Here's the full information on the upcoming 2CD/2DVD Deluxe Edition set of "Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll, Too Young to Die" from Jethro Tull:
To follow its stellar 1975 release Minstrel In the Gallery, Jethro Tull’s ambitious plans included a group album, in addition to a stage musical about an aging rock star. Midway through the process, however, the band decided to abandon the stage musical and use the musical songs as the basis for what would become its ninth studio album, Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Before the album’s 40th anniversary next spring, Parlophone will release a deluxe edition of TOO OLD TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! in the fall. This 2CD/2DVD set will be available on November 27.
Highlights from the set include:
An unreleased, alternate version of the album recorded for a British television special and remixed by Steven Wilson
Bonus tracks (18 previously unreleased), all mixed to 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson
Flat transfer of the original LP mix at 96/24
Commercial debut of footage from the television special
Presented in a case-bound DVD book that includes an 80-page booklet with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs
Includes the gatefold cartoon from the original album drawn by renowned comic artist Dave Gibbons
TOO OLD TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! was the band’s first with John Glascock on bass and backing vocals. But it wasn’t just the band dynamic that was changing, the music was evolving too, and this album helped bridge the progressive rock of Tull’s early years with the folk-rock that would shape its musical direction throughout the late Seventies.
The first disc features an unreleased, alternate version of the album that the band recorded for a British television special. At the time, union rules forbid bands from lip-syncing the original album on television, which is why Jethro Tull found itself in a studio re-recording the album in March 1976. For this deluxe edition, Steven Wilson re-mixed that alternate version of the album, as well as five songs earmarked for the finished album, including “Big Dipper,” “From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser” and the title track.
It should be noted that the album couldn’t be totally remixed because multi-track recordings for several songs are missing.
The second CD includes nine rare and unreleased bonus tracks like “Commercial Traveller,” “Salamander Ragtime” and an early version of “One Brown Mouse”, plus a flat transfer of the original album.
The first DVD includes the commercial debut of the entire British television special along with several audio mixes of the show: DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo. The audio from the special is also included in 96/24 stereo PCM. The five tracks from the original LP are here as well, in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM.
The second DVD includes some mixes of the associated recordings in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM. Also featured is a flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 stereo PCM, in addition to a flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
CD1 RE-RECORDED ALBUM FOR TV SPECIAL: MORGAN STUDIO, MARCH 1976 (Remixed by Steven Wilson)
Prelude
Quiz Kid
Crazed Institution
Salamander
Taxi Grab
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Pied Piper
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
-BONUS TRACKS: STEVEN WILSON REMIXES OF ALBUM RECORDINGS-
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
Quiz Kid (Version 1) (Monte Carlo Out-take
CD2 ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS (REMIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)
Salamander’s Rag Time
Commercial Traveller
Salamander (Instrumental)
A Small Cigar (Acoustic Version)
Strip Cartoon
One Brown Mouse (Early Version)
A Small Cigar (Orchestrated Version)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! (Demo)
-FLAT TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL 1976 STEREO MASTER-
Prelude
Quiz Kid
Crazed Institution
Salamander
Taxi Grab
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Pied Piper
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
DVD1 AUDIO & VIDEO (REMIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! - TV film with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Digital Stereo
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! - TV audio in 96/24 stereo PCM
Five Original LP Tracks with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM.
DVD2 ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS
Salamander‘s Rag Time (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Commercial Traveller (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
A Small Cigar (Acoustic Version) (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Strip Cartoon (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Quiz Kid (version 1) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
One Brown Mouse (early version) Original Master Mix (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Salamander (Instrumental) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Strip Cartoon Original Master Mix (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
A Small Cigar (orchestrated version) (Original Rough Mix) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! Demo (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
A flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
A flat transfer of the original 1976 LP master at 96/24 stereo PCM.
To follow its stellar 1975 release Minstrel In the Gallery, Jethro Tull’s ambitious plans included a group album, in addition to a stage musical about an aging rock star. Midway through the process, however, the band decided to abandon the stage musical and use the musical songs as the basis for what would become its ninth studio album, Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Before the album’s 40th anniversary next spring, Parlophone will release a deluxe edition of TOO OLD TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! in the fall. This 2CD/2DVD set will be available on November 27.
Highlights from the set include:
An unreleased, alternate version of the album recorded for a British television special and remixed by Steven Wilson
Bonus tracks (18 previously unreleased), all mixed to 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson
Flat transfer of the original LP mix at 96/24
Commercial debut of footage from the television special
Presented in a case-bound DVD book that includes an 80-page booklet with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, plus rare and unseen photographs
Includes the gatefold cartoon from the original album drawn by renowned comic artist Dave Gibbons
TOO OLD TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE! was the band’s first with John Glascock on bass and backing vocals. But it wasn’t just the band dynamic that was changing, the music was evolving too, and this album helped bridge the progressive rock of Tull’s early years with the folk-rock that would shape its musical direction throughout the late Seventies.
The first disc features an unreleased, alternate version of the album that the band recorded for a British television special. At the time, union rules forbid bands from lip-syncing the original album on television, which is why Jethro Tull found itself in a studio re-recording the album in March 1976. For this deluxe edition, Steven Wilson re-mixed that alternate version of the album, as well as five songs earmarked for the finished album, including “Big Dipper,” “From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser” and the title track.
It should be noted that the album couldn’t be totally remixed because multi-track recordings for several songs are missing.
The second CD includes nine rare and unreleased bonus tracks like “Commercial Traveller,” “Salamander Ragtime” and an early version of “One Brown Mouse”, plus a flat transfer of the original album.
The first DVD includes the commercial debut of the entire British television special along with several audio mixes of the show: DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo. The audio from the special is also included in 96/24 stereo PCM. The five tracks from the original LP are here as well, in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM.
The second DVD includes some mixes of the associated recordings in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM. Also featured is a flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 stereo PCM, in addition to a flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
CD1 RE-RECORDED ALBUM FOR TV SPECIAL: MORGAN STUDIO, MARCH 1976 (Remixed by Steven Wilson)
Prelude
Quiz Kid
Crazed Institution
Salamander
Taxi Grab
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Pied Piper
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
-BONUS TRACKS: STEVEN WILSON REMIXES OF ALBUM RECORDINGS-
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
Quiz Kid (Version 1) (Monte Carlo Out-take
CD2 ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS (REMIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)
Salamander’s Rag Time
Commercial Traveller
Salamander (Instrumental)
A Small Cigar (Acoustic Version)
Strip Cartoon
One Brown Mouse (Early Version)
A Small Cigar (Orchestrated Version)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! (Demo)
-FLAT TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL 1976 STEREO MASTER-
Prelude
Quiz Kid
Crazed Institution
Salamander
Taxi Grab
From A Dead Beat To An Old Greaser
Bad Eyed And Loveless
Big Dipper
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!
Pied Piper
The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
DVD1 AUDIO & VIDEO (REMIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! - TV film with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Digital Stereo
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! - TV audio in 96/24 stereo PCM
Five Original LP Tracks with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM.
DVD2 ASSOCIATED RECORDINGS
Salamander‘s Rag Time (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Commercial Traveller (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
A Small Cigar (Acoustic Version) (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Strip Cartoon (with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
Quiz Kid (version 1) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
One Brown Mouse (early version) Original Master Mix (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Salamander (Instrumental) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Strip Cartoon Original Master Mix (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
A Small Cigar (orchestrated version) (Original Rough Mix) (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! Demo (in 96/24 stereo PCM)
A flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound.
A flat transfer of the original 1976 LP master at 96/24 stereo PCM.