A Classic Case

A Classic Case
A Classic Case
Studio album by London Symphony Orchestra, Jethro Tull
Released	15 February 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Symphonic rock
Length	41:58
Label	RCA
Producer	David Palmer
London Symphony Orchestra, Jethro Tull chronology

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A Classic Case (1985) is an album by Jethro Tull, playing with the London Symphony Orchestra, released in 1985. The music was arranged and conducted by David Palmer, who had been a member of the group from 1976 to 1980. The album features band members Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and Peter-John Vettese.

The album was recorded during the summer of 1984 at the CBS Studios in London. It was released on 31 December 1985 in the United States, where it reached No. 93 in the charts.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Locomotive Breath"	4:16
2.	"Thick as a Brick"	4:24
3.	"Elegy"	3:41
4.	"Bourée"	3:10
5.	"Fly by Night"	4:12
6.	"Aqualung"	6:22
7.	"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll; Too Young to Die"	3:27
8.	"Teacher / Bungle in the Jungle / Rainbow Blues / Locomotive Breath"	3:58
9.	"Living in the Past"	3:29
10.	"War Child"	4:56

Personnel

Ian Anderson – flute, acoustic guitar
Martin Barre – electric guitar
Dave Pegg – bass guitar
Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
Paul Burgess - drums, percussion
London Symphony Orchestra
David Palmer – orchestral arrangements

References

^ A Classic Case at AllMusic
^ "Billboard 200 Chart for the Week of February 15, 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[1] A Classic Case at AllMusic

[2] "Billboard 200 Chart for the Week of February 15, 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

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Ian Anderson David Goodier John O'Hara Scott Hammond Jack Clark Mick Abrahams Clive Bunker Glenn Cornick Tony Iommi Martin Barre John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Barriemore Barlow John Glascock Dee Palmer Dave Pegg Mark Craney Eddie Jobson Gerry Conway Peter-John Vettese Paul Burgess Doane Perry Don Airey Maartin Allcock Andrew Giddings Dave Mattacks Jonathan Noyce Florian Opahle Joe Parrish
Studio 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 Album The Zealot Gene RökFlöte
Live albums	Bursting Out Live at Hammersmith '84 A Little Light Music Jethro Tull in Concert Living with the Past Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Aqualung Live Live at Montreux 2003 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at Carnegie Hall 1970
Compilations	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 Nightcap The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection Through the Years The Very Best Of The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull The Essential 50 for 50
Boxed sets	20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Box Set
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 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at AVO Session Basel Around the World Live
Songs	"Sunshine Day" "A Song for Jeffrey" "Love Story" "Living in the Past" "Bourée" "Sweet Dream" "The Witch's Promise" "Teacher" "Aqualung" "Cross-Eyed Mary" "Mother Goose" "Hymn 43" "Locomotive Breath" "Life Is a Long Song" "Bungle in the Jungle" "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "The Whistler" "Songs from the Wood" "Heavy Horses" "Dun Ringill"
Related	Discography Members A Billion Hands Concert The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus A Classic Case Thick as a Brick 2 Jethro Tull – The String Quartets
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