Links from the Ministry Of Information to other sites related to Music Trading, Jethro Tull's 'A Passion Play', and the Tull Tour History

The lyrics of Jethro Tull's 'A Passion Play, explained and discussed

UK locations relevant to the music of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, Fairport Convention

These are some of our favorite links, including those used in the compilation of this site.

These really are sites we actually use and recommend, rather than merely a list of what's available. Useful, unique content is essential - we don't engage in self-serving link exchanges!

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Band sites

Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree: The official site, and a fine one at that.
Blackfield: The collaboration of Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen.
Carbon Nation: The independent Porcupine Tree (print) magazine, featuring reviews and in-depth interviews.
Jethro Tull
Cup Of Wonder: THE site for analysis of Jethro Tull lyrics.
Collecting Tull: Bills itself as 'The complete Jethro Tull archive for fans and collectors', with a wide range of resources.
Laufi's Jethro Tull World: One of the most authoritative and comprehensive Tull sites in existence.
Jethro Tull Press: A growing collection of press articles and interviews, covering the band's whole career.
Thick As A Brick Lyric Analysis: Paul Tarvydas' essay, back online at a new address!
JethroTull.com: The band's official site.
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd RoIO Database: An essential resource for trading Pink Floyd recordings.
The Pink Floyd Archives: An ongoing archive of items for the purpose of documenting the history of Pink Floyd.
The Original Pink Floyd Tour Of London: SadKen's excellent web-guided tour of London, linking some of the places associated with the band.
Fish/Marillion
The Company: Fish's own web site. Includes the full range of official bootlegs and albums. Please buy direct from Fish, to support future releases.
marillion.com: Marillion's official web site. News and info, plus albums, merchandise and official bootlegs from the band's own label, Racket Records.

CD-R trading resources

db.etree.org: We mainly use this site for information on shows and tracklists, but links to traders is an integral part of the project.
TapeTrader.com: Comprehensive.
Exact Audio Copy (EAC): The software for extracting audio tracks from CD-Rs flawlessly; the best, and the minimum-standard - if you're using anything else, traders won't want to know you. It'll only cost you a postcard, too.

Others

DPRP: Dutch Progressive Rock Page.
eighteen seconds before sunrise: The wonderfully named official site of Sigur Rós.
Terry Gilliam's Brazil: The best site about the best film.