Jethro Tull Announce Expanded Reissue Of First Live Album ‘Bursting Out’

Jethro Tull have announced the expanded reissue of their first live album, Bursting Out.

Bursting Out, which was originally recorded in 1978, will be reissued in an expanded 3CD/3DVD format, remixed by the legendary Steven Wilson with an array of extras.

CD 1: Jethro Tull live: Bursting Out (Part 1) – A Steven Wilson stereo remix Soundcheck recordings – A Steven Wilson stereo remix. Tracks 7, 10, 11 (full version) & 12-16 previously unreleased

CD 2: Jethro Tull live: Bursting Out (Part 2) – A Steven Wilson stereo remix Soundcheck recordings – A Steven Wilson stereo remix. Tracks 11-13 previously unreleased

CD 3: Contains an edited version of the 1978 Madison Square Garden Show which was issued in 2009 but now mixed by Steven Wilson.

DVDs 1 & 2 have the remixed tracks in 96/24 stereo and 5.1 surround plus the flat transfers of the original album at 96/24 stereo.

DVD 3 has the full 93-minute MSG show, including 50+ minutes of video which was part of a transatlantic broadcast with the BBC and Radio 1. The audio is 48/24 stereo and 5.1 surround.

“A live extravaganza from the 70s Jethro Tull, this was recorded over several nights in different venues on a portable 8-track tape recorder and transferred to 2″ multitrack when I got home after the tours,” said Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson. “I had to listen all through to many shows and pick the best live versions. But much of it was, at least, from the concert in Bern, Switzerland, where dear Claude Nobs came to introduce the band in his inimitable style.”

He added, “Also featuring on this box set collection is the live concert from Madison Square Gardens recorded a few months later and shown live on BBC TV in the UK. A scary experience for the band as it was, we were told, the first time a live rock concert had been the subject of a live satellite broadcast.”