Awesome Alan, I've a read a number of those as well.

What a nice treat just before my bedtime.

Nice review Alan.Some great books.I don't have any of these

Great stuff, Minstrels in the Gallery by David Reese is probably the best I've read, although it doesn't have all the pics as some of the others. Chronicles 67-79 looks awesome!

Interesting as always. I have been a Tull fan a long long time - Benefit was the first album I got but probably a couple of years after release - yet I never saw them live until April 1980, strangely. Greg Russo twice very kindly sent me gratis copies of his Zappa Cosmik Debris book. Recommended. Oh, and Rock 'n' Roll being the tangled web we love so much (and I hope you don't mind me doing this) the person who ushered me through the wrong door to be confronted by a naked Richard Thompson was a lady called Vikki Clayton, and the drummer in her band was a certain Mr. Clive Bunker..........

Nice video. Now, in those great reissue book/cd sets, aren’t the personnel changes addressed? I’m going by memory.

Went to a record store that opened nearby recently. My daughter has started collecting vinyl and I wanted to see if I could find her some Kinks. In any event--is it just me, or is it a little odd that someone who cares enough about music to open a record store would file Jethro Tull albums under T? I just found it odd. It's like filing Pink Floyd under F or Lynyrd Skynyrd under S.

Once you have got past the hits and misses of a band, you soon want to understand the band's dynamics. A member of the band walks in with their song - what happens? What are the politics? When you have someone as forceful as Ian Anderson, you probably have to recognize the dynamics he is driving. And I like that, because I like singer-songwriters. In many a band, a single voice emerges and everyone else disappears into the background. And then everyone else probably becomes frustrated. They thought they were equal members of the band, and now they are support instrumentalists. Even The Beatles suffered from this. What if another member of the band had become dominant? There you have to dive into a few bands where this happened - Mick Jagger solo albums; Keith Richard solo albums; Don Henley solo albums; The Beatles solo albums etc. That's where the constituent parts become clear, and that, for me, is where things becoming really fascinating. John Lennon vs. Paul McCartney; Don Henley vs. Glen Frey; Keith Richards vs. Mick Jagger; and Robert Plant vs. Jimmy Page. As far as Tull is concerned, it seems pretty clear: Ian Anderson was the creative genius of everything. Martin Barre undoubtedly added hugely to the Tull sound, but he is offering nothing of his own. His contribution should not be dismissed by any means - there would be no Tull sound without Martin Barre, but there is no separate Martin Barre sound. He contributed greatly; he should probably have had more co-writing credits; but what he was doing was enhancing Ian Anderson's music. It wasn't a case of Ian Anderson had his music and Martin Barre had his own music - let's fight it out. It was a case of Ian Anderson's music being massively improved by Martin Barre's contributions. And I think it is wonderful that, after the split, Martin Barre is allowed to play any Tull song he wants. In the vitriolic warfare of Intellectual Property, it is great that decency prevails.

Hi Alan, OK - now you're talkin !! Jethro Tull one of my favourite bands. Great set of books there. I have a great rock music book library myself, always picking up biographies, magazines etc etc. Mojo is another great magazine. The one really sad, disappointing split in Jethro was the loss of Martin Barre - like you, I would like to know just what went on there. I just dont think they are the same without Martin, he was so much an integral part of their sound. I must say I dont collect much of Tull anymore, although I am collecting the reissue box sets, they are amazing. Just got Bursting Out The Inflated Edition - probably going to stop on Jethro there. Cya Cheers Doug On a totally different subject - have you heard Psycho Street by Richard Thompson absolutely hilarious. Fairports another all time favourite band, and Richard an amazing guitarist songwriter. Cya

Good lord...I didn't even know there WERE 9 books about Tull! Which one should I track down first? Love Tull!🤘😎🤘

Sadly, public libraries in my area don't have much in the line of music and movies books, the kind I like anyway.

One of the best rock aurobios is from john kay of steppenwolf . Just ust picked up john martyns grac e and danger from 1980 with collins on backing vocalsnand drums. What would you charge me for Creem and circus burned to dvdr or usb?

RIP both Brian Rabey and Scott Allen Nollen

It's hotter than hell in New Orleans today. Excessive heat advisory. I must be thick as a brick because I have never read a book about Jethro Tull. Alan, do you read while on the toilet or as some call it, the royal throne?? I have an inquiring mind😂. I quess you saw about the new Ian Anderson box set on Madfish. Looks like lo only. It doesn't appear to be autographed either. Pretty expensive. Any thoughts on this?? Happy Fourth Of July!!!

You have a very impressive collection of Jethro Tull books. Instead of waiting to find the definitive book on Tull, why not write it yourself (when you retire and thus have all the time needed to take on such a massive challenge)? I doubt there are more than a few Tull fans who are as knowledgeable about the band as you are. If you do a book signing, I’ll be the first on line.