Aqualung (original stereo mix)

~ Recording by Jethro Tull

Annotation

There are actually two versions here. The 6:31 has a shortened intro, the 6:39 has one more cycle of the intro chords. Will take some work to split them apart.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1971-03-19 GB
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1971-05-03 US
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:34Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:31Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
  • 1976-01-09 GB
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
  • 1976-01-12 US
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:31Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1981-09 US
1.1Aqualung6:34Jethro TullAqualung (GEMA BIEM on disc label)
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung (Sanyo Japan)
1.1Aqualung6:33Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:33Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:32Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
  • 1985-10-21 GB
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
  • 1985-11-18 US
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
  • 1985-11 XE
  • 1985-11 FR
  • 1985-11 DE
  • 1985-11 NL
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:34Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.2Aqualung6:34Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.2Aqualung6:34Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.1Aqualung6:39Jethro TullAqualung (made in West Germany)
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters (reissue)
1.1Aqualung6:33Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1988-03-05 JP
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
  • 1990-07-02 XE
1.13Aqualung6:36Jethro TullPower Radio, Volume 3
1.13Aqualung6:37Jethro TullThe Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection
  • 1993-05-24 GB
1.13Aqualung6:37Jethro TullThe Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection
  • 1993-06-29 US
1.13Aqualung6:37Jethro TullThe Best of Jethro Tull: The Anniversary Collection
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.11Aqualung6:35Jethro TullPlatinum, Part I: 1968–1975
1.4Aqualung6:35Jethro TullThe Very Best Of
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung (25th anniversary special edition)
  • 1996-06-18 US
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung (25th anniversary special edition, in slipcase)
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1997-07-08 US
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung
  • 1998-06-08 GB
1.2Aqualung6:35Jethro TullOriginal Masters
  • 1998-08-25 US
1.1Aqualung6:36Jethro TullJethro Tull 36 Greatest Hits
  • 1998-09-15 US
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung (grey disc)
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung (white disc)
1.2Aqualung?:??Jethro TullOriginal Masters
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Very Best of Jethro Tull
  • 2001-05-11 XE
  • 2001-06-25 DE
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Very Best of Jethro Tull
  • 2001-05-14 GB
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Very Best of Jethro Tull (BMG Direct)
  • 2001-07-03 US
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Very Best of Jethro Tull
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Essential
1.2Aqualung6:34Jethro TullThe Essential
1.109Aqualung6:36Jethro Tull100 Hits Paint It Black
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullM.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull
  • 2005-04-13 JP
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung
  • 2007-05-19 XW
3.2Aqualung6:37Jethro TullThe Complete College Classics Collection
  • 2007-09 IN
1.1Aqualung6:34Jethro TullAqualung (200g)
3.14Aqualung6:34Jethro TullClassic Rock
  • 2008-12-01 GB
3.8Aqualung6:35Jethro TullSeventies Power Ballads
1.1Aqualung6:31Jethro TullAqualung (200g clear vinyl, 45 rpm, single sided)
  • 2009-10-09 US
8.10Aqualung6:35Jethro TullThe Complete Classic Rock Collection
8.10Aqualung6:35Jethro TullThe Complete Classic Rock Collection
  • 2010 -
1.2Aqualung6:38Jethro TullThe Very Best of Jethro Tull
5.51Aqualung (original mix)6:39Jethro TullAqualung (40th anniversary collector’s edition)
  • 2011-11-01 US
1.9Aqualung6:35Jethro TullEssential
  • 2011-11-08 -
1.13Aqualung6:36Jethro TullAll the Best
  • 2012-04-20 DE
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro Tull5 Album Set
  • 2012-10-01 US
1.1Aqualung6:33Jethro TullAqualung (mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson)
  • 2015-06-24 JP
1.13Aqualung6:36Jethro TullThe Best Ever: Rock
4.1Aqualung (original mix)6:39Jethro TullAqualung (40th anniversary adapted edition)
  • 2016-04-22 XE
1.17Aqualung6:36Jethro TullRock Classics: The Collection
  • 2017-05-05 BE
1.17Aqualung6:34Jethro TullRock Classics: The Ultimate Rock Anthems
  • 2017-05-12 GB
5.16Aqualung?:??Jethro Tull100 Greatest Rock
  • 2017-11-10 XE
1.96Aqualung6:36Jethro Tull100 Greatest Rock
1.13Aqualung6:36Jethro Tull50 for 50
  • 2018-06-01 XE
1.6Aqualung6:38Jethro Tull50th Anniversary Collection
  • 2018-06-01 GB
1.38Aqualung6:35Jethro TullRock
1.6Aqualung6:38Jethro Tull50th Anniversary Collection
  • 2018-08-31 -
1.8Aqualung6:36Jethro Tull100 Greatest Classic Rock Songs
1.13Aqualung6:35Jethro TullPlaylist: Rock
1.35Aqualung6:36Jethro TullGolden Rock Classics
  • 2019-08-23 US
1.80Aqualung6:36Jethro Tull100 Greatest Guilty Pleasures: Cheesy Pop Hits
  • 2020-02-07 -
1.25Aqualung6:35Jethro TullBest Rock Ever
1.11Aqualung6:35Jethro TullRock Riffs
1.1Aqualung6:38Jethro TullAqualung (UHQR limited edition)
  • 2020-10-16 US
1.23Aqualung6:36Jethro TullThe Most Essential Classic Rock Ever
  • 2020-12-04 XW
Promotion
1.2Aqualung6:32Jethro TullPricebusters Sampler
Bootleg
1.28Aqualung6:33Jethro TullBacobens Rock Top 500
(unknown)
1.4Aqualung6:37Jethro TullThe Very Best Of
  • 1994 -
1.1Aqualung6:37Jethro TullAqualung
  • 2001-10-31 JP
2.9Aqualung6:30Jethro TullHet allerbeste uit Radio 1 Classics 1000 2017
  • 2017-03-13 BE

Relationships

engineer:John Burns
producer:Ian Anderson
Terry Ellis
acoustic guitar and flute:Ian Anderson (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
bass guitar and treble recorder / alto recorder:Jeffrey Hammond Hammond (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Clive Bunker (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
electric guitar and soprano recorder:Martin Barre (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
mellotron, organ and piano:John Evan (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
vocals:Ian Anderson (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
conductor:Dee Palmer (from 1970-12 until 1971-02)
orchestrator:Dee Palmer
recorded at:Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
has remixes:Aqualung
part of:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 8)
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 90) (order: 90)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3sJGnjxiG3Cperfmt7NzYK [info]
recording of:Aqualung (on 1971-02-12)

Aqualung (Jethro Tull)

lyricist:Ian Anderson
Jennie Franks
composer:Ian Anderson
later parody versions:Aquila
is the basis for:Aqua-Ween