My favourite progressive rock album of all time, Jethro Tull’s Aqualung provides a unique listening experience, with Ian Anderson’s mesmerising flute playing making me light up everytime I hear the solos in “Cross Eyed Mary” and “My God”
12" Vinyl, Blu-ray, 2x CD, DVD (40th anniversary collector’s edition)
Aqualung
Album by Jethro Tull
Released 19 March 1971
Tracklist
- 12" Vinyl 1: New Aqualung stereo mix
- 1Aqualung (2011 stereo mix)6:373.5 ★
- 2Cross-Eyed Mary (2011 stereo mix)4:073.5 ★
- 3Cheap Day Return (2011 stereo mix)1:184.0 ★
- 4Mother Goose (2011 stereo mix)3:505.0 ★
- 5Wond’ring Aloud (2011 stereo mix)1:524.0 ★
- 6Up to Me (2011 stereo mix)3:145.0 ★
- 7My God (2011 stereo mix)7:113.5 ★
- 8Hymn 43 (2011 stereo mix)3:154.0 ★
- 9Slipstream (2011 stereo mix)1:083.5 ★
- 10Locomotive Breath (2011 stereo mix)4:38
- 11Wind-Up (2011 stereo mix)5:594.0 ★
- CD 2: New Aqualung stereo mix
- 1Aqualung (2011 stereo mix)6:353.5 ★
- 2Cross-Eyed Mary (2011 stereo mix)4:093.5 ★
- 3Cheap Day Return (2011 stereo mix)1:214.0 ★
- 4Mother Goose (2011 stereo mix)3:525.0 ★
- 5Wond’ring Aloud (2011 stereo mix)1:534.0 ★
- 6Up to Me (2011 stereo mix)3:145.0 ★
- 7My God (2011 stereo mix)7:113.5 ★
- 8Hymn 43 (2011 stereo mix)3:174.0 ★
- 9Slipstream (2011 stereo mix)1:123.5 ★
- 10Locomotive Breath (2011 stereo mix)4:41
- 11Wind-Up (2011 stereo mix)6:004.0 ★
- CD 3: Additional 1970 & 1971 recordings
- 1Lick Your Fingers Clean (2011 stereo mix)2:493.0 ★
- 2Just Trying to Be (2011 stereo mix)1:37
- 3My God (early version) (2011 stereo mix)9:42
- 4Wond’ring Aloud (13th December 1970) (2011 stereo mix)1:51
- 5Wind-Up (early version) (2011 stereo mix)5:21
- 6Slipstream (take 2) (2011 stereo mix)0:54
- 7Up the ’Pool (early version) (2011 stereo mix)1:12
- 8Wond’ring Aloud, Again (2011 stereo mix)7:07
- 9Life Is a Long Song (2011 stereo mix)3:19
- 10Up the ’Pool (2011 stereo mix)3:12
- 11Dr Bogenbroom (2011 remaster)3:00
- 12From Later (2011 remaster)2:08
- 13Nursie (2011 remaster)1:37
- 14US Radio Spot0:52
- DVD 4: Aqualung DVD
- 1Aqualung (5.1 mix)6:35
- 2Cross-Eyed Mary (5.1 mix)4:10
- 3Cheap Day Return (5.1 mix)1:22
- 4Mother Goose (5.1 mix)3:53
- 5Wond’ring Aloud (5.1 mix)1:53
- 6Up to Me (5.1 mix)3:14
- 7My God (5.1 mix)7:11
- 8Hymn 43 (5.1 mix)3:18
- 9Slipstream (5.1 mix)1:13
- 10Locomotive Breath (5.1 mix)4:41
- 11Wind-Up (5.1 mix)6:03
- 12Lick Your Fingers Clean (new mix) (5.1 mix)2:48
- 13My God (early version) (5.1 mix)9:41
- 14Up the Pool (early version) (5.1 mix)3:18
- 15Life Is a Long Song (new mix) (5.1 mix)3:11
- 16Aqualung (2011 stereo mix)6:353.5 ★
- 17Cross-Eyed Mary (2011 stereo mix)4:10
- 18Cheap Day Return (2011 stereo mix)1:22
- 19Mother Goose (2011 stereo mix)3:535.0 ★
- 20Wond’ring Aloud (2011 stereo mix)1:534.0 ★
- 21Up to Me (2011 stereo mix)3:145.0 ★
- 22My God (2011 stereo mix)7:113.5 ★
- 23Hymn 43 (2011 stereo mix)3:18
- 24Slipstream (2011 stereo mix)1:13
- 25Locomotive Breath (2011 stereo mix)4:41
- 26Wind-Up (2011 stereo mix)6:024.0 ★
- 27Lick Your Fingers Clean (2011 stereo mix)2:483.0 ★
- 28Just Trying to Be (2011 stereo mix)1:36
- 29My God (early version) (2011 stereo mix)9:41
- 30Wond’ring Aloud (13th December 1970) (2011 stereo mix)1:50
- 31Wind-Up (early version) (2011 stereo mix)5:20
- 32Slipstream (take 2) (2011 stereo mix)0:54
- 33Up the ’Pool (early version) (2011 stereo mix)1:11
- 34Wond’ring Aloud, Again (2011 stereo mix)7:06
- 35Life Is a Long Song (2011 stereo mix)3:18
- 36Up the ’Pool (2011 stereo mix)3:11
- 37Dr Bogenbroom (2011 remaster)2:59
- 38From Later (2011 remaster)2:07
- 39Nursie (2011 remaster)1:34
- 40Aqualung (4.1 mix)6:37
- 41Cross-Eyed Mary (4.1 mix)4:12
- 42Cheap Day Return (4.1 mix)1:23
- 43Mother Goose (4.1 mix)3:53
- 44Wond’ring Aloud (4.1 mix)1:55
- 45Up to Me (4.1 mix)3:15
- 46My God (4.1 mix)7:13
- 47Hymn 43 (4.1 mix)3:19
- 48Slipstream (4.1 mix)1:13
- 49Locomotive Breath (4.1 mix)4:27
- 50Wind-Up (4.1 mix)5:23
- Blu-ray 5: Aqualung Blu‐ray
- 1Aqualung (5.1 mix)6:35
- 2Cross-Eyed Mary (5.1 mix)4:10
- 3Cheap Day Return (5.1 mix)1:22
- 4Mother Goose (5.1 mix)3:53
- 5Wond’ring Aloud (5.1 mix)1:53
- 6Up to Me (5.1 mix)3:14
- 7My God (5.1 mix)7:11
- 8Hymn 43 (5.1 mix)3:18
- 9Slipstream (5.1 mix)1:13
- 10Locomotive Breath (5.1 mix)4:41
- 11Wind-Up (5.1 mix)6:03
- 12Lick Your Fingers Clean (new mix) (5.1 mix)2:48
- 13My God (early version) (5.1 mix)9:41
- 14Up the Pool (early version (5.1 mix)3:18
- 15Life Is a Long Song (new mix) (5.1 mix)3:11
- 16Aqualung (2011 stereo mix)6:353.5 ★
- 17Cross-Eyed Mary (2011 stereo mix)4:10
- 18Cheap Day Return (2011 stereo mix)1:22
- 19Mother Goose (2011 stereo mix)3:535.0 ★
- 20Wond’ring Aloud (2011 stereo mix)1:534.0 ★
- 21Up to Me (2011 stereo mix)3:145.0 ★
- 22My God (2011 stereo mix)7:113.5 ★
- 23Hymn 43 (2011 stereo mix)3:18
- 24Slipstream (2011 stereo mix)1:13
- 25Locomotive Breath (2011 stereo mix)4:41
- 26Wind-Up (2011 stereo mix)6:024.0 ★
- 27Lick Your Fingers Clean (2011 stereo mix)2:483.0 ★
- 28Just Trying to Be (2011 stereo mix)1:36
- 29My God (early version) (2011 stereo mix)9:41
- 30Wond’ring Aloud (13th December 1970) (2011 stereo mix)1:50
- 31Wind-Up (early version) (2011 stereo mix)5:20
- 32Slipstream (take 2) (2011 stereo mix)0:54
- 33Up the ’Pool (early version) (2011 stereo mix)1:11
- 34Wond’ring Aloud, Again (2011 stereo mix)7:06
- 35Life Is a Long Song (2011 stereo mix)3:18
- 36Up the ’Pool (2011 stereo mix)3:11
- 37Dr Bogenbroom (2011 remaster)2:59
- 38From Later (2011 remaster)2:07
- 39Nursie (2011 remaster)1:34
- 40Aqualung (4.1 mix)6:38
- 41Cross-Eyed Mary (4.1 mix)4:12
- 42Cheap Day Return (4.1 mix)1:23
- 43Mother Goose (4.1 mix)3:53
- 44Wond’ring Aloud (4.1 mix)1:56
- 45Up to Me (4.1 mix)3:15
- 46My God (4.1 mix)7:13
- 47Hymn 43 (4.1 mix)3:19
- 48Slipstream (4.1 mix)1:13
- 49Locomotive Breath (4.1 mix)4:27
- 50Wind-Up (4.1 mix)5:23
- 51Aqualung (original mix)6:394.2 ★
- 52Cross-Eyed Mary (original mix)4:123.9 ★
- 53Cheap Day Return (original mix)1:233.8 ★
- 54Mother Goose (original mix)3:533.5 ★
- 55Wond’ring Aloud (original mix)1:563.5 ★
- 56Up to Me (original mix)3:153.6 ★
- 57My God (original mix)7:133.6 ★
- 58Hymn 43 (original mix)3:193.4 ★
- 59Slipstream (original mix)1:133.0 ★
- 60Locomotive Breath (original mix)4:274.3 ★
- 61Wind-Up (original mix)6:033.8 ★
More by Jethro Tull
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [51-61], percussion [51-61]
- conductor [2.1-11, 1.1-11, 4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 5.51-61], orchestrator [1.1-11, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 5.51-61, 2.1-11, 4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26]
- acoustic guitar [51-61], flute [51-61], lead vocals [60], producer [2.1-11, 4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 5.51-61, 1.1-11], vocal [51-59, 61]
- bass guitar [51-61], treble recorder / alto recorder [51-61]
- engineer [1.1-11, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 5.51-61, 4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26, 2.1-11]
- Hammond organ [60], mellotron [51-61], organ [51-61], piano [51-60, 60-61], piano accordion [60], synthesizer [60]
- electric guitar [51-61], soprano recorder [51-61]
- remixer [60]
- remixer [4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26, 2.1-11, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 1.1-11]
- executive [60], producer [4.16, 4.19-22, 4.25-26, 1.1-11, 5.16, 5.19-22, 5.25-26, 5.51-61, 2.1-11]
Issues
- A
A12" Vinyl19 March 1971
A12" Vinyl3 May 1971
A12" Vinyl1971
A12" Vinyl1971- A12" Vinyl1971
A12" Vinyl1973- AReel-to-reel (7½ ips, quadraphonic)1974
- A12" Vinyl1980
- A12" VinylSeptember 1981
ACD (Sanyo Japan)1983- ACD1983
ACD1983- ACD (GEMA BIEM on disc label)1983
ACD1984
ACD1984
ACD1984
ACD1984
ACD (made in West Germany)1986- ACD5 March 1988
ACD1994
ACD (25th anniversary special edition)18 June 1996
ACD (25th anniversary special edition, in slipcase)1996
ACD8 July 1997- A12" Vinyl1997
ACD8 June 1998
ACD1998
ACD (white disc)1998
ACD (grey disc)1998
ACD1998
ADigital Media19 May 2007- A12" Vinyl (200g)2007
A4x 12" Vinyl (200g clear vinyl, 45 rpm, single sided)9 October 2009
A2x Digital Media (40th anniversary version)24 October 2011
A2x CD (40th anniversary special edition)31 October 2011- A12" Vinyl, Blu-ray, 2x CD, DVD (40th anniversary collector’s edition)1 November 2011
A2x CD (40th anniversary special edition)2011
A2x CD2011
A12" Vinyl (2011 Steven Wilson stereo remix)25 May 2015
ADigital Media (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)26 May 2015
ADigital Media (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)26 May 2015
ASHM-CD (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)24 June 2015
ADigital Media (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)2015- ACD (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)2015
A2x CD, 2x DVD-Video (40th anniversary adapted edition)22 April 2016
A30 November 2018
A12" Vinyl (UHQR limited edition)16 October 2020
AHybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)12 May 2023
ACD- ACD
ACD
ACD (Sonopress)- ACD (the 2011 Steven Wilson stereo remix)2015