℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
| Released | June 30, 2015 |
| Duration | 45m 30s |
| Record Label | Parlophone UK |
| Genre | Pop |
A Passion Play (Steven Wilson Mix)
Jethro Tull
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Lifebeats / Prelude (Stereo Mix)
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3:24 | |||
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1.2
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The Silver Cord (Stereo Mix)
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4:28 | |||
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1.3
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Re-Assuring Tune (Stereo Mix)
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1:11 | |||
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1.4
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Memory Bank (Stereo Mix)
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4:20 | |||
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1.5
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Best Friends (Stereo Mix)
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1:56 | |||
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1.6
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Critique Oblique (Stereo Mix)
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4:35 | |||
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1.7
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Forest Dance #1 (Stereo Mix)
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1:34 | |||
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1.8
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The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (Stereo Mix)
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4:09 | |||
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1.9
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Forest Dance #2 (Stereo Mix)
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1:12 | |||
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1.10
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The Foot of Our Stairs (Stereo Mix)
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5:08 | |||
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1.11
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Overseer Overture (Stereo Mix)
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3:58 | |||
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1.12
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Flight from Lucifer (Stereo Mix)
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3:56 | |||
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1.13
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10.08 to Paddington (Stereo Mix)
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1:04 | |||
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1.14
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Magus Perde (Stereo Mix)
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3:53 | |||
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1.15
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Epilogue (Stereo Mix)
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0:42 |
A Passion Play is a concept album with a single song (which was split into two parts on the original vinyl LP release). The theme of the concept is the spiritual journey of one man in the afterlife. Tull fans are a rather cordial group but breech the topic of A Passion Play at your own peril. Many vehemently defend it as Tull’s finest work — others downright loath it. Tull fans are not the only confused lot. While many critics did (and still do) pan the album, it is not too difficult to find reputable, glowing evaluations. The album even hit #1 in the U.S. charts, Tull’s last top runger in the standard rock/pop listings.
Alongside Thick As A Brick, 1973’s A Passion Play is Jethro Tull’s most overtly Progressive and conceptual release, featuring a complex poetic narrative framed by the most adventurous music of the band’s career. The album offers dazzling virtuoso instrumental passages, evocative synthesiser sequences, and fuses Folk, Jazz and Rock influences in a strikingly unique, wholly Jethro Tull way.
This release features the 40th anniversary remix from Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Parlophone UK Studio Masters
Tracks 1-15 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-15 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.77 -6.79 to -0.10 | -20.42 -25.58 to -16.46 | -17.53 -22.20 to -13.40 | 13 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | Lifebeats / Prelude (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -19.42 | -15.4 | 13 |
| 2 | The Silver Cord (Stereo Mix) | -1.38 | -21.99 | -19.1 | 13 |
| 3 | Re-Assuring Tune (Stereo Mix) | -0.73 | -22.43 | -19.4 | 11 |
| 4 | Memory Bank (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -17.86 | -15.4 | 13 |
| 5 | Best Friends (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -16.62 | -14.1 | 12 |
| 6 | Critique Oblique (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -16.98 | -14.7 | 13 |
| 7 | Forest Dance #1 (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -24.58 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 8 | The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -23.65 | -20.1 | 16 |
| 9 | Forest Dance #2 (Stereo Mix) | -0.72 | -21.79 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 10 | The Foot of Our Stairs (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -19.01 | -16.3 | 13 |
| 11 | Overseer Overture (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -17.05 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 12 | Flight from Lucifer (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -18.53 | -16.0 | 13 |
| 13 | 10.08 to Paddington (Stereo Mix) | -6.79 | -24.38 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 14 | Magus Perde (Stereo Mix) | -0.10 | -16.46 | -13.4 | 12 |
| 15 | Epilogue (Stereo Mix) | -0.92 | -25.58 | -21.3 | 15 |