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"A reaffirmation of our Britishness." That’s how Ian Anderson described this 1977 LP, which saw Tull keep on rockin’ but dig deeper into medieval music and pastoral folk. That combo is what fans adore about this band (and this album, which reached #8 in the U.S.), and those fans will love this set: the Steven Wilson remix of the album, rare and unissued material, abundant live tracks and a DVD of hi-fi mixes (96/24 Steven Wilson mix in stereo, 5.1 surround, 96/24 flat transfer of original stereo mix and 4.0 surround-sound flat transfer of original quad mixes). The other DVD here boasts their live 1977 show at the Capital Theatre in Landover, Maryland: "Wond’ring Aloud," "Thick As a Brick," "Songs from the Wood," "Velvet Green," "Hunting Girl," "Aqualung," "Cross-Eyed Mary" and more. You’ll hear early and unedited versions, single mixes, single sides, unreleased live performances in Boston (which join many of those Maryland performances on the CDs) and more, and the book-style package has 96 pages of essays, track-by-track commentary and interviews. A Jethro Tull essential, a lavish reissue! Rhino/Parlophone.