STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JETHRO TULL - A PASSION PLAY

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Good morning people and welcome to the Palm Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It is also the 73rd Birthday of British multi-instrumentalist and composer, John Evan, best known for pounding the keyboards in progressive folk fusion band, Jethro Tull. Happy Birthday John ! Tull's sixth studio album, A Passion Play, was released July 23, 1973, on Chrysalis Records and produced by Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis. The concept album exploring the afterlife adventures of Ronnie Pilgrim, peaked at #16 in the UK, #9 in Australia, #4 in Denmark, and #1 in America. "A Passion Play [Edit #8]" (#80 Hot 100, #50 Germany) and "A Passion Play [Edit #6]" ( failed to chart) were released as singles.

1. "A Passion Play, part I

I. "Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's funeral — a winter's morning in the cemetery"

I. "Lifebeats" (instrumental)

II. "Prelude" (instrumental)

III. "The Silver Cord"

IV. "Re-Assuring Tune" (instrumental)

II. "Act 2: The Memory Bank — a small but comfortable theatre with a cinema-screen (the next morning)"

I. "Memory Bank"

II. "Best Friends"

III. "Critique Oblique"

IV. "Forest Dance #1" (instrumental)

III. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"

I. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Ian Anderson, Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan)"

Side two

2. "A Passion Play, part II

I. "Interlude: The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"

I. "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Anderson, Hammond, Evan)

II. "Act 3: The business office of G. Oddie & Son (two days later)"

I. "Forest Dance #2" (instrumental)

II. "The Foot of Our Stairs"

III. "Overseer Overture"

III. "Act 4: Magus Perdé's drawing room at midnight"

I. "Flight from Lucifer"

II. "10:08 to Paddington" (instrumental)

III. "Magus Perdé"

IV. "Epilogue"

Jethro Tull :

Ian Anderson – lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, soprano and sopranino saxophone

Martin Barre – electric guitar
John Evan – backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer

Jeffrey Hammond – bass guitar, spoken word (on "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles")
Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, timpani, glockenspiel, marimba

With :

David Palmer – orchestral arrangements
Robin Black – sound engineer
Terry Ellis – producer
Brian Ward – photography