Rhino High Fidelity has released a new audiophile vinyl boxed set titled Jethro Tull 1968-1972. The collection features the band’s first five studio albums, capturing their progression from early British blues to progressive rock.
The boxed set includes This Was, Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, and Thick as a Brick. All five albums were cut AAA from the original U.K. analog master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal in Germany.
Housed in a leatherette slipcase, each album comes in a glossy gatefold jacket with new liner notes featuring commentary from frontman Ian Anderson. The set is limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies worldwide and is available exclusively through Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group international stores.
Rhino has also issued a separate reel-to-reel edition of the 1971 album Aqualung. Duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original U.K. analog master tape, the 15 i.p.s. half-track quarter-inch tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock with a 10.5-inch metal reel. The reel-to-reel edition is limited to 350 copies.
The included albums track the lineup and stylistic changes of the group during their early years, from the arrival of guitarist Martin Barre on Stand Up to the addition of keyboardist John Evan on Benefit.
The era culminated with Aqualung, featuring bassist Jeffrey Hammond and tracks like “Locomotive Breath,” and 1972’s Thick as a Brick, featuring drummer Barriemore Barlow, which became the group’s first number one album in the United States.
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