Jethro Tull’s 1978 album Heavy Horses is to be reissued next year to mark its 40th anniversary.
It’s set to arrive on February 9 and will launch as Heavy Horses New Shoes Edition on 3CD/2DVD via Parlophone Records.
The reissue will include the original album with nine additional bonus tracks – seven of which are previously unreleased – along with a live concert recorded in Berne, Switzerland, in May 1978.
The two DVDs feature the original album, bonus and live tracks all mixed to surround sound by Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyk. A 96-page booklet will also be included, documenting the history of the album and tour, along with lyrics, rare photos and exclusive interviews.
Reflecting on the album, Ian Anderson said: “As a child, my big passion was to get off the leash and explore the local wooded and leafy suburbs. So it didn’t suddenly become new in 1977, it was just that the subject matter fitted what I wanted to write about at the time.”
CD1
Steven Wilson Stereo Remix
01. …And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps
02. Acres Wild
03. No Lullaby
04. Moths
05. Journeyman
06. Rover
07. One Brown Mouse
08. Heavy Horses
09. Weathercock
Associated Recordings
10. Living In These Hard Times (Version Two)
11. Everything In Our Lives
12. Jack A Lynn (early version)
13. Quatrain (studio version)
14. Horse-Hoeing Husbandry
15. Beltane
16. Botanic Man
17. Living In These Hard Times (Version One)
18. Botanic Man Theme
CD2
Live In Concert In Berne, May 1978 part 1 - Jacko Jakszyk stereo remix
01. Opening Music (Quartet)
02. Introduction by Claude Nobs
03. No Lullaby
04. Sweet Dream
05. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
06. Jack In The Green
07. One Brown Mouse
08. Heavy Horses
09. A New Day Yesterday
10. Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bouree
11. Living In The Past / A New Day Yesterday (reprise)
12. Songs From The Wood
CD3
Live In Concert In Berne, May 1978 - part 2
01. Thick As A Brick
02. Hunting Girl
03. Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll
04. Conundrum
05. Minstrel In The Gallery
06. Cross Eyed Mary
07. Quatrain
08. Aqualung
09. Locomotive Breath
10. Dambusters March / Aqualung (reprise)
DVD 1 - Audio/Video
Heavy Horses full album plus the additional:
* Living In These Hard Times (versions 1 & 2)
* Everything In Our Lives
* Jack-A-Lynn
* Horse-Hoeing Husbandry
* Beltane
* Botanic Man & Botanic Man
* Quatrain (stereo only)
Mixed 5.1 DTS & DD surround sound and 96/24 LPCM stereo.
DVD 2 - Audio
* Jethro Tull recorded live to 24 track at The Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland by The Maison Rouge Mobile mixed to 5.1 DTS & DD surround sound and 48/24 LPCM stereo
* Promotional video footage for the tracks Heavy Horses & Moths. and 2 period TV ads