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In the summer of 1972, Jethro Tull decamped to France to record a follow up to the highly successful Thick As A Brick album, choosing the studio du jour, recently occupied by luminaries such as Elton and Bowie. Alas, the sessions were marred by technical and logistical issues, so the band returned to the UK with three sides of a planned double album on tape. In the cold light of day, second thoughts prevailed and Ian Anderson chose to go in a different direction and start over with a clean slate eventually producing A Passion Play, with the previously recorded music being set aside. This abandoned material gradually dripped out over the years, with the first side appearing on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull compilation in 1988, and the remainder showing up on 1993’s rarities set Nightcap. Eventually of course, the whole lot was inevitably remixed by Steven Wilson and included on the Passion Play – Extended Performance box set a few years ago. This release is simply a vinyl edition of what was on that box set, so if you already own that then there’s nothing to see here. Like last year’s » Continue Reading.