Thick As A Brick (40th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition) [2012 Steven Wilson Stereo Remix]

there is another release with the same "steven wilson remix" but a different album cover? what gives and what is the difference?

OMG...Awesome Production on this classic album. I can hear more clarity of the instrumental and vocal parts. This is worth the purchase. A easy 5 star rating.

Splitting this album up into 8 songs is BRILLIANT! It gives the listener the option of listening to it in its entirety as one very long song OR when in a ‘Jethro Tull’ playlist you can shuffle them up! Fantastic! Everyone is happy. Listen to it as originally recorded as one VERY LONG song or mix the songs up in your ultimate JT playlist! Well done. Three Cheers! Hip hip and hush hush and all those sort of things old chaps! Now have a pint and enjoy! 🍺CHEERS!🍺 Down the hatch!🤪

When I was younger I didn’t always appreciate TAAB, but listening to it now I cannot believe I ever overlooked it. Ian Anderson is a brilliant songwriter!! Give it a second listen if you haven’t heard it in a while. It will amaze you….. guaranteed!!!

I listened to my original record of Thick as a Brick many, many times after I first picked it up 30 years ago, it just musically blew me away utterly - one of the most brilliantly creatively successful attempts of a full rock symphony (if you will) with recurring musical themes and melodies that, rather than being simply an assortment of separate songs stuck together with some connective passages, was a full singular piece in its own right. When the CD release came along, I picked it up of course, and was again blown away, this time by the clarity that records, warm as vinyl can be, simply can't provide, at least not for long if you wish to listen to it often (sorry, vinylophiles). When later a newer remastered version came out I enjoyed it as well, but I have to say that this remix is, for me, the one that rules them all. The first noticeable difference to me was that the stereo image seemed widened, giving each separate instrument more room to be heard, and the vocals were perhaps a bit louder - the nuances of Ian Anderson's performance are more distinct than I'd ever heard before. Once the music became fuller and more fully orchestrated with the start of the 'See there a son is born' section, though, the extent of the new mix was immediately unmistakable. I thought I knew this whole album cold, but suddenly I was hearing fine details, and even whole instruments I'd never really noticed before due to the closeness of the original mix; the clarity of every instrument and the new full sonic range was, well, astonishing! It's not confined to the noisier and more raucous bits, either, the quiet moments feel somehow richer as well, the hushes more silent and the instruments breathing like never before. I gotta say, I love it! I should mention, though, I have not listened to this mix on headphones, only through a system with good full-ranged speakers, and as a direct feed from my iPad to a single, decent portable speaker. If you love Thick as a Brick, try this one out, it may impress you as it did me! Thanks for reading! :)

Thick as a Brick is typically presented as a single song split into two "parts" (20+ minutes each and intended to be listened to in one sitting). This latest remaster is separated into eight pieces, also intended to be listened to sequentially. The album/song as whole is absolutely fantastic and will appeal to anyone familiar with bands such as Yes, Genesis (Peter Gabriel era) and most early '70s prog in general. I really can't recommend Thick as a Brick enough. It's one if my favorite prog albums of all time. However, I strongly recommend the 1997 remaster over this one. The instruments here sound isolated and the vocals sound somehow detached from the rest of the composition. The previous versions had a certain warmth to them whereas this mix just feels empty (perhaps a real "audiophile" can describe it in better terms). The bottom line: get the album but stick with the earlier remaster.