2-22-89 Jethro Tull wins Best Hard Rock/Metal award

Neither the crowd nor the presenters know quite how to react when Jethro Tull’s album Crest of a Knave unexpectedly wins an award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, presented by Alice Cooper and Lita Ford in a televised award ceremony broadcast 2-22-89. This was the first year this award show included a “metal“ category. Metallica, who performed during the broadcast and can be seen goofing around backstage as the nominations are read, were the expected winners. The following year, Metallica DID score a Grammy, and in their acceptance speech they said “We’d like to thank Jethro Tull for not putting out an album this year.“ The BetaGems channel also has “Jethro Tull 9-19-93 SDSU San Diego UNRELEASED,“ “Jethro Tull 9-20-96 SDSU San Diego UNRELEASED,“ “Jethro Tull 6-5-88 SDSU San Diego UNRELEASED,“ “Ian Anderson 11-4-87 hosts music video showcase,“ “Jethro Tull 11-29-95 daytime TV performance“ “Jethro Tull 4-28-92 TV performance & interview,“ “Tull Locomotive Breath Miller Cold Draft TV ad 1991,“ and “Ian Anderson Feb. 1988 interview NCT/National College Television.“ BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from the early 1980s into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn’t seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads. In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we’re only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously.