It’s been more than two years since JETHRO TULL released an expanded version of “The Broadsword And The Beast” before letting their reissue programme stumble chronologically, with unexpected emergence of "Bursting Out" box set followed by the “Christmas Album” and "Living In The Past" repackages. All this means another go at 1984’s “Under Wraps” is long overdue, yet it might be closer than everyone thinks, or farther, depending on what a fans’ take on the band’s digital-only offering of a concert from that platter’s promotional tour will be,
Restricted to streaming, “Live In Berlin 1985” that was let out in the open today may seem strange, as it doesn’t contain a single cut from the group’s then-latest record, but the special performance – featuring the temporarily returning Eddie Jobson, it’s known to aficionados as “Bach-Rock” and circulated for years in video form – celebrated Johann Sebastian Bach’s 300th birthday, so there’s logic to it. The same logic, though, should make one wonder (aloud) whether this document will be included in the next reissue, given a concert footage with the “Under Wraps” material exists too.
Live In Berlin 1985
1. Black Sunday
2. Hunting Girl
3. Elegy
4. Living In The Past
5. Serenade To A Cuckoo
6. Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll – Too Young to Die
7. Wond’ring Aloud
8. Bourée
9. Double Violin Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach
10. Aqualung
11. Locomotive Breath
12. Thick as A Brick (Reprise)
