Jethro Tull's 'Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!' to Get Expanded Reissue

A new expanded edition of Jethro Tull's Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! will include an alternate version of the 1976 album that was recorded for a British television special.

Originally a Top 20 hit in the U.S., Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! is set to be reissued in two-CD/two-DVD, vinyl and single-disc formats on Nov. 27. Nearly 20 previously unreleased bonus tracks, and the content from that British TV show, were remixed by Steven Wilson.

The DVD booklet features 80 pages of history, including the story of the album, track-by-track annotations by Ian Anderson and rare photographs. You can see the complete track listings for the various formats below.

Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, Tull's first project with bassist John Glascock, was envisioned as a stage musical about an aging rock star, before Anderson and band decided to abandon those ambitious plans. Instead, the songs were fashioned into the group's ninth studio album and the follow-up to 1975's Minstrel in the Gallery, which was also recently reissued with an anniversary remix by Wilson.

Jethro Tull's 'Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!' Reissue Track Listing

Disc 1
(Re-recorded album for TV special; all songs previously unreleased)
"Prelude"
"Quiz Kid"
"Crazed Institution"
"Salamander"
"Taxi Grab"
"From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser"
"Bad Eyed and Loveless"
"Big Dipper"
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"
"Pied Piper"
"The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive)"
(Five original LP tracks)
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"
"The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive)"
"Big Dipper"
"From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser"
"Bad Eyed and Loveless"
(Monte Carlo Out-Take; previously unreleased)
"Quiz Kid" (Version 1)

Disc 2
"Salamander's Rag Time"
"Commercial Traveller"
"Salamander" (Instrumental)
"Small Cigar"
"Strip Cartoon"
"One Brown Mouse" - Early Version (Original Master Mix)
"Strip Cartoon" - (Original Master Mix)
"A Small Cigar - Orchestral Version (Original Rough Mix)
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!" - Demo (Paris -July 1975)
(Original album flat transfer)
"Prelude"
"Quiz Kid"
"Crazed Institution"
"Salamander"
"Taxi Grab"
"From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser"
"Bad Eyed and Loveless"
"Big Dipper"
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"
"Pied Piper"
"The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive)"

DVD Disc 1
TV Special Footage in DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo
TV Special (audio only) in 96/24 stereo PCM
Five Original LP Tracks in DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM
DVD Disc 2
(In DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 stereo PCM)
"Salamander's Rag Time"
"Commercial Traveller"
"Small Cigar" (Acoustic)
"Strip Cartoon"
(In 96/24 stereo PCM)
"Quiz Kid" (Version 1)
"One Brown Mouse" - Early Version (Original Master Mix)
"Salamander" (Instrumental)
"Strip Cartoon" - (Original Master Mix)
"A Small Cigar - Orchestral Version (Original Rough Mix)
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!" - Demo (Paris -July 1975)
Flat transfer of the original LP at 96/24 PCM
Flat transfer of the original 1976 Quad LP Production Master with DTS 4.0 and Dolby Digital AC3 4.0 surround sound