Living in the Past

Living in the Past
Compilation album by Jethro Tull
Released	23 June 1972 (UK) 31 October 1972 (US)
Recorded	1968 - May 1971
Genre	Progressive rock, folk rock
Length	87:28
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Terry Ellis, Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull chronology
Thick as a Brick (1972) Living in the Past (1972) A Passion Play (1973)

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Living in the Past is a double album quasi-compilation collection by Jethro Tull which contains album tracks, outtakes, the "Life Is a Long Song" EP, and all of their singles non-lp tracks except "Aeroplane", "Sunshine Day", "One for John Gee", "17" and the original United Kingdom version of "Teacher" (the United States single version, included in the US version of Benefit, was included instead). These tracks were all re-released on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull boxed set in 1988, with the exception of "Aeroplane" and the UK version of "Teacher" as bonus tracks. The Benefit remaster CD booklet reports that the version of "Teacher" included is the UK mix, but it's actually the same version appearing on this album; the song "17" was shortened by 3 minutes compared to its original single version, which was eventually released on the 40th Anniversary edition of Stand Up in 2010. Many of the tracks only appeared as British releases before being compiled on Living in the Past for the first time in the American market. The album was named after the single released in May 1969.^[2] The album was released in an elaborate gatefold packaging that contained a large colour photo booklet with over 50 photos of the band - subsequent CD reissues contain only a fraction of these pictures. Two songs, "By Kind Permission Of" and "Dharma for One," were recorded live at Carnegie Hall.

"Love Story", "A Christmas Song", "Living in the Past", "Driving Song", "Sweet Dream" and "Witches' Promises" were originally released as mono singles, and were remixed for inclusion on the album. To date, of these only "Living in the Past" was released on CD on the above mentioned 40th Anniversary edition of Stand Up.

Differences in the song selections between the US and the UK editions of the album resulted in several different tracklistings for newer CD versions. A 1994 CD reissue omits several songs from the original in order to reduce running time to fit the album on one disc ("Bouree" and "Teacher" are not present on either the US or the UK editions). However both countries' versions do include "Inside", which originally was only on the UK vinyl release. The US vinyl version has "Hymn 43" in place of "Locomotive Breath" and omits "Inside" in favour of "Alive and Well and Living In", previously unreleased in the US. On the American Benefit album this track was substituted by a re-recording of "Teacher". A 1997 two-disc Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissue contains every song selected for the compilation.

The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts and went gold not long after its release. The title track from the album became Tull's first top 40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 11, a full three years after it performed well in Britain.

In the United States, Living in the Past was the first Jethro Tull album to appear on the Chrysalis Records label proper; while each of the band's previous albums were marked as "a Chrysalis Production," the albums were released by Warner Bros. Records' Reprise Records subsidiary. Interestingly, early U.S. editions of Living in the Past bore both a Chrysalis catalogue number (2CH 1035) and a Reprise catalogue number (2TS 2106). Warner/Reprise reissued Tull's first five albums on the Chrysalis label (with Chrysalis catalogue numbers) in late 1973, and would continue to distribute Chrysalis product in the U.S. until late 1976.

Since 2001, many of the singles and B-sides appear as bonus tracks on the expanded Jethro Tull CDs. The live versions of "By Kind Permission Of" and "Dharma for One" appear on the 40th Anniversary edition of Stand Up, albeit in longer and slightly remixed versions. The 40th anniversary release of Aqualung contains "Wond'ring Again" (in a restored 7-minute version), as well as the "Life Is a Long Song" EP.

Track listing

All songs by Ian Anderson, except as noted.

UK vinyl

Side one

1. "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)

Side two

1. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
2. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
3. "Teacher" – 4:08
4. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
5. "Inside" - 3:49
6. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Side three: Recorded live at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Phoenix House, 4 November 1970

1. "By Kind Permission Of" (instrumental) – 10:11 (John Evan)
2. "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Anderson/Clive Bunker)

Side four

1. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
2. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:24
3. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
4. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
5. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
6. "For Later" (instrumental) – 2:06
7. "Nursie" – 1:38

US vinyl

Side one

1. "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)

Side two

1. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
2. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
3. "Teacher" – 4:08
4. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
5. "Alive and Well and Living In" - 2:45
6. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Side three: Recorded live at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Phoenix House, 4 November 1970

1. "By Kind Permission Of" (instrumental) – 10:11 (John Evan)
2. "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Anderson/Clive Bunker)

Side four

1. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
2. "Hymn 43" – 3:17
3. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
4. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
5. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
6. "For Later" (instrumental) – 2:06
7. "Nursie" – 1:38

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab edition

Disc one

1. "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)
7. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
8. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
9. "Teacher" – 4:08
10. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
11. "Inside" – 3:49
12. "Alive and Well and Living In" – 2:45
13. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Disc two

1. "By Kind Permission Of" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 10:11 (John Evan)
2. "Dharma for One" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 9:45 (Anderson/Clive Bunker)
3. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
4. "Hymn 43" – 3:17
5. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:24
6. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
7. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
8. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
9. "For Later" – 2:06
10. "Nursie" – 1:38

American single-disc reissue

1. "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
7. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
8. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
9. "Inside" – 3:49
10. "Alive and Well and Living In" – 2:45
11. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36
12. "By Kind Permission Of" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 10:11 (John Evan)
13. "Dharma for One" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 9:45 (Anderson/Clive Bunker)
14. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
15. "Hymn 43" – 3:17
16. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
17. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
18. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
19. "For Later" – 2:06
20. "Nursie" – 1:38

UK single-disc reissue

1. "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
7. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
8. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
9. "Inside" – 3:49
10. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36
11. "By Kind Permission Of" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 10:11 (John Evan)
12. "Dharma for One" (Live at Carnegie Hall) – 9:45 (Anderson/Clive Bunker)
13. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
14. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:20
15. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
16. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
17. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
18. "For Later" – 2:06
19. "Nursie" – 1:38

Personnel

• Ian Anderson - Flute, voice, mandolin, tin whistle, guitar (12 string on "Sweet Dream" and acoustic on "Just Trying to Be," "Wond'ring Again," "Life Is a Long Song," "Up the 'Pool" and "Dr. Bogenbroom"), balalaika, Hammond organ on "Singing All Day", and violin.
• Clive Bunker - Drums, percussion and backing vocals on "Dharma for One."
• Glenn Cornick - Bass guitar and Hammond organ on "Singing All Day."
• Mick Abrahams - Electric guitar on "A Song for Jeffrey," and "Love Story."
• Martin Barre - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar on "Witch's Promise" and "Life Is a Long Song", percussion on "Dharma for One" and backing vocals on "Dharma for One."
• Jeffrey Hammond - (As Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond): Bass guitar on "Hymn 43," "Life Is a Long Song," "Up the 'Pool," "Dr. Bogenbroom" and "For Later."
• Barriemore Barlow - Drums on "Life Is a Long Song," "Up the 'Pool," "Dr. Bogenbroom" and "For Later."
• John Evan - Piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, harpsichord, celeste, percussion on "Dharma for One", backing vocals on "Dharma for One."
• David Palmer - String and orchestra conductor arrangement and conductor on "Christmas Song" and "Sweet Dream."
• Lou Toby - String arrangement and conductor on "Living in the Past."

See also

• List of works in irregular time signatures
• Living with the Past

References

External links

• Living in the Past (1972) at Allmusic (main)
• Living in the Past (1972) at Allmusic (uk)
• Living in the Past (1972) at Allmusic (truncated)
• Living in the Past (1990) at Allmusic (rush)
• Living in the Past (Japan Mini LP CD reissue) - contains original vinyl tracklisting in miniaturised original album packaging