Walk Into Light (Vinyl) - By: Ian Anderson - Model Number: SMALP1253

Description

IAN ANDERSON™S SHIMMERING DEBUT SOLO RECEIVES HALF-SPEED REMASTERING AUDIO REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCES, PRESSED ON BLACK VINYL
In 1983, Ian Anderson, the iconic frontman & flautist of Jethro Tull, stepped into new musical territory with his debut solo album, ˜Walk Into Light™. Crafted during a time of transition & uncertainty for Tull, the album signalled a deliberate step away from his band™s hallmark progressive rock style, instead exploring a more electronic, synth-driven sound.
Now ˜Walk Into Light™ returns in a stunning half-speed remastered black vinyl edition, expertly carried out by Grammy-winning mastering engineer John Webber at AIR Studios in London with audio sourced from the original tapes. This new edition also features restored artwork & imagery, including photography by Martyn Goddard (The Who, Queen, AC/DC) & art direction by graphic designer John Pasche (The Rolling Stones).
By the early 1980s, Jethro Tull had enjoyed more than a decade of success with landmark albums such as ˜Aqualung™, ˜Thick As A Brick™ & ˜Songs From The Wood™ but change was in the air. Their 1980 album ˜A™ - initially intended as an Anderson solo project - introduced a more synthesised sound & sparked a major lineup shift, with longtime members such as John Evan & Barriemore Barlow departing. The 1982 follow-up, ˜The Broadsword & The Beast™, continued blending folk-rock with electronic elements.
˜Walk Into Light™, co-written & recorded with keyboardist Peter-John Vettese (also a Jethro Tull collaborator),
leaned further into the emerging synth-pop style of the eighties. More introspective & personal in tone, tracks like Fly By Night & Made In England reflected Anderson™s growing fascination with modern life, technology & isolation.
The album™s electronic textures would go on to influence Tull™s next release, ˜Under Wraps™ (1984) - the band™s most synth-heavy & polarising effort. In retrospect, ˜Walk Into Light™ served as a creative testing ground, setting
the stage for a new chapter in both Anderson™s solo career & Jethro Tull™s evolving sound. This single-sleeve, black vinyl LP edition of ˜Walk Into Light™ features audio that has been newly remastered at half-speed by John Webber at London™s Air Studios.

Label
Madfish

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND