Jethro Tull, led by founding member Ian Anderson, is currently out on tour with a 50th anniversary show, and now, Parlophone is getting into the act with a pair of suitably celebratory collections.

On May 25, the label will release 50 for 50, a career-spanning, 3-CD anthology featuring 50 songs hand-picked by Ian Anderson from all 21 of Jethro Tull's studio albums - eleven of which have been certified gold and five of which have gone platinum.  Though the track listing provided doesn't appear to reflect that, the press release states that the set will be arranged chronologically, tracing the band's journey from blues-rockers to prog-rock heroes incorporating jazz and folk influences.  The collection features three songs from the 1987 Grammy-winning Crest of a Knave and concludes with a pair of tracks from The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, the 2003 release that remains the band's last new album.

For those looking for a slimmer introduction to the Tull oeuvre, Parlophone will release 50th Anniversary Hits on the same day.  This single-disc overview culls 15 songs from the larger package including "Living in the Past," "Bungle in the Jungle," "Life is a Long Song," and "Locomotive Breath."  On August 31, 50th Anniversary Hits will be issued on vinyl in a resequenced, 10-track edition that drops six tracks and adds "The Whistler" from 1977's Songs from the Wood.

The current tour hits American shores on May 30 in Phoenix, Arizona, and wraps up September 12 in Wallingford, Connecticut.  Look for the track listings and pre-order links for both titles due May 25 at the links below!

Jethro Tull, 50 for 50 (Parlophone, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

CD 1

1. "Nothing Is Easy" - Stand Up (1969)
   2.    "Love Story" - This Was (1968)
   3.    "Beggars Farm" - This Was (1968)
   4.    "Living In The Past" - Living In The Past (1972)
   5.    "A Song For Jeffrey" - This Was (1968)
   6.    "A New Day Yesterday" - Stand Up (1969)
   7.    "The Witch's Promise" - Benefit (1970)
   8.    "Mother Goose" - Aqualung (1971)
   9.    "With You There To Help Me" - Benefit (1970)
   10.  "Teacher" - Benefit (1970)
   11.  "Life Is A Long Song" - Living In The Past (1972)
   12.  "Sweet Dream" (Studio) - Stand Up (1969)
   13.  "Aqualung" - Aqualung (1971)
   14.  "Minstrel In The Gallery" - Minstrel In The Gallery (1975)
   15.  "Critique Oblique" (Steven Wilson Remix) - A Passion Play (1973)
   16.  "Weathercock" - Heavy Horses (1978)
   17.  "Cross-Eyed Mary" - Aqualung (1971)

CD 2

18. "Bouree" - Stand Up (1969)
    19.  "Dun Ringill" - Stormwatch (1979)
    20.  "Heavy Horses" - Heavy Horses (1978)
    21.  "Hunting Girl" - Songs From The Wood (1977)
    22.  "Bungle In The Jungle"  - War Child (1974)
    23.  "Salamander" - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976)
    24.  "Pussy Willow" - The Broadsword And The Beast (1982)
    25.  "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die" - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976)
    26.  "Songs From The Wood" - Songs From The Wood (1977)
    27.  "The Whistler" - Songs From The Wood (1977)
    28.  "Really Don't Mind/See There A Son Is Born" - Thick As A Brick (1972)
    29.  "Moths" - Heavy Horses (1978)
    30.  "One White Duck / Nothing At All" - Minstrel In The Gallery (1975)
    31.  "Cup Of Wonder" - Songs From The Wood (1977)
    32.  "Ring Out Solstice Bells" - The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003)
    33.  "Skating Away" - War Child (1974)
    34.  "A Christmas Song" - The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003)

CD 3

35. "One Brown Mouse" - Heavy Horses (1978)
    36.  "Rare And Precious Chain" - Roots To Branches (1995)
    37.  "Kissing Willie" - Rock Island (1989)
    38.  "Rocks On The Road" - Catfish Rising (1991)
    39.  "Fylingdale Flyer" - A (1980)
    40.  "Paparazzi" - Under Wraps (1984)
    41.  "North Sea Oil" - Stormwatch (1979)
    42.  "Steel Monkey" - Crest Of A Knave (1987)
    43.  "Black Sunday" - A (1980)
    44.  "European Legacy" - Under Wraps (1984)
    45.  "Budapest" - Crest Of A Knave (1987)
    46.  "Broadsword" - The Broadsword And The Beast (1982)
    47.  "Dot Com" - J-Tull Dot Com (1999)
    48.  "Farm On The Freeway" - Crest Of A Knave (1987)
    49.  "This Is Not Love" - Catfish Rising (1991)
    50.  "Locomotive Breath" - Aqualung (1971)

Jethro Tull, 50th Anniversary Hits (Parlophone, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD:

1. "Love Story"
2.    "Living In The Past" (*)
3.    "Life Is A Long Song" (*)
4.    "Sweet Dream" (*)
5.    "The Witch's Promise" (*)
6.    "Aqualung" (*)
7.    "Dun Ringhill"
8.    "Cross-Eyed Mary" (*)
9.    "Bouree" (*)
10.  "Bungle In The Jungle" (*)
11.  "Steel Monkey"
12.  "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll"
13.  "Ring Out Solstice Bells"
14.  "Farm On The Freeway"
15.  "Locomotive Breath" (*)

(*) denotes track also appears on vinyl release