In September of 2014, someone tweeted “I hope…” that Steven Wilson’s next remix project would be Jethro Tull‘s 1975 classic, Minstrel In the Gallery. Well, it looked as if that hope came to fruition as we now are aware that the 40th Anniversary of Minstrel In the Gallery will be releasing on May 5 (US).

In the Jethro Tull catalog, Minstrel In The Gallery follows War Child, which was recently released as a 40th Anniversary Edition as a Steven Wilson remix extravaganza.

For the upcoming Minstrel In The Gallery remix, there will be a single CD reissue, as well as a vinyl LP release, and a fan set La Grandé with 2CDs and 2DVDs. The single CD issue will offer fourteen tracks, eight more than the original. The vinyl LP version will likely offer only the original eight. The Box will a book-style (like War Child), and feature an 80-page book with photos, an extensive history of the creation and recording of Minstrel In The Gallery, liner notes, and a host of other goodies. The 2CD/2DVD La Grandé set will present the following track-listing:

CD1:

01. Minstrel In The Gallery

02. Cold Wind To Valhalla

03. Black Satin Dancer

04. Requiem

05. One White Duck

06. Baker St. Muse

07. Grace

08. Summerday Sands

09. Requiem

10. One White Duck

11. Grace

12. Minstrel In The Gallery-BBC Version

13. Cold Wind To Valhalla-BBC Version

14. Aqualung

CD2:

01. Introduction

02. Wind Up

03. Critique Oblique

04. Wond ring Aloud

05. My God

06. Cross-Eyed Mary

07. Minstrel In The Gallery

08. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day

09. Bungle In The Jungle

10. Aqualung

11. Guitar Solo

12. Back-Door Angels

13. Locomotive Breath

Other highlights from this multi-disc set include the obvious adds:

– Original album and seven bonus tracks (six previously unreleased), two mixed to 5.1 surround, and all to stereo by Steven Wilson

– Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 96/24 (plus Summerday Sands )

– Flat transfer of the original quad mix of the LP (plus Summerday Sands )

– An eight-minute film of the band performing Minstrel In The Gallery in Paris from July 1975

Now, we can only hope that we continue to see Jethro Tull remix projects coming to realization with Steven Wilson at the helm. Next up would be the 1976 set, Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die!. For me, I want the path to continue, at least to 1977’s brilliant Songs From The Woods. I’m pretty confident that we will see a 40th Anniversary project of that album soon enough.

Enjoy!

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