50th Anniversary Deluxe 4CD/2DVD-Set featuring Original Album and Associated Recordings Remixed in DTS/Dolby 5.1 Surround/Stereo 96/24 LPCM by Steven Wilson Plus 100-Page Book!
Jethro Tull's 1970 classic Benefit is celebrated with a brand-new 4CD/2DVD set, featuring remixes by Steven Wilson, an abundance of previously unreleased material, packaged within a deluxe hardback book, containing 100 pages of commentary from numerous contributors alongside hordes of images of the band creating and performing their first million-selling album.
Benefit: The 50 Anniversary Enhanced Edition contains a copious amount of expanded material, building upon the 2013 Steven Wilson remixes. CD3 delivers a previously unreleased Steven Wilson remix of Jethro Tull performing at Tanglewood in 1970, while DVD2 has the previously unavailable film footage of that show. Further to that, CD4 contains a newly remastered mono version of a previously unreleased concert at The Aragon Ballroom in 1970.
The 100-page book, enclosed within the elegant, hardback book packaging, contains an essay from Martin Webb, who expands upon the 2013 "A Collector's Edition" booklet notes. Following that are comments on each of the album's tracks from Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Glenn Cornick, and Clive Bunker, as well as interviews with Robin Black (studio engineer of Benefit and many other Tull albums), Terry Ellis ('executive producer' of Benefit), Joshua White who directed the 1970 Tanglewood Festival which features on DVD2, and Steven Wilson explaining the mixing of Benefit in 2013. The masses of anecdotes are surrounded by legions of images of the band and memorabilia from the era.
Features:
• 50th Anniversary 4CD + 2DVD set
• Original album and associated recordings remixed in DTS and Dolby 5.1 Surround, and stereo 96/24 LPCM by Steven Wilson
• Video and audio recording of JT performing at Tanglewood in July 1970 (remixed by Steven Wilson)
• Flat transfer of the original 1970 UK and US masters at 96/24 LPCM stereo
• Mono audio recording of JT at the Chicago Aragon Ballroom, August 1970
• Steven Wilson's 2013 remix of the album, 5 extra tracks in DTS and Dolby 5.1 surround and stereo 96/24 LPCM
• 100 page book filled with an extensive history of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson, rare photographs and more
CD 1 - Original Album
Steven Wilson Stereo Remixes (1-17)
01. With You There To Help Me
02. Nothing To Say
03. Alive And Well And Living In
04. Son
05. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me
06. To Cry You A Song
07. A Time For Everything?
08. Inside
09. Play In Time
10. Sossity; You’re A Woman
Associated Recordings
11. Singing All Day
12. Sweet Dream
13. 17
14. Teacher (UK Single Version)
15. Teacher (US Album Version)
16. My God (Early Version)
17. Just Trying To Be
CD 2 - Additional Associated Recordings
Original 1969-1970 Mono Mixes
01. Singing All Day
02. Sweet Dream(UK single ‘A’ side)
03. 17 (UK single ‘B’ side)
04. The Witch’s Promise (EUR single double ‘A’ side)
05. Teacher (UK Single Version) (EUR single double ‘A’ side)
06. Teacher (US Album Version) ( US single ‘B’ side)
07. Inside (UK Single ‘A’ side)
08. Alive And Well And Living In (UK Single ‘B’ side)
09. A Time For Everything ( US single ‘B’ side)
Original 1969-1970 Stereo Mixes
10. Sweet Dream
11. 17
12. The Witch’s Promise (UK single double ‘A’ side)
13. Teacher (UK Single Version)(UK single double ‘A’ side)
14. The Witch’s Promise (US promo single ‘A’ side)
15. Teacher (US Album Version) (US promo single ‘B’ side)
1971 Stereo Remixes
16. Singing All Day
17. Sweet Dream
18. The Witch’s Promise
19. Teacher (US album Version)
Original Radio Spots
20. Benefit Radio Spot #1
21. Benefit Radio Spot #2
CD 3 - Live At Tanglewood 1970
(Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
1. Introduction And Tuning
2. Nothing Is Easy
3. My God (incl. Flute Solo)
4. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of
5. Dharma For One (incl. Drum Solo (edited))
6. We Used To Know
7. Guitar Instrumental
8. For A Thousand Mothers
CD 4 - Live At The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago 1970
(Mono)
1. Introduction And Tuning
2. My Sunday Feeling
3. My God (incl. Flute Solo)
4. To Cry You A Song
5. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of
6. Sossity; You’re A Woman / Reasons For Waiting
7. Nothing Is Easy
8. Dharma For One (incl. Drum Solo)
9. We Used To Know
10. Guitar Instrumental
11.For A Thousand Mothers
DVD 1
Steven Wilson’s 2013 remix of the album and 5 extra tracks in DTS and Dolby AC 3 5.1 surround and stereo 96/24 LPCM Flat transfers of the original UK+US LP master in 96/24 LPC & Additional tracks Sweet Dream, 17 & The Witch’s Promise
DVD 2
The 1970 Fillmore at Tanglewood Concert on video with Steven Wilson’s 2020 audio remix in stereo and 5.1 surround.
