Name: Through the Years by Jethro Tull
Brand: Jethro Tull
SKU: 724385550553
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

COMPILATION

If you put every disc that Jethro Tull has released into a CD player and hit the "random" button, the first hour of music might sound like Through the Years. It's likely that more thought was put into the selections here, but not much more. Chronological order be damned, this compilation starts with the live version of "Living in the Past" that appeared on A Little Light Music and ends with "Still Loving You Tonight" (from Catfish Rising, really). In between is a sampler that runs all over the place, uncovering some diamonds in the process. A method to this madness actually begins to take shape with "Dharma for One," which is followed by (in order) "Acres Wild," all ten wonderful minutes of "Budapest," "The Whistler," and "We Used to Know." Stylistically, these songs couldn't be more different, but they are eminently informed choices. So we're left to assume that Through the Years might represent one fan's favorite selections over the years; idiosyncratic, to be sure, but interesting all the same. This disc isn't likely to draw neophytes into Tull's unique musical world as well as M.U. or Repeat might, but it may prod fans of their "classic" material to check out some of the band's more recent releases. There is a measure of vindication in hearing "Rare and Precious Chain" from Roots to Branches or "Beastie" from Broadsword and the Beast played alongside more accepted hits like "The Whistler" and "Warchild." Although available in the U.S. only as a European import, Through the Years is actually less expensive than comparable U.S. releases (usually by a few simoleons). The sound quality is fine; not on a par with digitally remastered discs, but in line with the first round of CD reissues from the Tull catalog. This remains an inexpensive way to sample some of Jethro Tull's music and see what suits your tastes before buying the whole box of candies. ~ Dave Connolly

1. Living in the Past

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Drums: Clive Bunker; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Organ: Ian Anderson; Performer
Percussion: Clive Bunker; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Lou Toby; Composer
Conductor: Lou Toby; Conductor
Producer: Ian Anderson
Terry Ellis; Production

2. Wind Up

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Background Vocals: Jeffrey Hammond
Ian Anderson; Performer
Conductor: Dee Palmer; Conductor
Orchestral Arrangement: Dee Palmer; Composer
Bass Guitar: Jeffrey Hammond; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jeffrey Hammond; Performer
Descant / Soprano Recorder: Martin Barre; Performer
Drums: Clive Bunker; Performer
Producer: Terry Ellis; Production
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Engineer: John Burns; Production
Mellotron: John Evan; Performer
Organ: John Evan; Performer
Percussion: Clive Bunker; Performer
Piano: John Evan; Performer
Recorder: Jeffrey Hammond; Performer
Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer

3. War Child

by Jethro Tull

Background Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jeffrey Hammond; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jeffrey Hammond; Performer
Drums: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Orchestral Arrangement: Dee Palmer; Composer
Conductor: Dee Palmer; Conductor
Engineer: Robin Black; Production
Orchestra Leader: Patrick Halling; Performer
Producer: Ian Anderson
Terry Ellis; Production
Piano: John Evan; Performer
Saxophone: Ian Anderson; Performer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer

4. Dharma for One

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Drums: Clive Bunker; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Abrahams; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Horn: Ian Anderson; Performer
Percussion: Clive Bunker; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson
Clive Bunker; Composer
Engineer: Victor Gamm; Production
Producer: Terry Ellis; Production

5. Acres Wild

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Background Vocals: John Glascock
Ian Anderson; Performer
Engineer: Robin Black; Production
Orchestral Arrangement: Dee Palmer; Composer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production
Drums: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre
Ian Anderson; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Keyboard: Dee Palmer; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Mandolin: Ian Anderson; Performer
Organ: John Evan
Dee Palmer; Performer
Percussion: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Piano: John Evan; Performer
Violin: Darryl Way; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer

6. Budapest

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson
Martin Barre; Performer
Additional Percussion: Ian Anderson; Other
Background Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Bass Guitar: David Pegg; Performer
Bass Guitar: David Pegg; Performer
Drums: Gerry Conway; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ian Anderson
Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Keyboard: Ian Anderson; Performer
Engineer: Ian Anderson
Robin Black
Martin Barre
David Pegg
Stephen Tayler
Tim Matyear; Production
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production
Percussion: Gerry Conway; Performer
Synthesizer: Ian Anderson; Performer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Violin: Richard Sanders; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer

7. The Whistler

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Trevor White
Thing Moss; Production
Background Vocals: Ian Anderson
John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Drums: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Glockenspiel: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Engineer: Robin Black; Production
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Marimba: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Percussion: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Dee Palmer
John Evan; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production

8. We Used to Know

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Bass Guitar: Glenn Cornick; Performer
Drums: Clive Bunker; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Engineer: Andy Johns; Production
Producer: Ian Anderson
Terry Ellis; Production

9. Beastie

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Peter-john Vettese
Ian Anderson
David Pegg; Performer
Bass Guitar: David Pegg; Performer
Bass Guitar: David Pegg; Performer
Drums: Gerry Conway; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Keyboard: Peter-john Vettese; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Synthesizer: Peter-john Vettese
Ian Anderson; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Leigh Mantle; Production
Engineer: Robin Black; Production
Producer: Paul Samwell-smith; Production

10. Locomotive Breath (Live, 1978)

by Jethro Tull

Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Background Vocals: John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Drums: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Keyboard: John Evan
Dee Palmer; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Organ: John Evan
Dee Palmer; Performer
Percussion: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Piano: John Evan; Performer
Synthesizer: Dee Palmer; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer

11. Rare and Precious Chain

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Background Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Drums: Doane Perry; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre; Performer
Engineer: Ian Anderson; Production
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Keyboard: Andrew Giddings; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Blair; Production
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Percussion: Doane Perry; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production

12. Quizz Kid

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Trevor White
Peter Smith; Production
Background Vocals: John Glascock
Ian Anderson; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Glascock; Performer
Drums: Barrie Barlow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre
Ian Anderson; Performer
Flute: Ian Anderson; Performer
Conductor: Dee Palmer; Conductor
Engineer: Robin Black; Production
Keyboard: John Evan; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Percussion: Barrie Barlow
Ian Anderson; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Orchestral Arrangement: Dee Palmer; Composer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production

13. Still Loving You Tonight

by Jethro Tull

Acoustic Guitar: Ian Anderson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Tucker; Production
Bass Guitar: Matthew Pegg; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matthew Pegg; Performer
Drums: Doane Perry
Ian Anderson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Martin Barre
Ian Anderson; Performer
Keyboard: Ian Anderson; Performer
Engineer: Tim Matyear
Ian Anderson; Production
Lead Vocals: Ian Anderson; Performer
Percussion: Ian Anderson; Performer
Composer: Ian Anderson; Composer
Primary Artist: Jethro Tull; Main Performer
Producer: Ian Anderson; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 2 minutes and 4 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1468x1468 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

12/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Prog-Rock, Art Rock, Classic Rock, Art & Progressive Rock

Label

Parlophone UK

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 29, 1998

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

724385550553

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Notification

Through the Years

1. Living in the Past

2. Wind Up

3. War Child

4. Dharma for One

5. Acres Wild

6. Budapest

7. The Whistler

8. We Used to Know

9. Beastie

10. Locomotive Breath (Live, 1978)

11. Rare and Precious Chain

12. Quizz Kid

13. Still Loving You Tonight

Technical Specifications

Through the Years

Product information

Release options

1. Living in the Past

2. Wind Up

3. War Child

4. Dharma for One

5. Acres Wild

6. Budapest

7. The Whistler

8. We Used to Know

9. Beastie

10. Locomotive Breath (Live, 1978)

11. Rare and Precious Chain

12. Quizz Kid

13. Still Loving You Tonight

Technical Specifications