20 Years of Jethro Tull

20 Years of Jethro Tull
20 Years of Jethro Tull
Box set by Jethro Tull
Released	(US) 21 June 1988; (UK) 27 June 1988
Recorded	1968–88
Genre	Rock
Length	231:13
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull chronology

Last updated November 17, 2025

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20 Years of Jethro Tull is a 1988 boxed set which spans the first twenty years of Jethro Tull. It was issued as five LPs: Radio Archives, Rare Tracks, Flawed Gems, Other Sides of Tull, and The Essential Tull. It was simultaneously released as both a three CD and a three cassette set, titled 20 Years of Jethro Tull: The Definitive Collection.^[3]

Track listing

CD

All tracks are written by Ian Anderson unless noted.

Disc one - Radio Archives and Rare Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Song for Jeffrey" (live at the BBC, 22 September 1968)		2:51
2.	"Love Story" (live at the BBC, 5 November 1968)		2:49
3.	"Fat Man" (live at the BBC, 22 June 1969)		2:58
4.	"Bourée" (live at the BBC, 22 June 1969)	Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Ian Anderson	4:04
5.	"Stormy Monday Blues" (live at the BBC, 5 November 1968)	T-Bone Walker	4:07
6.	"A New Day Yesterday" (live at the BBC, 22 June 1969)		4:19
7.	"Cold Wind to Valhalla" (live at the BBC, April 1975)		1:31
8.	"Minstrel in the Gallery" (live at the BBC, April 1975)		2:11
9.	"Velvet Green" (live - 10 February 1977; later released as bonus track on 2003 remastered edition of Songs from the Wood )		5:54
10.	"Grace" (recorded by the Maison Rouge Mobile at Radio Monte Carlo for BBC Radio, April 1975)		0:42
11.	"Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow" (Coronach (1986)	Jethro Tull and David Palmer	3:21
12.	"I'm Your Gun" (from "Steel Monkey" limited edition cassette single (1987)		3:18
13.	"Down at the End of Your Road" (from "Steel Monkey", limited edition cassette single (1987)		3:32
14.	"Coronach" (from Coronach (1986)	David Palmer	3:51
15.	"Summerday Sands" (B-side to "Minstrel in the Gallery" single (1975)		3:44
16.	"Too Many Too" (from "Steel Monkey" limited edition cassette single (1987)		3:27
17.	"March the Mad Scientist" (from Ring Out, Solstice Bells [EP] (1976)		1:48
18.	"Pan Dance" (from Ring Out, Solstice Bells [EP] (1976)		3:26
19.	"Strip Cartoon" (B-side to "The Whistler" single (1977)		3:17
20.	"King Henry's Madrigal" (from Home [EP] (1979)	Traditional, arranged by David Palmer	3:00
21.	"A Stitch in Time" (single (1978), with "Sweet Dream" [live] as B-side)		3:38
22.	"17" (B-side to "Sweet Dream" single (1969)		3:07
23.	"One for John Gee" (Michael Abrahams; B-side to the "A Song for Jeffrey" single (1968)		2:05
24.	"Aeroplane" (Ian Anderson/Glenn Barnard Cornick; single, B-side to "Sunshine Day" single (1968)		2:17
25.	"Sunshine Day" (Michael Abrahams; single (1968)		2:25

Disc two - Flawed Gems and Other Sides of Tull
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lick Your Fingers Clean" (recorded at Island Studios, London, in 1970, during Aqualung sessions; later released as bonus track on 1996 remastered edition of Aqualung )	2:46
2.	"The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes: Scenario/Audition/No Rehearsal" (previously unreleased (1988)	11:12
3.	"Beltane" (recorded during Songs from the Wood sessions, 1977; later released as bonus track on 2003 remastered edition of Songs from the Wood)	5:20
4.	"Crossword" (recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1979)	3:36
5.	"Saturation" (recorded during War Child sessions, 1974; later released as bonus track on 2002 remastered edition of War Child)	4:20
6.	"Jack-A-Lynn" (recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981)	4:40
7.	"Motoreyes" (previously unreleased (1988)	3:38
8.	"Blues Instrumental (Untitled)" (previously unreleased (1988)	5:17
9.	"Rhythm in Gold" (recorded during The Broadsword and the Beast sessions, 1982; later released as bonus track on 2005 remastered edition of The Broadsword and the Beast)	3:07
10.	"Part of the Machine" (recorded by Ian Anderson at home, March 1988)	6:55
11.	"Mayhem, Maybe" (recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981; vocals, flute, and whistles by Ian Anderson added at home, April 1988)	3:05
12.	"Overhang" (recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981)	4:27
13.	"Kelpie" (recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1979)	3:31
14.	"Living in These Hard Times" (recorded during Heavy Horses sessions, 1978; later released as bonus track on 2003 remastered edition of Heavy Horses)	3:10
15.	"Under Wraps 2" (from Under Wraps (1984)	2:15
16.	"Only Solitaire" (from War Child (1974)	1:30
17.	"Salamander" (from Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die (1976)	2:51
18.	"Moths" (from Heavy Horses (1978)	3:26
19.	"Nursie" (from Living in the Past (1972)	1:34

Disc three - The Essential Tull
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Witch's Promise" (single (1970); later included on Living in the Past (1972)	3:49
2.	"Bungle in the Jungle" (from War Child (1974)	3:36
3.	"Farm on the Freeway" (recorded live at The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 25 November 1987)	6:48
4.	"Thick as a Brick" (recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987)	6:39
5.	"Sweet Dream" (recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	4:35
6.	"The Clasp" (recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	3:31
7.	"Pibroch (Pee Break)/Black Satin Dancer" (recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	4:02
8.	"Fallen on Hard Times" (recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	4:00
9.	"Cheap Day Return" (from Aqualung (1971)	1:22
10.	"Wond'ring Aloud" (recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987)	1:54
11.	"Dun Ringill" (recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987)	3:05
12.	"Life's a Long Song" (from Life Is a Long Song [EP] (1971), later released on Living in the Past (1972)	3:18
13.	"One White Duck / 0¹⁰ = Nothing at All" (from Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)	4:36
14.	"Songs from the Wood" (recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987)	4:30
15.	"Living in the Past" (recorded live at The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 25 November 1987)	4:07
16.	"Teacher" (original single mix; from Benefit (1970)	4:48
17.	"Aqualung" (Ian Anderson, Jennie Anderson) (recorded live at Congress Centrum, Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	7:44
18.	"Locomotive Breath" (recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982)	6:00

Notes

"Sunshine Day" was the first single released by Tull, on 16 February 1968.
"The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes" comprises three sections: "Scenario", "Audition" and "No Rehearsal". These later appeared as separate tracks on Nightcap .
Many of these tracks are currently available on the remastered editions of Jethro Tull's studio albums.
"17" and "A Stitch in Time" are shortened compared to the original 7" version (6:07 and 4:20 respectively). The original version of "17" was released on the Collector's Edition of Stand Up , released October 2010. The full-length version of "A Stitch in Time" was released on the 2019 collector's edition of Stormwatch .

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[4]	100
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	78
US Billboard 200 ^[6]	97

References

↑ "20 Years of Jethro Tull – Jethro Tull | Album". AllMusic.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (1 December 1988). "Jethro Tull: 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
↑ "Jethro Tull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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[1] "20 Years of Jethro Tull – Jethro Tull | Album". AllMusic.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[3] Puterbaugh, Parke (1 December 1988). "Jethro Tull: 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[UK_albums-5] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Jethro_Tull-6] "Jethro Tull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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v t e Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson David Goodier John O'Hara Scott Hammond Jack Clark Mick Abrahams Clive Bunker Glenn Cornick Tony Iommi Martin Barre John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Barriemore Barlow John Glascock Dee Palmer Dave Pegg Mark Craney Eddie Jobson Gerry Conway Peter-John Vettese Paul Burgess Doane Perry Don Airey Maartin Allcock Andrew Giddings Dave Mattacks Jonathan Noyce Florian Opahle Joe Parrish
Studio albums	This Was Stand Up Benefit Aqualung Thick as a Brick A Passion Play War Child Minstrel in the Gallery Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Stormwatch A The Broadsword and the Beast Under Wraps Crest of a Knave Rock Island Catfish Rising Roots to Branches J-Tull Dot Com The Jethro Tull Christmas Album The Zealot Gene RökFlöte Curious Ruminant
Live albums	Bursting Out Live at Hammersmith '84 A Little Light Music Jethro Tull in Concert Living with the Past Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Aqualung Live Live at Montreux 2003 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at Carnegie Hall 1970
Compilations	Living in the Past M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II Original Masters 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights Nightcap The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection Through the Years The Very Best Of The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull The Essential 50 for 50
Boxed sets	20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Box Set
Videos	Slipstream 20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Video Living with the Past A New Day Yesterday Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Live at Montreux 2003 Jack in the Green Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at AVO Session Basel Around the World Live
Songs	"Sunshine Day" "A Song for Jeffrey" "Love Story" "Living in the Past" "Bourée" "Sweet Dream" "The Witch's Promise" "Teacher" "Aqualung" "Cross-Eyed Mary" "Mother Goose" "Hymn 43" "Locomotive Breath" "Life Is a Long Song" "Bungle in the Jungle" "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "The Whistler" "Songs from the Wood" "Heavy Horses" "Dun Ringill"
Related	Discography Members A Billion Hands Concert The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus A Classic Case Thick as a Brick 2 Jethro Tull – The String Quartets
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