Jethro Tull – A Passion Play (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1973

A Passion Play is an LP by Jethro Tull from 1973 released on the Reprise Records label.

About this album

A Passion Play is Jethro Tull’s most ambitious and divisive early-1970s statement, a lengthy concept album that pushed the band’s mix of progressive rock, folk and theatrical invention to an extreme. Released in 1973, it followed Thick as a Brick and continued Ian Anderson’s taste for elaborate structures, sharp satire and shifting dynamics, but with an even darker, more surreal edge. Built as a continuous work, the album emphasises the band’s precision, humour and technical flair while challenging listeners with its dense narrative and extended arrangements. It became one of the group’s most discussed records and a key example of prog rock at its most audacious.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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