Aqualung Steven Wilson Mix
4.8 | 2,778 ratings
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Last update: 01-20-2026
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 ounces
- Manufacturer : Rhino/Parlophone
- Item model number : 146604
- Department : All Ages
- Original Release Date : 2015
- Date First Available : April 11, 2015
- Label : Rhino/Parlophone
- ASIN : B00TZD323U
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank:#27 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
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- Customer Reviews:4.84.8 out of 5 stars(2,777)
Top reviews from the United States
- John EricksonAqualung, My Friend! An Audio Treatment for an old Friend.When the Japanese do things they tend to do it right and the whole issuance of these Mini-LP-CD's has been a blast from the past with true care for the sound of the album. While ordinary CD's can sound quite nice at 16 bit, there are HDCD's High Definition versions which use either 20 or 24 bit recording technology adding 25 to 50% more musical information to a CD. This results in warmer and fuller sounding music from the disc and most modern CD players have the technology built in.
Here the offering is 24 bit and with 50% more of the music information filling in all those little holes, making this cd is a joy to hear. After listening on my pretty good sounding system I took it to my friend's house to listen to on his basic $25K plus audiophile system and it has definately been a blessing to hear. Sweeter, warmer and a fuller sound than your regular CD's.
Side One
Aqualung / Cross Eyed Mary / Cheap Day Return / Mother Goose / Won'dring Aloud / Up to Me
"Side Two"
My God / Hymn 43 / Slipstream / Locomotive Breath / Wind Up
Presentation is superb as a Japanese Mini-LP-CD instead of the jewel case the CD is presented as a miniature of the original vinyl album was released, so here there is a mini gatefold album cover the linernotes and an extra sheet in Japanese of the album's information. It also has the Miniature OBI the slip of paper that is around the one side of the original album that is a Japanese tradition. (As a Side Note: Japanese pressings are pretty much audiophile for vinyl albums to begin with and so the audiophile guys look for the Obi as proof of origin and quality.)
This is why the listing while on one CD shows the original yinyl album song line up for sides one and two.
Those not old enough to have heard this album may not realize that the entire album was FM radio fodder and just about every cut is really something to listen to musically and for the meaning of the songs. It deals with "bums" low class people who are destitute and are doing what ever to get by, the lack of care for them, and how it seems the organized religion does not help but is a place of pompusness. He rails against not Christianity but against those that control the religion. It is a quintesential phase of Jethro Tull music to have in your library if you like Tull. It has some of the charming presentation of the early stuff, but is not as much hippie music as a more hard rock mix with classical to Renaisance Fair to Mideval undertones and remains a musical tour de force. It is very "English" but it was really well received by the US listeners and the Hits from this release Locomotive Breath, Cross Eyed Mary and the title cut Aqualung blasted Jethro Tull into a higher fame plane of orbit here in the US market.
Other albums worth a listen ARE: Thick As A Brick which has a similar musical outlook, and then Warchild which has some changes in delivery but is very interesting. If you like Hippie styled music the early stuff is fabulous too like Stand Up.
So if you have a low end stereo or do those horrid MP3's - don't bother with the good copies from Japan, it's a waste of the HDCD technology, get the regular CD. But if your stereo of Home Theater is in the good / better / best type and you'd like to hear a fine version but don't need to deal with an SACD or DVD-Audio version, these Mini-LP-CD's are the ticket.
Happy Listening! - TimmJethro Tull Aqualung Steven Wilson remixOf course this album is great, It is one of those great, must have, sophisticated rock albums of the 70s. The Steven Wilson remix is stellar! That guy really knows what he’s doing. I have all the Yes Albums that he’s remixed and they are such a treat to listen to!
Just so everybody knows, this album has been remixed, not remastered. Remastering means that you’re just sprucing up the original mix which can be great. This is remixed…. which means Steven Wilson got a hold of the original tapes with all the instruments and vocals and flutes on separate tracks and then mixed it to his liking. It’s kind of his interpretation within the confines of the original recording. You can make everything sound a little more present day by pumping up the bass guitar and the kick drum. You can bring down the vocals on certain parts and bring up other things that were buried in the old mixes. It’s like baking a cake. Mixing an album is almost just like baking and cake. You can decide how much sugar you want to use and how many spices or whatever you wanna do. Steve Wilson seems to know what to do to make everything sound amazingly good! Get ready for some sonic bliss!!! - Tom BA Genuine TreasureAqualung is a wonderful, superlative, essentially perfect album. From the day it was released right up to now the record is fresh, exciting, compelling, intelligent, forcefully rhythmic, melodic, brilliantly played, brilliantly sung, and has one of the best ever cover illustrations to boot. After nearly thirty years of wearing out various copies of it, I have yet to tire of this phenomenal artistic tour de force.
I had the great good fortune of seeing Jethro Tull live when they were doing the original Aqualung tour - they were hardly known at the time - and as great as the album is, their performance was even more electrifying. It was at Madison Square Garden and I was up front, a few feet from the performers.
As the show started the house lights went down and the stage went black. Silence. Long pause. Then, hobbling out of the blackness a single spotlight caught Anderson dressed extravagantly like the old man on the album cover, bent over and leaning on his flute, which he used as a cane. Leering maliciously, slowly creeping up front, he finally stopped, silently grinning out at the house as the audience howled with delight. Then he threw his flute straight up, high, and the spotlight went up with the flute, shining and sparkling as it twisted its way up and then down, the only thing visible in the darkness.
When the flute came back down it was met by Anderson's upraised hand, and at the instant he clutched it all the stage lights came up and the band struck the thunderous opening notes of the album. And it got better and better and better as the show went on, Anderson leaping and snarling and playing flute at the same time, a truly athletic performance. Whew! I can still see it.
If you've somehow denied yourself owning this remarkable work of art and music, get it now! I wish you many hours of enjoyment listening to this treasure. - Doo Wah DiddyQuality Recordings!Aqualung and Crossed Eyed Mary make a cute couple.