Out Now: Jethro Tull, HEAVY HORSES: NEW SHOES EDITION

If you want conclusive proof that time flies, dig this statistic: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Jethro Tull’s first single, “Sunshine Day,” which was released on MGM Records. It’s an impressive anniversary by most anyone’s standards, and that’s why we’re planning to make the most of this notable accomplishment, starting with the 40th anniversary reissue of the band’s 1978 album HEAVY HORSES, a limited-edition 3-CD/2-DVD box set that’s been dubbed the NEW SHOES EDITION. 

In addition to the CDs and DVDs, the set also includes a 96-page book featuring some decidedly impressive liner notes, including track by track annotation by Ian Anderson, lyrics for the songs from the original album as well as for the bonus tracks, interviews with studio engineer Colin Leggett and musicians Maddy Prior and Darryl Way, and a recording and touring chronology of the band from January 1977 through November 1978.

Yes, yes, we know: you want to know more about what’s on the CDs and DVDs. In addition to the original album, there are nine bonus tracks, seven of which are previously unreleased, there’s a concert recording from May 1978, and the DVDs offer the original, bonus, and live tracks mixed to surround sound. 

Here’s the full track listing for your reading enjoyment, and for your listening enjoyment… Well, the NEW SHOES EDITION is in stores now, so go grab a copy and get to listening!
 
HEAVY HORSES: NEW SHOES EDITION 

Track Listing:

CD1 [A Steven Wilson Stereo Remix]
1. ...And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps
2. Acres Wild
3. No Lullaby
4. Moths
5. Journeyman
6. Rover
7. One Brown Mouse
8. Heavy Horses
9. 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*
* Previously unreleased material

CD2: Live In Concert In Berne, Switzerland, May 1978 - Part One
[A Jacko Jakszyk Stereo Remix]
1. Opening Music (Quartet)
2. Introduction by Claude Nobs
3. No Lullaby
4. Sweet Dream
5. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
6. Jack In The Green
7. One Brown Mouse
8. Heavy Horses
9. 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, Switzerland, May 1978 - Part Two
1. Thick As A Brick
2. Hunting Girl
3. Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll
4. Conundrum
5. Minstrel In The Gallery
6. Cross Eyed Mary
7. Quatrain
8. Aqualung
9. 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