This Was

This Was is the debut album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1968. The album was recorded at a cost of only £ 1200 GBP, and sounds sold well upon its release.

The album is musically quite different from later Jethro Tull albums; It's more of a blues album than a rock album. The main reason is that guitarist Mick Abrahams is a blues guitarist. The other band members come from the blues world, namely: Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick from The John Evan Band and Mick Abrahams and Clive Buncker from McGREGOR's Engine.

Unlike later albums, Anderson wrote this album along with Abrahams. Anderson would Later that always do only.

Just after the release of the album the band leaves Abrahams due to difference of opinion with Anderson about the musical direction of the band, and the continuous rivalry which of them is the leader of the band. Tony Iommi is the new guitarist, but is soon succeeded by Martin Barre.



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 * 2 Collectors Edition
 * 2.1 CD1
 * 2.2 CD2
 * 3 Line up
 * 1) My Sunday Feeling
 * 2) Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You "
 * 3) Beggar's Farm
 * 4) Move On Alone
 * 5) Serenade To A Cuckoo
 * 6) Dharma For One
 * 7) It's Breaking Me Up
 * 8) Cat's Squirrel
 * 9) A Song For Jeffrey
 * 10) Round
 * 11) One For John Gee ¹
 * 12) Love Story ¹
 * 13) A Christmas Song ¹
 * 1) My Sunday Feeling (mono)
 * 2) Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You "(mono)
 * 3) Beggar's Farm (mono)
 * 4) Move On Alone (mono)
 * 5) Serenade To A Cuckoo (mono)
 * 6) Dharma For One (mono)
 * 7) It's Breaking Me Up "(mono)
 * 8) Cat's Squirrel (mono)
 * 9) A Song For Jeffrey (mono)
 * 10) Round (mono)
 * 11) So Much Trouble (live BBC)
 * 12) My Sunday Feeling (live BBC)
 * 13) Serenade To A Cuckoo (live BBC)
 * 14) Cat's Squirrel (live BBC)
 * 15) A Song For Jeffrey (live BBC)
 * 16) Love Story (live BBC)
 * 17) Stormy Monday (live BBC)
 * 18) Beggars Farm (live BBC)
 * 19) Dharma For One (live BBC)
 * 1) My Sunday Feeling (stereo)
 * 2) Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You "(stereo)
 * 3) Beggars Farm (stereo)
 * 4) Move On Alone (stereo)
 * 5) Serenade To A Cuckoo (stereo)
 * 6) Dharma For One (stereo)
 * 7) It's Breaking Me Up "(stereo)
 * 8) Cat's Squirrel (stereo)
 * 9) A Song For Jeffrey (stereo)
 * 10) Round (stereo)
 * 11) Love Story (stereo)
 * 12) Christmas Song (stereo)
 * 13) Sunshine Day (mono)
 * 14) One For John Gee (mono)
 * 15) Love Story (mono)
 * 16) Christmas Song (mono)
 * Ian Anderson (flute, mouth organ, "claghorn", piano, vocals)
 * Mick Abrahams (guitar, 9 belt guitar, vocals)
 * Clive Bunker (drums, siren, charm bracelet)
 * Glenn Cornick (bass guitar)


 * David Palmer (arrangement for brass instruments)
 * unknown brass instruments