Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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Great news! Amazon.DE (Germany) has provided a release date for the next 5.1 Steve Wilson mix.
Even though this album was not a big one for me, since Steve did this, I'm in. This album was originally mixed in Quad by Ian Anderson back in the 70's so we will probably be have that in the set as well.
And if this news wasn't enough of great news, Steve Wilson has begun work on "Songs From The Woods". Now that is a killer album!
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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I've added the forthcoming American and British links to Rick's post above. Not active yet, but should be soon. These are for a "4-disc set". Perhaps there will be other editions, too.
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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Linda wrote:
I've added the forthcoming American and British links to Rick's post above. Not active yet, but should be soon. These are for a "4-disc set". Perhaps there will be other editions, too.
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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Sweet. I went back and bought all of the Wilson remixes to date.
At first I was hesitant, since I don't hear well, but I have very much enjoyed them.
I will get these, but, much like you, "Too Old" never did much for me. Still, looking
forward to getting these—and more!
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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Definitely in on a Wilson Songs From The Woods. Maybe in on Too Old, but to show you how important that album is (or isn't) to me, somehow I thought SW did it months ago! Oops!
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Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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Bump: Some preliminary pre-order information is now in the first post. The UK links are already active; USA links should be working soon. There will be a 4-disc box set which includes hi-res and surround mixes, and also a CD-only edition. Awaiting more details.
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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This is one of several Jethro Tull albums I don't own (that list also includes the Christmas album, Under Wraps, and some others). I don't think it's very good except for "Salamander", which I love, and a "Deadbeat" which I think is just okay. But the quality of these reissues might tempt me into buying it.
Really looking forward to the next one, Songs from the Woods, and the one after that, Heavy Horses, which IMO are two of their best.
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
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From the press release
LOS ANGELES - To follow its stellar 1975 release Minstrel In the Gallery, Jethro Tull's ambitious plans included a group album, in addition to a stage musical about an aging rock star. Midway through the process, however, the band decided to abandon the stage musical and use the musical songs as the basis for what would become its ninth studio album, Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!
Before the album's 40th anniversary next spring, Chrysalis will release a deluxe edition of TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! in the fall. This 2CD/2DVD set will be available on November 27. A standalone CD version of the album will also be available on the same day.
Highlights from the set include:
An unreleased, alternate version of the album recorded for a British television special and remixed by Steven Wilson Bonus tracks (18 previously unreleased), all mixed to 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson Flat transfer of the original LP mix at 96/24 Commercial debut of footage from the television special Presented in a case-bound DVD book that includes an 80-page booklet with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs Includes the gatefold cartoon from the original album drawn by renowned comic artist Dave Gibbons
TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! was the band's first with John Glascock on bass and backing vocals. But it wasn't just the band dynamic that was changing, the music was evolving too, and this album helped bridge the progressive rock of Tull's early years with the folk-rock that would shape its musical direction throughout the late Seventies.
The first disc features an unreleased, alternate version of the album that the band recorded for a British television special. At the time, union rules forbid bands from lip-syncing the original album on television, which is why Jethro Tull found itself in a studio re-recording the album in March 1976. For this deluxe edition, Steven Wilson re-mixed that alternate version of the album, as well as five songs earmarked for the finished album, including "Big Dipper," "From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser" and the title track. It should be noted that the album couldn't be totally remixed because multi-track recordings for several songs are missing.
The second CD includes nine rare and unreleased bonus tracks like "Commercial Traveller," "Salamander Ragtime" and an early version of "One Brown Mouse", plus a flat transfer of the original album.
The first DVD includes the commercial debut of the entire British television special along with several audio mixes of the show: DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo. The audio from the special is also included in 96/24 stereo PCM. The five tracks from the original LP are here as well, in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM.
The second DVD includes some mixes of the associated recordings in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM. Also featured is a flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 stereo PCM, in addition to a flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
Track Listing
CD1: All Stereo Mixes by Steven Wilson Re-Recorded Album for TV Special 1. "Prelude" * 2. "Quiz Kid" * 3. "Crazed Institution" * 4. "Salamander" * 5. "Taxi Grab" * 6. "From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser" * 7. "Bad Eyed And Loveless" * 8. "Big Dipper" * 9. "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!" * 10. "Pied Piper" * 11. "The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)" * Five Original LP Tracks 12. "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!" 13. "The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)" 14. "Big Dipper" 15. "From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser" 16. "Bad Eyed And Loveless" Monte Carlo Out-Take 17. "Quiz Kid" (Version 1) *
CD2: Associated Recordings # Mixed by Steven Wilson 1. "Salamander's Rag Time" * # 2. "Commercial Traveller" * # 3. "Salamander" (Instrumental) * # 4. "Small Cigar" # 5. "Strip Cartoon" # 6. "One Brown Mouse" - Early Version (Original Master Mix) * 7. "Strip Cartoon" - (Original Master Mix) 8. "A Small Cigar - Orchestral Version (Original Rough Mix) * 9. "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!" - Demo (Paris -July 1975)* # Original Album Flat Transfer 10. "Prelude" 11. "Quiz Kid" 12. "Crazed Institution" 13. "Salamander" 14. "Taxi Grab" 15. "From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser" 16. "Bad Eyed And Loveless" 17. "Big Dipper" 18. "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!" 19. "Pied Piper" 20. "The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)"
* Previously Unreleased
DVD1: Audio and Video TV Special Footage in DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo TV Special (audio only) in 96/24 stereo PCM Five Original LP Tracks in DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM
DVD2: Audio Only In DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM 1. "Salamander's Rag Time" 2. "Commercial Traveller" 3. "Small Cigar" (Acoustic) 4. "Strip Cartoon" In 96/24 stereo PCM 5. "Quiz Kid" (Version 1) 6. "One Brown Mouse" - Early Version (Original Master Mix) 7. "Salamander" (Instrumental) 8. "Strip Cartoon" - (Original Master Mix) 9. "A Small Cigar - Orchestral Version (Original Rough Mix) 10. "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!" - Demo (Paris -July 1975) Flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 PCM Flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:06 pm
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Wow. I hope "Flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 PCM" means the master tape; not a needle drop. Ifi buy this, I don't want to have to keep the original cd also!
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Post subject: [2015-11-27] Jethro Tull "Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die!" including Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (Chrysalis UK)
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:17 pm
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This looks pretty cool! I don't own the original cd so I think I might get this. It might be a good way to rediscover and reassess the original album.
I am also a HUGE fan of the song "One Brown Mouse" and find it very interesting that the original can be traced back to these sessions. The song "Salamander" has hints of that rustic style but I guess there were other songs playing around with that idea as early as 1976.
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