Chrysalis/Capitol Records to Release ``THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL''

Business Wire, April 25, 2001

Business/Entertainment Editors

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 25, 2001

Chrysalis/Capitol Records will release "THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL" on July 3.

The new compilation features 20 classic Tull tracks -- all of which have been 24-bit digitally remastered at London's Abbey Road Studios under the watchful eye of Jethro Tull founding member and frontman, Ian Anderson.

Fitting 20 songs into the CD's 78 minutes proved a challenge for Anderson, who chose the tracks personally. The challenge gave Anderson the opportunity to create brand new edits on 3 tracks -- "Too Old To Rock `N' Roll: Too Young To Die," "Minstrel In The Gallery" and "Heavy Horses." Of course, no 'best of' would be complete without the US Hits, "Living In The Past," "Bungle In The Jungle" and "Locomotive Breath" as well as the staple Rock radio tracks, "Thick As A Brick" and "Aqualung," which are all included here.

In addition to overseeing the remastering, Anderson penned liner notes to the album. In one passage, he mused, "I used to think that compilations or `best of' albums were a bit of a cheap shot. You know: cash in on the odd hit single and album title track to attract the less than committed-not-quite-a-fan at the checkout counter of Thrifty Super-Saver.

"Then a weird thing happened: a few years ago, I found myself mostly buying other artists' best of creations to get the cream of the crop on one disc or perhaps to get a flavour of a band with whom I was only partially familiar. From The Stranglers and Pink Floyd to the creations of Irish, Palestinian or Western Classical musicians, my CD collection must be 50% compilation adventures into both familiar and other more dizzyingly different musical worlds," said Anderson.

Since the band's formation in 1968, Jethro Tull has released 29 albums and established itself as one of the truly creative exponents of progressive music throughout the `70s, `80s and `90s. The band has undergone line-up changes over the years (photos of all past & current members are included in the CD's booklet) but for the past 5 years has been comprised of Ian Anderson (flute, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica and mandolin), Martin Barre (electric guitar), Doane Perry (drums), Andrew Giddings (keyboards) and Jonathan Noyce (bass).

Jethro Tull continues to pull in crowds all over the world and embarks on an extensive European tour May-July, followed by dates in the U.S. from mid July to September (listed below), Scandinavia Sept.-Oct., and culminating in a 16-date tour of the U.K. and Ireland in November/December 2001.

Track Listing:
"THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL"

1.   Living In The Past
2.   Aqualung
3.   Sweet Dream
4.   The Whistler
5.   Bungle In The Jungle
6.   The Witch's Promise
7.   Locomotive Breath
8.   Steel Monkey
9.   Thick As A Brick
10.  Bouree
11.  Too Old To Rock `N' Roll: Too Young To Die (a)
12.  Life Is A Long Song
13.  Songs From The Wood
14.  A New Day Yesterday
15.  Heavy Horses (a)
16.  Broadsword
17.  Roots To Branches
18.  A Song For Jeffrey
19.  Minstrel In The Gallery (a)
20.  Cheerio

(a) New Edit


"THE VERY BEST OF JETHRO TULL"
Street Date:      July 3, 2001      Label:          Chrysalis/Capitol
Genre:            Rock              Format:         CD
Running Time:     78:10             UPC Code:       72435-32614-2-9


U.S. Tour Dates:

17-Jul-01       Cleveland Heights, OH    Cain Park
19-Jul-01       Lansing, MI              Common Ground Festival
20-Jul-01       West Branch, MI          Harley Davidson Hog Party
21-Jul-01       Chicago, IL              Chicago Theatre
22-Jul-01       Cadott, WI               Rock Fest
24-Jul-01       Rockford, IL             Coronado Theatre
25-Jul-01       Toledo, OH               Stranahan Theatre
16-Aug-01       Wallingford, CT          SNET Oakdale Theatre
18-Aug-01       Mashantucket, CT         Foxwoods Casino
19-Aug-01       Hampton Beach, NH        Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
21-Aug-01       Easton, PA               State Theatre
22-Aug-01       Cohasset, MA             So. Shore Music Circus
23-Aug-01       Portland, ME             Merrill Auditorium
24-Aug-01       Hyannis, MA              Cape Cod Melody Tent
25-Aug-01       Beverly, MA              No. Shore Music Theatre
26-Aug-01       Red Bank, NJ             Count Basie Theatre
28-Aug-01       Staten Island, NY        Snug Harbor Cultural Center
29-Aug-01       Sparta, NJ               McNiese Theatre
30-Aug-01       Wilkes-Barre, PA         F.M. Kirby Center
31-Aug-01       Baltimore, MD            Pier Six Concert Pavilion
1-Sep-01        Atlantic City, NJ        Trump Marina

Official band Web site: www.j-tull.com