The poem as best i can make out is a sweeping social critique as pessimistic about poets painters and the generally virtuous as it is condemnatory of politicians and other figures.
Thick as a brick vinyl original.
Make offer 1972 jethro tull thick as a brick vinyl record lp chr 1003 vg jethro tull thick as a brick vinyl lp record album classic prog rock vintage 11 70.
Page seven carries the words to thick as a brick.
A classic written by ian anderson.
Mobile fidelity sound lab mfsl 1 187 chrysalis mfsl 1 187 series.
Thick as a brick part 2 side 2 21 05 minutes tracks 1 and 2 are their fifth studio album thick as a brick released 10 march 1972 in the uk on chrysalis chr 1003 and 10 may 1972 in the usa on reprise ms 2072.
Jethro tull thick as a brick original real newspaper cover germany 12 vinyl lp album thick as a brick 1972 is a concept album by the british rock band jethro tull.
Original master recording format.
Its lyrics are built around a poem written by a fictitious boy gerald bostock a k a.
Chrysalis chr 1003 format.
The writing is very dense and enigmatic and the unidentified shifts in narrative voice compound the difficulty.
Thick as a brick part 1 side 1 22 39 minutes 2.
The original packaging designed like a newspaper claims the album to be a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional eight year old genius gerald bostock.
Vinyl lp album reissue stereo country.
Classic rock prog rock.
Vinyl lp album limited edition numbered reissue remastered gatefold country.
Thick as a brick part 1 really don t mind if you sit this one out.
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