Eagerly awaited for months, if not for a year after the release of “Heavy Horses” (detailed here, not made available for review), the 40th Anniversary reissue of JETHRO TULL‘s “Stormwatch” marks the end of an era in many a fan’s mind. The band’s last release of the ’70s, it would see most of the players – save for Ian Anderson and Martin Barre – bid farewell to the ensemble that finished with both prog and folk rock excursions on this record which returns in all its glory as “Force 10 Edition” on October 18th.
As usual, presented in a book-like form, it will contain four CDs and two audio-only DVDs comprising Steven Wilson‘s remixes of the album and recordings made in the same period – some of them previously unreleased, as is a 1980 concert which will span two discs. Undoubtedly, a must-have item.
The full box set’s tracklist runs like this:
Stormwatch –
40th Anniversary Edition
CD 1 – Steven Wilson’s Remix:
1. North Sea Oil
2. Orion
3. Home
4. Dark Ages
5. Warm Sporran
6. Something’s On The Move
7. Old Ghosts
8. Dun Ringill
9. Flying Dutchman
10. Elegy
CD 2 – Associated Recordings:
1. Crossword
2. Dark Ages (early version – previously unreleased)
3. Kelpie
4. Dun Ringill (early version – previously unreleased On CD)
5. A Stitch In Time
6. A Single Man (previously unreleased)
7. Broadford Bazaar
8. King Henry’s Madrigal
9. Orion (full version – previously unreleased)
10. Urban Apocalypse (previously unreleased)
11. The Lyricon Blues
12. Man Of God (previously unreleased)
13. Rock Instrumental (unfinished master – previously unreleased)
14. Prelude To A Storm (previously unreleased)
15. Sweet Dream (live)
CD 3 – Live in the Netherlands – March 16, 1980:
1. Intro
2. Dark Ages
3. Home
4. Orion
5. Dun Ringill
6. Elegy
7. Old Ghosts
8. Something’s On The Move
9. Aqualung
10. Peggy’s Pub
11. Jack-In-The-Green
12. King Henry’s Madrigal/Drum Solo
13. Heavy Horses
CD 4: Live in the Netherlands – March 16, 1980:
1. Flute Solo (incl. Bourée/Soirée/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Kelpie)
2. Keyboard Duet (Bach’s Prelude in Cm from the Well-Tempered Clavier 1)
3. Songs From The Wood
4. Hunting Girl
5. Jams O’Donnel’s Jigs
6. Thick As A Brick
7. Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
8. Cross-Eyed Mary
9. Guitar Solo
10. Minstrel In The Gallery
11. Locomotive Breath
12. Dambusters March
DVD 1 – Album – audio only:
* 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital mixes
* Flat transfer of the original 1979 mix at 96/24 LPCM stereo
DVD Two – Associated Recordings – audio only:
* 13 tracks – 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital mixes
* 15 tracks – 96/24 LPCM stereo mix
* 5 original mixes – 96/24 LPCM stereo
