Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary celebrated with a new 50-track compilation

Ian Anderson has revealed that he’ll celebrate Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary with a new 50-track compilation album.

Titled 50 For 50, the record will launch on May 25 and each track has been selected by Anderson, with a press release stating that it’ll “reflect the breadth and musical diversity of Jethro Tull over the band’s 50 year career.”

The collection will arrive on 3CD and digital download, with a vinyl edition following on August 31.

Anderson and Tull are gearing up for a run of eight anniversary shows in the UK, which will get under way at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on April 3.

For a full list of dates and details of how to buy tickets, visit the official Jethro Tull website.

50 For 50 is now available for pre-order. Find the cover art and tracklist below.

Jethro Tull 50 For 50 tracklist

CD1

Nothing Is Easy
Love Story
Beggar’s Farm
Living In The Past
A Song For Jeffrey
A New Day Yesterday
The Witch’s Promise
Mother Goose
With You There To Help Me
Teacher
Life Is A Long Song
Sweet Dream
Aqualung
Minstrel In The Gallery (single edit)
Critique Oblique
Weathercock
Cross-Eyed Mary

CD2

Bourée
Dun Ringill
Heavy Horses
Hunting Girl
Bungle In The Jungle
Salamander
Pussy Willow
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Songs From The Wood
The Whistler
Really Don’t Mind/See There A Son Is Born
Moths
One White Duck / 0¹º = Nothing At All
Cup Of Wonder
Ring Out Solstice Bells
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
A Christmas Song

CD3

One Brown Mouse
Rare And Precious Chain
Kissing Willie
Rocks On The Road
Fylingdale Flyer
Paparazzi
North Sea Oil
Steel Monkey
Black Sunday
European Legacy
Budapest
Broadsword
Dot Com
Farm On The Freeway
This Is Not Love
Locomotive Breath

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