{"product_id":"jethro-tull-minstrel-in-the-gallery-50th-anniversary","title":"Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery (50th Anniversary) [Grey Marble]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking half a century since its release, this 50th anniversary edition of Minstrel in the Gallery revisits Jethro Tull at their most intimate and ornate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded in 1975 while the band were living in tax exile in Monte Carlo, it was the first Tull album made outside Britain, cut with their own mobile studio at a hotel whose balcony inspired the title. Ian Anderson produced, with Martin Barre, John Evan, Jeffrey Hammond and Barriemore Barlow in the lineup, and Dee Palmer arranged and conducted a small string ensemble that threads through the record. It was Hammond's final album with the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track opens with a gentle acoustic preamble before Barre's electric guitar bursts in, a neat summary of the album's push and pull between folk delicacy and hard rock muscle. \"Cold Wind to Valhalla\" borrows from Norse myth, \"Requiem\" is a hushed, string-laced ballad, and the sprawling \"Baker St. Muse\" suite wanders London's streets with wry, introspective lyrics and constantly shifting moods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson's flute and acoustic guitar sit at the heart of it all, and the writing ranks among the most introspective of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrapped in its rowdy great-hall revels, it is a rewarding listen for prog fans and folk rock devotees alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57351062716721,"sku":"5021732856098","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_1df07722-a78c-476b-a559-c72ca6d84670.jpg?v=1793976128","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/jethro-tull-minstrel-in-the-gallery-50th-anniversary","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}