As I recall from the liner notes in the "20 Years of Jethro Tull" collection from 1988, these three related songs (I'm still wondering if I should call them a trilogy) were from an early 70's batch of studio recordings that Tull did in France. Most of that material was unsalvageable due to unfocused session work and "funky French recording studios". A couple of songs (I cannot remember which) made it into "Minstrel in the Gallery".
These three songs, as far as I know, did not see the light of day until the aforementioned "20 Years" compilation, when they were collectively dubbed "The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes".
As I recall from the liner notes in the "20 Years of Jethro Tull" collection from 1988, these three related songs (I'm still wondering if I should call them a trilogy) were from an early 70's batch of studio recordings that Tull did in France. Most of that material was unsalvageable due to unfocused session work and "funky French recording studios". A couple of songs (I cannot remember which) made it into "Minstrel in the Gallery".
These three songs, as far as I know, did not see the light of day until the aforementioned "20 Years" compilation, when they were collectively dubbed "The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes".