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1978 live double album by Jethro Tull

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Bursting Out Live album by Jethro Tull Released 22 September 1978 Recorded May–June 1978 Genre Progressive rock Length 93:31[1] Label Chrysalis Producer Ian Anderson Jethro Tull chronology Heavy Horses (1978) Bursting Out (1978) Stormwatch (1979)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [3] Rolling Stone (mixed+)[4]

***Bursting Out*** is a 1978 live double album by the rock band [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band)). The album was recorded during the band's European [Heavy Horses Tour](/source/Heavy_Horses_Tour) in May/June of that year.

## Background

The exact date for every single song has not been made public, but the introduction by [Claude Nobs](/source/Claude_Nobs), most of "Flute Solo Improvisation", "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die", "Aqualung", "Locomotive Breath" and "The Dambusters March" were recorded at the [Festhalle](/source/Festhalle) in [Bern](/source/Bern), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland), on May 28, 1978. The next two days[5] saw concerts in the *[Walter Köbel](/source/Walter_K%C3%B6bel) Halle* in walking distance of [US Army Azbill Barracks](/source/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany#Former_installations)[6] in [Rüsselsheim](/source/R%C3%BCsselsheim), thus the "large percentage of young American boys" greeted at the beginning of "Jack in the Green" was likely there, and not during the following dates in Hannover and Kiel ([British zone](/source/British_occupation_zone_in_Germany)), in the UK or in the US.

The Bern show was recorded on a [24-track](/source/Multitrack_recording) tape recorder, while the rest of the shows were recorded on a [TEAC](/source/TEAC_Corporation) [TASCAM](/source/TASCAM) 80-8 eight-track recorder. Ian Anderson recalled going through "hours and hours" of recordings in order to select the best takes. Additional sweetening was done at Maison Rouge Studio in June 1978. [7]

## Release

A spelling error on the spine of the first US, Canada, Spain and Sweden LP pressings listed the title as "Busting Out".

The album was later re-released as a double-disc CD in the UK and Europe. The original CD release in the United States was only one disc, with three tracks ("Quatrain", "Sweet Dream" and "Conundrum") omitted and some of the stage banter shortened to fit the 80 minutes running length. The double-disc 1990 CD version in the UK and Europe incorporated the first track, the introductions, in the song that followed. In 2004, the complete album was remastered and released worldwide as a two-disc set, with the introductions as separate tracks. A deluxe remixed edition was released June 21, 2024, incorporating new mixes of the Bern tracks that had been missing on the original album (but were released, albeit mixed by Jakko Jakszyk, on the "New Shoes Edition" of *Heavy Horses*) for a complete representation of the live setlist, previously unreleased soundcheck recordings and a remix of the [Live at Madison Square Garden](/source/Live_at_Madison_Square_Garden_1978) show, the latter also including the filmed footage on DVD.

## Track listing, original two-CD edition

All tracks are written by [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson), except where noted.

Disc one No. Title Writer(s) Source Length 1. "Introduction by Claude Nobs" Claude Nobs 0:50 2. "No Lullaby" Heavy Horses (1978) 4:48 3. "Sweet Dream" Non-album single (1969) 6:30 4. "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" War Child (1974) 4:30 5. "Jack in the Green" Songs from the Wood (1977) 3:13 6. "One Brown Mouse" Heavy Horses 3:53 7. "A New Day Yesterday" Stand Up (1969) 2:27 8. "Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bourée" (instrumental medley) Anderson / Traditional, arr. Anderson / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Anderson Stand Up 6:08 9. "Songs from the Wood" Songs from the Wood 2:40 10. "Thick as a Brick" (excerpts) Anderson, Gerald Bostock Thick as a Brick (1972) 12:27

Disc two No. Title Writer(s) Source Length 11. "Introduction by Ian Anderson" 0:43 12. "Hunting Girl" Songs from the Wood 5:45 13. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976) 3:57 14. "Conundrum" (instrumental) Martin Barre, Barriemore Barlow Previously unreleased 6:57 15. "Minstrel in the Gallery" Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) 5:41 16. "Cross-Eyed Mary" Aqualung (1971) 3:58 17. "Quatrain" (instrumental) Barre Previously unreleased; Heavy Horses outtake 1:33 18. "Aqualung" Anderson, Jennie Franks Aqualung 8:38 19. "Locomotive Breath" Aqualung 5:33 20. "The Dambusters March" (instrumental) Eric Coates The Dam Busters film (1955) 3:26

## Personnel

- [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson_(singer_and_musician)) – [vocals](/source/Vocals), [flute](/source/Flute), [acoustic guitar](/source/Acoustic_guitar)

- [Martin Barre](/source/Martin_Barre) – [electric guitar](/source/Electric_guitar), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin), [marimba](/source/Marimba)

- [John Glascock](/source/John_Glascock) – [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar), additional electric guitar

- [John Evan](/source/John_Evan) – [piano](/source/Piano), [organ](/source/Organ_(music)), [synthesizers](/source/Synthesizers), [accordion](/source/Accordion)

- [David Palmer](/source/Dee_Palmer) – [portative organ](/source/Portative_organ), synthesizers, [saxophone](/source/Saxophone)

- [Barriemore Barlow](/source/Barriemore_Barlow) – [drums](/source/Drums), [percussion](/source/Percussion), [glockenspiel](/source/Glockenspiel).

## Charts

1978 chart performance for Bursting Out Chart (1978) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 20 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 16 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 16 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 20 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 19 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 17 US Billboard 200[15] 21

2024 chart performance for Bursting Out Chart (2024) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 85 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 156 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 75 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 7 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 12

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 50,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000^ United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bursting Out"](https://www.amazon.de/Bursting-Out-Jethro-Tull/dp/B001QM7PCM/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1513986019&sr=8-1). *Amazon.de*. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0)** Horowitz, Hal. [*Bursting Out*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10358/review) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2007). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (4th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0195313734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0195313734).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RollingStone_4-0)** Bloom, Michael (28 December 1978). [*Bursting Out*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090430193757/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jethrotull/albums/album/189565/review/5946038/bursting_out_jethro_tull_live_bonus_tracks), *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** JETHRO TULL - TOUR DATE HISTORY 1978 [https://www.electrocutas.co.uk/dates/td11.htm](https://www.electrocutas.co.uk/dates/td11.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["U.S. Army Transportation Corps and Transportation School | Fort Lee, Virginia"](https://transportation.army.mil/history/unit_history/106tb.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Webb, Martin (2018). "The Berne Tapes". *"Heavy Horses" New Shoes Edition liner notes*. Chrysalis. pp. 24–27, 78.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-aus_8-0)** [Kent, David](/source/David_Kent_(historian)) (1993). *Australian Chart Book 1970–1992* (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-646-11917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Austria_Jethro_Tull_9-0)** "[Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Canada_Jethro_Tull_10-0)** "[Top RPM Albums: Image 0055a](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0055a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0055a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0055a)". *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Germany_Jethro_Tull_11-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-8523)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Norway_Jethro_Tull_12-0)** "[Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Jethro_Tull_13-0)** "[Charts.nz – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UK_albums_14-0)** "[Official Albums Chart on 22/10/1978 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19781022/7502/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_200_15-0)** "[Jethro Tull Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jethro-Tull/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Flanders_Jethro_Tull_16-0)** "[Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_Jethro_Tull_17-0)** "[Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Jethro_Tull_18-0)** "[Dutchcharts.nl – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ger-2024_19-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-8523)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved June 28, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Hungary_20-0)** "[Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 39. hét](https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista/2024/39)" (in Hungarian). [MAHASZ](/source/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies). Retrieved October 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Jethro_Tull_21-0)** "[Swisscharts.com – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Live+-+Bursting+Out&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanadaJethro_TullLive_-_Bursting_OutalbumCertRef_22-0)** ["Canadian album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Live+-+Bursting+Out%20Jethro+Tull). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_KingdomJethro_TullLive_-_Bursting_OutalbumCertRef_23-0)** ["British album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out"](https://www.bpi.co.uk/page/certified-awards). [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry). *Select*albums*in the Formats field.* *Type*Live - Bursting Out Jethro Tull*in the "Search:" field.*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesJethro_TullLive_-_Bursting_OutalbumCertRef_24-0)** ["American album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Jethro+Tull&ti=Live+-+Bursting+Out&format=Album&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America).

## External links

- [Bursting Out (1978)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10358) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

- [Bursting Out (1990)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r641060) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) (*[bonus tracks](/source/Hidden_track)*)

- [Bursting Out (2004)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r689118) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) (*[remastered](/source/Remaster)*)

- [Progressive World Review](https://web.archive.org/web/20050913055526/http://progressiveworld.net/jethrotull24.html)

- [1978 Jethro Tull concert schedule](http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/78.htm)

v t e Jethro Tull 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 Curious Ruminant 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 Category

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