Jethro Tull and remixer Steven Wilson are joining forces for another anniversary edition of an album in their discography, this time tackling 1982's The Broadsword and The Beast.

Available September 1, this 40th anniversary "Monster Edition" will feature Wilson's new mixes of the original album, a slew of rare and previously unreleased recordings, demos, early mixes and a 1982 live set in Germany - all available in stereo across five CDs and in hi-resolution stereo and surround mixes on three DVDs. (A vinyl edition will include the remixed album, the associated recordings, and all the demos on four LPs.) The box set will also include a 164-page book offering new interviews with band members, cover artist Iain McCaig and engineer Leigh Mantle, track-by-track annotations from frontman Ian Anderson, a recreation of the original 1982 tour program and more.

A sort of compromise between the more electronic and synth-driven approach of 1980's A and the classic, flute-heavy sound of their best-known progressive works, The Broadsword and The Beast featured an amended Tull line-up in which Anderson, longtime guitarist Martin Barre and bassist Dave Pegg (who'd joined shortly before the recording of A) were augmented by keyboardist Peter-John Vettese and drummer Gerry Conway. (Save for the drum stool, this line-up would remain somewhat consistent through 1986.) The album earned a silver disc from the British Phonographic Industry for its sales, the first to do so since 1978's Heavy Horses; Broadsword also matched Horses' Top 20 peak on the U.S. album charts. No less a prog authority than former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett has called the album one of his all-time favorites.

Among the bonus material are early masters and rough mixes of album tracks from the recording sessions, outtakes that were released on single B-sides and various rarities compilations in the '80s and '90s, 10 unreleased demos and a complete show from a European tour in 1982. (Fans may remember the over-the-top tour which found stages redecorated as pirate ships; Anderson later called the venture "very silly," and no such theatrics would really take place with the band since.)

After a lengthy period of inactivity during the 2010s, Anderson revived Tull with 2022's The Zealot Gene and this past April's RökFlöte - their first LPs of new material since the '90s. The newly unsheathed Broadsword looks to be another solid entry for fans of Tull's archaeological work and Wilson's detailed remixes. You can pre-order it and check out the full track list below.

The Broadsword and The Beast (40th Anniversary Monster Edition) (Parlophone/Rhino, 2023)

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CD 1: Original album (1-10, released as Chrysalis 204 603 (U.K.)/CHR-1380 (U.S.), 1982) and associated recordings (11-17; recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, December 1981-January 1982) (all tracks newly mixed by Steven Wilson)

1. Beastie
2. Clasp
3. Fallen on Hard Times
4. Flying Colours
5. Slow Marching Band
6. Broadsword
7. Pussy Willow
8. Watching Me, Watching You
9. Seal Driver
10. Cheerio
11. Fallen on Hard Times (1st master, December 1981 sessions)
12. Beastie (2nd master, December 1981 sessions)
13. Fallen on Hard Times (2nd master, December 1981 sessions)
14. Seal Driver (1st Master, December 1981 Sessions)
15. Cheerio (Ensemble Vocal Version)
16. Jack-a-Lynn (Acoustic Version)
17. Beastie Shouts!

CD 2: More associated recordings (recorded on 24 track at Maison Rouge Studios, March-July 1981 (1-15) and December 1981-January 1982 (16-21); newly remixed by Steven Wilson)

1. Roland's Entry (Instrumental)
2. Lights Out
3. The Curse (version 1)
4. The Curse (version 2)
5. Too Many Too
6. Calafel (Instrumental)
7. I'm Your Gun
8. No Step
9. Down At the End of Your Road
10. Mayhem Maybe (with 1988 overdubs)
11. Commons Brawl (with 1993 overdubs)
12. Return to Calafel (Instrumental)
13. Jack Frost and The Hooded Crow
14. The Swirling Pit (Instrumental)
15. Inverness Sleeper
16. Crew Nights (combined version with some 1993 overdubs)
17. Rhythm in Gold
18. Overhang (with 1988 overdubs)
19. Jack-a-Lynn (band version)
20. Motoreyes
21. Drive on the Young Side of Life (with 1993 overdubs)

Tracks 2, 3 or 4, 8, 11, 16 and 21 released on Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters (1973-1991) - Chrysalis 7243 8 28157 2 3, 1993
Track 5, 7 and 9 released as 12" B-sides to "Steel Monkey" single - Chrysalis TULLX 3, 1987
Tracks 10, 17-18 and 20 released on 20 Years of Jethro Tull - The Definitive Collection box set - Chrysalis T BOX 1, 1988
Track 13 released as B-side to "Coronach" single - Chrysalis TULL 2, 1986

CD 3: Demo recordings, original master mixes, rough mixes and radio ad

1. Flying Colours (Demo)
2. Me, Dinosaur (Demo)
3. Crew Nights (Demo)
4. Rhythm in Gold (Demo)
5. Honest Girl (Demo)
6. DJ Dream (Demo)
7. Seal Driver (Demo)
8. Jack-a-Lynn (Demo)
9. Fallen on Hard Times (Demo)
10. Drive on the Young Side of Life (Demo)
11. Beastie (Early Master Mix - July 1981)
12. Too Many Too (Early Master Mix - July 1981)
13. I'm Your Gun (Early Master Mix - July 1981)
14. Down At the End of Your Road (Early Master Mix - July 1981)
15. Jack Frost and The Hooded Crow (Early Master Mix - July 1981)
16. Slow Marching Band (Rough Mix - January 1982)
17. Pussy Willow (Rough Mix - January 1982)
18. Fallen on Hard Times (Rough Mix - January 1982)
19. Theakston Music Festival Advert - Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, England; Saturday 8/28/1982

CD 4-5: Live in Germany 1982

1. Clasp
2. Hunting Girl
3. Fallen on Hard Times
4. Pussy Willow
5. Broadsword
6. Jack-in-the-Green
7. One Brown Mouse
8. Seal Driver
9. Heavy Horses
10. Weathercock/Fire At Midnight
11. Keyboard Instrumental
12. Sweet Dream

1. Flying Colours
2. Songs from the Wood
3. Watching Me, Watching You
4. Band Introductions
5. The Swirling Pit
6. Pibroch/Black Satin Dancer
7. Beastie
8. Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die!
9. Aqualung
10. Minstrel in the Gallery
11. Locomotive Breath/Black Sunday
12. Cheerio

DVD 1: The Broadsword and The Beast mixes by Steven Wilson

• Stereo - 96kHz/24-bit
• DTS 5.1 Surround
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Flat transfer of album and associated tracks in 96kHz/24-bit Stereo

DVD 2: Associated Recordings from CDs 1-3 (remixed to 96/24 LPCM stereo and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
by Steven Wilson)

DVD 3: Live in Germany 1982

• Stereo - 96kHz/24-bit
• DTS 5.1 Surround
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround