Ian Anderson Walk into Light Half-Speed Mastered LP

In 1983 Ian Anderson, the iconic frontman and flautist of Jethro Tull, stepped into new musical territory with his debut solo album, Walk into Light. Crafted during a time of transition and uncertainty for Tull, the album signaled 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 2025 edition also features restored artwork and imagery, including photography by Martyn Goddard (The Who, Queen, AC/DC) and 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 and Songs from the Wood, but change was in the air. Their 1980 album A – initially intended as an Anderson solo project – introduced a more synthesized sound and sparked a major lineup shift, with longtime members such as John Evan and Barriemore Barlow departing. The 1982 follow-up, The Broadsword and the Beast, continued blending folk-rock with electronic elements.

Walk into Light, co-written and recorded with keyboardist Peter-John Vettese (also a Jethro Tull collaborator), leaned further into the emerging synth-pop style of the eighties. More introspective and personal in tone, tracks like "Fly by Night" and "Made in England" reflected Anderson's growing fascination with modern life, technology and isolation.

The album's electronic textures would go on to influence Tull's next release, Under Wraps (1984) – the band's most synth-heavy and polarizing 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 and 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.