On April 2, 2012, “Chrysalis/EMI Records” labels released “Thick as a Brick 2”,(abbreviated TAAB 2 and subtitled Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?), the fifth Ian Anderson studio album. It was recorded March – November 2011, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

• Ian Anderson – vocals, flutes, acoustic guitars, liner notes
• Florian Opahle– electric guitar
• John O’Hara– accordion, Hammond organ, piano, keyboards
• Pete Judge– trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn, E-flat tuba
• David Goodier– bass guitar, glockenspiel
• Scott Hammond– drums, percussion
• Ryan O’Donnell– additional vocals
• Mike Downs – recording
• Steven Wilson– mixing
• Peter Mew– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

1. From a Pebble Thrown
2. Medley: Pebbles Instrumental / Might-Have-Beens
3. Medley: Upper Sixth Loan Shark / Banker Bets, Banker Wins
4. Swing It Far
5. Adrift and Dumfounded
6. Old School Song
7. Wootton Bassett Town
8. Medley: Power and Spirit / Give Till It Hurts
9. Medley: Cosy Corner / Shunt and Shuffle
10. A Change of Horses
11. Confessional
12. Kismet in Suburbia
13. What-ifs, Maybes and Might-Have-Beens