Jethro Tull – Benefit – Analogue Productions 180g 2LP 45RPM Vinyl LP
180-gram 45 RPM double LP from Analogue Productions!
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from flat copies of the original U.K. and U.S. analog master tapes
Third studio album featured advanced studio recording techniques
Featuring original U.S. tracklisting with bonus track “Alive And Well And Living In” from U.K. release
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Gatefold old-style tip-on jacket by Stoughton Printing
Jethro Tull’s 1970 classic Benefit was their third studio album in as many years, following the successes of This Was (1968) and Stand Up (1969).
For Benefit, Ian Anderson (flute, guitars, vocals), Martin Barre (guitars), Glenn Cornick (bass), and Clive Bunker (drums) were joined by John Evan on piano and organ. Evan would go on to play on all of Jethro Tull’s albums throughout the ’70s. It was also the last to include Cornick, who was fired from the band upon completion of touring for the album.
Recorded at Morgan Studios, where the band recorded Stand Up, the album featured more advanced studio techniques, such as a backward-recorded flute on “With You There To Help Me” and a sped-up guitar on “Play In Time.” Frontman Ian Anderson said Evan had changed the band’s style: “John has added a new dimension musically and I can write more freely now. In fact anything is possible with him at the keyboard.”
Track Listing
LP 1 Side A
1. With You There To Help Me
2. Nothing To Say
LP 1 Side B
1. Inside
2. Son
3. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me
LP 2 Side A
1. To Cry You A Song
2. A Time For Everything
3. Teacher
LP 2 Side B
1. Play In Time
2. Sossity; You’re A Woman
3. Alive And Well And Living In
