Living in the Past

Living in the Past
Compilation album by Jethro Tull
Released	June 231972 (UK) October 31 1972 (US)
Recorded	Feb 1969-May 1971
Genre	Rock
Length	1:27:28 (original)/1:14:28 (reissue)
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Ian Anderson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link George Starostin (overall rating: 12/15) link
Jethro Tull chronology
Thick as a Brick (1972) Living in the Past (1972) A Passion Play (1973)

Living in the Past is a double album quasi-greatest-hits collection by Jethro Tull which contains album tracks, unreleased songs, and a number of singles and b-sides that had initially only appeared as British releases before being compiled on Living in the Past for the first time in the American market. The album was named after the single (released in May 1969).^[1] The album was released in an elaborate gatefold packaging that contained a large colour photo booklet with over 50 photos of the band - subsequent CD reissues contain only a fraction of these pictures. Two songs, "By Kind Permission Of" and "Dharma for One," were recorded live at Carnegie Hall. Differences in the song selections between the US and the UK editions of the album resulted in several different tracklistings for newer CD versions, depending on the region they come from. A 1994 CD reissue omits several songs from the original in order to reduce running time to fit the album on one disc ("Bouree" and "Teacher" are not present on either the US or the UK editions), and, depending on the area, has tracks that are available in one country but not the other: "Alive and Well and Living In" is omitted from British versions; "Locomotive Breath" is not on American editions, and "Hymn 43" (which was not on the original vinyl release) is on American discs but not on British ones. However, a two-disc Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissue contains every song selected for the compilation, including the ones that were added later and the ones that are region-specific. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 charts and went gold not long after its release. The title track from the album became Tull's first top 40 hit in the United States, reaching #11, a full three years after it performed well in Britain.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original Vinyl edition: 1.1.1 Side one 1.1.2 Side two 1.1.3 Side three 1.1.4 Side four 1.2 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab edition: 1.2.1 Disc one 1.2.2 Disc two 1.3 American single-disc reissue: 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

Track listing

All songs by Ian Anderson unless otherwise indicated

Original Vinyl edition:

Side one

1. "Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20 (Anderson/Ellis)
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)

Side two

1. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
2. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
3. "Teacher" – 4:08
4. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
5. "Inside" – 3:49
6. "Alive and well and living in" - 2:45
7. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Side three

1. "By Kind Permission Of" – 10:11 (Live track) (Evan)
2. "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Live track) (Anderson/Bunker)

Side four

1. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
2. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:24
3. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
4. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
5. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
6. "For Later" – 2:06
7. "Nursie" – 1:38

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab edition:

Disc one

1. "Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20 (Anderson/Ellis)
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull)
7. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
8. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
9. "Teacher" – 4:08
10. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
11. "Inside" – 3:49
12. "Alive and Well and Living In" – 2:45
13. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36

Disc two

1. "By Kind Permission Of" – 10:11 (Live track) (Evan)
2. "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Live track) (Anderson/Bunker)
3. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
4. "Hymn 43" – 3:17
5. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:24
6. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
7. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
8. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
9. "For Later" – 2:06
10. "Nursie" – 1:38

American single-disc reissue:

1. "Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20
2. "Love Story" – 3:02
3. "Christmas Song" – 3:05
4. "Living in the Past" – 3:20 (Anderson/Ellis)
5. "Driving Song" – 2:39
6. "Sweet Dream" – 4:02
7. "Singing All Day" – 3:03
8. "Witch's Promise" – 3:49
9. "Inside" – 3:49
10. "Alive and Well and Living In" – 2:45
11. "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36
12. "By Kind Permission Of" – 10:11 (Live track) (Evan)
13. "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Live track) (Anderson/Bunker)
14. "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12
15. "Hymn 43" (not included in the UK edition of the album) – 3:17
16. "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18
17. "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10
18. "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59
19. "For Later" – 2:06
20. "Nursie" – 1:38

References

See also

• List of works in irregular time signatures
• Time signature
• Living with the Past

External links

• Living in the Past (1972) at All Music Guide (main)
• Living in the Past (1972) at All Music Guide (uk)
• Living in the Past (1972) at All Music Guide (truncated)
• Living in the Past (1990) at All Music Guide (rush)
• Living in the Past (Japan Mini LP CD reissue) - contains original vinyl tracklisting in miniaturised original album packaging

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Ian Anderson | Martin Barre | Doane Perry | David Goodier | James Duncan | John O'Hara
Mick Abrahams | Clive Bunker | Glenn Cornick | Barriemore Barlow | Jeffrey Hammond | John Evan | David Palmer | John Glascock | Mark Craney | Peter-John Vettese | Eddie Jobson | Dave Pegg | Gerry Conway | Maartin Allcock | Dave Mattacks | Jonathan Noyce | Andrew Giddings | Tony Iommi
Discography (Categories: albums and songs)
Studio: This Was | Stand Up | Benefit | Aqualung | Thick as a Brick | A Passion Play | War Child |Minstrel in the Gallery | Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! | Songs From The Wood | Heavy Horses | Stormwatch | A | Broadsword and the Beast | Under Wraps | A Classic Case | Crest of a Knave | Rock Island | Catfish Rising | Roots to Branches | J-Tull Dot Com | The Jethro Tull Christmas Album Live: Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 | Bursting Out | Live at Hammersmith '84 | Jethro Tull In Concert | A Little Light Music | Living with the Past | Aqualung Live Compilation: M.U. - The Best Of Jethro Tull - Vol I | Repeat - The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II | Original Masters | 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights | The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection | Through the Years | The Very Best of Jethro Tull | Essential | The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull Compilation containing previously-unreleased material: Living in the Past | Nightcap Box set: 20 Years of Jethro Tull | 25th Anniversary Box Set Video: Slipstream | 20 Years of Jethro Tull | 25th Anniversary Video | Living with the Past | A New Day Yesterday | Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 | Live At Montreux 2003