Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull
Background Information
Origin	Blackpool, England
Genre(s)	Progressive rock, Folk rock, Hard rock, Blues rock, Electronic
Years active	1967 - 2014
Label(s)	Island, Reprise, Chrysalis, Eagle, Roadrunner, Fuel 2000
Associated acts	Fairport Convention, Lucia Micarelli, Steeleye Span, Blodwyn Pig, Wild Turkey, Carmen, Black Sabbath

Band History

Jethro Tull are a Grammy Award winning British rock band that formed in 1967-1968. Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead flute work of front man Ian Anderson. Initially playing blues rock with an experimental flavour, they have, over the years, incorporated elements of classical, folk and 'ethnic' musics, jazz and art rock.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Info	Chart Statistics	Label	RIAA Certification
1968	This Was	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 62 UK chart peak position: 10	Island Records
1969	Stand Up	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 20 UK chart peak position: 1	Island Records	Gold
1970	Benefit	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 11 UK chart peak position: 3	Island Records	Gold
1971	Aqualung	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 7 UK chart peak position: 4	Chrysalis Records	3x Multi-Platinum
1972	Thick as a Brick	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 1 UK chart peak position: 5	Island Records	Gold
1972	Living in the Past	Collection	U.S. chart peak position: 3 UK chart peak position: 13	Island Records
1973	A Passion Play	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 1 UK chart peak position: 13	Island Records	Gold
1974	War Child	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 2 UK chart peak position: 14	Chrysalis Records	Gold
1975	Minstrel in the Gallery	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 7 UK chart peak position: 20	Island Records	Gold
1976	Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 14 UK chart peak position: 25	Chrysalis Records
1977	Songs from the Wood	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 8 UK chart peak position: 13	Chrysalis Records	Gold
1978	Heavy Horses	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 19 UK chart peak position: 20	Island Records	Gold
1978	Bursting Out	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: 21 UK chart peak position: 17	Island Records	Gold
1979	Stormwatch	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 22 UK chart peak position: 27	Island Records	Gold
1980	A	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 30 UK chart peak position: 25	Island Records
1982	Broadsword and the Beast	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 19 UK chart peak position: 27	Chrysalis Records
1984	Under Wraps	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 76 UK chart peak position: 18	Chrysalis Records
1987	Crest of a Knave	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 32 UK chart peak position: 19	Chrysalis Records	Gold
1989	Rock Island	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 56 UK chart peak position: 18	Chrysalis Records
1991	Catfish Rising	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 88 UK chart peak position: 27	Chrysalis Records
1992	A Little Light Music	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: 150 UK chart peak position: 34	Chrysalis Records
1993	Nightcap	Collection	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	Chrysalis Records
1995	Roots to Branches	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 114 UK chart peak position: 20	Chrysalis Records
1999	J-Tull Dot Com	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: 161 (5 in Billboards 'Top Internet Chart') UK chart peak position: 44	Fuel 2000
2002	Living with the Past	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	Eagle Records
2003	The Jethro Tull Christmas Album	Studio album	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	Fuel 2000
2004	Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	Eagle Records
2005	Aqualung Live	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	RandM Records
2007	Live At Montreux 2003	Live album	U.S. chart peak position: - UK chart peak position: -	Eagle Records

EPs

• Life Is A Long Song (1971)
• Ring Out, Solstice Bells (1976)
• Home (1979)

Singles

• Sunshine Day (1968)
• Love Story (1969)
• Living In The Past (1969)
• Sweet Dream (1969)
• The Witch's Promise (1971)
• Steel Monkey (1987)
• Said She Was A Dancer (1988)
• Another Christmas Song (1989)
• Living In The Past (1993)

Videos/DVDs

• Slipstream (1981)
• 20 Years Of Jethro Tull (1988)
• A New Day Yesterday (2003)

Further reading

• Jethro Tull official website
• Broken Seashells -- an essay by Ron Drummond on ancestral memory and the music of Jethro Tull
• Tull Press -- hundreds of original press articles, interviews, and photographs covering Jethro Tull from 1967 to 2001
• College Crier's Ian Anderson Interview
• Jethro Tull album covers, track listing, and lineup
• Audio Interview segments with Ian Anderson