The first two releases in a brand new Blu-Ray Audio album series
'Aqualung’ & 'War Child'
Containing new Steven Wilson mixes in Atmos/5.1/Stereo/Instrumentals/1974 Quadraphonic
To be released 11 September 2026
Pre-order ‘War Child’ Blu-Ray here
Pre-order ‘Aqualung’ Blu-Ray here
Jethro Tull’s 'Aqualung’ and 'War Child' are to be the first two releases from a brand new Blu-Ray Audio album series from the band. Each release contains brand new remixes by Stephen Wilson in Atmos, 5.1, Stereo, instrumentals and the original 1974 quadrephonic mixes.
Both are released on 11 September and are available for pre-order. Pre-order ‘Aqualung’ from here and ‘War Child’ here.
Originally released in 1971, ‘Aqualung’ is the the band’s celebrated fourth studio album and a vitally important album in the pantheon on Progressive rock. Upon release the album was seen as an expansion of the traditional Jethro Tull sound blending heavier rock with gentler acoustic moments. It was met with critical and commercial acclaim, elevating the band globally with a greater presence on radio that would lead to them playing larger arenas. Over the 55 years since its original release, the importance of the album has become ever more apparent and continues to be a regular fixture in Greatest Albums Of All Time lists from the likes of Rolling Stone, Q, Classic Rock, Prog and more.
‘War Child’, the band's seventh album was seen as a successful pivot back to concise, radio-friendly tracks following the band's sprawling 1973 album ‘A Passion Play’. Released in 1974 it was met with mixed reviews but peaked at number two in the US Billboard 200 and broke into top 10s globally. On reassessment of the album, it is widely regarded as a vital moment in the band and Ian Anderson’s songwriting. Whilst still stretching to boundaries of perceived traditional structures, it saw the band coming back closer to their more traditional roots and is seen as a key moment in the bands catalogue.
TRACKLISTS:
AGUALUNG
2026 STEVEN WILSON REMIXES
ATMOS / 5.1 / STEREO / INSTRUMENTALS
1. Aqualung
2. Cross-Eyed Mary
3. Cheap Day Return
4. Mother Goose
5. Wond’ring Aloud
6. Up To Me
My God
7. My God
8. Hymn 43
9. Slipstream
10. Locomotive Breath
11. Wind-Up
1974 QUADRAPHONIC MIX
MIXED AT ADVISION STUDIO BY ROBIN BLACK APRIL 1974
PRODUCED BY IAN ANDERSON
1. Aqualung
2. Cross-Eyed Mary
3. Cheap Day Return
4. Mother Goose
5. Wond’ring Aloud
6. Up To Me
My God
7. My God
8. Hymn 43
9. Slipstream
10. Locomotive Breath
11. Wind-Up
BONUS TRACKS
ATMOS / 5.1 / STEREO
1. Wond’ring Aloud Again
2. Lick Your Fingers Clean (2023 Remix)
5.1 / STEREO
1. My God (Early Version)
2. Just Trying to Be
3. Wond’ring Aloud (13 Dec 1970)
4. Up The Pool
5. Wind-Up (Early Version)
6. Lick Your Fingers Clean (2011 Remix)
7. Slipstream (Take 2)
STEREO
1. Pancake Doomsday
2. Aqualung (Early Take)
3. Locomotive Breath (Early Take)
WAR CHILD
2026 STEVEN WILSON REMIXES
ATMOS / 5.1 / STEREO / INSTRUMENTALS
1. WarChild
2. Queen And Country
3. Ladies
4. Back-Door Angels
5. SeaLion
6. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
7. Bungle In The Jungle
8. Only Solitaire
9. The Third Hoorah
10. Two Fingers
1974 QUADRAPHONIC MIX
1. WarChild
2. Queen And Country
3. Ladies
4. Back-Door Angels
5. SeaLion
6. Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
7. Bungle In The Jungle
8. Only Solitaire
9. The Third Hoorah
10. Two Fingers