JETHRO TULL's Ian Anderson Discusses 40th Anniversary Of Aqualung On In The Studio
May 9, 2011, 13 years ago
JETHRO TULL frontman/leader Ian Anderson is guest on In The Studio this week as he discusses the 40th anniversary of the band's legendary Aqualung album with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard. To listen to the episode visit Inthestudio.net.
Aqualung is Jethro Tull's fourth studio album which was released in 1971, selling over 7 million units worldwide.
According to Wikipedia, Aqualung was one of the first to be recorded at the newly opened studios of Island Records in Basing Street, London. Led Zeppelin were mixing their untitled fourth album at the same time. In an interview on the 25th anniversary edition of the album, Tull's bandleader Ian Anderson said that trying to record in their studio was very difficult, due to its "horrible, cold, echoey" feel. There were two recording studios at the location; Led Zeppelin worked in the smaller studio while Tull got the larger, which was the main body of a converted church.
The album's original cover art by Burton Silverman features a watercolour portrait of the title character, Aqualung. Ian Anderson recalls posing for a photograph for the painting, though Silverman claims it was a self-portrait.
