Saturday, January 4, 2025

Jethro Tull - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, 11-25-1987

I've been posting a lot of BBC concerts lately as part of my big BBC project. But sometimes, non-BBC sources are even better. Here's a case in point. 

I wanted a Jethro Tull concert from right after the release of their 1987 album "Crest of a Knave." I'm not a huge fan of this band, but I like that album. In particular, I remember as a kid hearing the songs "Steel Monkey" and "Farm on the Freeway" on the radio a lot, and I think those are very strong songs. Unfortunately, the BBC didn't record a concert for this band in the time period I wanted. But luckily, a local radio station did (in conjunction with the nationwide radio show "King Biscuit Flower Hour").

This unreleased concert has great sound quality and a good set list, including the "Crest of a Knave" songs I was looking for.

This album is an hour and 55 minutes long.

01 Instrumental (Jethro Tull)
02 Songs from the Wood (Jethro Tull)
03 talk (Jethro Tull)
04 Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull)
05 Steel Monkey (Jethro Tull)
06 talk (Jethro Tull)
07 Farm on the Freeway (Jethro Tull)
08 Heavy Horses (Jethro Tull)
09 talk (Jethro Tull)
10 Living in the Past (Jethro Tull)
11 Serenade to a Cuckoo [Instrumental] (Jethro Tull)
12 talk (Jethro Tull)
13 Budapest (Jethro Tull)
14 talk (Jethro Tull)
15 Hunting Girl (Jethro Tull)
16 Bach Violin Concerto in E [Third Movement] [Instrumental] (Jethro Tull)
17 Keyboard and Drum Duet [Instrumental] (Jethro Tull)
18 Wond'ring Aloud (Jethro Tull)
19 Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day (Jethro Tull)
20 Jump Start (Jethro Tull)
21 talk (Jethro Tull)
22 Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die (Jethro Tull)
23 Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
24 Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull)
25 Thick as a Brick [Outro] (Jethro Tull)
26 Wind Up (Jethro Tull)

https://pixeldrain.com/u/DapXhj7P

alternate:

https://bestfile.io/en/MUOAHdYqj9K7u12/file

The cover photo of lead singer Ian Anderson was taken at a concert in Chicago, Illinois, on December 4, 1987.

5 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for this! I still love Aqualung and Thick As A Brick, and songs from so many of their other albums like Bungle In The Jungle and Minstrel In The Gallery, etc. I may also be in the minority that I think A is a fantastic album. But I really enjoy Crest Of A Knave too. I'm very happy that you found and posted this one, G.

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  2. Que preciosidade! Sou fã do Jethro Tull e este álbum é excelente! Muito obrigado por compartilhar - e feliz ano novo!

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  3. This is indeed quality wise one of the best live recordings from Jethro Tull. A must have concert also for the setlist. Could have been an official release.
    Greetings from Paris in the dark,

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  4. I attended this concert and Ian Anderson was in rare, witty form. He blew large balloons over the audience with witty sayings on them and relished the new attention Crest of A Knave got them. Thanks for this!

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  5. Votre contribution est grandement appréciée mais méfiez-vous de certaines sangsues qui profitent de votre générosité et de votre bonne volonté.

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