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**Vinyl is the 2011 Steven Wilson stereo remix**
Aqualung is the fourth studio album by the rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1971. It is regarded, despite the band's disagreement, as a concept album featuring a central theme of "the distinction between religion and God". The album's "dour musings on faith and religion" have marked it as "one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listeners". Aqualung's success signalled a turning point in the career of the band, which went on to become a major radio and touring act.
Recorded at Island Records' studio in London, it was their first album with John Evan as a full-time member, their first with new bassist Jeffrey Hammond, and last album featuring Clive Bunker on drums. Something of a departure from the band's previous work, the album features more acoustic material than previous releases; and—inspired by photographs of homeless people on the Thames Embankment taken by singer Ian Anderson's wife Jennie—contains a number of recurring themes, addressing religion along with Anderson's own personal experiences.
Tracklist
A1 Aqualung
A2 Cross-Eyed Mary
A3 Cheap Day Return
A4 Mother Goose
A5 Wond'ring Aloud
A6 Up To Me
My God
B1 My God
B2 Hymn 43
B3 Slipstream
B4 Locomotive Breath
B5 Wind-Up
Soundwave