (mono)
7-Teacher (UK single version) (mono)
8-Teacher (US album version) (mono)
9-The Witch’s Promise (stereo)
10-Teacher (UK single version (stereo)
11-Teacher (US album version) (stereo)
12-Inside (mono)
13-Alive And Well And Living In
14-A Time For Everything (mono)
15-Reprise AM Radio Spot 1 (mono)
16-Reprise FM Radio Spot 2 (stereo)
*previously unreleased

DVD - DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 & stereo versions of the following:
1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)
2-Nothing To Say (5.13)
3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)
4-Son (2.53)
5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)
6-To Cry You A Song (6.16)
7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)
8-Inside (3.48)
9-Play In Time (3.49)
10-Sossity; You’re A Woman (4.37)

Bonus recordings
11-Singing All Day
12-Sweet Dream
13-17
14-Teacher (UK single version) (stereo)
15- Teacher (US album version) (stereo)

New 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson

Flat transfer of Original UK LP master at 96/24:
UK running order
1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)
2-Nothing To Say (5.13)
3-Alive And Well And Living In (2.48)
4-Son (2.53)
5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.49)
6-To Cry You A Song (6.16)
7-A Time For Everything ? (2.45)
8-Inside (3.48)
9-Play In Time (3.49)
10-Sossity; You’re A Woman (4.37)

US running order
1-With You There To Help Me (6.20)
2-Nothing To Say (5.13)
3-Inside (3.49)
4-Son (2.53)
5-For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me (3.50)
6-To Cry You A Song (6.15)
7-A Time For Everything (2.44)
8-Teacher (4.04)
9-Play In Time (3.53)
10-Sossity; You’re A Woman (4.39)

Additional flat transfer recordings at 96/24:
11-Sweet Dream (stereo) 4:08
12-17 (stereo) 5:32
13-The Witch’s Promise (stereo) 4:01

This is a must for me - can't wait!

I propose we lobby for a new Grammy category for Best Remix/Remaster (Engineer or Producer)
and just go ahead and give it to Wilson as a lifetime achievement award.....just do it now and get
it out of the way..! Then sit back and enjoy....he seems to be unbeatable...

Please Sir, don't get Hoffman people going.

Ok - the only way to settle this is an old-fashioned run-off.

We get Wilson and Hoffman to each remaster the same title (they get their choice of original masters to work with.)
and we let the Academy decide....

My question is..........does Steven Wilson Sleep?

I seem to see him on a tour twice a year with different bands yet is able to keep releasing music as well as mastering other people's stuff. Just incredible.

me want.

I'm really looking forward to this. Benefit is one of my favorite Jethro Tull albums but the sound has always left something to be desired. Hopefully this will correct that. In fact, I have complete faith that it's going to sound amazing.

I do wish there were one or two "barrel scraping" tracks that I had never heard before, but I can live without them.

Guys, Steven Wilson does not (re)master anything!!
He (re)mixes!!
2 completely different things!!!

(Sorry to rant there, but it's become a new pet peeve of mine)

Whoever the mastering engineer(s) is/are working with Wilson are doing an equally good job in most cases; I'm wondering if Wilson is given final approval on the mastering.

I always say that but not too many pay attention. Peter Mew's work on the remasters gets ignored.

I'm not sure if they are using his work for all of these Deluxes or not. Hell, he didn't even get credit on most of the Tull remasters-they didn't even list anyone on most of them!

Bump: Added cover image and pre-order links to the first post. (Amazon's listing pages haven't gone live yet, but will very soon.)

He's so amazing Steven can mix in his sleep.

Interesting that Peter Mew's name should come up.

I get news from Abbey Road studios and the last post announced that Peter Mew has retired as of September 1 after working there for an incredible 48 years!. I have really enjoyed his work on the Beatles and all the various Mersey Beat groups he cleaned up over the years...

And as for Steven Wilson - since he has created new mixes for all these titles lately, those would then be mastered creating new masters, right?

Haven't really noticed but did get he get mastering credit as well or just the remixing? I'm thinking the latter, but with him anything is apparently within his grasp.

Whatever he's doing he's doing it right....

The Amazon USA listing has now gone live and can be pre-ordered:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EPO13AS/?tag=imwan-20

I really want this.

Got mine today and have the DTS 96kHz 5.1 mix on right now. Nice and powerful, the surround is immersive with nice seperation to the side speakers. Very wide sound that fills my room. Thumbs up from me.

Rarely ever play this album so it's interesting to sit down and actually go through the songs.

It was released in 1970 and precedes Aqualung (which is chock full of hits). This one doesn't really have a hit song but it flows nicely and has that tone that Tull became famous for.

Got mine today, and I'm already liking it a lot. The high res audio sounds great. This is just a really fine album, with no filler on either the US or British version.

It has a few versions of "Teacher" including the one that became a hit version heard on FM radio here in NY. Always loved that song.

Once again Steven Wilson does a stellar job.

Another on my want list..........