Locomotive Breath (track) by Jethro Tull
Year: 1971
From the album Aqualung (track #10)


Locomotive Breath appears on the following album(s) by Jethro Tull:
- Aqualung (track #10) (this album) (1971)
- The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection (track #14) (compilation) (1993)
- Live - Bursting Out (track #17) (1978)
- Original Masters (track #4) (compilation) (1985)
- Live At Hammersmith '84 (The Friday Rock Show Sessions) (track #7) (1990)
- A Little Light Music (track #17) (1992)
- Living With The Past (track #9) (2002)
- M.U- The Best Of (track #5) (compilation) (1976)
- The Essential Jethro Tull (track #5) (compilation) (2003)
- 50th Anniversary Collection (track #15) (compilation) (2018)
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Good guitar work.
One of their classics. Jethro Tull shows what they are capable of.
Next to Cross eyed Mary, this is the best song of this album. The guitarist is doing wonderful and interesting things.
Maybe even better than Aqualung
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