Jethro Tull-Aqualung (1971)


 

Artist: Jethro Tull

Title: Aqualung

Label: Chrysalis

Format: LP

Catalog Number: CHR 1044

Year of Release: 1971

Country and Year of Edition: US 1973 Terre Haute

Sell Price: $4.38

Sell Date: 1/13/25

Condition: F/VG+

Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/25 VG/VG $6.00

Low: $1.00 G+/G+ 7/4/23

Median: $9.25

Average: $9.65

High: $18.88 NM/NM 11/1/23

Current low price: $5.08 G+/G

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 19

Have/Want: 778/243

Where Sold: Grandview, MO

Time It Took To Sell:  9 years

Where and When Bought: Worcester MA early 80's That's Entertainment used from $5 record box

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

Jethro Tull's calling card, Aqualung, swapped labels-Reprise for Chrysalis in the US-along with the rest of the bands early catalog.  Somehow, I had two low end copies, one of each label.  I managed to list them both under the Chrysalis listing and sold this one.  However, I was able to correct the incorrect entry before it sold (if it ever does).  This copy played way cleaner and looked better than I graded it.  It makes me wonder if maybe I had a third copy laying around that I sold sometime in the past.

I may have a slightly greater passion for Thick As A Brick, but I've always thought of this the first part of their twin towers after an excellent early period and before coasting through various levels of quality afterward.  My absolute favorite Tull song, “Hymn 43,” is here as are the three AOR standards: "Locomotive Breath," "Cross Eyed Mary" and the title track.

The rest of it is great, probably "My God" does it best for me out of the rest, but really there isn't a duff track on here.

Not that I can truly think of any truly duff Jethro Tull tracks until Under Wraps.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Think As A Brick (1972)

Bursting Out-Live (1978)

Ian Anderson-Walk Into Light (1983)

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