Jethro Tull Stream Previously Unheard Version Of Bouree

By Jerry Ewing
( Prog )
published

New Elevated Version Of Stand Up Released Tomorrow

Tull

Jethro Tull have released a stream of a previously unreleased version of Bouree.

The so-named ‘Morgan’ version of Bouree was recorded at London’s Morgan Studios on 23 April, 1969. It features on the brand new Elevated edition of Stand Up, which is released through Parlophone tomorrow. The new version of Jethro Tull’s second album comes as a 2CD/1DVD set and includes the album’s original pop-up artwork that came with the original album in 1969.

The new version features the original album and bonus tracks, remixed in both stereo and 5.1 by Steven Wilson, as well as a concert from The Stockholm Konserthuset from 9 January 1969, which also features on the DVD, when the band opened for Jimi Hendrix soon after guitarist Martin Barre had joined the band.

The new Elevated version is presented in book-sized packaging and includes a 112-page booklet with an extensive history the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson and rare and unseen photographs.

Jerry Ewing
Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.