As noted elsewhere, one of the key elements of the music of Jethro Tull is that they have been around for over thirty (30) years in the music business, and have produced many albums during that time. It is equally true that Tull has also performed thousands of concerts in various venues around the world, and there are certainly plenty of fan- recorded concerts out there. The sheer number of bootleg Tull albums and CDs out there is staggering to say the least, and there are plenty of sites on the internet that provide a very complete listing (or as complete as it can be, given the number of boots out there) of the bootleg albums. What follows is my guide and listing for some of these bootlegs.
While I don't have all that many bootlegs of Tull material (at least compared to others), I've decided to start up this set of pages devoted to the bootlegs that I do have. You'll find some basic info about each bootleg in my collection, followed by a short review of the bootleg CD or tape as well. If you like to collect these items seriously, look for Bert Maessen's This Is Not The Way Ian Planned It, which is a magazine devoted to Tull bootlegs, and a very good source for every kind of info on such things, indeed.
Each of the pages that contains information about a Jethro Tull bootleg CD is set up in a particular format and style. To see what the contents of each page mean, please check out the Bootleg Format Guide page. Then come back here, and proceed to your favourite Tull bootleg CD: