The ambitious album from 1974 featuring previously unreleased tracks, orchestral pieces, and rarely seen video footage.
• Available as 2CD & 2DVD, 1 CD, LP, and for download starting November 28!
After their highly complex concept albums "Thick As A Brick" (1972) and "A Passion Play" (1973), JETHRO TULL returned to song structure with "WarChild" in 1974. But "WarChild" was more than just an album consisting of songs. It was part of a Gesamtkunstwerk that originally included a feature film, a soundtrack album, and the album "WarChild". The song album "WarChild", consisting of 10 songs, was released in October and reached number 2 on the US charts as well as the TOP-15 in the UK. However, the film and soundtrack were never realized. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this unusual idea, Parlophone is now releasing "WarChild" in a new stereo mix, available in several different formats.
WARCHILD: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION is released as a limited 2CD + 2DVD set with the following content:
• The original album with bonus tracks, three of which have never been released before, in 5.1 surround sound and in the new stereo mix, both by Steven Wilson.
• 10 orchestral pieces, including nine previously unreleased, intended for the originally planned soundtrack, four of which are in 5.1 surround sound and in stereo, also revised by Wilson.
• The transfer of the original LP mix in a 96/24 kHz resolution as well as the quadrophonic version in 4.0 quality, supplemented by two bonus tracks.
• The promo footage “The Third Hoorah” and additional footage from a photo session and press conference in January 1974, when the "WarChild" project was announced.
• An 80-page booklet with an extensive essay about the preparations and recordings of the album, the synopsis of the film script, as well as a "Track By Track" by Ian Anderson and rare or never-before-seen photos.
Additionally, a brand new stereo mix of "WarChild" will be released on a CD, a 180-gram vinyl pressing, and for download.
Featuring Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, Jeffry Hammond-Hammond, and Barrie Barlow, JETHRO TULL presents one of the best line-ups in the band's storied history. Moreover, TULL returned to catchy, conventional song structures after the monumental experiments since "Aqualung" (1971): "Bungle In The Jungle" became a worldwide radio hit at the time. Most of the songs were created during the tour for "Passion Play", with some songs, such as "Only Solitaire" and "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day", even originating from the sessions of the legendary Château Disaster tapes for "Passion Play".
The "New Theatre Edition" also includes a trio of previously unknown recordings: "Tomorrow Was Today, Good Godmother" and a largely unheard arrangement of the title track, which was created only after the completion of the album.
The "WarChild" reissue from 2002 with the "WarChild Waltz" already piqued fans' curiosity for more. With the "WarChild" Theatre Edition, there is finally the chance to hear the remaining, mostly lavishly orchestrated compositions intended for the soundtrack. The approximately 30 minutes of orchestral pieces were created during the sessions of 1973 and 1974 but were then relegated to the archive – until today!
WARCHILD: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION
Track Listing
Disc One
01. “WarChild”
02. “Queen and Country”
03. “Ladies”
04. “Back-door Angels”
05. “SeaLion”
06. “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day”
07. “Bungle in the Jungle”
08. “Only Solitaire”
09 “The Third Hoorah”
10. “Two Fingers”
Disc Two – The Second Act: Associated Recordings
01. “Paradise Steakhouse”
02. “Saturation”
03. “Good Godmother”*
04. “SeaLion II”
05. “Quartet”
06. “WarChild II”*
07. “Tomorrow Was Today”*
08. “Glory Row”
09. “March, The Mad Scientist”
10. “Rainbow Blues”
11. “Pan Dance”
WarChild Orchestral Recordings
12. “The Orchestral WarChild Theme”*
13. “The Third Hoorah” (Orchestral Version)*
14. “Mime Sequence”*
15. “Field Dance” (Conway Hall Version)*
16. “Waltz Of The Angels” (Conway Hall Version)
17. “The Beach (Part I)” (Morgan Master Recording)*
18. “The Beach (Part II)” (Morgan Master Recording)*
19. “Waltz Of The Angels” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
20. “The Beach” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
21. “Field Dance” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
* Previously unreleased
• Available as 2CD & 2DVD, 1 CD, LP, and for download starting November 28!
After their highly complex concept albums "Thick As A Brick" (1972) and "A Passion Play" (1973), JETHRO TULL returned to song structure with "WarChild" in 1974. But "WarChild" was more than just an album consisting of songs. It was part of a Gesamtkunstwerk that originally included a feature film, a soundtrack album, and the album "WarChild". The song album "WarChild", consisting of 10 songs, was released in October and reached number 2 on the US charts as well as the TOP-15 in the UK. However, the film and soundtrack were never realized. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this unusual idea, Parlophone is now releasing "WarChild" in a new stereo mix, available in several different formats.
WARCHILD: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION is released as a limited 2CD + 2DVD set with the following content:
• The original album with bonus tracks, three of which have never been released before, in 5.1 surround sound and in the new stereo mix, both by Steven Wilson.
• 10 orchestral pieces, including nine previously unreleased, intended for the originally planned soundtrack, four of which are in 5.1 surround sound and in stereo, also revised by Wilson.
• The transfer of the original LP mix in a 96/24 kHz resolution as well as the quadrophonic version in 4.0 quality, supplemented by two bonus tracks.
• The promo footage “The Third Hoorah” and additional footage from a photo session and press conference in January 1974, when the "WarChild" project was announced.
• An 80-page booklet with an extensive essay about the preparations and recordings of the album, the synopsis of the film script, as well as a "Track By Track" by Ian Anderson and rare or never-before-seen photos.
Additionally, a brand new stereo mix of "WarChild" will be released on a CD, a 180-gram vinyl pressing, and for download.
Featuring Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, Jeffry Hammond-Hammond, and Barrie Barlow, JETHRO TULL presents one of the best line-ups in the band's storied history. Moreover, TULL returned to catchy, conventional song structures after the monumental experiments since "Aqualung" (1971): "Bungle In The Jungle" became a worldwide radio hit at the time. Most of the songs were created during the tour for "Passion Play", with some songs, such as "Only Solitaire" and "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day", even originating from the sessions of the legendary Château Disaster tapes for "Passion Play".
The "New Theatre Edition" also includes a trio of previously unknown recordings: "Tomorrow Was Today, Good Godmother" and a largely unheard arrangement of the title track, which was created only after the completion of the album.
The "WarChild" reissue from 2002 with the "WarChild Waltz" already piqued fans' curiosity for more. With the "WarChild" Theatre Edition, there is finally the chance to hear the remaining, mostly lavishly orchestrated compositions intended for the soundtrack. The approximately 30 minutes of orchestral pieces were created during the sessions of 1973 and 1974 but were then relegated to the archive – until today!
WARCHILD: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THEATRE EDITION
Track Listing
Disc One
01. “WarChild”
02. “Queen and Country”
03. “Ladies”
04. “Back-door Angels”
05. “SeaLion”
06. “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day”
07. “Bungle in the Jungle”
08. “Only Solitaire”
09 “The Third Hoorah”
10. “Two Fingers”
Disc Two – The Second Act: Associated Recordings
01. “Paradise Steakhouse”
02. “Saturation”
03. “Good Godmother”*
04. “SeaLion II”
05. “Quartet”
06. “WarChild II”*
07. “Tomorrow Was Today”*
08. “Glory Row”
09. “March, The Mad Scientist”
10. “Rainbow Blues”
11. “Pan Dance”
WarChild Orchestral Recordings
12. “The Orchestral WarChild Theme”*
13. “The Third Hoorah” (Orchestral Version)*
14. “Mime Sequence”*
15. “Field Dance” (Conway Hall Version)*
16. “Waltz Of The Angels” (Conway Hall Version)
17. “The Beach (Part I)” (Morgan Master Recording)*
18. “The Beach (Part II)” (Morgan Master Recording)*
19. “Waltz Of The Angels” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
20. “The Beach” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
21. “Field Dance” (Morgan Demo Recording)*
* Previously unreleased
