Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 (1993) is a Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...

 double CD album released on 22 November 1993 with older and previously unreleased material. The first CD contains material recorded in August 1972, much of which would be re-recorded and re-arranged as their sixth album, A Passion Play

A Passion Play

A Passion Play is a concept album, and the sixth studio album, released by Jethro Tull. Apparently concerning the spiritual journey of one man in the afterlife, it is similar to Thick as a Brick in that it is one long track split across both sides of the LP vinyl record, save for the interruption...

(1973). (The lyrics to "Critique Oblique" and "Scenario" actually refer to "passion play".) "Scenario", "Audition" and "No Rehearsal" had previously appeared on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull

20 Years of Jethro Tull

-Disc two:Flawed Gems and Other Sides Of Tull-Disc three:The Essential Tull-LP Track listing:The track numbers shown below are for the five LP set...

box set as parts of a single track entitled "The Chateau d'Isaster Tapes"; this overall title is also used on Nightcap as the title of Disc one. The second CD ranges from 1974 to 1991. The album was produced in limited quantities with proceeds going to charity.

Disc one

My Round: Chateau d'Isaster Tapes

1. "First Post" – 1:54
2. "Animelée" – 1:41
3. "Tiger Toon" – 1:36
4. "Look At The Animals" – 5:09
5. "Law Of The Bungle" – 2:32
6. "Law Of The Bungle Part II" – 5:26
7. "Left Right" – 5:01
8. "Solitaire" – 1:25
9. "Critique Oblique" – 9:03
10. "Post Last" – 5:35
11. "Scenario" – 3:26
12. "Audition" – 2:34
13. "No Rehearsal" – 5:12

Disc two

Your Round: Unreleased and Rare Tracks

1. "Paradise Steakhouse" – 4:01
2. "Sealion II" – 3:21
3. "Piece Of Cake" – 3:40
4. "Quartet" – 2:45
5. "Silver River Turning" – 4:52
6. "Crew Nights" – 4:33
7. "The Curse" – 3:39
8. "Rosa On The Factory Floor" – 4:38
9. "A Small Cigar" – 3:39
10. "Man Of Principle" – 3:57
11. "Commons Brawl" – 3:24
12. "No Step" – 3:38
13. "Drive On The Young Side Of Life" – 4:13
14. "I Don't Want To Be Me" – 3:29
15. "Broadford Bazaar" – 3:38
16. "Lights Out" – 5:16
17. "Truck Stop Runner" – 3:47
18. "Hard Liner" – 3:47

Recording locations and information

• Disc 1:
  • All tracks recorded August 1972 at Château d'Hérouville
    Château d'Hérouville
    The Château d'Hérouville is a French château of the 18th century located in the village of Hérouville, in the Oise valley near Paris. The castle was built in 1740 by Gaudot, an architect of the school of Rome. In the 19th century, it was used as courier relay station and stabled a hundred...
    
    , Hérouville
    Hérouville
    Hérouville is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *...
    
    , France
    France
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    • Ian Anderson (flute, balalaika, mandolin, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, vocals) plays on all tracks
    • Martin Barre
      Martin Barre
      Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...
      
       (electric guitar, speech) plays on all tracks
    • John Evan
      John Evan
      John Evan , played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. He was educated at King's College London....
      
      s (celeste, mini-moog, piano) plays on all tracks
    • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass, backing vocals) plays on all tracks
    • Barriemore Barlow
      Barriemore Barlow
      Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980....
      
       (drums, percussion) plays on all tracks
• Disc 2:
  • • Ian Anderson (flute, mouth organ, claghorn, piano, vocals, harmonica, mandolin) plays on all tracks
  • Tracks 1, 2 and 4 recorded 1974 at Morgan Studios, Fulham London,
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba)
    • Barriemore Barlow (drums, percussion)
    • John Evans (mini-moog, piano)
    • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass, vocals on "Sealion II")
    • David Palmer
      Dee Palmer
      Dee Palmer is an English composer arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull.Palmer studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Richard Rodney Bennet,winning the Eric Coates Prize and The Boosey and Hawkes Prize...
      
       (keyboards, orchestra conductor) plays on track 4
  • Track 9 recorded 1975 at Maison Rouge Mobile Studio,
    • David Palmer
      Dee Palmer
      Dee Palmer is an English composer arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull.Palmer studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Richard Rodney Bennet,winning the Eric Coates Prize and The Boosey and Hawkes Prize...
      
       (keyboards, orchestra conductor)
  • Track 15 recorded 1978 at Maison Rouge Mobile Studio, Fulham, London,
  • Tracks 6, 7, 11 - 13 and 16 recorded 1981 at Maison Rouge Studios, Fulham, London,
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba) plays on tracks 1 - 8, 10 - 14 and 16 - 18
    • Dave Pegg
      Dave Pegg
      Dave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
      
       (bass, mandolins, vocals) plays on tracks 3, 5 - 8, 10 - 14, 16 and 18
    • Gerry Conway
      Gerry Conway (musician)
      Gerald Conway is an English folk and rock drummer/percussionist, best known for having performed with the backing band for Cat Stevens in the 1970s, Jethro Tull during the 1980s, and currently a member of Fairport Convention as well as his side projects...
      
       (drums, percussion) plays on tracks 6 - 7, 10 - 13 and 16
    • Peter-John Vettese
      Peter-John Vettese
      Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
      
       (piano, synthesizer) plays on tracks 6 and 13
  • Track 10 recorded 1988 at Ian Anderson's home studio,
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba) plays on tracks 1 - 8, 10 - 14 and 16 - 18
    • Gerry Conway
      Gerry Conway (musician)
      Gerald Conway is an English folk and rock drummer/percussionist, best known for having performed with the backing band for Cat Stevens in the 1970s, Jethro Tull during the 1980s, and currently a member of Fairport Convention as well as his side projects...
      
       (drums, percussion) plays on tracks 6 - 7, 10 - 13 and 16
  • Track 18 recorded 1989 at Ian Anderson's home studio,
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba) plays on tracks 1 - 8, 10 - 14 and 16 - 18
  • Tracks 3, 5, 8 and 14 recorded 1990 at Ian Anderson's home studio,
    • Dave Pegg
      Dave Pegg
      Dave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
      
       (bass, mandolins, vocals) plays on tracks 3, 5 - 8, 10 - 14, 16 and 18
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba) plays on tracks 1 - 8, 10 - 14 and 16 - 18
    • Doane Perry
      Doane Perry
      Doane Ethredge Perry is an American musician, composer and author. He has been working since 1984 as drummer and percussionist with Grammy award winning band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
      
       (drums) plays on tracks 3, 5, 8 and 14
    • John Bundrick
      John Bundrick
      John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick is an American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free and Crawler. Bundrick is noted as the principal musician for the cult...
      
       (piano, Hammond B-3 organ on tracks 3, 5 and 8 of CD2)
  • Track 17 recorded 1991 at Ian Anderson's home studio and Woodworm
    Woodworm Records
    Woodworm Records was a record label created in 1979 to enable the British folk-rock band Fairport Convention to release their album Farewell Farewell. The album was a recording of performances taken from the band's 1979 farewell tour...
    
     Studios.
    • Martin Barre (electric guitar, marimba) plays on tracks 1 - 8, 10 - 14 and 16 - 18
    • Matthew Pegg
      Matt Pegg
      Matt Pegg is an English musician and bass guitarist.Pegg is the son of Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull bass guitar player Dave Pegg. He is an experienced bass guitarist in his own right and has been known to stand in for his father on Jethro Tull tours...
      
      (bass on track 17 of CD2)
    • Scott Hunter (drums on track 17 of CD2 (Doane Perry is mistakenly credited on this track in the CD-booklet))