20 Years of Jethro Tull

• (UK) 27 June 1988
• (US) 21 June 1988

The track numbers shown below are for the three-CD Definitive Collection.

All songs written by Ian Anderson unless noted.

Radio Archives and Rare Tracks

{{Track listing

| title1 = A Song for Jeffrey

| note1 = live at the BBC, 22 September 1968

| length1 = 2:51

| title2 = Love Story

| note2 = live at the BBC, 5 November 1968

| length2 = 2:49

| title3 = Fat Man

| note3 = live at the BBC, 22 June 1969

| length3 = 2:58

| title4 = Bourée

| note4 = Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Ian Anderson) (live at the BBC, 22 June 1969

| length4 = 4:04

| title5 = Stormy Monday Blues

| note5 = T-Bone Walker) (live at the BBC, 5 November 1968

| length5 = 4:07

| title6 = A New Day Yesterday

| note6 = live at the BBC, 22 June 1969

| length6 = 4:19

| title7 = Cold Wind to Valhalla

| note7 = live at the BBC, April 1975

| length7 = 1:31

| title8 = Minstrel in the Gallery

| note8 = live at the BBC, April 1975

| length8 = 2:11

| title9 = Velvet Green

| note9 = live, 10 February 1977; later released as bonus track on 2003 remaster ed. of Songs from the Wood

| length9 = 5:54

| title10 = Grace

| note10 = recorded by the Maison Rouge Mobile at Radio Monte Carlo for BBC Radio, April 1975

| length10 = 0:42

| title11 = Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow

| note11 = from Jethro Tull and David Palmer, Coronach (1986)

| length11 = 3:21

| title12 = I'm Your Gun

| note12 = from "Steel Monkey" limited-ed. cassette-single (1987)

| length12 = 3:18

| title13 = Down at the End of Your Road

| note13 = from "Steel Monkey" limited-ed. cassette-single (1987)

| length13 = 3:32

| title14 = Coronach

| note14 = David Palmer; from Jethro Tull and David Palmer, Coronach (1986)

| length14 = 3:51

| title15 = Summerday Sands

| note15 = B-side to "Minstrel in the Gallery" single (1975)

| length15 = 3:44

| title16 = Too Many Too

| note16 = from "Steel Monkey" limited-ed. cassette-single (1987)

| length16 = 3:27

| title17 = March the Mad Scientist

| note17 = from Ring Out, Solstice Bells [EP] (1976)

| length17 = 1:48

| title18 = Pan Dance

| note18 = from Ring Out, Solstice Bells [EP] (1976)

| length18 = 3:26

| title19 = Strip Cartoon

| note19 = B-side to "The Whistler" single (1977)

| length19 = 3:17

| title20 = King Henry's Madrigal

| note20 = Traditional, arranged by David Palmer; from Home [EP] (1979)

| length20 = 3:00

| title21 = A Stitch in Time

| note21 = single (1978), with "Sweet Dream" [Live] as B-side

| length21 = 3:38

| title22 = 17

| note22 = B-side to "Sweet Dream" single (1969)

| length22 = 3:07

| title23 = One for John Gee

| note23 = Michael Abrahams; B-side to the "A Song for Jeffrey" single (September 1968)

| length23 = 2:05

| title24 = Aeroplane

| note24 = Ian Anderson/Glenn Barnard Cornick; single, B-side to "Sunshine Day" single (February 1968)

| length24 = 2:17

| title25 = Sunshine Day

| note25 = Michael Abrahams; single (February 1968)

| length25 = 2:25

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Flawed Gems and Other Sides of Tull

{{Track listing

| title1 = Lick Your Fingers Clean

| note1 = recorded at Island Studios, London, in 1970, during Aqualung sessions; later released as bonus track on 1996 remaster ed. of Aqualung

| length1 = 2:46

| title2 = The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes: Scenario/Audition/No Rehearsal

| note2 = previously unreleased (1988)

| length2 = 11:12

| title3 = Beltane

| note3 = recorded during Songs from the Wood sessions, 1977; later released as bonus track on 2003 remaster ed. of Songs from the Wood

| length3 = 5:20

| title4 = Crossword

| note4 = recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1979

| length4 = 3:36

| title5 = Saturation

| note5 = recorded during War Child sessions, 1974; later released as bonus track on 2002 remaster ed. of War Child

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = Jack-A-Lynn

| note6 = recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981

| length6 = 4:40

| title7 = Motoreyes

| note7 = previously unreleased (1988)

| length7 = 3:38

| title8 = Blues Instrumental (Untitled)

| note8 = previously unreleased (1988)

| length8 = 5:17

| title9 = Rhythm in Gold

| note9 = recorded during The Broadsword and the Beast sessions, 1982; later released as bonus track on 2005 remaster ed. of The Broadsword and the Beast

| length9 = 3:07

| title10 = Part of the Machine

| note10 = recorded by Ian Anderson at home, March 1988

| length10 = 6:55

| title11 = Mayhem, Maybe

| length11 = 3:05

| note11 = recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981; vocals, flute, and whistles by Ian Anderson added at home, April 1988

| title12 = Overhang

| note12 = recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1981

| length12 = 4:27

| title13 = Kelpie

| note13 = recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, in 1979

| length13 = 3:31

| title14 = Living in These Hard Times

| note14 = recorded during Heavy Horses sessions, 1978; later released as bonus track on 2003 remaster ed. of Heavy Horses

| length14 = 3:10

| title15 = Under Wraps 2

| note15 = from Under Wraps (1984)

| length15 = 2:15

| title16 = Only Solitaire

| note16 = from War Child (1974)

| length16 = 1:30

| title17 = Salamander

| note17 = from Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die (1976)

| length17 = 2:51

| title18 = Moths

| note18 = from Heavy Horses (1978)

| length18 = 3:26

| title19 = Nursie

| note19 = from Living in the Past [comp.] (1972)

| length19 = 1:34

}}

The Essential Tull

{{Track listing

| title1 = The Witch's Promise

| note1 = single (1970); later included on Living in the Past [comp.] (1972)

| length1 = 3:49

| title2 = Bungle in the Jungle

| note2 = from War Child (1974)

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Farm on the Freeway

| note3 = recorded live at The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 25 November 1987

| length3 = 6:48

| title4 = Thick as a Brick

| note4 = recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987

| length4 = 6:39

| title5 = Sweet Dream

| note5 = recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = The Clasp

| note6 = recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length6 = 3:31

| title7 = Pibroch (Pee Break)/Black Satin Dancer

| note7 = recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length7 = 4:02

| title8 = Fallen on Hard Times

| note8 = recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length8 = 4:00

| title9 = Cheap Day Return

| note9 = from Aqualung (1971)

| length9 = 1:22

| title10 = Wond'ring Aloud

| note10 = recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987

| length10 = 1:54

| title11 = Dun Ringill

| note11 = recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987

| length11 = 3:05

| title12 = Life's a Long Song

| note12 = from Life Is a Long Song [EP] (1971), which was later released on Living in the Past [comp.] (1972)

| length12 = 3:18

| title13 = One White Duck / 0¹⁰ = Nothing at All

| note13 = from Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)

| length13 = 4:36

| title14 = Songs from the Wood

| note14 = recorded live for Capitol Radio London at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29 October 1987

| length14 = 4:30

| title15 = Living in the Past

| note15 = recorded live at The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 25 November 1987

| length15 = 4:07

| title16 = Teacher

| note16 = original single mix; from Benefit (1970)

| length16 = 4:48

| title17 = Aqualung

| note17 = Ian Anderson, Jennie Anderson) (recorded live at Congress Centrum, Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length17 = 7:44

| title18 = Locomotive Breath

| note18 = recorded live at Congress Centrum Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 8 April 1982

| length18 = 6:00

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The track numbers shown below are for the five LP set, with each LP having sides A and B.

The Radio Archives

• A
• # "Song for Jeffrey"
• # "Love Story"
• # "Fat Man"
• # "Bourée" (Instrumental)
• # "Stormy Monday Blues"
• # "A New Day Yesterday"
• B
• # "Cold Wind to Valhalla"
• # "Minstrel in the Gallery"
• # "Velvet Green"
• # "Grace"
• # "The Clasp"
• # "Pibroch (Pee Break) / Black Satin Dancer (Instrumental)"
• # "Fallen on Hard Times"

The Rare Tracks (Released But Only Just)

• A
• # "Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow"
• # "I'm Your Gun"
• # "Down at the End of Your Road"
• # "Coronach"
• # "Summerday Sands"
• # "Too Many Too"
• # "March the Mad Scientist
• B
• # "Pan Dance"
• # "Strip Cartoon"
• # "King Henry's Madrigal"
• # "A Stitch in Time"
• # "17"
• # "One for John Gee"
• # "Aeroplane"
• # "Sunshine Day"

Flawed Gems (Dusted Down)

• A
• # "Lick Your Fingers Clean"
• # "The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes"
• #* a) "Scenario"
• #* b) "Audition"
• #* c) "No Rehearsal"
• # "Beltane"
• # "Crossword"
• B
• # "Saturation"
• # "Jack-A-Lynn"
• # "Motoreyes"
• # "Blues Instrumental (Untitled)"
• # "Rhythm in Gold"

The Other Sides of Tull

• A
• # "Part of the Machine"
• # "Mayhem, Maybe"
• # "Overhang"
• # "Kelpie"
• # "Living in These Hard Times"
• # "Under Wraps 2"
• B
• # "Only Solitaire"
• # "Cheap Day Return"
• # "Wond'ring Aloud"
• # "Dun Ringill"
• # "Salamander"
• # "Moths"
• # "Nursie"
• # "Life's a Long Song"
• # "One White Duck / 0¹⁰ = Nothing at All"

The Essential Tull

• A
• # "Songs from the Wood"
• # "Living in the Past"
• # "Teacher"
• # "Aqualung"
• # "Locomotive Breath"
• B
• # "Witch's Promise"
• # "Bungle in the Jungle"
• # "Farm on the Freeway"
• # "Thick as a Brick"
• # "Sweet Dream"

• 20 Years of Jethro Tull (1988) (video)
• 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights (1988)

• "Sunshine Day" was the first single released by Tull, on 16 February 1968.
• "The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes" comprises three sections: "Scenario", "Audition" and "No Rehearsal". These later appeared as separate tracks on Nightcap.
• Many of these tracks are currently available on the remastered editions of Jethro Tull's studio albums.
• "17" and "A Stitch in Time" are shortened compared to the original 7" version (6:07 and 4:20 respectively). The original version of "17" was released on the Collector's Edition of Stand Up, released October 2010. The full-length version of "A Stitch in Time" was released on the 2019 collector's edition of Stormwatch.

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