JETHRO TULL "A Passion Play" LP NM/VG-VG+ 1973 Stereo, Gatefold, Booklet

Description: A Passion Play Review by Bruce Eder Jethro Tull's second album-length composition, A Passion Play is very different from -- and not quite as successful as -- Thick as a Brick. Ian Anderson utilizes reams of biblical (and biblical-sounding) references, interwoven with modern language, as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland. As with most progressive rock, the words seem important and profound, but their meaning is anyone's guess ("The ice-cream lady wet her drawers, to see you in the Passion Play..."), with Anderson as a dour but engaging singer/sage (who, at least at one point, seems to take on the role of a fallen angel). It helps to be aware of the framing story, about a newly deceased man called to review his life at the portals of heaven, who realizes that life on Earth is preferable to eternity in paradise. But the music puts it over successfully, a dazzling mix of old English folk and classical material, reshaped in electric rock terms. The band is at its peak form, sustaining the tension and anticipation of this album-length piece across 45 minutes, although the music runs out of inspiration about five minutes before it actually ends. Jethro Tull – A Passion Play Jethro Tull - A Passion Play album cover More images Label:Chrysalis – CHR 1040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold, Booklet Country:US Released:Jul 1973 Genre:Rock Style:Folk Rock, Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock AA Passion Play23:07 BA Passion Play22:04 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chrysalis Records Copyright © – Ian Anderson Music Ltd. Distributed By – Chrysalis Music Corp. Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone – Ian Anderson Arranged By – Jethro Tull Bass – Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Composed By – Ian Anderson Drums, Timpani, Glockenspiel, Marimba – Barriemore Barlow Guitar – Martin Barre Lyrics By – Ian Anderson Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Speech – John Evan Vocals – Ian Anderson, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond Written-By ["the Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"-sequence] – Ian Anderson, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, John Evan ℗ 1973 Chrysalis Records. © 1973 Ian Anderson Music Ltd. Controlled in U.S. & Canada by Chrysalis Music Corp., ASCAP. "The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" is a part of "A Passion Play" and is located somewhere at the end of side A and the beginning of side B. Issued with a stapled theatre program inserted in two slits inside gatefold. Matrix / Runout (Label, A-side): (31,572) Matrix / Runout (Label, B-side): (31,573) Rights Society: ASCAP Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 1): CHR1040 31572-1 Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 1): CHR1040 31573-1 X Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 2): CHR-1040 31572-2 Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 2): CHR-1040 31573-2 Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 3): CHR 1040 31572-A-1E Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 3): CHR 1040 31573-B-1D Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 4): CHR 1040 31572-A-1C Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 4): CHR 1040 31573-B-1C Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 5): I CHR 1040 31572-A-1C Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 5): CHR 1040 31573-1 Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 6): CHR1040 31572-1 x Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 6): CHR1040 31573-1 x Matrix / Runout (A-side etching variant 7): CHR1040 31572-1 x Matrix / Runout (B-side etching variant 7): CHR 1040 31573-1 GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

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