Minstrel in the Gallery

Minstrel in the Gallery is the eighth studio album by British band Jethro Tull, recorded in April and released in September 1975. The album goes in a different direction from their previous work War Child (1974), with the orchestration being replaced by a string quartet conducted by David Palmer. The band also return to the blend of electric and acoustic pieces, in a manner more closely to their early '70s albums such as Benefit (1970), Aqualung (1971) and Thick as a Brick (1972), and for the first time since their two concept albums of Brick and A Passion Play (1973), released a song with more than ten minutes, which occupies almost all of the second side of the record.

It would be the last album to featured bassist Jeffrey Hammond, who was replaced by former Carmen bass player John Glascock.

Production

The band recorded in a mobile studio in Monte Carlo - being the first time Jethro Tull recorded an album in such studio. Anderson thought that the band was unfocused in the making of the music, leaving him with more freedom to explore the melodies and themes. Minstrel in the Gallery's lyrics and subject matter do show an introspective and cynical air, possibly the byproduct of Anderson's recent divorce from first wife Jennie Franks and the pressures of touring, coupled with the frustrations of writing for and recording the album in Monaco.

Gallery

Gallery may refer to:

Buildings and spaces

The Gallery (disco)

The Gallery was a disco in SoHo, Manhattan which was opened in February 1973 by disc jockey Nicky Siano and his older brother Joe Siano. The first location of The Gallery, located on 132 West 22nd Street, closed in July 1974. It reopened in November 1974 at 172 Mercer and Houston Streets and closed in October 1977. Famed DJs Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles both worked at the club, but not at the DJ booth. Grace Jones and Loleatta Holloway both made their debut performances at The Gallery.

John Mayer mentions The Gallery in his song "City Love".

References

Coordinates: 40°43′32″N 73°59′52″W / 40.725453°N 73.99776°W / 40.725453; -73.99776

North Kent College

North West Kent College is a college of Further and Higher Education located across campuses in Dartford and Gravesend, Kent, England, with Partner College status with the University of Greenwich, particularly the Greenwich Maritime Institute. Its original constituents include the Gravesend Technical College and the National Sea Training School (NSTC).

Each campus has a different specialist area, however Computing and Information Technology, Foundation Studies, Hair and Beauty, Office Administration, Secretarial Studies and Sport and Leisure Management are covered at both the Dartford and Gravesend campuses.

Locations

Dartford Campus

Oakfield Lane, Dartford is the location of the largest campus. It houses the main administration centre and the greatest number of students, including most of the college's Higher Education work. It specialises in Access to Higher Education, Accounting, Art and Design, Business, Management and Retail Studies, Professional Care, Media, Multimedia, Performing Arts, Photography, Public Services and Sport.