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Original Masters
Greatest hits album by Jethro Tull
Released	October 1985[1]
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	53:48
Label	Chrysalis
Jethro Tull chronology
A Classic Case (1985) Original Masters (1985) Crest of a Knave (1987)

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AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Original Masters is a greatest hits album byJethro Tull released underChrysalis Records in 1985. It was the band's third such effort, the first two beingM.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull (1969–75, released 1976) andRepeat - The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II (1969–75, released 1977). Although the compilation was released in 1985, it does not include material released after 1977.

The first two compilations had material released exclusively up to 1977 andOriginal Masters covers much of that same material with a few extras.

The CD's back insert, as well as the back cover of the LP's sleeve, mislabels the song "The Witch's Promise" as "Witches Promise".

1. "Living in the Past" – 3:18(released as a single, 1969)
2. "Aqualung" (M.U. remix) – 6:34(original version released onAqualung, 1971 - this mix first released onM.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull, 1975)
3. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" – 5:38(released onToo Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, 1976)
4. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:23(released onAqualung, 1971)
5. "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" (intro edit) – 3:28(released onWar Child, 1974)
6. "Bungle in the Jungle" – 3:34(released onWar Child, 1974)
7. "Sweet Dream" – 4:01(released as a single, 1969)
8. "Songs from the Wood" – 4:52(released onSongs from the Wood, 1977)
9. "The Witch's Promise" – 3:47(released as a single, 1970)
10. "Thick as a Brick" (Edit #1) – 3:00(released as a single, in conjunction withThick as a Brick, 1972 - this edit first released onM.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull, 1975)
11. "Minstrel in the Gallery" – 7:47(released onMinstrel in the Gallery, 1975)
12. "Life's a Long Song" – 3:16(released onLife Is a Long Song EP, 1971)

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