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Jethro Tull's first album, THIS WAS, recorded and released in 1968, shows a band that is a far cry from their better-known incarnation as a prog rock outfit in the late 1970s. Instead, Tull come across here as a solid and talented blues band with elements of jazz, folk, and psychedelia thrown in. The band's sound was heavily influenced by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mick Abrahams, whose bluesy singing and leads distinguish this disc in Tull's discography. Frontman Ian Anderson also shines with tunes like "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You" and the excellent cover of Rashaan Roland Kirk's "Serenade to a Cuckoo." A collector's edition, released in 2008, features a new stereo mix of the album and four early singles added as bonus tracks.
Digitally remastered reissue of their 1968 debut release. Includes three bonus tracks.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at Sound Techniques Studio, London, England between June 13 and August 23, 1968. Includes liner notes by Ian Anderson.
Reissue producers: Jo Brooks, Nigel Reeve.
Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, clag horn, mouth organ, piano); Mick Abrahams (guitar, background vocals); Glenn Cornick (bass); Clive Bunker (drums).
Producers: Terry Ellis, Jethro Tull.
Q (7/99, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It's a band escaping from its bedroom blues, experimenting with the free progressive vibe, dipping into some officially crazy jazz structures and coming up with a sound that's unique....THIS WAS caught [TULL] at the peak of their unbridled creativity."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The band's jazz and blues passions, which made them ideal Marquee residents, are virtually transparent here....Best of al are the instrumental workouts..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[D]irect, unfussy and predominately blues-based....[With] some inspired ensemble playing, not least from frontman, multi-instrumentalist and principal songwriter Ian Anderson." This Was Music | List Price | $8.94 (You save $0.09) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, Live Performances, Progressive, Art Rock | | Label | Chrysalis | | Orig Year | 1968 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1140  | | CD Universe Part number | 2213463 | | Catalog number | 35459 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 08, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Live | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Victor Gamm | | Personnel | Ian Anderson - vocals, flute, clag horn, mouth organ, piano
Clive Bunker - drums
Glenn Cornick - bass
Mick Abrahams - guitar, background vocals
| | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; Remastered |
Jethro Tull This Was Songs This Was Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews FIRST ALBUM
ALWAYS ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS I EVER HEARD..
ONE WORD..
MICK ABRHAMS...LEAD GUITAR ON THE FIRST ALBUM..HIS JAZZ BACKROUND SHOWS THROUGH THE WHOLE ALBUM
HIS RENDITION OF CATS SQUIRREL IS GREAT
Submitted by FOURITISWRITTEN (LONDON.UK) 
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 Outstanding remaster.
They have done another great remaster here. Most of the songs are wonderful. This is a serious blues-jazz-rock Tull ablum. Mick's influence on this album seperates it from all the others by it's class and style.
They did a great remastering job. It sounds fresh and clean.
Submitted by davisrs (Oaktown, CA, USA)
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 "A good debut album"
This is quite unlike their later material,but still quite good for a debut album.I'ts pretty raw,earthy,and bluesy,compared to their progressive period starting in the 70's.I haven't heard the new remastered version,but my original issue had too much treble in the sound mix and kind of hurt your ears when listening to it.So I hope on this issue they have deemphazied the treble.I would recomend this it's very good.
Submitted by markareds ("Wichita,KS,USA")
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The most underrated Tull album
Great album, if you like later rock blues artists. Tull sounds more like Cream here than Tull, but the mix of sound comes out extremly well. Beggar's Farm, along with Hunting Girl from Songs From the Wood, is Tull's most underrated song. This album is very deep and has few duds. I also reccomend Tull's other albums, in the following order.
1. Aqualung
2. Thick as a Brick
3. Minstral In The Gallery
4. Songs From the Wood
5. Stand Up
6. Heavy Horses
Submitted by hymn2121 (Sharon, MA)
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I have always loved Jethro Tull music, but knew nothing of their early work. This album is steeped in it's blues, and shows how the blend of what they are known for came about.
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