Fans of Jethro Tull who have been collecting the various deluxe reissues in recent years will be pleased with the news that their 1970 album Benefit will be reissued as an expanded six-disc set in the same ‘book’ format as the reissues that have been so well received over the last six or seven years.
The new 4CD+2DVD deluxe set is a belated 50th anniversary edition and offers a significant upgrade on the 2013 2CD+DVD digi-pak in terms of both audio/video content and packaging.
The first CD in the set repeats Steven Wilson’s 2013 stereo mix and offers additional recordings and the second disc collects associated recordings from the years 1969-1970 in both stereo and mono. CD3 contains a previously unreleased Steven Wilson remix of Jethro Tull performing at Tanglewood in 1970. The fourth and final CD4 contains a newly remastered mono version of a previously unreleased concert at The Aragon Ballroom in 1970.
CD 1: ORIGINAL ALBUM Steven Wilson Stereo 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
Associated Recordings
- Singing All Day
- Sweet Dream
- 17
- Teacher (UK Single Version)
- Teacher (US Album Version)
- My God (Early Version)
- Just Trying To Be
CD 2: ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS Original 1969-1970
- Singing All Day
- Sweet Dream(UK single ‘A’ side)
- 17 (UK single ‘B’ side)
- The Witch’s Promise (EUR single double ‘A’ side)
- Teacher (UK Single Version) (EUR single double ‘A’ side)
- Teacher (US Album Version) ( US single ‘B’ side)
- Inside (UK Single ‘A’ side)
- Alive And Well And Living In (UK Single ‘B’ side)
- A Time For Everything ( US single ‘B’ side)
Original 1969-1970 Stereo Mixes
- Sweet Dream
- 17
- The Witch’s Promise (UK single double ‘A’ side)
- Teacher (UK Single Version)(UK single double ‘A’ side)
- The Witch’s Promise (US promo single ‘A’ side)
- Teacher (US Album Version) (US promo single ‘B’ side)
1971 Stereo Remixes
- Singing All Day
- Sweet Dream
- The Witch’s Promise
- Teacher (US album Version)
Original Radio Spots
- Benefit Radio Spot #1
- Benefit Radio Spot #2
CD 3: LIVE AT TANGLEWOOD 1970 (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
- 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
CD 4: LIVE AT THE ARAGON BALLROOM, CHICAGO 1970 (Mono)
- 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
