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Minstrel in the Gallery 
Studio album by Jethro Tull Released 5 September 1975 (UK)
8 September 1975 (US)Recorded April 1975 in the Masion Rouge Mobile (Europe) Genre Progressive rock, hard rock, folk rock Length 44:50 Label Island (UK)
Chrysalis/Capitol (US)Producer Ian Anderson Jethro Tull chronology War Child
(1974)Minstrel in the Gallery
(1975)M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull
(1976)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Rolling Stone 
[2]Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) is the eighth studio album by British band Jethro Tull, released in September 1975.
Ian Anderson's lyrics and subject matter show an introspective and cynical air, possibly the byproduct of Anderson's recent divorce from first wife Jennie Franks and the pressures of touring, coupled with the frustrations of writing for and recording the album in Monte Carlo. The title refers to the use of a minstrel's gallery in the great hall of castles or manor houses. Stylistically the album is varied. The songs "Minstrel In The Gallery", "Black Satin Dancer" are hard-rock, although "Minstrel", like another track, "Cold Wind to Valhalla", starts with several acoustic verses that are basically identical in structure to the main, hard rock section of the song, then break into the heavier version after an instrumental break.
Five of the seven songs on the album feature intros, consisting of either speech or count-offs (the exceptions being "Black Satin Dancer" and "Grace").
This album was remastered with five additional bonus tracks in November 2002, including incomplete live-in-the-studio renditions of "Minstrel in the Gallery" and "Cold Wind to Valhalla", some tracks that appeared only on maxi-singles ("Pan Dance", "March The Mad Scientist") and "Summerday Sands" which was the B-side of the "Minstrel In The Gallery" single.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Ian Anderson, except "Minstrel in the Gallery" by Ian Anderson and Martin Barre.
Side one
- "Minstrel in the Gallery" – 8:13
- "Cold Wind to Valhalla" – 4:19
- "Black Satin Dancer" – 6:52
- "Requiem" – 3:45
Side two
- "One White Duck / 010 = Nothing At All" – 4:37
- "Baker St. Muse" – 16:39
- "Baker Street Muse"
- "Pig Me and the Whore"
- "Nice Little Tune"
- "Crash Barrier Waltzer"
- "Mother England Reverie"
- "Grace" – 0:37
Bonus tracks
The remastered CD added bonus tracks (which had been on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull box-set) and extensive liner notes:
- "Summerday Sands" – 3:44
- "March the Mad Scientist" – 1:48
- "Pan Dance" – 3:25
- "Minstrel in the Gallery — Live" – 2:11
- "Cold Wind to Valhalla — Live" – 1:32
Personnel
- Ian Anderson - flute, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Barriemore Barlow - drums, percussion
- Martin Barre - electric guitars
- John Evan - keyboards
- Jeffrey Hammond - bass guitar
- David Palmer - orchestral arrangements
Charts
- Peaked at #7 on the Billboard album chart
Notes
External links
- Minstrel In The Gallery (1975) at Allmusic
- Minstrel In The Gallery (2002) at Allmusic (bonus tracks)
- Minstrel In The Gallery at Progressive World
Jethro Tull Ian Anderson · Martin Barre · David Goodier · John O'Hara · Doane Perry
Mick Abrahams · Clive Bunker · Glenn Cornick · Barriemore Barlow · Jeffrey Hammond-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 IommiStudio albums 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 · The Broadsword and the Beast · Under Wraps · Crest of a Knave · Rock Island · Catfish Rising · Roots to Branches · J-Tull Dot Com · The Jethro Tull Christmas AlbumLive albums Bursting Out · Live at Hammersmith '84 · Jethro Tull In Concert · A Little Light Music · Living with the Past · Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 · Aqualung Live · Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull · Live at Madison Square Garden 1978Compilations Living in the Past · M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull · Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II · Original Masters · 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights · The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection · Nightcap · Through the Years · The Very Best of Jethro Tull · Essential · The Best of Acoustic Jethro TullBoxed sets Videos 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 · Jack in the Green · Classic Artists: Jethro Tull · Live at Madison Square Garden 1978Singles "Sunshine Day" / "Aeroplane" (as "Jethro Toe") · "A Song for Jeffrey" / "One for John Gee" · "Love Story" / "A Christmas Song" · "Living in the Past" / "Driving Song" · "Sweet Dream" / "17" · "Bouree" · "Witch's Promise" / "Teacher" · "Inside" / "Alive and Well and Living In" · "Life Is A Long Song" · "Hymn 43" · "Living in the Past" · "A Passion Play" · "Bungle in the Jungle" / "Back-Door Angel" · "Minstrel in the Gallery" / "Summerday Sands" · "Living in the Past" / "Requiem" · "Too Old to Rock And Roll, Too Young to Die" / "Rainbow Blues" · "Locomotive Breath" · "The Whistler" · "A Stitch in Time" / "Sweet Dream" · "Beastie" · "Fallen On Hard Times" · "Lap of Luxury" · "Farm on the Freeway" · "Jump Start" · "Steel Monkey" · "Said She Was a Dancer" · "Part of the Machine" · "Kissing Willie" · "Another Christmas Song" · "Rocks on the Road" · "Living in the (Slightly More Recent) Past" · "Bends Like a Willow"Tours Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll Tour · Heavy Horses Tour · Stormwatch TourRelated articles Discography · A Billion Hands Concert · The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus · Ian Anderson solo discographyCategories:- Jethro Tull albums
- 1975 albums
- Chrysalis Records albums
- Island Records albums
- Capitol Records albums
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