IAN ANDERSON – Thick As A Brick 2 (Half-Speed Master) – 2LP [w/ Etching] – Vinyl

Description

2LP – Half-Speed Mastered Black Vinyl with Etching on Side D. Cut by award-winning engineer John Webber at AIR Studios, London using audio remastered from the original sources

In 2012, Ian Anderson – the legendary Jethro Tull frontman, composer & flautist – revisited one of rock’s most celebrated concept albums with ‘Thick As A Brick 2‘. Subtitled Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?, this audacious sequel explores the imagined later life of the fictional child prodigy who inspired Jethro Tull’s 1972 classic ‘Thick As A Brick‘.

‘Thick As A Brick 2‘ poses playful “what-if” scenarios for Bostock’s adulthood – banker, homeless wanderer, preacher, soldier, ordinary man – weaving them into a meditation on fate, chance & the cyclical nature of life. Musically, the album bridges Anderson’s signature wit & literary flair with a modern progressive sound, full of dynamic shifts, rich instrumentation & lyrical introspection.

Now, ‘Thick As A Brick 2‘ returns in a deluxe Half-Speed Mastered 2LP edition, cut by award-winning engineer John Webber at AIR Studios, London using audio remastered from the original sources & pressed on black vinyl.

Originally hailed by critics & fans alike as a worthy successor to one of prog rock’s most iconic albums, ‘Thick As A Brick 2’ stands as a bold work in its own right – a witty, thought-provoking journey through time, imagination & identity.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 -Side A
1. From A Pebble Thrown ( 03:02 )
2. Pebbles Instrumental ( 03:30 )
3. Might-Have-Beens ( 00:50 )
4. Upper Sixth Loan Shark ( 01:13 )
5. Banker Bets, Banker Wins ( 04:28 )
6. Swing It Far ( 03:28 )
7. Adrift & Dumfounded ( 04:25 )

Disc 1 – Side B
1. Old School Song ( 03:07 )
2. Wootton Bassett Town ( 03:44 )
3. Power & Spirit ( 01:59 )
4. Give Till It Hurts ( 01:12 )
5. Cosy Corner ( 01:25 )
6. Shunt & Shuffle ( 02:12 )

Disc 2 – Side C
1. A Change Of Horses ( 08:04 )
2. Confessional ( 03:09 )
3. Kismet In Suburbia ( 04:17 )
4. What-Ifs, Maybes, Might-Have-Beens ( 03:36 )

Disc 2 – Side C
1. Etching ( 00:00, no music )