Jethro Tull – Stormwatch
Tracklist
| A1 | North Sea Oil | 3:08 | |
| A2 | Orion | 3:55 | |
| A3 | Home | 2:44 | |
| A4 | Dark Ages | 9:07 | |
| A5 | Warm Sporran | 3:31 | |
| B1 | Something's On The Move | 4:24 | |
| B2 | Old Ghosts | 4:20 | |
| B3 | Dun Ringill | 2:37 | |
| B4 | Flying Dutchman | 7:42 | |
| B5 | Elegy | 3:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Maison Rouge
- Recorded At – La Maison Rouge
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
- Published By – Salamander & Son Music Ltd.
- Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Published By – David Palmer Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By – Jethro Tull
- Art Direction – Peter Wagg
- Composed By – David Palmer (2) (tracks: B5), Ian Anderson (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Drums, Percussion – Barriemore Barlow
- Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar – Martin Barre
- Engineer – Robin Black
- Engineer [Second Engineer] – Leigh Mantle
- Painting [Cover Painting] – David Jackson (11)
- Piano, Organ – John Evan
- Producer – Ian Anderson, Robin Black
- Synthesizer, Organ [Portative], Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – David Palmer (2)
- Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Ian Anderson
- Voice [Spoken Voice] – Francis Wilson (tracks: B3)
Notes
Printed inner sleeve.
Variation#3: stamped runout goes clockwise & etched runout goes anticlockwise
Variation#3: stamped runout goes clockwise & etched runout goes anticlockwise
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): CDL 1238 A //2 ▽ E 12 6 DWQ12 [etched] A2 OMR 1238 [crossed through]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): CDL 1238 B //3 ▽ E420 11 6 JA [etched]
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): CDL 1238 A //3 ▽ E420 1 2 3 ∇
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): CDL 1238 B //3 ▽ E420 1 6
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): CDL 1238-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CDL 1238-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): CDL 1238 A //2 ▽ E 11 3 [stamped] OMR 1238 [crossed out] A2 DWQ12 [etched]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): CDL 1238 [x-out] B2 [etched] CDL1238 B//2 ▽E 1 1 1 [stamped]
Other Versions (5 of 141)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Storm Watch (LP, Album) | Chrysalis, Chrysalis | 51 1238, 511 238 | Netherlands | 1979 | ||
Recently Edited | Stormwatch (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing) | Chrysalis | CHR 1238 | US | 1979 | ||
Recently Edited | Stormwatch (LP, Album, Club Edition) | Chrysalis | CHR-501238 | Canada | 1979 | ||
Recently Edited | Stormwatch (LP, Album, Stereo) | Chrysalis, Chrysalis | 6307 670, CDL 1238 | Germany | 1979 | ||
| Stormwatch (LP, Album) | Chrysalis | CHR 1238 | Canada | 1979 |
Recommendations
Released1978 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1977 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1974 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1975 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1982 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1980 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1973 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1978 — UKVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl —LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Released1976 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Reviews
This album is boring. Nothing grabs you, its pretentious use of the flute gimmick on the first track is laughable, what a horrible opener and made much worse by the flute. The second one didn't fare much better, by the time I finished the fourth track I had enough. Hopefully their other albums can deliver some excitement or at least show a pulse.- an almost dreamlike, evocative album with magical atmospheres. I listened to it on headphones during rainy winter afternoons and it felt like I was dreaming. You know that at the time I barely understood 10% of the English lyrics contained on this record.
- Someone paid £90 for this, incredible. Insanity reigns supreme. What some people will pay for a really common album is amazing.
Yes! I fully agree with the fellow below. This has always been one of my very favourite Tull albums. I feel the song writing (meaning composition/arrangements, not the lyrics, although they're good too! 😁) is done very well and is quite engaging. I personally find the songs on this album to be much stronger than most, with MAYBE the exception of Aqualung 😊
The US pressings kind of suck, be SURE to get a UK pressing!
I did not expect this album to be as good as it is. At this stage you usually will see bands start phoning in their efforts, to mediocre results. That is not the case here, as this is just a solid Tull album. I definitely prefer side 1 to side 2, as it seems to carry more of the heavy material. There are 2 tracks that I think could've been cut from this album, but oh well. The big standout on this record is the drumming performances and the heavier sounding material, as previously stated. At times I would've liked to hear the kick drum brought forward more in the mix, as it seems buried during some of its greatest flourishes. But all in all, a really really good and seemingly overlooked album.
Release
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