New Ian Anderson Vinyl Box Showcases Return to ‘Thick as a Brick’

Ian Anderson’s solo profession shall be celebrated with a new 10-disc vinyl field set 8314 Boxed, due on Aug. 23. Pre-ordering is already underway. An official trailer for the field set is beneath.

Among the highlights are two sequels to Jethro Tull’s prog cornerstone Thick as a Brick. 8314 Boxed will embody a 2LP reissue of 2012’s Thick as a Brick 2 with a particular etching on Side D and a half-speed vinyl remaster of 2014’s Homo Erraticus, which once more adopted the fictional character Gerald Bostock.

Three of Anderson’s solo albums have by no means earlier than appeared on vinyl: 1995’s Divinities: Twelve Dances with God, 2000’s The Secret Language of Birds and 2003’s Rupi’s Dance. The observe itemizing for a disc titled Roaming within the Gloaming that includes unreleased reside recordings from 1995-2007 can be beneath. 8314 Boxed is rounded out by a 96-page e book with a foreword from Anderson and unique new liner notes and images.

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“Since 1983, I have made a few solo albums, not as dissatisfaction with fellow musicians or the group identity but usually just to try something a bit different – whether sonically, stylistically or in terms of instrumental line-up,” Anderson mentioned in an official assertion.

“These records all stand out for me as being quite different from each other and in some ways demonstrate a broader depth of my songwriting,” he added. “The flute instrumental Divinities record is one of my favorites to this day.”

The Secret Language of Birds turned a Top 30 U.S. hit in 2000, whereas followers who remained inquisitive about Bostock’s destiny pushed Thick as a Brick 2 to the Top 40 within the U.Okay. Homo Erraticus fared even higher, hitting No. 14 on the U.Okay. chart in 2014. Anderson launched Thick as a Brick: Live in Iceland later in the identical 12 months.

Ian Anderson, ‘Roaming within the Gloaming’ Track Listing
1. “In a Stone Circle” (Shepherd’s Bush, London, May 24, 1995)
2. “Circular Breathing” (Keene, New Hampshire, Oct. 18, 2002)
3. “The Donkey and the Drum” (Reggio Emilia, Italy, Dec. 22, 2007)
4. “The Secret Language of Birds” (Katowice, Poland, May 6, 2000)
5. “Boris Dancing” (Istanbul, Turkey, May 13, 2000)
6. “In a Black Box” (Shepherd’s Bush, London, May 24, 1995)
7. “In the Moneylender’s Temple” (Production Rehearsal, UK, May 1995)
8. “Not Ralitsa Vassileva” (Saarbrucken, Germany, Oct. 12, 2004)
9. “Eurology” (Saarbrucken, Germany, Oct. 12, 2004)
10. “The Habanero Reel” (Istanbul, Turkey, May 13, 2000)
11. “In the Grip of Stronger Stuff” (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Nov. 12, 1998)
12. “In the Olive Garden” (Shepherd’s Bush, London, May 24, 1995)