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I know what you mean about taking your time and really "listen" to the album, some of my all time favorites are growers that keep giving more and more to you after repeated listens.
 

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A couple of "Roots To Branches" items

A three track sampler from, I think, the USA
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1. Beside Myself 5:49
2. Roots To Branches 5:12
3. Rare And Precious Chain 3:34

A Japanese copy of the CD with the "Obi" strip on the left hand side
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Unfortunately I don't have these, but I'm looking.

From wikipedia:

An obi strip is a strip of paper looped around the left side or folded over the top of LP albums released in Japan, and folded over the left side of music CDs, video games, Laserdiscs, DVDs and even on the covers of books when they are printed and packaged for retail. Obi strips are unique to Japan and are used to provide the title of the product, track listings (if applicable), price, catalog number and information on related releases in Japanese. It is used by the consumer to determine what is included in the album or book, and the store can use the information for ordering.

An obi strip is correctly called tasuki ("ribbon"). Foreign record buyers and collectors were unaware of the name, and started calling them "obis" due to their similarity to sashes worn with kimonos. Products with an obi strip have become popular with collectors around the world and can fetch premium prices. A record or CD with an intact obi strip is worth more than the same item without the strip. The obi strip can also indicate if the item was a Japanese release or if it originated elsewhere.
 

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^^Thanks Jeffrey, I have wondered about that for ages. Not only is it a clever way to provide information but Japanese pressings no matter what format are usually better than our standard releases in North America.

I couldn't survive eating sushi or most of their food but I love their electronics and the quality they put into their products.:D
 

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Ian Anderson and his band were featured in a live webcast last week. Of interest to Tull fans is the fact that two new compositions were featured.
"Adrift & Dumbfounded" is in the true Jethro Tull mould and is, imo, a classic Ian Anderson song while the instrumental "Clint (That Bloody Song)" is an adventurous tune highlighting his and the bands playing.

The full concert was:

Life Is A Long Song
Up to me
Nursie
In the grip of stronger stuff
Set aside
Hare In The Wine Cup
Wondering again
Andantino
Adrift and dumbfounded
The hare who lost his spectacles
Bach's prelude in C Major
Bourée
Clint (That bloody song)
Thick as a brick
Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor
A Change Of Horses
Budapest
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath

Ian Anderson, Florian Opahle, John O'Hara, David Goodier and Scott Hammond.

Ian Anderson's reading of "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" is also one of the more unusual pieces performed. One would hope that more from A Passion Play may now be performed next year?
 
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^^You are never ending source of Important Tull information Jeffrey, nothing slips past you seemingly. I'll check it out, and I always enjoyed Passion Play and agree with you. Ian reading the Hare...should be a treat.:D
 

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I'd be interested in what you think of the new composition Adrift And Dumbfounded. I think it's one of Ian Anderson's better compositions of the recent bunch, but then A Change Of Horses just gets better.

I think there's now more than enough for a new album from either Jethro Tull or The Ian Anderson Band so how about it Ian? :)
 

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I'd be interested in what you think of the new composition Adrift And Dumbfounded. I think it's one of Ian Anderson's better compositions of the recent bunch, but then A Change Of Horses just gets better.

I think there's now more than enough for a new album from either Jethro Tull or The Ian Anderson Band so how about it Ian? :)

Not forgetting The Hare In The Winecup .......Yes a CD of new material has been long overdue, Ian comes up with new excuses every year :wa

WE JUST WANT ONE MORE !!!!!!! ...or 22 :heybaby:
 

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