Release Date November 5th
Price point £30 – £40
If you are a Jethro Tull fan and have been collecting the Hardback Book Deluxe editions then the fact that Benefit was not released in this format has always been a disappointment. Fans had always said even if it was released in the same format and with the same content, they would still buy it. However, not only is it being released in the same format as the other releases it is also being expanded making it even more desirable and essential for long term Jethro Tull fans and new fans alike.
These Jethro Tull box sets and very reasonably priced and are an example of how other bands and labels should approach their reissue program. They do sell out quickly and many of them can command very high prices now
The original 2CD /DVD reissue from 2013 is included with a whole lot more.
CD 1: Original album (1-10) and associated recordings (11-17) – Steven Wilson remixes
With You There to Help Me
Nothing to Say
Alive and Well and Living In
Son
For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me
To Cry You a Song
A Time for Everything?
Inside
Play in Time
Sossity; You’re a Woman
Singing All Day
Sweet Dream
17
Teacher (U.K. Single Version)
Teacher (U.S. Album Version)
My God (Early Version)
Just Trying to Be
CD 2: Additional associated recordings (+ not originally released on 2013 collector’s edition)
Singing All Day (Mono)
Sweet Dream (Mono)
17 (Mono)
The Witch’s Promise (Mono)
Teacher (Mono Single Version)
Teacher (U.S. Mono Album Version)
Inside (Mono Single Edit)
Alive and Well and Living In (Mono)
A Time for Everything? (Mono)
Sweet Dream (Stereo)
17 (Stereo)
The Witch’s Promise (Stereo)
Teacher (U.K. Stereo Single Version)
The Witch’s Promise (U.S. Stereo Promo Version) +
Teacher (U.S. Stereo Album Version)
Singing All Day (1971 Stereo Remix) +
Sweet Dream (1971 Stereo Remix) +
The Witch’s Promise (1971 Stereo Remix) +
Teacher (U.S. Album Version – 1971 Stereo Remix) +
Benefit Radio Spot #1
Benefit Radio Spot #2
CD 3: Live at Tanglewood 1970 (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (previously unreleased)
Introduction and Tuning
Nothing is Easy
My God (incl. Flute Solo)
With You There to Help Me/By Kind Permission Of
Dharma for One (incl. Drum Solo (edited))
We Used to Know
Guitar Instrumental
For a Thousand Mothers
All tracks recorded live at Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, MA – 7/7/1970
CD 4: Live at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago 1970 (Mono) (previously unreleased)
Introduction and Tuning
My Sunday Feeling
My God (incl. Flute Solo)
To Cry You a Song
With You There to Help Me/By Kind Permission Of
Sossity; You’re a Woman/Reasons for Waiting
Nothing is Easy
Dharma for One (incl. Drum Solo)
We Used to Know
Guitar Instrumental
For a Thousand Mothers
All tracks recorded live at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL – 6/5/1970
DVD 1 (originally released on Benefit (A Collector’s Edition)
Steven Wilson’s 2013 remix of the album and 5 extra tracks in DTS and Dolby AC 3 5.1 surround and stereo 96/24 LPCM
Flat transfers of the original U.K.+U.S. LP master in 96/24 LPCM & additional tracks “Sweet Dream,” “17” & “The Witch’s Promise”
DVD 2 (previously unreleased)
The 1970 Fillmore at Tanglewood Concert on video with Steven Wilson’s 2020 audio remix in stereo and 5.1 surround
Looking forward to updating the photo below to included the Benefit Set!
Phil Aston | Now Spinning Magazine
