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Find sources: "Slipstream" video – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1981 video by Jethro Tull Slipstream Video by Jethro Tull Released 18 July 1981 Recorded 1980 Genre Progressive rock; art rock Length 57:14 Label Polygram Video; Chrysalis Director David Mallet (director) Jethro Tull chronology Slipstream (1981) 20 Years of Jethro Tull (1988) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] ***Slipstream*** is a video by [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band)), recorded during the 1980 *[A](/source/A_(Jethro_Tull_album))* tour, released in 1981. It was originally released on [VHS](/source/VHS), [Capacitance Electronic Disc](/source/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc), and [laserdisc](/source/Laserdisc), and was released as a (bootleg) [DVD](/source/DVD) in [Brazil](/source/Brazil) (as seen in the cover on the right) in 2003.[1] It is also included in the (2004) **bonus DVD** edition of *[A](/source/A_(Jethro_Tull_album))*. This bonus DVD was the only official release on DVD until it was released as part of the 40th anniversary box set of [*A*](/source/A_(Jethro_Tull_album)) in April 2021.[2] The video shares its title with a song of the same name on the group's landmark 1971 album *[Aqualung](/source/Aqualung_(album))*. ## Music videos *Slipstream* mixed the concert tour with the videos recorded and directed by [David Mallett](/source/David_Mallet_(director)). London's [Hammersmith Odeon](/source/Hammersmith_Odeon) was used for exterior scenes, but the main concert footage was actually from a performance at the [Los Angeles Sports Arena](/source/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena) (as heard on the Magic Piper ROIO), filmed in November 1980. The music videos are: - "[Dun Ringill](/source/Dun_Ringill_(song))" - A video inspired by the *[Stormwatch](/source/Stormwatch_(album))* album cover, filmed at a beach near [Beachy Head](/source/Beachy_Head). - "Sweet Dream" - In this a [vampire](/source/Vampire)-themed [homage](/source/Homage_(arts)) to [horror movies](/source/Horror_movies), Aqualung is pursued by a vampire and—like the [Prisoner](/source/The_Prisoner)—giant pink balloons. Meanwhile, a [ballerina](/source/Ballerina) pirouettes (recalling *[A Passion Play](/source/A_Passion_Play)*), a giant [tarantula](/source/Tarantula) emits death rays, and an evil [projectionist](/source/Projectionist) starts his movie. A [nun](/source/Nun) supplies the right equipment to defeat the vampire. - "[Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll](/source/Too_Old_to_Rock_'n'_Roll%3A_Too_Young_to_Die_(song))" - The elderly band is in a giant [pinball](/source/Pinball) machine, drinking their tea like the [Alice in Wonderland](/source/Alice_in_Wonderland) tea party. Features [Hot Gossip](/source/Hot_Gossip) dancer [Perri Lister](/source/Perri_Lister). - "Fylingdale Flyer" - The band is in an [air traffic control](/source/Air_traffic_control) tower, when they see some impending disaster. The cover of *A* is taken from this video. [RAF Fylingdales](/source/RAF_Fylingdales) (note the 's') is the site of a [Ballistic Missile Early Warning System](/source/Ballistic_Missile_Early_Warning_System) radar situated in the [North York Moors](/source/North_York_Moors) National Park, which explains the lyric to the song. ## Track list All tracks are written by [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson_(musician)) with additional music material from Eddie Jobson; arranged by Jethro Tull. No. Title Length 1. "Introduction" 3:27 2. "Black Sunday" 6:23 3. "Dun Ringill" (music video) 2:37 4. "Fylingdale Flyer" (music video) 4:03 5. "Songs from the Wood" 3:35 6. "Heavy Horses" 7:25 7. "Sweet Dream" (music video) 4:04 8. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" (music video) 5:37 9. "Skating Away" 3:36 10. "Aqualung" 8:57 11. "Locomotive Breath-Black Sunday (reprise)" 6:25 12. "Credits" 1:05 ## Personnel **Jethro Tull** - [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson_(singer_and_musician)) – [flute](/source/Flute), [vocals](/source/Vocal) - [Martin Barre](/source/Martin_Barre) – [electric guitar](/source/Electric_guitar) - [Mark Craney](/source/Mark_Craney) – [drums](/source/Drum); [bass](/source/Bass_guitar) in "Skating Away" - [Dave Pegg](/source/Dave_Pegg) – [bass](/source/Bass_guitar); [bouzouki](/source/Bouzouki) in "Skating Away" - [Eddie Jobson](/source/Eddie_Jobson) – [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [electric violin](/source/Electric_violin); [electric mandolin](/source/Electric_mandolin) in "Skating Away" ## See also - *[A](/source/A_(Jethro_Tull_album))* (1980 album) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_1-1) ["Jethro Tull: Slipstream (1981) – | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie"](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v26124). *Allmovie.com*. Retrieved 19 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jethro Tull 'A' 40th Anniversary Edition"](http://jethrotull.com/jethro-tull-a-40th-anniversary-edition/). *Jethrotull.com*. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021. ## External links - [*Slipstream*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r86447) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) - [*Slipstream*](https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:26124) (1981) at [Allmovie](/source/Allmovie) - [*A* (2004)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r686338) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) (Bonus [DVD](/source/DVD)) - [*A* at Progressive World](https://web.archive.org/web/20050414130827/http://progressiveworld.net/jethrotull21.html) - [1980 *A* Concert Tour](http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/setlist/80.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 Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Slipstream (video)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipstream_(video)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipstream_(video)?action=history)). 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