A Classic Case

A Classic Case (1985) is an album by Jethro Tull, playing with the London Symphony Orchestra, released in 1985. The music was arranged and conducted by Dee Palmer, who had collaborated with the band from 1968 and had been a full band member from 1976 to 1980. The album features band members Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and Peter-John Vettese.

A Classic Case
Studio album by London Symphony Orchestra, Jethro Tull
Released	15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) (UK) 31 December 1985 (1985-12-31) (US)
Recorded	Summer 1984
Studio	CBS Studios in London
Genre	Symphonic rock
Length	42:55
Label	RCA Red Seal
Producer	Dee Palmer
London Symphony Orchestra, Jethro Tull chronology
Under Wraps (1984) A Classic Case (1985) Original Masters (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was recorded during the summer of 1984 at the CBS Studios in London. It was released on 31 December 1985 in the United States, where it reached No. 93 in the charts.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Locomotive Breath"	4:25
2.	"Thick as a Brick"	4:30
3.	"Elegy"	3:49
4.	"Bourrée"	3:14
5.	"Fly by Night"	4:17
6.	"Aqualung"	6:25
7.	"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die"	3:32
8.	"Teacher / Bungle in the Jungle / Rainbow Blues / Locomotive Breath"	4:05
9.	"Living in the Past"	3:38
10.	"War Child"	5:01
Total length:		42:55

Personnel

• Ian Anderson – flute, acoustic guitar
• Martin Barre – electric guitar
• Dave Pegg – bass guitar
• Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
• Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Dee Palmer – orchestral arrangements

See also

• Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull
• Jethro Tull – The String Quartets